Emergency Rental Assistance Program Grantee Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Emergency Rental Assistance Grantee Survey Form and Instruction	New
Emergency Justification Memo_ERA Grantee Survey_Signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-15
Supporting Statement B_ERA Grantee Survey.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-03-15
Supporting Statement A_ERA Grantee Survey.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
246242	Emergency Rental Assistance Grantee Survey Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0268	ICR Reference No: 202103-1505-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Grantee Survey
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 03/17/2021
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/17/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/17/2021
Terms of Clearance: Correct typo in instructions preceding Question 6: "For questions 5-12..." should be "For questions 6-13..."

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2021	6 Months From Approved
Responses	740	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	740	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Treasury is seeking approval for a one-time brief on-line survey of ERA grantees to capture summary information on the utilization of federal ERA grant assistance to date in order to better understand the pace and characteristics at the local level. The survey seeks information on grantee’s current and planned rental assistance programming, plans for launching their ERA program, program activities to date, and their preferences regarding technical assistance to be provided by Treasury.

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 an Emergency Rental Assistance program information collection request. On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). Division N, Title V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act 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 Homelands, 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. Treasury is seeking approval for a one-time brief online survey of ERA grantees to capture summary information on the utilization of federal ERA grant assistance to date in order to understand the pace and characteristics at the local level. The survey seeks information on grantee’s current and planned rental assistance programming, plans for launching their ERA program, program activities to date, and their preferences regarding technical assistance to be provided by Treasury. Due to the need to gather important grantee-level program information to help inform our reporting process and the types of assistance Treasury may provide to the grantee in implementing their project, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval on March 15, 2021 to be able to make the survey available online for grantees on March 16. Given the inability to seek public comment during such a short timeframe, Treasury requests a waiver from the requirement to publish notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 253 501 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Rental Assistance Grantee Survey	n/a	ERA Grantee Survey

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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	740	0	0	740	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	740	0	0	740	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: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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? Yes

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 03/17/2021

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