Notice2022-23941
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)
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Published
November 3, 2022
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Treasury Department
Abstract
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 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 66368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23941]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)
AGENCY: Office of Recovery Programs, Departmental Offices, Department
of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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: Comments should be received on or before January 3, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, to Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220, or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de8e8c9f9eaaacbbbfadabaca7f0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6636342726121403071513141f48010910">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Haley Adams by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a222b262f33642b2e2b27390a3e382f2b393f3833642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="583039343d2176393c39352b182c2a3d392b2d2a21763f372e">[email protected]</span></a> or
viewing the entire information collection request at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ``Act'') into law. The Act
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse $21.55 billion of
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA2) to States, the District of Columbia,
U.S. Territories, and certain local governments with more than 200,000
residents (collectively, ``grantees'') to provide financial assistance
and housing stability services to eligible households. Beginning on
October 1, 2022, eligible ERA2 grantees that have obligated 75% of the
ERA2 funds allocated to them may also use their remaining unobligated
funds on other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention
activities, as defined by the Secretary, serving very low-income
families.
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2).
OMB Control Number: 1505-0270.
Type of Review: Revision of a previously approved collection.
Quarterly Reporting
Description
All ERA2 grantees must submit quarterly reports to Treasury
detailing their uses of funds to ensure their compliance with the ERA2
Award Terms, the Act, and other applicable requirements. To collect
this information, Treasury developed ERA2 quarterly report forms, the
accompanying bulk upload templates, and associated guidance. Grantees
are required to submit the quarterly reports electronically via
Treasury's portal. The current OMB control number for the ERA2
quarterly report forms will expire on December 30, 2022.
Treasury is requesting OMB's approval of additions to and an
extension of the ERA2 quarterly report data collection forms. The
proposed additions include new questions necessary to monitor the
grantees' uses of ERA2 funds to support affordable rental housing and
eviction prevention activities starting on October 1, 2022, as
authorized by the Act. The remainder of the report, which has been
previously approved by OMB, is unchanged.
All information collected through the quarterly reporting is
crucial to Treasury's effective monitoring of the ERA2 grantees'
compliance with the requirements of the ERA2 award.
Form: Interim Reports,\1\ ERA2 Quarterly Reports, Bulk Upload
Template, and Guidance.
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\1\ Treasury is not currently collecting interim reports but is
seeking approval of the documents in the event that they become
necessary again in the future. Accordingly, they are not accounted
for in the hourly burden calculations.
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Affected Public: States, Territories, and local governments who
received ERA2 awards.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 376.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 1,504.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 45,120 hours.
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.
Melody Braswell,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-23941 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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