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OMB Control No:
1505-0250
ICR Reference No:
202301-1505-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202208-1505-004
Agency/Subagency:
TREAS/DO
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Application, Reports, and Recordkeeping for the Direct Component and the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program under the RESTORE Act
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
01/13/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
01/13/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/13/2023
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2023
6 Months From Approved
09/30/2025
Responses
563
0
550
Time Burden (Hours)
6,339
0
5,979
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Authorized under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) (P.L. 112-141), the Department of the Treasury implements several provisions of the Act, more specifically the Direct Component and the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program. These programs require Treasury to award grants from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund) equally to the five Gulf Coast States impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Direct Component recipients include Alabama, 23 Florida counties, Louisiana, 20 Louisiana parishes, Mississippi, and Texas. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas equally share the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program allocations from Trust Fund deposits.
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 RESTORE Act, Direct Component information collection request. OMB determined that section 70914(a) of the Build America, Buy America Act (“BABAA”) included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58), applies to awards for “infrastructure,” as defined in BABAA, made under Treasury’s RESTORE Act Direct Component program. As a result of this determination, beginning on January 13, 2023, Direct Component recipients (and subrecipients, as applicable) are prohibited from using Direct Component grant funds to purchase foreign-sourced iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials unless Treasury approves a waiver pursuant to section 70914(b) of BABAA. Treasury therefore needs to collect information from recipients that seek a waiver from BABAA requirements in order to (a) determine if a waiver is justified, and if so, (b) draft the requested waiver and post it on the RESTORE Act Buy America Preference website and the GSA-managed MIAO website for public comments before it is finalized. Treasury is requesting an emergency clearance for the BABAA Waiver Request forms by January 13, 2022, which is the expiration date of Treasury OGCR’s six-month general applicability public interest adjustment period waiver. Treasury was unable to begin the process of requesting emergency clearance earlier, because OMB’s Made in America Office only provided the final list of fields for the GSA-managed MIAO website on December 8, 2022; prior to that date, Treasury could not determine which fields it needed to report and therefore could not determine which fields it needed from Federal assistance recipients. (See attached email from MIAO.) Treasury has not yet solicited comments, although it has shared the draft information collection with its internal BABAA Working Group, which is comprised of Direct Component recipients, and this group did not indicate any concerns. As soon as emergency clearance is granted, Treasury OGCR will begin the normal 60-day public comment process for clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of the information collection as required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d). Due to the need to have the BABAA Waiver Request forms available for use by Direct Component recipients beginning on January 13. 2022, Treasury OGCR requests emergency processing for the BABAA Waiver Request forms. As requested, the Supporting Statement is provided in redline format to indicate the proposed changes since the last approved PRA clearance.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 112 - 141 Title I, subtitle F
Name of Law: RESTORE Act of 2012
US Code:
33 USC 1251
Name of Law: Congressional declaration of goals and policy
PL:
Pub.L. 117 - 58 70914(a)
Name of Law: Build America, Buy America Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
PL: Pub.L. 117 - 58 70914(a) Name of Law: Build America, Buy America Act
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:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Recordkeeping - RESTORE Act Direct Component & Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
Reporting - RESTORE Act Direct Component & Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
N/A, N/A, N/A
RESTORE Act Grant Application Forms
,
Build America, Buy America Act Waiver Request (Part I)
,
Build America, Buy America Act Waiver Request (Part II)
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
563
550
47
-34
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
6,339
5,979
360
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
There is an increase of 360 hours (78 additional hours to complete information collections to apply for BABAA waivers, and 282 additional hours for the BABAA-related recordkeeping burden). Overall, the total burden is 6,339 hours, 360 hours more than the previous estimate of 5,979 hours estimated when this collection was last approved (without the BABAA collection) in September 2022.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,846,697
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:
Janet Vail 202 622-2000
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:
01/13/2023
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