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The purpose of Client Assistance Program (CAP) is to advise and inform applicants and individuals eligible for services and benefits available under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), including students with disabilities under section 113 and individuals with disabilities employed at subminimum wage under section 511 of the Rehabilitation Act. In addition, applicants and eligible individuals may be provided advocacy and representation to ensure their rights in their relationship with projects, programs, and services to protect their rights provided under the Rehabilitation Act. In addition to providing assistance and advocacy under the Rehabilitation Act, a CAP agency may provide information on the assistance and benefits on title I of the ADA, especially those who have traditionally been unserved or underserved by the vocational rehabilitation program, with respect to services that are directly related to facilitating the employment for applicants or eligible individuals.

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The purpose of this standard and its information collection requirements is to provide protection for workers from the adverse effects associated with occupational exposure to coke oven emissions. Employers must monitor worker exposure, reduce worker exposure to permissible exposure limits, and provide medical examinations and other information to workers pertaining to coke oven emissions.

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VA Form 21-686c is used to gather the necessary information to determine eligibility for additional benefits for dependents. Without this information, entitlement to these benefits could not be determined.

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Insured financial institutions must provide quarterly reports of condition and income (Call Reports) to the appropriate regulatory agency for supervisory, surveillance, regulatory, research, insurance assessment and informational purposes. Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires all insured depository institutions to submit four "reports of condition" each year to their primary federal bank supervisory authority, i.e., the FDIC, the OCC, or the FRB, as appropriate. FDIC-supervised institutions, i.e., insured state nonmember banks and state savings associations, submit these reports to the FDIC. The FDIC uses the quarterly Call Reports to monitor the condition and performance of individual institutions and the industry as a whole. In addition, Call Reports provide the FDIC with the most current statistical data available for evaluating depository institution corporate applications such as mergers; identifying areas of focus for both on-site and off-site examinations; calculating all insured institutions' deposit insurance and Financing Corporation assessments; and other public purposes. Within the Call Report information collection system as it is proposed to be revised, separate report forms apply to institutions that have domestic and foreign offices (FFIEC 031) and to institutions with domestic offices only (FFIEC 041 and, for those with total assets less than $5 billion, FFIEC 051).

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Section 4g of the Commodity Exchange Act requires contract markets to make public the daily volume of trading on each type of contract and such other information as the Commission deems necessary in the public interest and prescribes by rule, order or regulation 7 U.S.C. §6g(5). The information is used by the trading public, futures industry researchers, and the Commission to analyze the commodity futures and option marketplace. The information is received from each exchange on a daily basis in conjunction with other data collected by the Commission to determine the potential for market disturbances and distortions. Additionally, Commission market analysts and researchers use this data on a frequent basis in contract market reviews and research projects. Ultimately, the Commission routinely incorporates verified data into its public reports.

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To mitigate fraud concerns, in April 2025, SSA increased the level of identity proofing needed for customers to make payment method changes during phone interactions. While necessary to protect the public and the integrity of SSA’s programs, this limits the accessibility of the phone as a service channel for direct deposit requests (including post entitlement/post-eligibility direct deposit changes). To bridge this gap, SSA developed a hybrid identity proofing process called the Security Authentication PIN (SAP) that will provide identity proofing parity with our online modality, as well as in-person verification. Utilizing the SAP process provides the necessary identity verification to allow payment method changes to direct deposit records via phone or in person, while ensuring fraud protection through verification of the identity of the individual prior to accessing or revising their account. SSA is implementing the new hybrid Security Authentication PIN (SAP) to digitally verify the identity of a telephone or in person customer when requesting changes to their direct deposit information. This supports the agency’s changes to its identity proofing policy for post-entitlement/ post-eligibility actions for direct deposit enrollments, updates or cancellations. To ease the burden on customers, SSA created a vanity URL that navigates customers directly to the Security Settings page within their online mySocial Security account, allowing them to quickly and easily generate the SAP after accessing their account. This feature reduces the burden on the customer to navigate within their online account to the Security Settings pages where they may generate the SAP. The code generates immediately once the customer selects the “Generate PIN” button. To allow for continued security for respondent’s personal information, and to ensure SSA is able to accurately verify the callers’ identities prior to accessing any SSA number holders’ sensitive information, we implemented this hybrid SAP process for telephone access to the direct deposit services. In this way, we continue to offer maximum flexibility and options to the public while ensuring the security of the public’s social security number and benefits payments. We expect this new identity proofing will be a powerful fraud prevention tool. The respondents are individuals who wish to do business with SSA over the telephone or in person for the purposes of direct deposit enrollments, updates or cancellations. We are submitting a Change Request to increase the scope of the SAP Process to include the following telephone services: (1) Generating a Benefit Verification Letter; (2) Obtaining a Tax Statement or replacement Form 1099, (3) Change of Address, and (4) Request for Claims Status. We will make no changes to the current SAP process; however, due to the sensitive nature of the information we need to divulge for these requests, we will now use the SAP process to conduct business with SSA over the phone for respondents requesting these additional 4 services. As we are planning to implement the SAP process for these four services by August 18, 2025, we are requesting approval of this Change Request by COB, August 15, 2025.Emergency Justfication:To allow for continued security for respondent’s personal information, and to ensure SSA is able to accurately verify the callers’ identities prior to accessing any SSA number holders’ sensitive information, we are implementing this hybrid SAP process for telephone access to the direct deposit services. In this way, we continue to offer maximum flexibility and options to the public while ensuring the security of the public’s social security number and benefits payments. We expect this new identity proofing will be a powerful fraud prevention tool. The respondents are individuals who wish to do business with SSA over the telephone or in person for the purposes of post-entitlement/post-eligibility actions for direct deposit enrollments, updates or cancellations, or to discuss flagged initial claims for all Title II non-disability benefits (Retirement, Survivors, Auxiliary Spouses, Lump Sum Death Payments (LSDP), and Children benefits applications).

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Section 1473(p) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides that if the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) determines, six months after enactment of that section (i.e., January 21, 2011), that no national hotline exists to receive complaints of non-compliance with appraisal independence standards and Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), then the ASC shall establish and operate such a hotline (ASC Hotline). The statute requires that the ASC Hotline shall include a toll-free telephone number and an email address. Section 1473(p) further directs the ASC to refer complaints received through the ASC Hotline to the appropriate government bodies for further action, which may include referrals to the OCC, the Federal Reserve Board (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and State agencies. On January 12, 2011, the ASC determined that a national appraisal hotline did not exist, and a notice of that determination was published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2011, (76 FR 5161). As a result, the ASC established a hotline to refer complaints to appropriate federal and state regulators. Representatives from the OCC, the Board, the FDIC, the NCUA, (Agencies) and the CFPB met and established a process to facilitate the referral of complaints received through the ASC Hotline to the appropriate federal financial institution regulatory agency or agencies. The Agencies developed the Interagency Appraisal Complaint Form to collect information necessary to take further action on the complaint. The CFPB incorporated the process into one of their existing systems. The Interagency Appraisal Complaint Form was developed for use by those who wish to file a formal, written complaint that an entity subject to the jurisdiction of one or more of the Agencies, has failed to comply with the appraisal independence standards or USPAP. The Interagency Appraisal Complaint Form is designed to collect information necessary for the Agencies to take further action on a complaint from an appraiser, other individual, financial institution, or other entities. The Agencies use the information to take further action on the complaint to the extent the complaint relates to an issue within their jurisdiction.

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Part 38 of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“Commission”) regulations governs the activities of DCMs. The information collected pursuant to part 38 is necessary for the Commission to evaluate whether entities operating as, or applying to become, designated contract markets (“DCMs”) comply with the part 38, other Commission requirements, and the CEA’s statutory requirements. Collection 3038-0052 was created in response to the part 38 regulatory requirements for DCMs. In general, OMB Control Number 3038-0052 covers all information collections in part 38, including Subpart A and the DCM core principles (i.e., Subparts B through X) as well as the related appendices thereto (i.e., Appendix A—Form DCM; Appendix B—Guidance on, and Acceptable Practices in, Compliance with Core Principles; and Appendix C—Demonstration of Compliance That a Contract Is Not Readily Susceptible to Manipulation). Further, this OMB control number, 3038-0052, also includes all information collections related to part 9 (“Rules Relating to Review of Exchange Disciplinary, Access Denial Or Other Adverse Actions”) to the extent part 9 is applicable to DCMs. This collection also includes the requirements under regulation 38.251(g) in connection with the reporting of specific market disruption events to the Commission. This OMB control number, 3038-0052, also includes collections under Rule 1.52 regarding the Enhanced Protections Afforded Customer and Customer Funds Held by Futures Clearing Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations. Commission regulation 1.52 imposes information collection burdens on DCMs. Additionally, this OMB control number, 3038-0052, also includes collections under regulation 38.1051(n) that relate to system safeguards and cybersecurity testing requirements and requires DCMs to provide the Commission with annual trading volume information.

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The standard requires employers to train employees about the hazards of lead, monitor employee exposure, provide medical surveillance, and maintain accurate records of employee exposure to lead. These records will be used by employers, employees, physicians and the Government to ensure that employees are not harmed by exposure to lead in the workplace.

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks to renew with changes the information collection pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale other than coal and oil shale on Federal land, and the development of those leases. Respondents affected by this information collection request are those who desire to obtain a lease for Federal minerals other than coal and oil shale, and operators of such leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3500 apply to operations for discovery, testing, development, mining, reclamation, and processing. The direct final rule for Part 3500 (RIN 1004-AF18) removes outdated information collections from the BLM’s regulations.

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Section 412(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 612(a)(2)), as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, created a new tribal work activities program – the Native Employment Works (NEW) program. The NEW program began July 1, 1997. The NEW program plan guidance for Tribes that do not include their NEW programs in Public Law 102-477 projects, and the NEW program report document contain requirements for information needed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to evaluate and approve plans for funding and to monitor and measure program performance. Eligible Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities must submit program plans (generally once every three years) in order to receive NEW program grants. The plan describes how the grantee will administer and operate its NEW program. NEW grantees must submit program reports annually, providing information on activities and services provided, characteristics of NEW program clients, and program outcomes achieved. The NEW program final regulations (45 CFR Part 287- Attachment A) contain requirements for program plans and program reports. In these regulations, sections 287.70 through 287.110 apply to NEW plans, and sections 287.150 through 287.170 apply to NEW reports. These requirements are reflected in the program plan guidance documents and program report document. The version of these documents for which we now seek approval replaces previous versions. There are minor changes in both documents: (1) the Annual report includes some clarifications on instructions; (2) the Program Plan Guidance includes a change in the directions for submitting a NEW Plan.

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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requests an extension of the generic Disaster Information Collection Form. Under this generic clearance, ACF currently has Disaster Information Collection Forms tailored for each of the following five ACF offices or programs: the Children’s Bureau, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, the Office of Child Care, the Office of Head Start, and the Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program. ACF also has a standard Disaster Information Collection Form (Services for Planning Emergency Action and Response Form) that can be used as-is, or tailored by program offices to create their own form for submission under this generic. This request is to continue use of those forms and extend approval of the overarching generic to allow for potential new submissions over the next three years. There are no substantive changes to the overarching generic or the forms approved under this generic.

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In accordance with Title 46 CFR Parts 10, 11, 12, 13, and 16, the collection of this information is necessary to determine competency, character & physical qualifications for the issuance of a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) or Medical Certificate.

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The Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) is a congressionally-mandated medical examination surveillance program for monitoring the health of coal miners. This program, which operates in accordance with 42 CFR Part 37, is useful in providing information to protect the health of coal miners and to document trends and patterns in the prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (`black lung' disease) among miners employed in U.S. coal mines. Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted to make minor updates to Medical Records Request Form. There are no changes to approved burden hours associated with this request.

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With respect to all the forms referenced below, the use and reporting of the information is mandatory to operate a non-Federally owned facility in the NAS. Non-Federal sponsors are required to submit the forms to their assigned FAA Inspector for retention. These forms are record keeping documents. Collection frequency varies depending on the form and the situation. Form 6000-10A is filled out once at the commissioning of the facility. Forms 6000-8A and 6030-1 are filled out at each maintenance visit, as needed. Documenting the initial parameters during commissioning is necessary to have a baseline to reference during future inspections. Another requirement is recording maintenance tasks, removal from service, and any other repairs performed on these facilities in on-site logs to have an accurate history on the performance of the facility. In addition, at each periodic inspection, recording the facilities' current parameters provides performance information for the life of the facility. This collection provides the FAA with the necessary data on non-Federally owned facilities to maintain safety in the NAS. There is no plan to publicly disseminate the collected information, nor use it to support publicly disseminated information. The information collected is for internal FAA use only, and not public consumption. The FAA's Non-Federal Program will retain control over the information and safeguard it from improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with FAA standards for confidentiality, privacy, electronic information and document retention guidance. (See response to Question 10 of this Supporting Statement for more information on confidentiality and privacy.) The information collection is designed to yield data that meet all applicable information quality guidelines. Technical Reference Data Record (TRDR), FAA Form 6000-10A. (Called Record of Meter Readings and Adjustments, Form FAA-198, in 14 CFR Part 171.) TRDRs contain the facility's parameters, including equipment adjustments and all meter readings, and the sponsor must fill it out at the end of commissioning the facility. The sponsor must retain this information on-site. During each periodic inspection, review of this document verifies that the facility remains within initial tolerance. Technical Performance Record (TPR), FAA Form 6000-8A. (Called Radio Equipment Operation Records, Form 418, in 14 CFR Part 171.) TPRs contain a record of system parameters recorded in each scheduled routine maintenance visit to the facility. The sponsor or the sponsor's representatives must keep the original of each record at the facility and send a copy of the form to the FAA. This form provides proof and/or validation that the facility's parameters are within tolerance during each periodic inspection. Facility Maintenance Logs, FAA Form 6030-1. (Called Facility Maintenance Log, Form 406C, in 14 CFR Part 171.) Facility Maintenance Logs are a permanent record of all the activities required to maintain a non-Federal facility. Logging is necessary in accordance with FAA policy. The entries must include all malfunctions encountered, if any, information on adjustments, equipment failures, causes, and corrective action taken. In addition, the entries must include any periodic maintenance required to operate the facility, and issuance of any facility NOTAMs. The FAA must receive copies of the logs. Generally, completion and close out of logs are at the end of each month. However, if maintenance or a scheduled outage carries over into the next month, the relevant log must be closed out at the conclusion of that maintenance or outage. In the case of an unscheduled outage that lasts longer than 60 seconds, the log must be terminated in time to ensure that the FAA will receive a copy of the log within 20 days of the outage's occurrence. This form documents a complete history of the operation and maintenance of the facility for the facility's life cycle until decommissioning.

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Early research and development work has demonstrated the value of a high-quality panel to improve representativeness and significantly reduce burden on respondents in the interest of collecting high-frequency data. The Military Panel is a national survey panel by the U.S. Census Bureau (Census) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). Data collected from service members and their spouses on a variety of topics through the Panel will be used to improve military life and policies affecting active-service members and their families. The panel will consist of active-duty service members and spouses of active-duty service members that have agreed to be contacted and invited to participate. The goal for the overall panel project is to recruit at least 2,000 panel members (1,000 service members and 1,000 spouses), with data collection taking place once every two months, through fiscal year 2025. The Census Bureau is requesting to send a new email and update the program website to announce the conclusion of Census Military Panel operations as of May 31, 2025.

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The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a uniform instrument used in every Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing home in the United States to assess resident condition. It was developed in response to the Landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Nursing Home Quality in 1987 where the MDS was seen as a critical component in efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987) also set forth new provisions for Medicare and Medicaid related to new standards for care in the nursing home setting. From its inception, the MDS was intended to serve several purposes: (1) Collect data to inform care plans (2) To generate quality indicators to evaluate nursing homes and guide improvement interventions (3) To serve as a data source for nursing home payment systems. Pursuant to sections 4204(b) and 4214(d) of OBRA 1987, the current requirements related to the submission and retention of resident assessment data are not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), but it has been determined that requirements for SNF staff performing, encoding and patient assessment data necessary administer the payment rate methodology described in 413.337, are subject to the PRA. The SNF QRP was established in CMS-1622-F (August 4, 2015; 80 FR 46390) and began collecting data from SNFs in fiscal year (FY) 2016 using the MDS. As described in section 1899B (b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act), SNFs are required to submit standardized patient assessment data with respect to the following categories: • Functional Status • Cognitive Function • Special Services, Treatments, and Interventions • Medical Conditions and Comorbidities • Impairments • Other categories deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary Both the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the SNF PPS and the SNF QRP collect data through the MDS 3.0. The PDPM was described and adopted for SNFs and Swing Beds in CMS-1696-F (August 8, 2018; 83 FR 39162). This package is a request for a revision to the current Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment instrument for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). This package represents a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement the MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 beginning October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2026 in order to meet the requirements of policies finalized in the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule (CMS-1718-F, RIN 0938-AT75). A PRA package was submitted at the time of the finalized policies and approved on 11/22/2019, but the compliance date for the finalized policies (10/01/2020) was delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Please note, however, the burden was never retracted, and the implementation of the instrument was simply delayed. While there has been no change in assessment-level burden since the approval of the MDS 3.0 v1.17.2, there has been a change in total burden since 2019 when the package was originally approved due to a decrease in the number of MDS assessments completed and a change in the hourly rate for clinicians completing the assessment.

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The Department of Education (Department) is requesting a revision of the information collection, 1845-0102. Section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (the HEA), authorizes the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan for borrowers who obtain student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program. Section 455(d) of the HEA authorizes income-contingent repayment plans for borrowers who obtain student loans through the Direct Loan Program. The regulations that govern the IBR plan are in 34 CFR 682.215 and 685.221. The regulations that govern the income-contingent repayment plans are in 34 CFR 685.209. There are two income-contingent repayment plans: the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Plan, and the Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan. These plans are collectively referred to as Income Driven Repayment (IDR) plans. In 2021, the Secretary initiated a negotiated rulemaking process to create a new IDR plan. As a result of these negotiations, a final Rule was published July 10, 2023, introducing the Saving on an Affordable Education (SAVE) Plan as a replacement for the REPAYE Plan and making additional changes to all IDR plans to make them more consistent. An injunction was initially filed on August 9, that prevented the implementation of the provisions specific to the SAVE Plan and on February 18, 2025, the injunction was expanded to enjoin the entirety of the Final Rule that went into effect July 1, 2024, which included provisions that had already been implemented related to the other IDR plans. Under the statute, a borrower who wishes to repay under an Income Contingent or Income Based repayment plan must annually provide their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). A borrower must also annually certify their family size. If a borrower’s AGI is not available, or if the borrower believes that their current AGI does not reasonably reflect their current income, regulations allow that they may provide alternative documentation of income for purposes of determining whether they (1) qualify for the repayment plan requested, (2) qualify to continue making income-driven payments, and (3) calculate their monthly payment amount. The Department is updating the IDR Request Form that is used by a borrower to enroll, recertify, or change their IDR plan to support the provisions identified by the court injunction issued February 18, 2025. Specifically, the form is being updated to remove the SAVE plan as an option for borrowers to select and remove the other early-implemented components of the Final Rule that apply to the other IDR plans (i.e., revert the definition of family size to the pre- July 1, 2024, definition for all IDR plans and remove references to interest subsidy during repayment), additional updates to improve clarity and the borrower experience as a result of these changes have also been made.