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Due Date Collection Agency Summary Main Issues
2026-06-08 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Measures HHS/HRSA This package of forms is used to track the work of and assess the efficacy of funds allocated for rural health care services and outreach. HRSA is making a number of changes to these forms, including combining sections on recipient entity and population served, adding several new maternal health measures, and adding a question on sustainability. This listing also formalizes changes made in 2025 to remove language on culturally competent care, migrant health centers, and LGBTQ organizations. Healthcare
2026-06-08 SSA and CMS Data Sharing and Matching Agreement CMS/SSA Under this new agreement, CMS will disclose to the Social Security Administration (SSA) certain individuals' admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility. SSA will use this information to administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB) beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States. Data Sharing
2026-06-08 DOL and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement DOL DOL is modifying its Federal Employees' Compensation Act data system, which contains all records relating to injury or death of civilian employees or other persons entitled to benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, to allow for sharing with the Department of Treasury to review payments through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments, to the extent permissible by law. Data Sharing
2026-06-08 Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Demographic and Service Utilization Data Report HHS/ACF These forms are used by Tribal MIECHV Program grant recipients to report annual data on participant demographics, service utilization, staffing, and required performance measures. The supplemental information on this listing indicates that the DSUR is being streamlined to remove unnecessary or redundant data elements, but it's unclear from the materials what changes are being made. The materials do indicate that the forms will continue to collect race and ethnicity data but will not update that collection to refelct new SPD15 standards at this time. Health and Safety
2026-06-08 Annual Report on Households Assisted by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) HHS/ACF LIHEAP provides assistance to low-income households to help pay for heating and cooling costs. This collection is used to gather information about LIHEAP program utilization and about the characteristics of households receiving LIHEAP support. ACF is proposing several changes to the collection, including removing questions on race, ethnicity, and gender, which will make it more difficult to determine if LIHEAP funds are serving communities equitably. Public Benefits
2026-06-08 Annual Survey of Refugees HHS/ACF The ASR collects data on the experiences of refugees who recently resettled in the United States. In the listing, ACF indicates that no changes are being made to the survey - and defends the lack of changes specifically and directly. There will be changes made to the survey instructions - the listing indicates that "ACF acknowledges that English is the official language and authoritative version of all federal information and will note this on the translated material." The survey is translated into 20 languages. Immigration
2026-06-08 Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application HHS/ACF The forms in this package are used on behalf of unaccompanied minors in the U.S. who are applying for entry into the URM Program. The application includes biographical data and information on the child's needs to support placement efforts. ORR is making a host of changes to these forms including reducing the number of open-ended text box questions, changing the format of other questions to allow for quicker responses, cutting unnecessary questions, and revising instructions for enhanced clarity. This revision also formalizes a number of changes made last year to gender and demographic questions. Immigration
2026-06-08 Direct Loan Program Promissory Notes and Related Forms ED These forms are used by people applying for Direct Education Loans to confirm their commitment to the terms of the loan agreement. In this listing, ED indicates they are revising the forms to comply with statutory changes in the OBBBA, but no supplemental materials are available that specify what those changes are. Education
2026-06-08 Food Price Data Collection in the Non-Contiguous States and U.S. Territories USDA Accurate food price data are crucial for informing federal nutrition and agricultural policies such as the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), which estimates the cost of a healthy diet. The purpose of this study is to fill a gap in existing food price data by collecting and estimating the prices of foods and beverages in the TFP market basket in seven States and Territories: Alaska, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Food Access
2026-06-08 Housing Discrimination Complaint Form HUD HUD uses this form to collect pertinent information from persons or entities who wish to file housing discrimination complaints with HUD/FHEO under the Fair Housing Act. Although the listing and supporting statements don't give any indication that the form is being changed, the online version of the form no longer includes information about sexual orientation, gender identity, or protections under the Violence Against Women Act. Housing
2026-06-08 Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data Collection HHS/CDC These forms collect data to improve overdose prevention efforts that involve PH/PS sectors or address populations at increased risk of overdose in the public safety setting. Through this listing, the NCIPC is proposing to revise the collection to remove objective C: "Identify disparities in access to, or the effectiveness of, strategies," which CDC argues "is no longer needed." Drug Use
2026-06-08 National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) HHS/CDC Health care providers, medical labs, and other entities use the forms to submit health-related data on reportable conditions to public health departments. In this listing, CDC is designating new conditions that require standardized surveillance, adding new data elements, and formalizing changes to sexual orientation and gender identity questions made informally in 2025. Health and Safety
2026-06-09 Privacy Act Exemption DOD Through this proposed rule, DOD is planning to exempt portions of the “Inspector General Criminal Investigation Records,” from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of national security and law enforcement requirements and to avoid interference during the conduct of criminal investigations. Open Government
2026-06-12 National Woodland Owner Survey USDA This survey collects data from a sample of the owners of 704 million acres of forestland across the United States about who owns and manages the forestland, why they own/manage it, how they have used it, and how they intend to use it. The information is used by policy analysts, foresters, educators, and researchers to facilitate the planning and implementation of forest policies and programs and to provide landowners, managers, and the general public a better understanding of the social context of forests. Climate/Environment
2026-06-12 State Forest Law and Policy USDA This new collection will generate information including about how laws, public policies, regulations, and other factors influence and affect the use, ownership, and management of forest lands. Climate/Environment
2026-06-15 PAIMI Program Reporting SAMHSA The PAIMI program provides protection and advocacy supports for people with developmental disabilities. The forms covered by this listing collect information about grantee programs and services. SAMHSA is updating the reporting forms to remove gender identity and sexual orientation questions and language and to remove the words "culture, cultural barriers, diversity, disadvantaged individuals, individuals with limited English proficiency, and underserved and unserved populations." Healthcare
2026-06-15 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) ED The PSS is designed to collect biennial data on the total number of private schools, teachers, and students; and to create an NCES universe frame of private schools that serve as a sampling frame for NCES surveys. NCES appears to be making changes to the questionnaire but doesn't explain what changes are being made. Notably, this listing indicates that NCES "has removed... CIPSEA as a confidentiality assurance..." though "ESRA remains in effect." Education
2026-06-16 Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures ACF The PREP program provides grants to states, tribes and tribal communities, and community organizations to support evidence-based programs to reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. The forms in this collection were used to assess overall program performance and to better understand the characteristics of youth involved in programming; youth sexual risk behaviors and behaviors related to adulthood preparation prior to program participation; and youth behavior intentions at program exit. ACF seems to be making significant changes to the collection that would result in 40% less questions, but they have not made any supplemental materials available describing the changes. Historically, these forms have asked about things like sexual orientation, sexual activity, pregnancy, and contraceptive use. Sex Education
2026-06-22 National Survey of Family Growth CDC The NSFG is designed to provide nationally representative, scientifically credible data on factors related to birth and pregnancy rates, family formation and dissolution patterns, and reproductive health. Through this listing, CDC is formalizing earlier changes to questions on sexual orientation and gender identity and is deleting additional questions and conducting a set of methodological studies. Reproductive Justice
2026-06-22 Income Driven Repayment Plan Request ED This form is used by students to enroll in, recertify, or change their Income Driven Repayment (IDR) program. Under this listing, ED is implementing or formalizing several changes required by the OBBBA. One especially notable change to the form changes the default for students who no longer qualify for the IDR program in which they're currently enrolled - instead of placing such students into general forbearance while the student submits a new IDR application or changes to a different program they are eligible for, ED will place them into a standard repayment plan (which generally requires significantly higher monthly payments). Education
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