Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
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A Department of the Treasury notice submitting the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) collection, OMB Control Number 1505-0271, for OMB review as an extension of a currently approved collection. It describes sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act, added by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, which provide $350 billion for payments to States, territories, Tribes and local governments. The forms include award and payment forms, recovery plan templates, Project and Expenditure Reports and compliance reports. The estimates are 71,370 respondents, 77,480 annual responses and 267,734 annual burden hours. It is signed by Molly Stasko, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. OMB Control Number: 1505-0271. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Description: Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act (the “Act”), as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021) authorized the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (“CSFRF”) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (“CLFRF”) respectively (referred to as the “Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds” or “SLFRF”). The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide $350 billion in total funding for the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) to make payments to States (defined to include the District of Columbia), U.S. Territories (defined to include Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa), Tribes, Metropolitan cities, Counties, Consolidated Governments, and (through States) Non-entitlement units of local government (collectively the “eligible entities”) to (1) respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including providing assistance to households, small business, nonprofits, and impacted industries, such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; (2) respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, U.S. Territory, Tribal government, Metropolitan city, County, or Non-entitlement units of local government who are performing essential work or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers; (3) provide of government services, to the extent COVID-19 caused a reduction of revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, U.S. Territory, Tribal government, Metropolitan city, County, or Non-entitlement units of local government; or (4) make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. Forms: Award and Payment Forms and associated forms; Annual Recovery Performance Plan and Distribution Templates; Project and Expenditure Reports; and Compliance Reports. Affected Public: State, Territorial, Tribal, and certain Local Governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 71,370. Frequency of Response: Once, Monthly, Quarterly, Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 77,480. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 1 hour for award and payment forms, 5 hours to 100 hours for performance plans and reporting requirements. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 267,734. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Molly Stasko, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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