Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 23, 2022 / Notices 16557 

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. 

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 HAF@treasury.gov, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment to the Advisory 

Committee on Homeless Veterans 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of 

qualified candidates to be considered 

for appointment to the Advisory 

Committee on Homeless Veterans 

(ACHV) (hereinafter in this section 

referred to as ‘‘the Committee’’). 

DATES: Nominations for membership on 

the Committee must be received no later 

than 5:00 p.m. EST on April 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: All nominations should be 

emailed to ACHV@va.gov. Please write 

Nomination for ACHV Membership in 

the subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Love, Designated Federal 

Officer, ACHV; VHA Homeless 

Programs Office at ACHV@va.gov or 

202–461–1902. A copy of the Committee 

charter and list of the current 

membership can also be obtained by 

contacting ACHV@va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established to provide 

advice to the Secretary of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on 

benefits and services provided to 

homeless Veterans by VA. In providing 

advice to the Secretary and making 

recommendations on improved services 

for homeless Veterans, the Committee 

carries out the duties set forth in 38 

U.S.C. 2066 to operate under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2. Public Law 115–251 Section 147 

extended the Committee’s statutory 

authority to September 30, 2022. 

Membership Criteria and 

Qualifications: The Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) is requesting 

nominations for upcoming vacancies on 

the Committee. The Committee is 

comprised of not more than 15 

members. Several members may be 

regular Government employees, but the 

majority of the Committee’s 

membership shall consist of nonFederal employees, appointed by the 

Secretary from the general public, 

serving as Special Government 

employees. 

The expertise required of Committee 

membership includes, but is not limited 

to: 

a. Veterans Service Organizations 

b. Advocates of homeless Veterans 

c. Community-based providers of 

services to homeless individuals 

d. Previously homeless Veterans 

e. State Veterans Affairs Officials 

f. Experts in the treatment of individuals 

with mental illness 

g. Experts in the treatment of substance 

use disorders 

h. Experts in the development of 

permanent housing alternatives for 

lower income populations 

i. Experts in vocational rehabilitation 

j. Such other organizations or groups as 

the Secretary considers appropriate 

k. Experts with program or policy 

experience in homelessness (not 


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