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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
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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:
https://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 Vikram.viswanathan@
treasury.gov, or calling (202) 380–8654.
Additionally, you can view the
information collection requests at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0166]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Ordinary Life
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
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information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: 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. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0166.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0166’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: Application for Ordinary Life—
VA Form 29–8700, 29–8700a, 29–8700b,
29–8700c, 29–8700d, 29–8700e, 29–
8701, 29–8701a, 29–8701b, 29–8701c,
29–8701d, 29–8701e, 29–8485 and 29–
8485a.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0166.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
currently approved collection.
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Abstract: These forms are used by the
policyholder to apply for replacement
insurance for Modified Life Reduced at
Age 65 and 70. The information is
required by law, 38 U.S.C Section 1904.
The expiration date is being added to
the forms.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 86 FR
30685 on June 9, 2021, pages 30685 and
30686.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,284.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,400.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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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: https://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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