[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 16557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06125]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Homeowner Assistance Fund

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 May 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by the following method:
     Federal E-rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Refer to Docket Number 
TREAS-DO-2022-0007 and the specific Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number 1505-0269.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Christopher Sun by emailing [email protected], calling 
877-398-5861, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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.
    Form: Acceptance of Award Terms Form; Notice of Funds Request; 
Recipient Payment Information Form; Assurances of Compliance with Civil 
Rights Requirements; Interim Reporting, Quarterly Reporting and Annual 
Reporting.
    Affected Public: State and tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 651.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 5,465.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,590 hours.
    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 of services 
required to provide information.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06125 Filed 3-22-22; 8:45 am]
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