Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Request for Extension Form Form	Modified
Tribal Employment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Title VI Assurances Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Acceptance of Award Terms Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Recipient Payment Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
1505-0271 Non-substantive Change Justification - Extension Form 2021-07-13.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-07-13
1505-0271 Non-substantive Change Justification - Extension Form 2021-06-11.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2021-06-11
Emergency Justification Memo_SLT Form_FINAL_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-05-27
1505-0271_ARP SLFRP Supporting Statement_FINAL.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-05-27
SLFRP _Emergency Justification Memo FINAL_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-05-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247871	Request for Extension Form Form	Modified
247652	Tribal Employment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247260	Title VI Assurances Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247045	Acceptance of Award Terms Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247044	Recipient Payment Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0271	ICR Reference No: 202107-1505-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-1505-002
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/27/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/13/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2021	11/30/2021
Responses	15,830	15,789
Time Burden (Hours)	5,585	5,544
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021) authorizes the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) respectively (referred to as the “Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds” or “SLFRF”), which provides $350 billion in total funding to Treasury to make payments generally to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to include, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and Nonentitlement units of local government (through States) (collectively the “eligible entities”) to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impact, including provide assistance to households, small business, nonprofits, and impacted industries, such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government performing essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers; provide government services, to the extent COVID-19 caused a reduction of revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government; or make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Section 602(b) of the Act prescribes that $219.8 billion must be allocated as follows: (1) $4.5 billion reserved for making payments to the U.S. Territories; (2) $20 billion reserved for making payments to Tribal governments; and (3) $195.3 billion reserved for making payments to the 50 States and the District of Columbia. Section 603(b) of the Act prescribes that $130.2 billion must be allocated as follows: (1) $45.57 billion reserved for making payments to Metropolitan cities; (2) $19.53 billion reserved for making payments to States for distribution to Nonentitlement units of local government; and (3) $65.1 billion reserved for making payments to Counties. A unit of general local government that has formed a consolidated government or is geographically (in full or in part) within the boundaries of another unit of general local government may receive a distribution from the funds reserved for making payment to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government or county, as applicable based on the respective formula for such allocation to a metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local government or county. Section 602(b)(6)(A)(i) provides that Treasury shall make payments to States and U.S. Territories no later than 60 days after receipt of the required certification. Payments to tribal governments are to be distributed no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 pursuant to section 602(b)(6)(B). Section 603(b)(7)(A) provides that Treasury shall make the first tranche of payments to metropolitan cities, counties, and States for distribution to nonentitlement units of local government no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021.

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 the Emergency Rental Assistance Program information collection request. On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the Act authorized the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program and provide $350 billion in total funding to Treasury to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to include, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and Nonentitlement units of local government (through States) (collectively the “eligible entities”). The eligible entities may use the funding from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program to: (1) respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impact, including by providing assistance to households, small business, nonprofits, and impacted industries, such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; (2) respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government performing essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers; (3) provide government services, to the extent COVID-19 caused a reduction of revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, tribal government, metropolitan city, county, or nonentitlement units of local government; or (4) make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Sections 602(b)(6)(A) requires that, to the extent practicable, Treasury make payments to States and U.S Territories not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the certification required under section 602(d)(1). Section 602(b)(6)(B) requires that, to the extent practicable, Treasury make payment to Tribal governments no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 (the date the Act was enacted). To the extent practicable, Treasury is also required to make the first tranche payment to Counties, Metropolitan cities, and nonentitlement units of local government (through states) no later than 60 days after March 11, 2021 pursuant to section 603(b)(7)(A). Treasury intends to begin making payments as soon as possible given the urgent need for the funds to be disbursed. Due to the need to make payments expeditiously to Tribal governments under section 602 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the Act, Treasury requests emergency processing for the Tribal Employment Information form.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 9901 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 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: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Acceptance of Award Terms	N/A, N/A	Acceptance of Award Terms Form with certification ,   Acceptance of Award Terms without certification
Recipient Payment Form	n/a	Recipient Payment Information Form
Request for Extension Form	N/A, N/A	Request for Extension ,   Request for Second Extension
Title VI Assurances	n/a	Title VI Assurances
Tribal Employment Information Form	n/a	Tribal Employment Information Form

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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	15,830	15,789	0	0	41	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,585	5,544	0	0	41	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: The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Program, established by Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), appropriates $19.53 billion through states to tens of thousands of smaller local governments called “non-entitlement units of local government” (NEUs). The statute requires states to distribute funds to NEUs within 30 days of receiving payment from Treasury, and also directs Treasury to grant an initial 30-day extension if a state certifies an “excessive administrative burden” in writing before the end of the 30-day distribution period. It also allows a state to request further 30-day extensions by submitting a request, that, among other requirements, details a state plan that is designed to distribute funds by the deadline. Treasury can grant these extensions at the discretion of the Secretary. The Department of Treasury is submitting a request for non-material change to OMB Control Number 1505-0271 in order to streamline requests for a second 30-day extension of the distribution deadline by providing a standardized form for states/territorial governments to use. This does not constitute a new collection of information since states/territories are already permitted by the statute to request this extension in writing. The new form merely provides a simple and consistent format for them to do so, which should reduce the burden on respondents for making this request. Given the administrative challenges in distributing Treasury expects a majority of the states and territories (over 25 governments but fewer than 55 governments) to submit a request. The estimated burden is 1 hour per response.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? 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: 07/13/2021

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