Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance Form and Instruction	Unchanged
ERA2 Title VI Assurances Form and Instruction	Unchanged
ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Emergency Justification Memo - ERA2 Quarterly Report_Signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-13
1505-0270 Emergency Justification Memo for PRA Clearance-ERA2 Interim Report and Guidance_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-07-02
ERA2 - Emergency Justifcation Memo FINAL_signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-05-25
1505-0270 - ERA2 - SS - Quarterly Report.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-07-13
ERA 2 - Emergency Justification Memo FINAL_Signed.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-04-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
248360	ERA2 Quarterly Reports Other-template	New
248180	ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247618	ERA2 Title VI Assurances Form and Instruction	Unchanged
246824	ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
246823	ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0270	ICR Reference No: 202107-1505-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1505-003
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 07/16/2021
Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/16/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved	10/31/2021
Responses	4,078	2,574
Time Burden (Hours)	46,731	1,611
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Title III, Subtitle B, Section 3201of the Act provides $21.55 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), 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, and cover the costs for other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities for eligible households. Section 3201(d)(1) requires the eligible grantees to use the funds to provide financial assistance and housing stability services to eligible households, and cover costs for other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities for eligible households. Section 3201(c)(1) provides that not later than 60 days after March 11, 2021, the Secretary shall pay each eligible grantee not less than 40% of each grantee’s total allocation. Treasury intends to begin making payments as soon as possible given the urgent need for the funds being disbursed.

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 (ERA2) program information collection request, revising OMB Control Number 1505-0270. On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Title III, Subtitle B, Section 3201 of the Act authorized the Emergency Assistance (ERA2) program and provides $21.55 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), 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, and cover the costs for other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities for eligible households. Treasury is seeking approval for the ERA 2 quarterly report forms, which all ERA 2 recipients will use to submit detailed information on their utilization of ERA 2 award funds. This information collection is vitally important for Treasury to effectively monitor the ERA 2 grantees’ compliance with the requirements of the ERA 2 award. Due to the need for recipients to prepare and submit these ERA 2 quarterly reports to Treasury expeditiously, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval of ERA 2 quarterly report forms, bulk upload templates, instructions, and Treasury’s Portal User Guide by July 13, 2021 in order to increase the efficient distribution of ERA 2 quarterly reporting guidance and to facilitate ease of communication with the ERA 2 grantees on reporting matters. 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. 117 - 2 3201 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
ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form	n/a	Acceptance of Award Terms Form
ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance	n/a	Monthly Report and Guidance
ERA2 Quarterly Reports
ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form	n/a	Recipient Payment Information Form
ERA2 Title VI Assurances	n/a	ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS

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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	4,078	2,574	0	1,504	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	46,731	1,611	0	45,120	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: The revision is to add the ERA 2 Quarterly Report, bulk upload templates, instructions, and Treasury’s Portal User Guide to the PRA package, which slightly increases the burden estimates by 45,240 hours.

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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.     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: 07/16/2021

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