Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
CERTS Compliance Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
CERTS Application Form Form and Instruction	Removed
1505-0273_CERTS PRA SS - Renewal_Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-12-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
250830	CERTS Compliance Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247965	CERTS Application Form Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0273	ICR Reference No: 202112-1505-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-1505-004
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (CERTS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/23/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	5,840	13,840
Time Burden (Hours)	8,760	24,760
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). Division N, Title IV, Subtitle B, Section 421 of the Act provides $2 billion for the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to provide grants to eligible providers of transportation services (“Recipients”) under the Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services (“CERTS”) Program. Recipients include motorcoach companies, school bus companies, passenger vessel companies, and pilotage companies. Under Section 421 of the Act, Recipients must demonstrate significant revenue losses as a result of COVID-19, and must use grant funds for payroll costs and for other eligible operating expenses. A Recipient must submit an application to be considered for a CERTS grant. Treasury will review each application submitted by the deadline to validate company identity and eligibility, to assess the accuracy and completeness of information submitted, and to confirm other attributes consistent with the CERTS statute. All applications will be subject to uniform standards of review that will be applied equally. To determine grant amounts, Treasury will review each applicant’s financial information, such as annual revenues and year-over-year lost revenues, and apply a formula that provides each approved applicant with an equitable, proportionate share of the funding appropriated by Congress for the program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 68 421 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 68 421 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 56760	10/12/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 73101	12/23/2021
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
CERTS Application Form	N/A	CERTS Application
CERTS Compliance Report	n/a	CERTS Compliance Reports

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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	5,840	13,840	0	-8,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,760	24,760	0	-16,000	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This request is to renew the OMB approval for the CERTS Compliance Reports. The grant funds have been distributed therefore Treasury is removing the applications from the PRA package. This reduces the burden hours by 16,000 hours due to Agency Discretion.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $25,000,000

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: 12/23/2021

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