Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Certification Regarding Economic Conditions (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	New
Recipient Payment Information Form (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Records Retention and Access Requirement (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Justification Document.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-06-30
Section605_PRA Emergency Justification Memo 6.30.22.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-30
220602 LATCF PRA Supporting Statement_Emergency.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
254454	Certification Regarding Economic Conditions (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	New
254308	Recipient Payment Information Form (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
254303	Records Retention and Access Requirement (for Eligible Tribal Governments) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0276	ICR Reference No: 202206-1505-011
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-1505-008
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 06/27/2022
Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/30/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2022	12/31/2022
Responses	1,743	1,162
Time Burden (Hours)	1,307	726
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Section 605 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, established the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (the LATCF), which appropriates $2 billion in total funding across fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to Treasury to make payments to eligible revenue sharing counties and eligible Tribal governments. Specifically, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, Treasury shall reserve $250 million of the total amount appropriated to allocate and pay to eligible Tribal governments.

Emergency Justfication: 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 Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund information collection request. On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Section 605 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the Act, established the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF), which appropriates $2 billion in total funding across fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to Treasury to make payments to eligible Tribal governments and eligible revenue sharing counties. Specifically, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, Treasury shall reserve $250 million of the total amount appropriated to allocate and pay to eligible Tribal governments. These governments may use the funds for any governmental purpose except for a lobbying activity. Treasury hosted three Tribal Consultations (on February 8, 9 and 10, 2022), feedback from which has deeply informed our approach to program design. Treasury has also received written comments from Tribal stakeholders and has continuously engaged with Tribal governments on this program through the dedicated Office of Recovery Programs’ Tribal policy and engagement team. Through these engagements, Treasury has learned that Tribal governments have an urgent need for this funding, and given resource constraints, sometimes require additional time and one-on-one outreach by Treasury to navigate the funding request process. Due to the statutory deadlines and Tribal resource constraints, Treasury requests emergency processing for the Recipient Payment Information Form (for Eligible Tribal Governments) and the records retention and access requirement (for Eligible Tribal Governments) by June 27, 2022. Given the inability to seek public comment during such a short timeframe, Treasury further requests a waiver from the requirement to publish notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 605 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 605 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Certification Regarding Economic Conditions (for Eligible Tribal Governments)	N/A	Tribal Certification Regarding Economic Conditions
Recipient Payment Information Form (for Eligible Tribal Governments)	N/A	Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund Recipient Payment Information Form
Records Retention and Access Requirement (for Eligible Tribal Governments)	N/A	Certifications and Assurances for Eligible Tribal Governments - Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund

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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	1,743	1,162	581	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,307	726	581	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: This is a new program established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 06/30/2022

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