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Previous ICR	202312-1240-003

Federal Register Notices

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OWCP must reimburse beneficiaries for travel expenses for covered medical treatment. In order to determine whether amounts requested as travel expenses are appropriate, OWCP must receive certain data elements, including the signature of the physician for medical expenses claimed under the BLBA. Form OWCP-957 is the standard format for the collection of these data elements. The regulations implementing these three statutes allow for the collection of information needed to enable OWCP to determine if reimbursement requests for travel expenses should be paid.

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Previous ICR	202509-3041-001

Federal Register Notices

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Section 14(a)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C.2063(a)(2)requires manufacturers and private labelers of any children's product that is subject to a children's product safety rule to submit samples of the product, or samples that are identical in all material to the product to a third party conformity assessment body accredited by the CPSC to be tested for compliance with such children's product safety rule.

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Previous ICR	202205-3235-033

Federal Register Notices

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Subject to OMB approval, the Commission intends to consolidate this information collection into revised OMB Control No. 3235-0083 and ultimately discontinue this control number. Rule 15Ba2-5 (17 CFR 240.15Ba2-5) permits a duly appointed (or duly qualified) fiduciary to assume immediate responsibility for the operation of a registered municipal securities dealer’s business. Without the rule, the fiduciary would not be able to assume operation until it registered as a municipal securities dealer. Under the rule, the registration of a municipal securities dealer is deemed to be the registration of any executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, assignee for the benefit of creditors, receiver, trustee in insolvency or bankruptcy, or other fiduciary, appointed or qualified by order, judgment, or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction to continue the business of such municipal securities dealer, provided that such fiduciary files with the Commission, within 30 days after entering upon the performance of his duties, a statement setting forth as to such fiduciary substantially the same information required by Form MSD or Form BD (“Rule 15Ba2-5 Statement”). The Commission uses the information obtained from Rule 15Ba2-5 Statements to, among other things, determine whether the fiduciary meets the standards for registration set forth in the Exchange Act.

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Previous ICR	202203-3235-005

Federal Register Notices

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Rules 300 to 304 of Regulation Crowdfunding serve to provide a framework for the regulation of funding portals and brokers that issuers are required to use as intermediaries in the offer and sale of securities in reliance on Section 4(a)(6).

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Previous ICR	202205-3235-001

Federal Register Notices

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Rule 6h-1 (17 CFR 240.6h-1) requires respondents, who are national securities exchanges and national securities associations that trade security futures products, to: (1) require cash-settled security futures products to settle based on an opening price rather than a closing price and (2) require the exchange or association to halt trading in a security futures product for as long as trading in the underlying security, or trading in 50% of the underlying securities, is halted on the listing market. The information collection requires respondents to incur a one-time reporting burden to file its listing standards for security futures products with the Commission. The Commission uses the information to request public comment on the listing standards.

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Previous ICR	202207-3235-001

Federal Register Notices

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Rule 0-4 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17 CFR 275.0-4) provides general instructions for filing an application seeking exemptive relief with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The purpose of Rule 0-4 is to provide SEC staff with the necessary information to assess whether granting an order of exemption is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and consistent with the protection of investors and the intended purposes of the Advisers Act. The Rule 0-4 information collection is a reporting requirement to the SEC, and the respondents are registered investment advisers, affiliated persons of registered investment advisers, and entities seeking to avoid investment adviser status, among others.

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The Recompete Pilot Program awarded $184M on August 5, 2024. Information is being collected to assess whether it met its stated aims. In Phase 2 of the two-phase competition, EDA selected six “Recompete Awardees” to receive implementation funding which ranged from $20 million – $40 million per community. The information collection proposed for the six Phase 2 Awardees is to ensure Recompete investments are evidence-based, data-driven, and accountable to participants and the public. The six Recompete Awardees will submit identified program metrics and qualitative information to help assess specific program objectives. A recurring questionnaire will be sent to each Recompete coalition lead every six months for a total of five years to gather relevant data from each of the six Recompete Awardees, resulting in community impact evaluation, resources, and tools for place-based economic development decision makers. The six Recompete Awardees will provide information on the following areas related to Recompete objectives: 1) Employment among prime-age individuals who interact with Recompete programming. 2) Economic distress in Recompete service areas. 3) Effectiveness of workforce development programming. 4) Effectiveness of entrepreneurship and small business supports. 5) Local economic development capacity.

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Previous ICR	202512-0970-001

Federal Register Notices

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This information collection request (ICR) is for data collection under the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Generic Program-Specific Performance Progress Report (PPR) (0970-0490). This overarching generic has allowed ACF program offices to collect performance and progress data from recipients who receive funding from ACF under a discretionary award. This information is required under 45 CFR 75.342, monitoring and reporting program performance; 45 CFR 75.301, performance measurement; and the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111-352, Sec 12).

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Previous ICR	202312-0930-001

Federal Register Notices

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The collection of this information is critical to successfully oversee operational response and quality of service through the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline to ensure connections to care for individuals in suicidal crisis or emotional distress contacting in for 988 phone, chat and text support for connecting local, state/territory and national outcomes and monitoring contractual obligations for current and future 988 grant programs. Much of this information is already embedded in the current 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline network administrator grants, the 988 state and territory grant program, or the 988 Tribal Response grant program.

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Previous ICR	202112-1651-003

Federal Register Notices

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CBP Forms 3461 and 3461 Alternate are used by importers to provide CBP with the necessary information in order to examine and release imported cargo. ACE Entry filers may use the ACE Cargo Release (formerly called Simplified Entry) is a program in which importers or brokers may file Simplified Entry data in lieu of filing Form 3461.

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Previous ICR	202411-0910-008

Federal Register Notices

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FDA is requesting to include abbreviated new animal drug application information collection activity into the collection for efficiency of agency operations and because activities are conducted under related statutory authorities.

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Previous ICR	202506-0960-005

Federal Register Notices

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As per the requirements of E.O. 14058, respondents may use the secure upload portal, eSignature/Upload Documents, to submit documents and webforms to SSA. As of the March 2024 national rollout, eSignature/Upload Documents contains 71 forms and allows for the electronic submission of 79 evidence types. The current process either requires an SSA technician to request forms and evidence from a customer, then send an email or text to the customer with a link to upload these documents, or allows for customer-initiated requests submitted using both static and dynamic webforms. eSignature/Upload Documents serves individuals including Title II, Title XVI, and Title XVIII beneficiaries, as well as individuals who do not currently receive any benefits from SSA. eSignature/Upload Documents is limited to first-party individuals, and does not currently allow third parties, including representative payees, to submit documents on behalf of others. Technicians contact the respondent, via email, telephone, or face-to-face interview with SSA, for a business matter (e.g., filing a claim, performing a redetermination, or updating their personal information). During the interaction, the SSA technician requests additional information and offers the opportunity to provide the information electronically via the eSignature/Upload Documents portal. The technician then sends a one-time email or text message containing a link to eSignature/Upload Documents with access instructions. Customers who request a text message as their preferred communication method must first provide consent to text messaging. The electronic submission process is only available within 30 days from the date of the email or text. If the respondents do not submit the documents within 10 days, they receive an email or text reminder to complete their submission. To fulfill an eSignature/Upload Documents request, the system guides the respondent through one of three options: 1. Download, complete, save and then upload a PDF, or upload an evidence document, by dragging or browsing from their device and uploading the document to the eSignature/Upload Documents system; 2. Complete and submit a static webform with or without additional uploaded document(s); 3. Complete and submit a dynamic webform with or without additional uploaded document(s). Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the internet to conduct business with SSA. SSA also allows for the submission of certain forms signed using a commercial signature product, through Commercial Product Alternative Signature (CPAS). Some of these forms also have electronic means for submission. Under the CPAS process, individuals who use a commercial signature product to submit signed forms will ensure that the product is capable of generating an audit trail maintaining the following information in a digital certificate: (1) confirmation that the document was signed using a commercial product; (2) signature details (i.e., name of person who signed the document, date/time document was signed); (3) email and IP address associated with each signature; (4) whether the document was changed after signature; and (5) an identifier that connects the audit trail to the signed document to which it applies We are submitting a non-substantive change to allow for Individual representative payees to submit forms and documents through eSignature/Upload Documents as an alternate modality to Electronic Records Express (0960-0767).

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Previous ICR	202208-0720-001

Federal Register Notices

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The information collection requirement is necessary to ensure that applicants for TRICARE-Provider Status meet the conditions for authorization as a TRICARE Corporate Services Provider. The collected information will be used by TRICARE contractors to process claims and verify authorization status.

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Previous ICR	202208-0720-002

Federal Register Notices

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The information collection requirement is necessary to provide and document medical care; determine eligibility for benefits and entitlements; adjudicate claims; determine whether a third party is responsible for the cost of MHS provided healthcare and recover that cost; and evaluate fitness for duty and medical concerns which may have resulted from an occupational or environmental hazard. Obtaining this information is essential for DoD providing medical care and recovering costs.

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Previous ICR	202203-0720-001

Federal Register Notices

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Hospitals subject to the TRICARE DRG-based payment system who wish to be reimbursed for Allowed Capital and Direct Medical Education costs (as outlined in the TRICARE Reimbursement Manual) must submit a request for reimbursement to the appropriate TRICARE/CHAMPUS authorized contractors of Managed Care Support Contracts.

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Previous ICR	202406-3137-004

Federal Register Notices

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In this clearance submission (3137-0094), IMLS requests a renewal clearance for the 2025-2027 IMLS National Leadership Grants for Museums and IMLS Museums for America Program Notices of Funding Opportunity under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection in this package consists of two Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with instructions necessary to apply for IMLS support as part of the agency’s grant programs. In this clearance submission (3137-0094) and justification, IMLS is requesting approval of non-substantive changes to a previously approved clearance for the FY2026 NOFOs for Museums for America and National Leadership Grants for Museums, two discretionary grant programs that support the Nation’s museums. The current OMB approval expiration date is 8/31/2027.

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Previous ICR	202411-3137-003

Federal Register Notices

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requests renewal of the clearance for the IMLS Native Hawaiian Library Services Notice of Funding Opportunity under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection in this package consists of one Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with instructions necessary to apply for IMLS support as part of the agency’s grant programs. In this clearance submission (3137-0102) and justification, IMLS is requesting approval of non-substantive changes to a previously approved clearance for the FY2026 NOFO for Native Hawaiian Library Services Grants, a discretionary grant program that serves Native Hawaiian communities.

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Previous ICR	202405-3137-003

Federal Register Notices

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requests a renewal clearance for the 2025-2027 IMLS National Leadership Grants for Libraries and Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Notices of Funding Opportunity under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection in this package consists of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) with instructions necessary to apply for IMLS support as part of the agency’s grant programs. The National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG-L) support projects that address significant challenges and opportunities facing the library and archives fields and that have the potential to advance theory and practice. Successful proposals generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that will be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment. The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports developing a diverse workforce of librarians to better meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public by enhancing the training and professional development of librarians, developing faculty and library leaders, and recruiting and educating the next generation of librarians. In this clearance submission (3137-0091) and justification, IMLS is requesting approval of non-substantive changes to a previously approved clearance for the FY2026 NOFOs for National Leadership Grants for Libraries and the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program, two discretionary grant programs that support the Nation’s libraries. The current OMB approval expiration date is 7/31/2027.

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Previous ICR	202504-1220-002

Federal Register Notices

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The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) is the Nation’s only federally administered, continuous survey on time use in the United States. It measures, for example, time spent with children, working, providing eldercare, sleeping or doing leisure activities. In the United States, several existing Federal surveys collect income and wage data for individuals and families, and analysts often use such measures of material prosperity as proxies for quality of life. Time-use data substantially augment these quality-of-life measures. The data also can be used in conjunction with wage data to evaluate the contribution of non-market work to national economies. This enables comparisons of production between nations that have different mixes of market and non-market activities. The ATUS supports the mission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics by providing data on when, where, and how much employed Americans work. Individuals aged 15 and up are selected from a nationally representative sample of households each month for the ATUS.

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The SCORE™ Well-Being and Engagement Survey (Safety, Communication, Operational Risk, Resiliency/Burnout, and Engagement) is a validated, evidence-based, and outcomes-predictive assessment tool for culture and engagement. With SCORE™ the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Defense Health Network National Capital Region (DHN NCR) can measure, analyze, and respond to current culture, system, and engagement indicators to get a clear picture of our organizational dynamics down to the local level.

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Previous ICR	202207-0720-001

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DoD is extending information collections requirements under current OMB Control Number 0720-0032. Pharmaceutical manufacturers will base refund calculation on difference between average non-Federal price of drug sold by pharmaceutical manufacturer to wholesalers, represented by most recent annual non-Federal average manufacturing prices (non-FAMP) and corresponding Federal Ceiling Price (FCP) or, at discretion of pharmaceutical manufacturer, difference between FCP and direct commercial contract sales price attributable to applicable National Drug Code.

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Previous ICR	202008-0960-012

Federal Register Notices

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SSA uses the SSA-783 to collect information regarding a child's current sources of support when determining the child's entitlement to Social Security benefits. We request this information from adults acting on behalf of the child claimants who can provide SSA with any sources of support or substantial contributions for the child. These adults inform the claims representative as part of the initial benefits process. If the individual capable of providing the information does not accompany the child claimant, we mail the SSA-783 to the individual for completion, or if the person has access to a computer, we will refer them to SSA's website. The respondents are individuals providing information about a child's sources of support. We are making non-substantive changes for clarity and to correct typographical errors.

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Previous ICR	202210-0915-004

Federal Register Notices

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The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, was established by Section 5508 of Public Law 111–148. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) provided continued funding for the THCGME Program. The THCGME Program awards payment for both direct and indirect expenses to support training for primary care residents in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. The THCGME Program Eligible Resident/Fellow Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) Chart, published in the THCGME Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), is a means for determining the number of eligible resident/fellow FTE’s in an applicant’s primary care residency program. The FTE Chart revisions will now collect the number of resident/fellow FTEs from previous academic years and will further clarify the number of resident/fellow FTEs positions requested with the NOFO application.

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Previous ICR	202503-2900-010

Federal Register Notices

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Whether seeking a loan, Social Security benefits, veterans benefits, or other services provided by the Federal Government, individuals and businesses expect Government customer services to be efficient and intuitive, just like services from leading private-sector organizations. Yet the 2016 American Consumer Satisfaction Index and the 2017 Forrester Federal Customer Experience Index show that, on average, Government services lag nine percentage points behind the private sector. A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. To support this, OMB Circular A-11 Section 280 established government-wide standards for mature customer experience organizations in government and measurement. To enable Federal programs to deliver the experience taxpayers deserve, they must undertake three general categories of activities: conduct ongoing customer research, gather and share customer feedback, and test services and digital products. These data collection efforts may be either qualitative or quantitative in nature or may consist of mixed methods. Additionally, data may be collected via a variety of means, including but not limited to electronic or social media, direct or indirect observation (i.e., in person, video and audio collections), interviews, questionnaires, surveys, and focus groups. Veterans Experience Office will limit its inquiries to data collections that solicit strictly voluntary opinions or responses. Steps will be taken to ensure anonymity of respondents in each activity covered by this request. The results of the data collected will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will include the creation of personas, customer journey maps, and reports and summaries of customer feedback data and user insights.

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Previous ICR	202201-0720-001

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The TRICARE Select Survey of Civilian Providers (TSS-P) is an annual survey designed to gather data on providers (physicians including primary care physicians, specialist, and mental health providers and non-physician behavioral health providers) to assess the extent to which they are aware of the overall TRICARE program, accept new TRICARE patients specifically, the extent to which these providers accept Medicare patients, and reasons if they are not.