American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form AD-1047 American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program Form	New
Emergency Request Letter - ERHC (V. 2) 7-1-21)mpd.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-01
0575-NEW- SUPSTSTMT ARPA-ERHC Grant Program (6-15-2021).docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-01
OMB-83-I ARPA ERHC Grant Program (6-15-2021).pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-01
0575-NEW Spreadsheet-ARPA ERHC (6-15-2021).xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-07-01
NOFA- ARPA ERHC Pilot Grant Program -V.28-6-30-21(clean).docx Supplementary Document	2021-07-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247396	American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202105-0575-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: USDA/RHS	Agency Tracking No: 0575-NEW
Title: American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant Program
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: 07/16/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/06/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	44,693	0
Time Burden (Hours)	198,792	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (ARPA) which appropriated $500 million in grant funding for the establishment of an emergency pilot program to assist eligible Communities Facilities (CF) applicants to broaden access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and food assistance through food banks and food distribution facilities, and engage in projects supporting the long-term sustainability of health care in eligible rural communities. This program is named the Emergency Rural Health Care (ERHC) Grant Program.

Emergency Justfication: As part of the American Recovery Plan, 2021, the Rural Housing Service’s Community Facilities (CF) Program received $500 million for an emergency grant program to help rural hospitals and local communities broaden access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and food assistance. The statutory deadline to establish the emergency program is 150 days. Therefore, RHS is requesting an emergency approval of the new information collection package no later than July 6, 2021. In the NOFA, RHS is requesting comments on the American Rescue Plan’s Rural Health Care Grants information collection request in order to submit the regular request to get a 3-year approval from OMB after receiving the 6-month OMB emergency approval.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 808(2) Name of Law: Congressional Review Act
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 1002 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act 2021
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 1002 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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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
American Rescue Plan Act Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Program	AD-1047	Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other Responsibility Matters Primary Covered Transactions

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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	44,693	0	44,693	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	198,792	0	198,792	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection with no previous burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,262,677

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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? 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: 07/06/2021

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