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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories | This survey collects data on the staffing, budgets, workloads, resources, policies, and procedures among federal, state, and local crime labs. Unclear what revisions are being made. | Criminal Justice | Revision | DOJ | Individual labs and multi-lab systems |
| 2025-03-03 | Application for Suspension of Deportation | This form collects demographic and narrative information to support an applicant's suspension of deportation. In addition to several non-substantive changes, EOIR is making making several substantive changes that it deems "minor," including removing the word “alien” from the document, and replacing it with the word “noncitizen”; clarifying the description of the dimension of an applicant's facial image for passport photographs; modifying the sentence explaining the purpose and instructions of this form; changing the word “home” phone number to “cell” phone number; and including a privacy act statement. | Immigration | Revision | DOJ | Individuals and families at risk of deportation |
| 2025-02-27 | Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients—Dental Care Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) | The overall purpose of the Dental Care Patient Satisfaction Survey (DPSS) is to systematically obtain information from patients, which can be used to identify problems or complaints that need attention and to improve the quality of dental health care services. | Veterans | Revision | VA | Individuals or households |
| 2025-02-20 | Various HUD Collections | Various collections, including collections on civil rights reporting, Rural Rental Housing, and Fire and Rescue Loans. | Housing | N/A | HUD | Individuals, Businesses, and State/Local Gov'ts |
| 2025-02-20 | Child Support Annual Data Report and Instructions | States must annually provide OCSS with their child support information pertaining to case inventory, performance status, and accomplishments in the following areas: paternity establishment; services requested and provided; medical support; collections due and distributed; staff; program expenditures; non-cooperation and good cause; and administrative enforcement. | Adoption/Families | N/A | HHS | States |