Take Action!
Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision. DataWatch — Take Action! highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. If you want to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making, follow these steps:
- Click on the name of the survey or form. The link will bring you to a listing in the "Federal Register" — a daily newsletter filled with the government's regulations, surveys, forms, public meetings, and other actions.
- Skim the listing to find instructions on how to submit a comment. For most listings, this information will be found in a section titled "Addresses."
- Write in to tell the government what you think! Most listings allow you to either:
- Send an email to the point of contact for that survey or form, or
- Send your thoughts to the agency or the White House through the reginfo.gov website.
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| Due Date | Collection | Summary | Main Issues | New/Renew | Agency | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP) | The purpose of this research is to gather information on civic stewardship groups and their efforts such as where they work, the types of projects they focus on, and how they are organized. This information will be summarized and, for the groups agreeing to be represented on a public map, made publicly available online for use by decision-makers, land managers, environmental professionals, the general public, the stewards themselves, and other natural resource management stakeholders. | Climate/Environment | New | USDA | Non-profits and SLTT governments |
| 2025-08-25 | CAHPS Enrollee Survey | CAHPS surveys ask consumers and patients to report on and evaluate their experiences with health care. These surveys cover topics that are important to consumers and focus on aspects of quality that consumers are best qualified to assess, such as the communication skills of providers and ease of access to health care services. The notice indicates that the surveys are being changed, but it's unclear from the listing what changes are being made. | Healthcare | Revision | OPM | Individuals |
| 2025-08-25 | Application for Veterans Pension | The Application for Pension is the prescribed form for veterans applying for pension benefits. The notice indicates that the form is being revised, but it's unclear from the listing what changes are being made. | Veterans | Revision | VA | Individuals |
| 2025-08-26 | Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Demographic Items | This portion of the CPS - which produces federal statistics on employment and unemployment - collects demographic data on topics like age, marital status, sex, Armed Forces status, education, race, origin, and family income. This year, BLS is conducting an experimental collection of Race and Ethnicity information using the new SPD15 standard. The main goal of the study is to assess the effect of the new race and ethnicity standard on estimates obtained from the CPS. The study will also aid in the implementation of the new standard for interviewer-administered data collections (both in-person and by phone). The study will examine the impact of differences in reporting using the new 2024 standard and the 1997 standard (which CPS currently is using) on race distributions, labor force estimates, weighting, and missing data. | Racial Justice | Revision | DOL | Individuals and households |
| 2025-09-02 | Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States | DOL is proposing to rescind provisions of regulations that provide protections for temporary foreign (H-2A visa) agricultural workers. The provisions DOL is proposing to rescind enhanced information collection requirements that would allow DOL to gain a more accurate and detailed understanding of the scope and structure of the employer's agricultural operation and thereby assist the Department in program administration and enforcement, including in determinations of whether an employer has demonstrated a bona fide temporary or seasonal need, or, conversely, whether an employer has, through multiple related entities, sought to obtain year-round H-2A labor. In support of the recission, DOL suggests that the information collection requirement "presents legal risks and places extensive burdens on filers while providing limited utility in the stated goals, such as single employer test determinations." | Immigration | N/A | DOL | N/A |
| 2025-09-02 | Suicide Prevention 2.0 Program-Community Opinion Survey | This revised survey will collect baseline data on the knowledge and attitudes of adults living in specified communities about Veterans, Veteran suicide, and resources available to Veterans to reduce suicide, prior to the implementation of suicide prevention programs; collect follow-up data to assess whether knowledge and attitudes have changed over time; and determine whether the programs and policies implemented by a community resulted in positive change in knowledge and attitudes. | Mental Health | Revision | VA | Individuals and households |
| 2025-09-02 | Notice of Appeal From a Decision of an Immigration Judge | This form collects information necessary for the Board to process an appeal of an Immigration Judge decision, such as the Respondent's/Applicant's name and alien registration number (A-number), the mailing addresses for parties and the attorney or representative of record, the basis for the appeal, and proof of service of the notice of appeal. EOIR is revising this form to implement several changes; from the listing the changes appear to be innocuous. | Immigration | Revision | DOJ | Individuals |
| 2025-09-05 | NIFA Application Kit | The forms in the NIFA application kit are used to make award determinations for agricultural research. NIFA is proposing to revise the collection by adding a new “NIFA Disclosure of Foreign Relationships” form. This form will allow NIFA to perform legislatively mandated Due Diligence of Foreign Influence review of USDA's SBIR and STTR applicants. | Food Access | Revision | NIFA | Grantees |
| 2025-09-05 | Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) | JOLTS collects data on job vacancies, labor hires, and labor separations. This survey helps people understand the complex relationship between job openings and unemployment, know which aggregate industries face the tightest labor markets, and provides clues about workers' views of the labor market or their success in finding better jobs. According to the listing, no major changes are being made to the forms, procedures, data collection methodology, or other aspects of the survey. | Labor/Employment | Renewal | DOL | Businesses |
| 2025-09-05 | Complaint Involving Employment Discrimination by a Federal Contractor or Subcontractor | Because EO 11246, which prohibited Federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin was revoked, OFCCP is revising its discrimination complaint forms to remove references to discrimination on these bases. Of note, because there is no opportunity for public feedback on Executive Orders, this is the only conduit for public comment to weigh in on the impact of that Exectuive Order. | Non-Discrimination | Revision | DOL/OFCCP | Individuals |
| 2025-09-05 | Application for Permanent Employment Certification, and Appendices | These forms are used by employers to certify that to certify that foreign workers seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of U.S. workers “able, willing, qualified, and available” to perform such labor. The listing indicates that no changes are being made to this set of forms. | Immigration | Renewal | DOL/ETA | Businesses |
| 2025-09-06 | Web Interface and Forms To Support Genomic Data Sharing for Research Purposes | All investigators who receive NIH funding to conduct large-scale genomic research are expected to register studies with human genomic data in NIH's shared database. As part of the study registration process, investigators must provide basic study information, such as the types of data that will be submitted to dbGaP and a description of the study, via a form provided by the funding NIH institute. The related forms are being revised to clarify that requesters are expected to attest that their systems secure the data according to standards set for in the NIH Security Best Practices for Users of Controlled-Access Data. | Science and Technology | Revision | NIH | Grantees |
| 2025-09-08 | Healthcare Competition Complaint Form | This form facilitates reporting by members of the public of complaints, concerns, or information regarding potential healthcare or drug company antitrust violations. | Healthcare | Revision | HHS | Individuals |
| 2025-09-08 | Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States | This survey collects data on the financial structure and operations of foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises, which are used to provide reliable measures of foreign direct investment in the United States to assess its impact on the U.S. economy. BEA is proposing to discontinue collection of data on minority-owned U.S. affiliates, which are U.S. affiliates for which the voting interest of all foreign parents of the U.S. affiliate is 50 percent or less. | Economic Development | Revision | BEA | Businesses |
| 2025-09-08 | Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration | This form collects the information needed to fulfill the legal requirements for the issuance of an immigrant visa (IV). The information required on the form is limited to what is necessary for consular officers to determine the eligibility and classification of an individual seeking an IV to the United States. The listing indicates that the form is being revised, but it's unclear what revisions are being made. | Immigration | Revision | State | Individuals |
| 2025-09-08 | Notification of Intention To Strike or Picket at Any Health Care Institution | Under the NRLA, labor organizations must notify FMCS before engaging in any strike, picketing, or other concerted refusal to work at any health care institution. This form creates a formalized process for submitting that notification. | Labor/Employment | New | FMCS | Unions |
| 2025-09-09 | Special Census Program | This program allows local officials to request a Special Census when there has been a significant population change in their community due to annexation, growth, or the addition of new group quarters facilities. Many states use Special Census population statistics to determine the distribution of state funds to local jurisdictions. The Census Bureau is proposing to extend this program in its current form without any changes. | Data Collection | Renewal | Census | State and local governments |
| 2025-09-12 | The Real Cost Campaign Outcomes Evaluation Study | FDA is proposing further evaluation of its Real Cost Campaign, an effort which uses evidence-based messaging distributed through multiple channels, including paid media advertising, to highlight the negative health consequences of tobacco use to U.S. youth. The purpose of this study is to provide credible evidence that changes in key outcomes can be attributed to exposure to the campaign. | Health and Safety | New | FDA | N/A |
| 2025-09-12 | Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) | The provides a holistic view of Medicare beneficiaries' social and medical risk factors and rich information on the relationship between these risk factors, healthcare utilization, and health outcomes, at a point in time and over time. CMS is revising the survey to change the question on sexual orientation, remove the question on gender identity, and remove the question on perceived discrimination, which was used to measure perceived discrimination from health care providers due to certain personal attributes, including race or ethnicity, language or accent, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, age, culture or religion, disability, or medical history. | Healthcare | Revision | HHS/CMS | Individuals and households |
| 2025-09-15 | National Compensation Survey | The NCS collects data on employer costs for employee compensation, including wages and salaries, and benefits; compensation trends; and the incidence of employer-sponsored benefits among workers. These data are used to calculate statistics like change in labor costs over time, details of employer-provided health and retirement benefit plans, and wage data by occupation. BLS intends to eliminate several questions, including on sick leave carryover, non-medical premiums, the provision of other benefits, and workers compensation. | Labor/Employment | Revision | DOL/BLS | businesses and state and local governments |