Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Voluntary Reallocation Letter Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Request for Reallocated Funds Form and Instruction	Modified
Program Improvement Plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Obligated Funds Certification Form and Instruction	Unchanged
ERA Redirected Funds Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Recipient Payment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Acceptance of Award Terms Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
1505-0266 - ERA1 Change Request - Reallocated Funds Online Portal.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-05-18
1505-0266 - ERA1 SS - Renewal.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-11-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
250307	Voluntary Reallocation Letter Form and Instruction	Unchanged
249876	Request for Reallocated Funds Form and Instruction	Modified
249875	Program Improvement Plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
249874	Obligated Funds Certification Form and Instruction	Unchanged
248359	ERA1 Quarterly Reporting Other-template	Unchanged
246825	ERA1 Interim Reporting Other-Guidance on Interim Reporting	Unchanged
246380	ERA Redirected Funds Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
245173	Recipient Payment Information Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
245172	Acceptance of Award Terms Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0266	ICR Reference No: 202205-1505-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-1505-006
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/18/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2025	02/28/2025
Responses	6,576	6,576
Time Burden (Hours)	49,973	49,973
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 V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act provides $25 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), Indian tribes or tribally designated housing entities, as applicable, the Department of Hawaiian Homelands, 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 260 501(a)(1) Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 44478	08/12/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 67119	11/24/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Acceptance of Award Terms Form	n/a	Emergency Rental Assistance Acceptance of Terms
ERA Redirected Funds Form	n/a	ERA Redirected Funds Form
ERA1 Interim Reporting	n/a	Quarterly Interim Report Form
ERA1 Quarterly Reporting
Obligated Funds Certification	n/a	Obligation Certification
Program Improvement Plan	n/a	Program Improvement Plan
Recipient Payment Information Form	n/a	Emergency Recipient Payment Information Form
Request for Reallocated Funds	n/a, n/a	Request for Reallocated Funds ,   Request for Reallocated Funds (Online Portal)
Voluntary Reallocation Letter	N/A	ERA Voluntary Reallocation Request Letter

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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	6,576	6,576	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	49,973	49,973	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,564,160

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: 05/18/2022

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