Notice2021-25713
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; COVID Relief Programs: Homeowner Assistance Fund and Emergency Rental Assistance
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Published
November 24, 2021
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Treasury Department
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The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67119-67120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25713]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; COVID Relief Programs: Homeowner Assistance Fund and Emergency
Rental Assistance
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#712123303105031410020403085f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ededccfcefafcebeffdfbfcf7a0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>, calling (202)
622-8922, or viewing the entire information collection request at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1).
OMB Control Number: 1505-0266.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 116-
260. Division N, Title V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act established the
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA 1) program and provides $25 billion
for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to
States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories
(Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and
American Samoa), Indian tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities,
as applicable, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, and certain local
governments with more than 200,000 residents (collectively the
``eligible grantees'') to provide financial assistance and housing
stability services to eligible households.
Forms: Award and Payment Forms, Compliance Reporting Forms.
Affected Public: State, Territorial, Tribal, and certain Local
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,445.
Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 6,576.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 1 hour for award and
payment forms, 4 hours to 30 hours for compliance reporting.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 49,773.
2. Title: Homeowner Assistance Fund.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0269.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
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Description: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 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.
Forms: Award and Payment Forms, Title VI Assurance Form, Grantee
Templates and Term Sheets.
Affected Public: State and Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 651.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,906.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,768.
3. Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2).
OMB Control Number: 1505-0270.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 117-2. Title III,
Subtitle B, Section 3201 of the Act authorized the Emergency Assistance
(ERA 2) program and provides $21.55 billion for the U.S. Department of
the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to States (defined to include
the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), and
certain local governments with more than 200,000 residents
(collectively the ``eligible grantees'') to provide financial
assistance and housing stability services to eligible households, and
cover the costs for other affordable rental housing and eviction
prevention activities for eligible households.
Forms: Awards and Payment Forms, Title VI Assurance Form,
Compliance Reporting Forms.
Affected Public: State, Territorial and certain Local Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,680.
Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4,560.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for award and payment
forms, 30 minutes for Title VI Assurances, 1 hour to 30 hours for
compliance reporting.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 46,973.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: November 19, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25713 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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