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OMB Control No:
1505-0269
ICR Reference No:
202112-1505-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202107-1505-010
Agency/Subagency:
TREAS/DO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Homeowner Assistance Fund
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
12/09/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
12/09/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/09/2021
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2022
6 Months From Approved
05/31/2022
Responses
4,557
0
3,906
Time Burden (Hours)
4,070
0
2,768
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Title III, Subtitle B, Section 3206 of the Act established the Homeowner Assistance Fund and provides $9.961 billion for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities, as applicable, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (collectively the “eligible entities”) to mitigate financial hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic, including for the purposes of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to mortgages and housing. Section 3206(c)(1) requires the eligible entities to use the funds for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to mortgages and housing. Section 3206(e)(1) provides that not later than 45 days after March 11, 2021, the Secretary shall pay each eligible entity. Treasury intends to begin making payments as soon as possible given the urgent need for the funds being disbursed.
Emergency Justfication:
Pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) requests emergency processing for the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) program’s Interim Report Guidance and FAQs and templates, revising OMB Control Number 1505-0269. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law, and established the Homeowner Assistance Fund program. This program is intended to mitigate financial hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic by providing funds to eligible entities for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to mortgages and housing. On April 14, 2021, Treasury published the Homeowner Assistance Fund Guidance that HAF participants need to comply with to fulfill their reporting requirements. Treasury has directly engaged with various interested agencies and stakeholders as well as required HAF Participants submitting plans to provide input on reporting and metrics. In recognition of open questions from recipients and external stakeholders on HAF eligible uses, the HAF program, in coordination with policy, Office of General Counsel (OGC) and Office of Recovery Programs (ORP) leadership, recommended a series of updates to reporting requirements and timelines included in the FAQs and Reporting Guidance. Treasury is currently working on developing the interim reporting portal that is expected to go live around February 14, 2022 but will also require outreach and communication with recipients throughout the remainder of December and January. Recipients will use this portal to transmit the necessary reporting information. As a result, Treasury is requesting a waiver from the requirement to publish notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment for the following reasons: • Treasury will need to provide the Interim Report guidance to recipients well ahead of the Portal launch date and provide a high degree of certainty that it will not change, so that recipients can gather the necessary information and build their own tools/processes to comply within a 2 month timeframe. Similarly, the recipients will also need the final templates published to have confidence to invent in properly building out their processes for compliance and reporting. • The Interim Report is intended as a one-time, preliminary report that will include information that will also be collected as part of the upcoming Quarterly Reports expected to launch in April, 2022. Given the overlap in information collected and the timeframe for interim reporting, Treasury believes it will be more constructive to seek public comment on the Quarterly Report. • An emergency approval of the Interim Report and opportunity for public comment for the Quarterly Report will also reduce duplication of efforts and align the timing better with the expected PRA renewal for the HAF program information collections prior to 05/31/2022. For these reasons, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval as soon as possible for the FAQs and Reporting Guidance, which set forth substantially all the information collections of the interim reporting. Treasury plans to publish the FAQs and Reporting Guidance on December 8, 2021.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 2 3206
Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
7
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Acceptance of Award Terms Form
n/a
Acceptance of Award Terms Form
Grantee Plan Templates
HAF Term Sheet - sample
HAF Title VI Assurances
n/a
ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
Interim Reporting
n/a
Interim Reporting
Notice of Funds Request Form
n/a
Notice of Funds Request
Recipient Payment Information Form
n/a
Recipient Payment Information Form
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
4,557
3,906
0
651
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
4,070
2,768
0
1,302
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The changes since the previous approval include the burden increases of 1,302 hours associated with performing compliance reporting, including the one-time Interim Report.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$5,174,668
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
No
Agency Contact:
Molly Stasko 202 622-8922 molly.stasko@treasury.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/09/2021
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