[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67119-67120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25713]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 
622-8922, or viewing the entire information collection request 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: 5,445.
    Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 6,576.
    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: 49,773.

    2. Title: Homeowner Assistance Fund.
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0269.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    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, 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: 2,680.
    Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4,560.
    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: 46,973.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: November 19, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-25713 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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