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.
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.