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Previous ICR	202312-0938-002

Federal Register Notices

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Applicants to the Medicare program are required to agree to provide services in accordance with Federal requirements. The CMS-1561 and 1561A are essential for CMS to ensure that applicants are in compliance with the requirements. Applicants will be required to sign the completed form and provide operational information to CMS to assure that they continue to meet the requirements after approval.

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Previous ICR	202206-0583-002

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When FSIS in-plant personnel discover noncompliances with regulatory requirements they issue Noncompliance Records. Establishment management has the opportunity to respond in writing to these NRs. They respond on the NR that is issued to them.

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Previous ICR	202503-1845-001

Federal Register Notices

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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.

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Previous ICR	202212-7100-009

Federal Register Notices

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When acting upon an initial Federal Reserve Membership Application (FR 2083/A/B/C) filed by a state-chartered bank, the Federal Reserve is required under section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (FRA) to consider the financial condition of the applying bank, the general character of its management, and whether the corporate powers to be exercised are consistent with the FRA. The Federal Reserve uses the information collected through the application form, along with other Federal Reserve System-generated data, to determine whether the applicant bank meets the standards for approval. The information requested in the FR 2083/A/B/C application for membership is necessary for the Federal Reserve to be able to fulfill its responsibilities with respect to evaluating a state-chartered bank for membership. The Federal Reserve Bank Stock Applications forms (FR 2030, FR 2030a, FR 2056, FR 2086, FR 2086a, and FR 2087) are used to fulfill the Board’s responsibilities under the FRA, Home Owners’ Loan Act, and Regulation I. These application forms must be used by a new or existing member bank (including a national bank or a CSA) to request the issuance, adjustments (related to a merger) in, or cancellation of Federal Reserve Bank stock. The application forms must contain certain certifications by the applicant as well as certain other financial and shareholder data that are needed by a Reserve Bank to process the request.

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Previous ICR	202105-0938-005

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Medicare Advantage (MA) Special Needs Plans (SNPs) are required to submit Models of Care (MOCs) as a component of the MA application process. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that all SNPs be approved by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). This approval is based on NCQA’s evaluation of SNPs using MOC scoring guidelines developed by CMS and NCQA for the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The MOC elements cover the following areas: MOC 1- Description of the SNP Population; MOC 2 - Care Coordination; MOC 3 - Provider Network; and MOC 4 - Quality Measurement & Performance Improvement. SNPs submit a MOC at time of their initial application and based on their scores, SNPs receive an approval for a period of 1, 2 or 3 years. After the approval period expires, SNPs are required to submit an updated MOC for review for their renewal process. CMS is also developing a MOC off-cycle revision process so that SNPs can revise the MOC to modify its processes and strategies for providing care during their MOC approval period. CMS will require that SNPs submit summaries of their MOC revisions to CMS for NCQA evaluation when a SNP makes significant changes to its MOC during the approval period. NCQA will review the summary of changes to verify that the revisions are consistent with the acceptable, high quality standards as included in the original approved MOC. CMS will begin collecting MOCs mid-January 2016 to coincide with the MA Application collection.

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Previous ICR	202206-0583-003

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to collect certificates of medical examination to determine whether or not an applicant for an FSIS Food Inspector, Consumer Safety Inspector, or Veterinary Medical Officer in-plant position meets the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approved medical qualification standards and to collection information for requests for reasonable accommodations

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Previous ICR	202501-3235-031

Federal Register Notices

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This collection of information is necessary to enable the Agency to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with the Agency’s programs. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management.

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Previous ICR	202508-1850-001

Federal Register Notices

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization from OMB to make a change to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data collection. IPEDS is a web-based data collection system designed to collect basic data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data collection enables the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report on key dimensions of postsecondary education such as enrollments, degrees and other awards earned, tuition and fees, average net price, student financial aid, graduation rates, student outcomes, revenues and expenditures, faculty salaries, and staff employed. The IPEDS web-based data collection system was implemented in 2000-01. In 2022-23, IPEDS collected data from 5,983 Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions. All Title IV institutions are required to respond to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 [P.L. 102-325]). IPEDS allows other (non-Title IV) institutions to participate on a voluntary basis; approximately 200 non-Title IV institutions elect to respond each year. Institution closures and mergers have led to a decrease in the number of institutions in the IPEDS universe over the past few years. Due to these fluctuations, combined with the addition of new institutions, NCES uses rounded estimates for the number of institutions in the respondent burden calculations for the upcoming years (estimated 6,000 Title IV institutions plus 200 non-title IV institutions for a total of 6,200 institutions estimated to submit IPEDS data during the 2024-25 through 2026-27 IPEDS data collections). IPEDS data are available to the public through the College Navigator and IPEDS Use the Data websites. The current clearance covers the 2022-23 through 2024-25 collections and is due to expire on August 31, 2025. We are requesting to make changes to multiple survey components and other updates to the identification, cross-cutting terminology, and the glossary. The largest changes in this package are (1) the addition of a new Cost (CST) survey component, which combines components taken from the Student Financial Aid (SFA) and Institutional Characteristics (IC) components and combines them with added questions to determine how and make publicly available more information about how postsecondary institutions ask for information above and beyond the FAFSA; and (2) the planned elimination of the Academic Libraries (AL) survey beginning in the 2025-26 administration. As part of the 30D public comment period review, NCES has added an Appendix E, containing NCES responses to 60D public comments. Further, NCES requests that IPEDS data submitters and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Appendix D of this submission.

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Previous ICR	202509-1090-004

Federal Register Notices

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The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) mandates that rural residents of Alaska receive priority for subsistence uses of fish and wildlife. In 1989, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that ANILCA's rural priority violated the Alaska Constitution. As a result, the Federal Government manages subsistence uses on Federal public lands and waters in Alaska--about 230 million acres or 60 percent of the land within the State. Title VIII of ANILCA (16 U.S.C. 3111-3126) designates the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture as the key agencies responsible for implementing the subsistence priority on Federal public lands. To help carry out subsistence management responsibilities, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture established the Federal Subsistence Management Program. Regulations implementing the Federal Subsistence Management Program on Federal public lands within Alaska are in the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242). The Federal Subsistence Management Program is a multi-agency effort to provide the opportunity for a subsistence way of life by rural Alaskans on Federal public lands and waters while maintaining healthy populations of fish and wildlife. Subsistence fishing and hunting provide a large share of the food consumed in rural Alaska. The State's rural residents harvest about 22,000 tons of wild foods each year--an average of 375 pounds per person. Fish make up about 60 percent of this harvest Statewide.

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Previous ICR	202206-3245-005

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SBA's Office of Credit Risk Management oversees SBA's ?(a) Lenders, Certified Development Companies, and Microloan interned. In connection with this oversight, SBA requests that these entities provide information related to their operations and lending activity. SBA uses the information reported to facilitate its oversight of these groups, including evaluating portfolio performance, management and operations, eligibility and credit administration, and compliance with Loan Program Requirements.

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Previous ICR	202107-0596-003

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Forest Service contracts for the sale of timber and other forest products are bilateral contracts in which both contracting parties are bound to fulfill obligations reciprocally. By their nature bilateral contracts require both parties to routinely share information and enter into agreements pertaining to operations and performance. Some information collected under Forest Service contracts is required by laws, regulations and/or timber sale policies. Each contract specifies the information the contractor will be required to provide, including the timing and frequency of the information collection.

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Previous ICR	202010-0596-002

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Non-Timber forest products are plants, mushrooms and plant or tree derived goods like nuts, boughs, sap, and leaves that are harvested for use as food, medicine and other purposes. The Forest Service is seeking approval to collect information from the public who harvest non-timber forest products.

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Previous ICR	202105-0938-009

Federal Register Notices

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The primary function of the CMS 855B enrollment application for Clinics, Group Practices and Certain Other Suppliers is to gather information from the organization that tells us what it is, whether it meets certain qualifications to be a health care supplier, where it renders services and information necessary to establish the correct claims payment. The goal of evaluating and revising the CMS 855B enrollment application is to simplify and clarify the information collection without jeopardizing our need to collect specific information. The majority of the revisions are very minor in nature such as spelling and formatting corrections, removal of duplicate fields and instruction clarification for the organization/group. The Sections and Sub-Sections within the form are also being re-numbered and re-sequenced to create a more logical flow of the data collection. In addition, CMS is adding a data collection for an address to mail the periodic request for the revalidation of enrollment information (only if it differs from other addresses currently collected). Other than the revalidation mailing address described above, new data being collected in this revision package is a checkbox indicating whether or not an organization is wholly owned or operated by a hospital, the inclusion of a new supplier type (Centralized Flu Biller) and information on, if applicable, where the supplier stores its patient records electronically. The attachment for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) is used to capture the OTP personnel and consists of limited data fields (name, Social Security Number, National Provider Identifier, and license number) in response to the “SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act” that was signed into law on October 24, 2018. Section 2005 of the SUPPORT Act establishes a new Medicare Part B benefit for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment services furnished by opioid treatment programs (OTPs) beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

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Previous ICR	202306-0596-004

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The Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity (grant) stimulates and expands wood products and wood energy markets. Relevant legislation includes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115- 334) and Rural Revitalization Technologies (7 U.S. Code [USC] 6601). National focus areas include mass timber, renewable wood energy, and technological development that supports fuel reduction and sustainable forest management.

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Previous ICR	202507-1850-003

Federal Register Notices

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) seeks authorization from OMB to make a change to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data collection. IPEDS is a web-based data collection system designed to collect basic data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions. The IPEDS data collection enables the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report on key dimensions of postsecondary education such as enrollments, degrees and other awards earned, tuition and fees, average net price, student financial aid, graduation rates, student outcomes, revenues and expenditures, faculty salaries, and staff employed. The IPEDS web-based data collection system was implemented in 2000-01. In 2022-23, IPEDS collected data from 5,983 Title IV postsecondary institutions in the United States and the other jurisdictions. All Title IV institutions are required to respond to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 [P.L. 102-325]). IPEDS allows other (non-Title IV) institutions to participate on a voluntary basis; approximately 200 non-Title IV institutions elect to respond each year. Institution closures and mergers have led to a decrease in the number of institutions in the IPEDS universe over the past few years. Due to these fluctuations, combined with the addition of new institutions, NCES uses rounded estimates for the number of institutions in the respondent burden calculations for the upcoming years (estimated 6,000 Title IV institutions plus 200 non-title IV institutions for a total of 6,200 institutions estimated to submit IPEDS data during the 2024-25 through 2026-27 IPEDS data collections). IPEDS data are available to the public through the College Navigator and IPEDS Use the Data websites. The current clearance covers the 2022-23 through 2024-25 collections and is due to expire on August 31, 2025. We are requesting to make changes to multiple survey components and other updates to the identification, cross-cutting terminology, and the glossary. The largest changes in this package are (1) the addition of a new Cost (CST) survey component, which combines components taken from the Student Financial Aid (SFA) and Institutional Characteristics (IC) components and combines them with added questions to determine how and make publicly available more information about how postsecondary institutions ask for information above and beyond the FAFSA; and (2) the planned elimination of the Academic Libraries (AL) survey beginning in the 2025-26 administration. As part of the 30D public comment period review, NCES has added an Appendix E, containing NCES responses to 60D public comments. Further, NCES requests that IPEDS data submitters and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Appendix D of this submission.

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Previous ICR	202201-2060-007

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Beverage Can Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WW) apply to each operation of the following surface coating lines in the Beverage Can Surface Coating industry: 1) exterior base; 2) over-varnished; and 3) inside spray. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WW.

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Previous ICR	202203-2060-012

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), for Phosphate Fertilizer Industry (40 CFR Part 60, Subparts T, U, V, W, and X) were proposed on October 22, 1974, promulgated on August 6, 1975, and amended on August 19, 2015 . These regulations apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that engage in the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers (wet-process phosphoric acid plants, super-phosphoric acid plants, diammonium phosphate plants, and triple superphosphate plants), and have a design capacity of more than 15 tons of equivalent phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5) feed per calendar day. These standards also apply to new and existing facilities that store granular triple superphosphate. These same standards establish fluoride emission limitations as a measure of phosphorus-bearing feed material at affected facilities. The affected facilities may include a combination of reactors, filters, evaporators, hot wells, acid sumps, cooling tanks, granulators, dryers, coolers, screens, mills, mixers, curing belts (dens), coolers, and facilities which store run-of-pile triple superphosphate, depending on the type of plant. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart T, U, V, W, and X. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

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Previous ICR	202309-3038-002

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The Commission has adopted Subpart H of Part 23 of its regulations (EBCS Rules) and Commission regulation 23.605, requiring swap dealers and major swap participants to follow specified procedures and provide specified disclosures in their dealings with counter-parties, to adopt and implement conflicts of interest procedures and disclosures, and to maintain specified records related to those requirements. In addition, the Commission recently finalized certain exceptions from the EBCS Rules for certain foreign swaps in § 23.23(e). To the extent a swap dealer or major swap participant avails itself of one or more of these exceptions, when effective, § 23.23(h)(1) imposes information collection requirements in lieu of such requirements in the EBCS Rules. The information collection obligations imposed by the regulations are essential to ensuring that swap dealers and major swap participants develop and maintain procedures and disclosures required by the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commission regulations. In its notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposal”), the Commission proposes to (1) amend certain business conduct standards for SDs and MSPs (together “Swap Entities”) in their dealings with counterparties contained in the EBCS Rules; and (2) amend the swap trading relationship documentation rule for Swap Entities in existing Commission regulation 23.504. These amendments would provide exceptions to compliance with such requirements when executing swaps that are: (1) intended by the parties to be cleared contemporaneously with execution; or (2) subject to prime broker arrangements that meet certain qualifying conditions. These proposed amendments, if adopted, are intended to supersede the Market Participants Division’s (“MPD”) no-action positions contained in CFTC Staff Letters 12-58, 13-11, 13-12, 19-06, and 23-01 (collectively, the “Covered Staff Letters”) and to make other adjustments to such rules in order to harmonize such requirements with those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to reduce administrative burdens on dually-registered entities.

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Previous ICR	202409-2060-001

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Gas Turbines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG) were promulgated on September 10, 1979; and last-amended on February 27, 2014. These regulations apply to both existing facilities and new facilities that have stationary gas turbines with a heat input at peak load equal or greater than 10.7 gigajoules per hour (based on the lower heating value of the fuel fired). There are no new facilities under this subpart, as any facility which commenced either construction, or modification, or reconstruction after February 18, 2005 is subject to the NSPS for Stationary Combustion Turbines (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKKK). This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

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Previous ICR	202205-0704-007

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Enterprises and individuals who need access to unclassified DOD-controlled militarily critical technical data must certify through this information collection (DD Form 2345) that the data will be protected from unauthorized access and maintained according to U.S. export control laws. This certification process is used to access or share unclassified DoD export-controlled technical data to bid on a DoD solicitation or execute a DoD contract, attend conferences where unclassified DoD export-controlled data is discussed or shared, and conduct scientific research and development on behalf of DoD where unclassified DoD export-controlled data is discussed or shared.

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Previous ICR	202412-7100-004

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This information collection comprises the following five reports: • Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies (FR Y-9C), • Parent Company Only Financial Statements for Large Holding Companies (FR Y-9LP), • Parent Company Only Financial Statements for Small Holding Companies (FR Y-9SP), • Financial Statements for Employee Stock Ownership Plan Holding Companies (FR Y-9ES), and • Supplement to the Consolidated Financial Statements for Holding Companies (FR Y-9CS). The Board requires bank holding companies (BHCs), most savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs), securities holding companies, and U.S. intermediate holding companies (IHCs) (collectively, HCs) to provide standardized financial statements through one or more of the FR Y-9 reports. The information collected on the FR Y-9 reports is necessary for the Board to identify emerging financial risks and monitor the safety and soundness of HC operations.

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Previous ICR	202202-0704-007

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The information collection requirement is necessary to comply with section 861 of Public Law 110–181 and DoD Instruction 3020.41, ‘‘Operational Contract Support’’ and other appropriate policy, Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations. The Department of Defense, the Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) require that Government contract companies enter their employee’s data into the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) System before contractors are deployed outside of the United States.

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Previous ICR	202208-1219-003

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A Continuous Personal Dust Monitors (CPDM) determines the concentration of respirable dust in coal mines. A CPDM must be designed and constructed for coal miners to wear and operate without impeding their ability to perform their work safely and effectively, and must be durable to perform reliably in normal working conditions of coal mines. Paperwork requirements imposed on applicants are related to the application process and CPDM testing procedures.

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Previous ICR	202201-2060-013

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N) were proposed on December 16, 1993, promulgated on January 25, 1995, and most-recently amended on November 19, 2020 (85 FR 73889)1. These regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

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Previous ICR	202212-1240-002

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OWCP administers the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA). A Peace Corps Volunteer who sustains an injury or contracts an illness overseas while in Peace Corps service may be entitled to benefits under the FECA. DOL authorizes the Peace Corps to furnish medical benefits to a volunteer, who is injured during the volunteer’s period of service, for a period of 120 days following termination if the service volunteer’s injury meets requirements.