Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Emergency
02/25/2022
Approved without change
02/28/2022
02/25/2022
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2022
6 Months From Approved
02/28/2022
81,410
0
81,410
266,095
0
202,095
0
0
0
Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the âActâ), 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 âCoronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fundsâ or âSLFRFâ), 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 âeligible entitiesâ) 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.
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 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) programâs Compliance and Reporting Guidance, revising OMB Control Number 1505-0271.
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law, and established the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which together make up the SLFRF program. This program is intended to provide support to State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain impacts on their communities, residents, and businesses.
On November 15, 2021, Treasury published updated Compliance and Reporting Guidance that SLFRF recipients need to comply with to fulfill their reporting requirements.
On January 6, 2022, Treasury released the SLFRF final rule. The final rule was published on the Federal Register on January 27, 2022. The final rule delivers broader flexibility and greater simplicity in the program. Due to the changes introduced by the final rule, a series of updates to the Compliance and Reporting Guidance are required. The revisions incorporate programmatic information previously deferred as the final rule was finalized as well as updates to the information to be provided in the Project and Expenditure Report submissions, including expanded Expenditure Categories and project demographic information.
Treasury needs to start working on updating the reporting portal recipients will use to transmit the necessary information under the final rule. The online portal is expected to go live around March 31, 2022. However, Treasury will need to provide final development requirements to our information technology providers as soon as possible, to properly incorporate the changes from the final rule. In addition, Treasury will need to provide guidance to recipients well ahead of the portal launch date so that they can start gathering the necessary information needed to be reported. As a result of these needs, Treasury requests emergency processing and approval by February 7, 2022 of the updated Compliance and Reporting Guidance. 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.
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.
Project and Expenditure Report User Guide
Emergency Justification Memo-SLFRF Reporting Guidance_Signed.pdf
1505-0271 Emergency Justification Memo-SLFRF NEUs and non-UGLGs 2021-12-10.docx
Project and Expenditure Report User Guide