Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Non-ERA Expenditures Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Portal: Non-ERA Expenditures Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Reallocation Request Portal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Portal: Request to Voluntarily Reallocate Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Reallocation Request Portal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Portal: Request for Reallocated Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Additional Funding Request Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
ERA2 Additional Funding Request Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Reporting Guidance Portal - Revision_3.29.23	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Monthly Report and Guidance	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
ERA2 Title VI Assurances	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Recipient Payment Information Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Acceptance of Award Terms Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
1505-0270 ERA2 Justification for Non-Material Change 2025-04-17.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2025-04-17	Available
1505-0270 ERA2 Justification for Non-Material Change 11-06-24.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2024-12-06	Repair queued
ERA2 Reporting Guidance 3.29.23.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-03-29	Available
ERA2 Reporting Guidance 3.29.23.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-03-29	Available
ERA2 1505-0270-Emergency Justification Memo - ERA2 Round 2 Reallocation Portal - 7.28.22.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-05	Available
ERA2 1505-0270-Emergency Justification Memo - ERA2 Round 2 Reallocation Portal - 7.28.22.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-08-05	Repair queued
1505-0270-Emergency Justification Memo - ERA2 Reallocation Portal 2022-05-31.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-06-17	Available
1505-0270-Emergency Justification Memo - ERA2 Reallocation Portal 2022-05-31.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-06-17	Repair queued
1505-0270 - ERA2 SS - ERA2 Round 2 Realloaction Portal 1.30.23.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-01-30	Available
1505-0270 - ERA2 SS - ERA2 Round 2 Realloaction Portal 1.30.23.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-01-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
255197	Portal: Non-ERA Expenditures Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Non-ERA Expenditures Report
255197	Portal: Non-ERA Expenditures Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
254292	Portal: Request to Voluntarily Reallocate Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Reallocation Request Portal
254292	Portal: Request to Voluntarily Reallocate Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
254291	Portal: Request for Reallocated Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Reallocation Request Portal
254291	Portal: Request for Reallocated Funds	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
248868	ERA2 Additional Funding Request Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Additional Funding Request Form
248868	ERA2 Additional Funding Request Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
248360	ERA2 Quarterly Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Reporting Guidance Portal - Revision_3.29.23
248360	ERA2 Quarterly Reports	Other-template	Modified
248180	ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Monthly Report and Guidance
248180	ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
247618	ERA2 Title VI Assurances	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
247618	ERA2 Title VI Assurances	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
246824	ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Recipient Payment Information Form
246824	ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
246823	ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Acceptance of Award Terms Form
246823	ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1505-0270	ICR Reference No: 202412-1505-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1505-005
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/17/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2024
Terms of Clearance: Change justification updated during OMB review.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2026	03/31/2026	03/31/2026
Responses	5,060	0	5,060
Time Burden (Hours)	50,347	0	50,347
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”), Pub. L. No. 117-2. Title III, Subtitle B, Section 3201of the Act provides $21.55 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), 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, and cover the costs for other affordable rental housing and eviction prevention activities for eligible households.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 2 3201 Name of Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 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:
	87 FR 65647	10/31/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 79446	12/27/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
ERA2 Acceptance of Award Terms Form	n/a	Acceptance of Award Terms Form
ERA2 Additional Funding Request Form	n/a	Additional Funding Request Form
ERA2 Interim Reporting Guidance	n/a	Monthly Report and Guidance
ERA2 Quarterly Reports	N/A	Reporting Guidance Portal - Revision_3.29.23
ERA2 Recipient Payment Information Form	n/a	Recipient Payment Information Form
ERA2 Title VI Assurances	n/a	ASSURANCES OF COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS REQUIREMENTS
Portal: Non-ERA Expenditures Report	n/a	Non-ERA Expenditures Report
Portal: Request for Reallocated Funds	n/a	Reallocation Request Portal
Portal: Request to Voluntarily Reallocate Funds	n/a	Reallocation Request Portal

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	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	5,060	5,060	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,347	50,347	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: There is an increase of approximately 3000 hours associated with the addition of certain questions related to affordable housing to the ERA2 Quarterly Report.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,325,696

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: 12/06/2024

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