[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44478-44479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17264]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; COVID Relief Programs: Homeowner Assistance Fund and 
Emergency Rental Assistance

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other federal agencies to comment on the proposed 
information collections listed below, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eR-rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number 
TREAS-DO-2021-0013 and the specific Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control numbers 1505-0266, 1505-0269, or 1505-0270.
     Mail: Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to these 
programs, please contact Vikram Viswanathan by emailing 
[email protected], or calling (202) 380-8654. 
Additionally, you can view the information collection requests at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA1).
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0266.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: On December 27, 2020, the President signed the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 116-
260. Division N, Title V, Section 501(a)(1) of the Act established the 
Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA 1) program and 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 Home Lands, 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.
    Forms: Award and Payment Forms, Compliance Reporting Forms.
    Affected Public: State, Territorial, Tribal, and certain Local 
Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,150.
    Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4,276.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 1 hour for award and 
payment forms, 4 hours to 30 hours for compliance reporting.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 47,598.
    2. Title: Homeowner Assistance Fund.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0269.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 117-2. Title III, 
Subtitle B, Section 3206 of the Act established the Homeowner 
Assistance Fund and provides $9.961 billion for the U.S. Department of 
the Treasury (Treasury) to make payments to States (defined to include 
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Indian tribes or 
Tribally Designated Housing Entities, as applicable, and the Department 
of Hawaiian Home Lands (collectively the ``eligible entities'') to 
mitigate financial hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic, 
including for the purposes of preventing homeowner mortgage 
delinquencies, defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy 
services, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial 
hardship after January 21, 2020, through qualified expenses related to 
mortgages and housing.
    Forms: Award and Payment Forms, Title VI Assurance Form, and 
Grantee Templates and Term Sheets.
    Affected Public: State and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 651.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,906.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,768.
    3. Title: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA2).
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0270.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description: On March 11, 2021, the President signed the American 
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ``Act''), Public Law 117-2. Title III, 
Subtitle B, Section 3201 of the Act authorized the Emergency Assistance 
(ERA 2) program and 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.
    Forms: Awards and Payment Forms, Title VI Assurance Form, 
Compliance Reporting Forms.
    Affected Public: State, Territorial and certain Local Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 482.
    Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4,078.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for award and payment 
forms, 30 minutes for Title VI Assurances, 1 hour to 30 hours for 
compliance reporting.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 46,731.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase

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of services required to provide information.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: August 9, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-17264 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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