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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.
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
- Send your thoughts to the agency or the White House through the reginfo.gov website
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| Due Date | Collection | Agency | Summary | Main Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Occupational Employment and Wages | DOL | OEWS is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. Though not technically included in this renewal, in the listing DOL indicates that there will be a significant expansion of agriculture industry coverage to be collected in upcoming panels. | Labor/Employment |
| 2026-03-18 | NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy | HHS/NIH | NIH is requesting public input on its proposal to establish harmonized and transparent policy requirements for protecting human participant research data. Specifically, NIH proposes establishing policy requirements for which data should be controlled-access under NIH data sharing policies, and revising the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy to simplify and harmonize requirements. | Data Sharing |
| 2026-03-19 | FCC and Pennsylvania Data Sharing and Matching Agreement | FCC | The proposed National Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED) would match data about Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. According to the listing, the FCC believes that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. | Data Sharing |
| 2026-03-20 | FCC and Indiana Data Sharing and Matching Agreement | FCC | This new agreement will permit eligibility verification for the Lifeline program and ACP by checking an applicant's/subscriber's participation in SNAP and Medicaid in Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Division of Family Resources. Under FCC rules, consumers receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for ACP benefits. | Public Benefits |
| 2026-03-20 | Patent and PTAB Pro Bono Programs | DOC/USPTO | The USPTO works with and supports various non-profit organizations to operate a series of autonomous regional hubs that endeavor to match under-resourced inventors with volunteer patent practitioners across the United States. This Survey collects information regarding the activity of the regional hubs. Although it's unclear what changes PTO is making to the survey at this time, in 2025 PTO revised the survey to remove all demographic questions, which makes it more difficult to know if the program is serving under-resourced inventors. | Economic Justice |
| 2026-03-20 | National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) | DOJ/FBI | Through this program, the FBI requests incident data from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies in order for the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of incident data. It does not appear that any changes are being made to this program. | Criminal Justice |
| 2026-03-23 | Placement and Transfer of Unaccompanied (Alien) Children Into Office of Refugee Resettlement Care Provider Facilities | HHS/ACF | The 22 forms in this package are used in ORR's processes to place and transfer unaccompanied youth in its facilities. ORR is making dozens of changes to these forms through this listing. Language changes include shifting "gender" to "sex" and changing references from "unaccompanied children" to "unaccompanied alien children." Content changes include adding sections on disability considerations and translation and adding more information on secure facilities and placement determinations. | Immigration |
| 2026-03-23 | Annual TANF and MOE Report | HHS/ACF | This form is used to collect descriptive program characteristics information on the programs operated by states and territories in association with their TANF programs. The listing indicates that the forms are being changed in response to a GAO recommendation "to enhance reporting for oversight of TANF funds;" however, proposed changes to the collection in the listing are expected to reduce burden hours. | Economic Justice |
| 2026-03-24 | Work Opportunity Tax Credit | DOL/ETA | The forms in this package are used to determine eligibility for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which is a federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. The listing indicates that changes are being made to forms in the package, but not supplemental information is available to indicate what changes are being made. | Labor/Employment |
| 2026-03-24 | Study Classifying and Measuring Household Food Waste | USDA/FNS | This study is designed to identify and describe the sources of food waste for use in setting benefit levels for the SNAP program. According to the listing, "Understanding the amount of food wasted at the household level is an integral part of the TFP because even the thriftiest households generate some food loss or waste." | Food Access |
| 2026-03-24 | Annual Survey of School Food Authorities | USDA/FNS | FNS collects annual data on emerging school food service operational challenges, including food costs, procurement challenges, labor shortages, changes to nutrition standards, and/or related issues. FNS is requesting a "generic clearance" for this annual survey because they "make small annual changes to the survey instrument each year to reflect lessons learned from previous surveys, as well as collect new information unique to the collection period." A generic clearance would allow FNS to make these changes without requesting or receiving input from the public. | Food Access |
| 2026-03-24 | Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook | HUD | These forms explain the various options available under the Multifamily Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for the renewal of expiring project-based section 8 contracts and the adjustment of contract rents and establishes related administrative policies. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the forms but it is unclear what changes are being made. Last year, HUD revised forms in this package to remove language about discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. | Housing |
| 2026-03-27 | Assurance of Compliance | HHS | According to the listing, these assurances alert covered entities of their "civil rights, conscience, and religious nondiscrimination obligations" and provide the Department with a valuable enforcement tool, as a recipient's written assurance and certification documents can provide an independent contractual basis for enforcement of nondiscrimination requirements and can also give rise to a False Claims Act violation. Although the listing is unclear about what changes are being made, it appears that the forms are being revised to removed language about protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. | Non-Discrimination |
| 2026-03-27 | Civics Assessment Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | ED | The NAEP Civics Assessment measures students’ knowledge and skills in democratic citizenship, government, and American constitutional democracy and asks questions about their opportunities to learn and their engagement with civics in and outside of school. In preparation for a potential update, ED is requesting input on whether the framework needs updating, why updates might be needed, and what a revision should include. | Education |
| 2026-03-30 | Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form | HHS/HRSA | This form is used to colect the data needed to assist HRSA in finding and selecting expert reviewers for objective review committees. While exact changes to the form are unclear from the listing, it does say that HRSA is changing two questions on the form, related to past/current affiliation and demographic information, "for compliance with administration priorities." | Health and Safety |
| 2026-03-30 | Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: H-2A Classification | DHS/USCIS | This form is used by an employer to petition USCIS for a worker to come temporarily to the United States as a nonimmigrant to perform agricultural services or labor in the H-2A classification. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the form, but it's unclear from the listing what changes are being made. | Immigration |
| 2026-03-30 | National Special Education Spending Study | ED | This new study will produce estimates for what is spent on special education services for students with disabilities (SWDs), both overall and by disability category, including expenditures made by states, districts, and schools. The NSSES also will provide policymakers and special education administrators with an up-to-date understanding of the key factors that influence special education spending, what this spending pays for, and to what extent federal appropriations from the IDEA cover special education spending. | Education |
| 2026-03-30 | Registration Requirements for Financial Assistance Recipients | GSA | This set of forms are used by applicants and recipients of Federal financial assistance to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active SAM registration with current information. GSA is making unspecified changes to the system to align with DOJ's "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination" and the EO on "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity." | Federal Funding |
| 2026-03-30 | Survey to Promote Resources and Opportunities for aUtistic Teens and young adults (SPROUT) | HHS/CDC | SPROUT will survey SEED cohort members and their caregivers to better understand: the healthcare utilization of, service and support needs of, and impact of co-occurring conditions on autistic people and their families; and the educational, social, and/or vocational needs and experiences of autistic adolescents and young adults. | Healthcare |
| 2026-03-30 | National Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) | HHS/CDC | Data collected through these forms are used to monitor and evaluate performance and reach of grantees that offer STD and HIV prevention training, training assistance, and capacity building assistance to physicians, nurses, disease intervention specialists, health educators, etc. No major changes are being made to the forms right now, but last year without taking public comment, CDC removed questions on the form related to gender identity and sexual orientation and changed "pregnant people" to "pregnant women." | HIV/AIDS |