Notice2021-25993
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CARES Act Air Carrier Loan and Payroll Support Program
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November 30, 2021
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Treasury Department
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The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68042-68043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25993]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; CARES Act Air Carrier Loan and Payroll Support Program
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before January 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including
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suggestions for reducing the burden, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number
TREAS-DO-2021-0017 and the specific Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control numbers 1505-0263.
<bullet> Mail: Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1500 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to these
programs, please contact Kristin Murphy by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e657c677d7a676020637b7c7e66774e7a7c6b6f7d7b7c7720696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1baa3b8a2a5b8bfffbca4a3a1b9a891a5a3b4b0a2a4a3a8ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a>, or calling 202-622-9688. Additionally, you
can view the information collection requests at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CARES Act Air Carrier Loan and Payroll Support Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0263.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description: On March 27, 2020, the President signed the
``Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act'' or the ``CARES
Act'' (Pub. L. 116-136), which provides emergency assistance and health
care response for individuals, families and businesses affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic, and provides emergency appropriations to support
executive branch agency operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The
CARES Act authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans, loan
guarantees, and other investments that do not exceed $500 billion in
the aggregate to provide liquidity to eligible businesses, States, and
municipalities related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus.
Section 4003(b)(1)-(3) authorized the Secretary to make loans and loan
guarantees available to passenger air carriers and cargo air carriers,
as well as certain related businesses, and businesses critical to
maintaining national security. Section 4112 authorized the Secretary to
provide payroll support totaling $32 billion to air carriers and
certain contractors (PSP1). While Treasury is no longer accepting loan
program or PSP1 applications, both programs include ongoing compliance
reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021 or the ``Appropriations Act,'' which provides
additional emergency assistance and health care response for
individuals, families and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subtitle A of Title IV of Division N of the Appropriations Act (the PSP
Extension Law) authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance
totaling $16 billion to passenger air carriers and certain contractors
(PSP2).
On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan
Act, 2021, which provided additional emergency assistance and economic
relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subtitle C of Title VII of
the American Rescue Plan Act authorizes the Secretary to provide
financial assistance totaling $15 billion to passenger air carriers and
certain contractors that received financial assistance under PSP2
(PSP3).
As part of the loan, PSP1, PSP2, and PSP3 agreements, applicants
will need to maintain records for a period of five years or more,
depending on the agreement type and period of performance, as well as
submit compliance reports quarterly to ensure funding is used in
accordance with the agreements and aid statutory reporting
requirements.
Form: Applications, Agreements, and associated Forms; Compliance
Reporting Forms.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,400.
Estimated Time per Response: 4.25 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,070.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
required to provide information.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: November 23, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25993 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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