CARES Act Loan and Payroll Support Programs for Air Carriers and Other Eligible Businesses
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Emergency
11/19/2021
11/19/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
6 Months From Approved
01/31/2022
3,400
5,000
13,070
18,770
0
0
The CARES Act authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans, loan guarantees, and other investments that do not exceed $500 billion in the aggregate to provide liquidity to eligible businesses related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus. Section 4003(b)(1)-(3) authorizes the Secretary to make loans and loan guarantees available to passenger air carriers and cargo air carriers, as well as certain related businesses, and businesses critical to maintaining national security.
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 Payroll Support Program (PSP or 4112) and 4003 Loan Program (4003) Quarterly Template Edits, revising OMB Control Number 1505-0263.
On March 20, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act) was signed into law, and established the Payroll Support Program, under Division A, Title IV, Subtitle B, and the 4003 Loan Program, under Division A, Title IV, Subtitle A. The Payroll Support Program provides payroll support to passenger air carriers, cargo air carriers, and certain contractors for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. The 4003 Loan Program provides up to $25 billion for loans and loan guarantees to passenger air carriers, repair station operators certified under 14 CFR part 145, and ticket agents; up to $4 billion for loans and loan guarantees to cargo air carriers; and up to $17 billion for loans and loan guarantees to businesses critical to maintaining national security.
Treasury has conducted quarterly compliance checks of the Payroll Support Program since the second calendar year quarter of 2020 and the 4003 Loan Program since the fourth calendar year quarter of 2020 through the submission of quarterly compliance templates in Treasuryâs portal. The PSP and 4003 programs, in coordination with policy and ORP leadership, recommend 9 new questions to be added into the third quarter 2021 quarterly compliance templates. The new questions Treasury would like to add address issues with reporting fundamental changes of a recipientâs structure, swapped collateral, and impaired collateral during the reporting quarter.
Due to the need to provide guidance to recipients so they can gather the necessary information needed to be reported through the Treasury interim reporting portal once it opens, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval by November 19, 2021 of the Quarterly Template Edits.
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.
The changes to the collection since the previous OMB approval are to include additional questions for Quarter 3 2021 reporting. The additional questions focus on fundamental changes to a recipientâs structure, swapped collateral, and impaired collateral during the report quarter and will increase the burden hours by 5700 hours.
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:
(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;
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.