Collection of Required Information for CARES Act Quarterly Reporting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
7 day emergency FRN.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-02
final - SS - HUD CARES Act.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-04-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
246626	HOPWA	New
246625	ESG	New
246605	CDBG	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202103-2535-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HUD/OA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Collection of Required Information for CARES Act Quarterly Reporting
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: 04/16/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/05/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	11,091	0
Time Burden (Hours)	74,953	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: On March 27, 2020, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act'' (CARES Act) was signed into law. The CARES Act provided $12.4 billion in additional FY2020 funding for HUD to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19, including providing additional resources to meet emerging needs, support existing rental assistance programs, and to support capacity and oversight. The award provides HUD recipients the flexibility to meet evolving COVID-19 needs in their respective communities, including extending operational hours, increasing staffing hours, purchasing additional equipment, enhancing workforce training and capacity development, and providing critical housing services to people during this pandemic. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requests a clearance of this information collection request to allow for immediate outreach to Large Covered Funds recipients, defined as recipients of CARES Grant amounts over $150,000. This information collection request will enable the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to collect the quarterly information required to be in compliance with the requirements outlined in section 15011 of the CARES Act. Reporting provisions include that not later than 10 days after the end of each calendar quarter, each covered recipient shall submit to the agency and the committee a report that contains (A) the total amount of large covered funds received from the agency; (B) the amount of large covered funds received that were expended or obligated for each project or activity; (C) a detailed list of all projects or activities for which large covered funds were expended or obligated, including (i) the name of the project or activity; (ii) a description of the project or activity; and (iii) the estimated number of jobs created or retained by the project or activity. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and the Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisors, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and publicly release on the website established under section 15010(g) quarterly reports that detail the impact of programs funded through large covered funds on employment, estimated economic growth, and other key economic indicators, including information about impacted industries. This information will be reported by the grant recipients to the program offices within HUD, then aggregated with the related information already being captured today. This aggregated information will form the required quarterly reporting for CARES Act funds that HUD submits to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). For those programs where this would be an increase in the frequency of the information currently reported by moving from annual to quarterly reporting, the actual use of the information currently collected is the quarterly submission file to the PRAC. Respondents (i.e. affected public): The respondents for this information collection request are the HUD program recipients of large covered funds provided by the CARES ACT, as defined in the above section.

Emergency Justfication: This emergency processing is essential to the immediate request and collection of the required recipient information required to help HUD comply with the quarterly reporting requirements outlined in the CARES Act legislation. This information is related to the reporting requirements outlined in sections 15010 and 15011 of the CARES Act. Specifically, this request is for the required project or activity level data outlined in section 15011 and the performance measure information outlined in section 15010(g).

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CDBG
ESG
HOPWA

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	11,091	0	0	11,091	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	74,953	0	0	74,953	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: NEW collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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]? Yes

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

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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: 04/05/2021

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