Tribal ERIF Program Application

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement Part A for Tribal ERIF Funding Program FINAL 2023.8.14.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-08-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
261497	Tribal ERIF Program Application Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202308-3121-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: FPISC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Tribal ERIF Program Application
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 08/31/2023
Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/14/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved
Responses	30	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	76,152	0

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Abstract: The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council will be providing funding to Tribal governments that meet the requirements outlined in the Tribal ERIF application instructions. The ICR is for the information we plan to request as part of this program. The ICR requests that Tribal governments identify contact information for the Tribe's request, the amount of funding requested, what will be accomplished with the funding (both activities and results) and which FAST-41 projects the Tribe is consulting on or engaged in.

Emergency Justfication: $350 million was provided to FPISC's Environmental Review Improvement Fund (ERIF) via the Inflation Reduction Act. The IIJA amended FPISC's authorizing statute to allow for the transfer of ERIF funds to Tribal governments to facilitate timely and efficient envrionmental reviews of FAST-41 projects. IRA and IIJA funded activities and support to Tribal governments to facilitate environmental review of large infrastructure projects are priorities of the Administration. Many of the FAST-41 projects are large-scale infrastructure projects moving through the envionmental review process and Tribes lack the capacity to meaningful engage.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4370m-8(d)(3) Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act as Amended by IIJA
  

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

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
Tribal ERIF Program Application

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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	30	0	0	30	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	0	0	1,200	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	76,152	0	0	76,152	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Supporting Statement A is included here and is also included under the ICR Section.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government:

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? No

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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: 08/14/2023

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