Change Requests
What is an ICR?
An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.
When are they submitted?
Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection,
supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.
The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after
which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.
Where to find an ICR?
ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.
Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and July 19, 2025.
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| 202509-0720-001 | Statement of Personal Injury: Possible Third Party Liability | DOD/DODOASHA | 2025-11-20 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Statement of Personal Injury: Possible Third Party Liability
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Abstract
This information is completed by TRICARE beneficiaries suffering from personal injuries and receiving medical care at Government expense. This information is necessary in the assertion of the Government's right to recover under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act. The data is used in the evaluation and processing of these claims. |
- | 0720-0003 | ||
| 202508-2900-011 | Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances (VA Form 21-8951-2) | VA | 2025-11-20 | 2026-01-12 | Approved with change | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Notice of Waiver of VA Compensation or Pension to Receive Military Pay and Allowances (VA Form 21-8951-2)
Key Information
Abstract
VA Form 21-8951-2 is used by reservists/guardsmen filing a waiver of VA disability benefits to receive active or inactive duty training pay or to notify VA to resume benefits as his/her active service has completed. Without this information, the reduction in overpayments and/or erroneous payments associated with receipt of VA disability compensation or pension could cause hardship on behalf of the claimant. |
- | 2900-0463 | ||
| 202508-2900-007 | Clause 852.237–73, Crime Control Act—Requirement for Background Checks | VA | 2025-11-21 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Clause 852.237–73, Crime Control Act—Requirement for Background Checks
Key Information
Abstract
This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks renewal without changes of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved No.2900-0863, VAAR clause 852.237–73, Crime Control Act—Requirement for Background Checks. Under the Crime Control Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. 20351), each agency of the Federal Government, and every facility operated by the Federal Government, or operated under contract with the Federal Government, that hires, or contracts for hire, individuals involved with the provision to children under the age of 18 of childcare services shall assure that all existing and newly hired employees undergo a criminal history background check. VAAR clause 852.237–73, Crime Control Act—Requirement for Background Checks, is required in all solicitations, contracts, and orders that involve providing childcare services to children under the age of 18, including social services, health and mental health care, child- (day) care, education (whether or not directly involved in teaching), and rehabilitative programs covered under the statute. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments this collection of information was published at 90 FR 44905, September 17, 2025. |
- | 2900-0863 | ||
| 202508-2900-006 | VA Acquisition Regulation Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards | VA | 2025-11-21 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
VA Acquisition Regulation Clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards
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This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission seeks an extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval No. 2900-0586 for collection of information for both commercial and non-commercial item, service, and construction solicitations and contracts using VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards, as prescribed in CFR Title 48, Federal Acquisition Regulations System, VAAR 811.204-70, Contract clause. VAAR clause 852.211-72, Technical Industry Standards, requires that items offered for sale to VA under the solicitation conform to certain technical industry standards, such as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications, and that the contractor furnish evidence to VA that the items meet that requirement. The evidence is normally in the form of a tag or seal affixed to the item, such as a label on beef product. In most cases, this requires no additional effort on the part of the contractor, as the items come from the factory with the tags already in place, as part of the manufacturer's standard manufacturing operation. Occasionally, for items not already meeting standards or for items not previously tested, a contractor will have to furnish a certificate from an acceptable laboratory certifying that the items furnished have been tested in accordance with, and conform to, the specified standards. Only firms whose products have not previously been tested to ensure the products meet the industry standards required under the solicitation and contract will be required to submit a separate certificate. The information will be used to ensure that the items being purchased meet minimum safety standards and to protect VA beneficiaries and VA employees. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments this collection of information was published at 90 FR 44904, September 17, 2025. |
- | 2900-0586 | ||
| 202508-2900-005 | VAAR Construction Provisions and Clauses | VA | 2025-11-20 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
VAAR Construction Provisions and Clauses
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Abstract
This PRA submission seeks renewal without changes of OMB approval No. 2900-0422 for five collections of information for the Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) clauses, as follows: • Clause 852.232-70, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (without NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors, without NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be performed under the contract. • Clause 852.232-71, Payment Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (including NAS-CPM), requires construction contractors, including NAS-CPM, to submit a schedule of costs for work to be performed under the contract. • Clause 852.236-72, Performance of Work by the Contractor, , requires contractors awarded a construction contract containing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor, to submit a statement designating the branch or branches of contract work to be performed by the contractor’s own forces. • Clause 852.236-80, Subcontracts and Work Coordination, requires construction contractors, on contracts involving complex mechanical-electrical work, to furnish coordination drawings showing the manner in which utility lines will fit into available space and relate to each other and to the existing building elements. • Clause 852.243-70, Construction Contract Changes-Supplement, requires contractors to submit cost proposals for changes ordered by the contracting officer or for changes proposed by the contractor. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments this collection of information was published at 90 FR 44907, September 17, 2025. |
- | 2900-0422 | ||
| 202508-2900-003 | Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ) | VA | 2025-11-19 | 2026-01-12 | Approved with change | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Disability Compensation and Related Compensation Benefits (VA Form 21-526EZ)
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VA Form 21-526EZ is used to collect the information needed to process a claim for disability compensation and/or related compensation benefits. The form has evolved over time into a standard claim form to be used for any benefit associated with disability compensation; to include new or initial claims and claims for increase. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible. |
- | 2900-0747 | ||
| 202508-2126-007 | Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations | DOT/FMCSA | 2025-09-15 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations
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Authorizing Statutes
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This request is for renewal of a currently approved ICR, OMB Control No. 2126-0001. The total average burden hour estimate for this ICR increased from the currently approved 50.37 million to 53.40 million hours, an increase of approximately 3.03 million burden hours. This increase is due to the increase in driver population as well as projected industry growth for drivers from 2023 through 2033. The Hours of Service (HOS) rules apply to both property and passenger motor carriers. The HOS rules set limits on the on-duty time and driving time of CMV drivers, and mandate the amount and frequency of the time off-duty that such drivers must receive. Two types of information are collected under this IC: (1) drivers’ daily record of duty status (RODS) (electronic records or, in some cases, paper logbooks), and (2) supporting documents, such as fuel and toll receipts, that may be used by motor carriers to verify the accuracy of the RODS and to document expense deductions taken in the determination of taxable income. The information is collected on an annual basis. The purpose of the collection of the RODS and supporting documents of the HOS rules is to provide the Agency with its most effective tool in combating driver fatigue. Enforcement officials at roadside employ the RODS and supporting documents to determine the amount of time a driver has spent off duty prior to the driver’s current duty day. They also determine the amount of time the driver has been on duty that duty day, and the amount of time the driver has been behind the wheel driving during the duty day. Enforcement officials examine the RODS for seven of the immediately preceding days to determine compliance with the HOS rules. The RODS are an invaluable tool used to detect inaccurate and falsified logs that facilitates removing fatigued, unsafe drivers off the road. Enforcement officials employ the RODS and supporting documents retained by the motor carrier when conducting on-site investigative reviews of motor carriers. The safety assessments that result from such reviews are public information, and many shippers routinely examine the assessments, as well as crash and regulatory compliance records, when selecting a motor carrier. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) requires States, as a condition of receiving grant funding, to adopt and enforce State CMV safety laws and regulations that are compatible with the FMCSRs and these include the HOS rules. States embrace the Federal enforcement scheme for regulating safety in the operation of CMVs, and work closely with Federal investigators in enforcing the HOS rules. Motor carriers also help FMCSA detect fatigued drivers. It is in their interest to be proactive in detecting inaccuracy or falsification of RODS by their CMV drivers to avoid the penalties resulting from such infractions. Replacing paper RODS with electronic RODS enhances the accuracy and minimizes the falsification of RODS. Motor carriers will continue to examine the supporting documents, such as fuel receipts, toll receipts, bills of lading, repair invoices, and compare them to the entries on the RODS. Comparing supporting documents to the RODS helps the motor carrier verify the accuracy of the HOS reported by their CMV drivers. Motor carrier use of the RODS and driver-supplied supporting documents enhances driver adherence to the HOS rules, keeps fatigued drivers off the road, and helps FMCSA protect the public. This ICR supports the Department of Transportation’s Strategic Goal of Safety because the information helps the Agency improve the safety of drivers operating CMVs on our Nation’s highways. |
- | 2126-0001 | ||
| 202507-1651-003 | Lien Notice | DHS/USCBP | 2025-11-26 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Lien Notice
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The Lien Notice enables the carriers, cartman, and similar businesses to notify Customs that a lien exists against an individual/business for non-payment of freight charges, etc., so that Customs and Border Protection will not permit delivery of the merchandise from public stores or from a bonded warehouse until the line is discharged. |
- | 1651-0012 | ||
| 202506-0704-004 | Software Resource Data Reports (SRDR) | DOD/DODDEP | 2025-11-26 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Software Resource Data Reports (SRDR)
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This information collection is required by Title 10 Section 2334(g) to ensure quality acquisition cost data are collected to facilitate cost estimation and comparison across acquisition programs. Further guidance is provided in DoD Instruction 5000.73, Cost Analysis Guidance and Procedures, October 10, 2024, and DoDM 5000.04, Cost and Software Data Reporting Manual, dated May 7, 2021 which can be found at page 5. The intent of this information collection is to capture software resource and effort data which are significant either for a current program or when a similar level of effort may be required for a future program. Respondents are any weapons system contractor or government entity with contracts, subcontracts, or agreements who are required to provide Cost and Software Data Reports (CSDRs). |
- | 0704-0636 | ||
| 202505-2900-005 | Suicide Prevention 2.0 Program - Community Opinion Survey | VA | 2025-09-17 | 2026-01-12 | Approved with change | Active | Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Suicide Prevention 2.0 Program - Community Opinion Survey
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Abstract
Legal authority for this data collection is found under 38 USC, Part I, Chapter 5, Section 527 that authorizes the collection of data that will allow measurement and evaluation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Programs, the goal of which is improved health care for Veterans. In addition, this data collection is necessary in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the large public investment in suicide prevention for Veterans. VA is collecting this information in order to accomplish three aims: 1) collect baseline data on the knowledge and attitudes of adult US citizens living in specified communities about Veterans, Veteran suicide, and resources available to Veterans to reduce suicide, prior to the implementation of suicide prevention programs; 2) collect follow-up data in the same communities to assess whether those knowledge and attitudes have changed over time; and 3) determine whether the programs and policies implemented by a community resulted in positive change in knowledge and attitudes. Under the previous PRA clearance, VA collected survey information from respondents among 22 states to derive “Time 1” data. Under the next PRA clearance, VA will complete the survey administration for comparative “Time 2” data in those 22 states. In addition, VA will expand the administration of the COS to collect “Time 1” and “Time 2” data from respondents in the remaining 33 GC states and territories. The data will be utilized by the Office of Suicide Prevention in VA Central Office to measure the return on investment of significant resources that have been invested to support communities in their efforts to reduce Veteran suicide. |
- | 2900-0911 | ||
| 202411-0702-001 | Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) | DOD/DOA | 2024-11-25 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS)
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The information processed by DoD ABIS (biometric, biographic, behavioral, and contextual data) is collected by DoD military personnel worldwide using hand-held biometric collection devices across the full range of military operations for DoD warfighting, intelligence, law enforcement, security, force protection, base access, homeland defense, counterterrorism, business enterprise purposes, and also in information environment mission areas. |
- | 0702-0127 | ||
| 202504-0960-004 | Work Activity Report (Self-Employment) | SSA | 2026-01-08 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Work Activity Report (Self-Employment)
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Abstract
SSA uses Form SSA-820-BK to determine initial or continuing eligibility for (1) Title II Social Security disability payments, or (2) Title XVI Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. Under Titles II and XVI of the Act, recipients receive disability and SSI payments based on their inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) due to a physical or mental condition. Therefore, when the recipients resume work, they must report their work so SSA can evaluate and determine by law whether they continue to meet the disability requirements. SSA uses Form SSA-820-BK to obtain information on self-employment activities of Social Security Title II and XVI disability applicants and recipients. We use the data we obtain to evaluate disability claims, and to help us determine if the claimant meets current disability provisions under Titles II and XVI. Since applicants for disability or SSI payments must prove an inability to perform any kind of SGA generally available in the national economy for which we expect them to qualify based on age, education, and work experience, any work an applicant performed until, or subsequent to, the date the disability allegedly began, affects our disability determination. The respondents are applicants and claimants for Social Security disability payments or SSI payments. We are submitting a non-substantive Change Request to make minor revisions to streamline the form, enhance the clarity for the form, and better explain to the respondents the need for the information. We are making these revisions due to feedback from subject matter experts and from public comments on this form. |
- | 0960-0598 | ||
| 202507-0581-001 | Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting | USDA/AMS | 2025-07-29 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Dairy Products Mandatory Sales Reporting
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This information collection is to collect weekly sales information of dairy products such as cheddar cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and dry whey. The sales information reported are used by USDA to calculate minimum prices for raw milk marketed through the Federal milk marketing order system. This collection will require manufacturers to submit information only by electronic means specified by AMS. |
- | 0581-0274 | ||
| 202512-3060-009 | Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System | FCC | 2025-12-22 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Election Whether to Participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert System
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Authorizing Statutes
Abstract
The Commission is requesting approval of non-substantive changes associated with multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in collection OMB Control No. 3060-1113. OMB previously approved FCC rules that require commercial mobile service providers participating in WEA to support the pre-installation and display of templates of common alert messages on WEA-capable devices in the 13 most commonly spoken languages, as well as English and American Sign Language (ASL). On January 8, 2025, the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau adopted a Report and Order that further implemented these requirements by identifying the specific templates that these CMS providers must implement, requiring the written templates to be fillable with specific information provided by alert originators, and requiring non-English templates displayed on WEA-capable devices to be followed by the display of corresponding English fillable templates. This collection will (a) provide Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) in the 13 most spoken languages other than English in the U.S.; (b) renew CMS providers' election regarding whether or not to participate in WEA: (c) require that WEA messages include location-aware maps; and (d) establish an FCC-maintained WEA database of participating providers and the areas they serve. |
- | 3060-1113 | ||
| 202504-2126-001 | Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Protection | DOT/FMCSA | 2025-06-25 | 2026-01-12 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Protection
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Abstract
This is an ICR renewal. The collections in this ICR are mandatory and consists mostly of recordkeeping and disclosure, where a motor carrier provides information when a consumer requests that a mover provide an estimate and when a consumer decides to have a particular mover transport household goods. Certain information will be transferred to the consumer for the consumer to educate himself/herself of his/her rights and responsibilities in commercial transactions with the mover. FMCSA has the authority to regulate the operations of the household goods industry. Under 49 U.S.C. § 14104(a)(1), paperwork required of household goods motor carriers must be minimized to the maximum extent feasible, consistent with the protection of individual shippers. This ICR includes the information collection requirements contained in 49 CFR part 375, Transportation of Household Goods in Interstate Commerce; Consumer Protection Regulations. FMCSA will use the information provided by the shippers, when necessary, while conducting reviews, audits and investigations of carriers to determine if a carrier/mover is in compliance with the Federal requirements. If this collected information were not available, FMCSA would have no means of independently verifying compliance. The collected information will assist consumers in their commercial dealings with interstate motor carriers by enabling them to receive consumer protection materials electronically. FMCSA will use the information provided by the shippers, when necessary, while conducting reviews, audits and investigations of carriers to determine if a carrier/mover is in compliance with the Federal requirements. If this collected information were not available, FMCSA will have no means of independently verifying compliance. The frequency of the collection varies and is based on the number of moves and requests made, based on shippers needs, and is not a factor FMCSA or the carrier can control. The information is not collected more frequently than quarterly since the data is required only when services are requested by the consumer. This is to help the consumer understand each part of the commercial transaction and determine whether they are being defrauded or deceived by a mover. This supporting statement divides the burden into five collections roughly corresponding to the subsections in the HHG regulations in which the specific paperwork and record keeping requirements for HHG movers appear: • IC-1: Required Information for Prospective Individual Shippers • IC-2: Estimating Charges • IC-3: Pick Up of Shipments of Household Goods • IC-4: Transportation of Shipments • IC-5: Consumer Complaints |
- | 2126-0025 | ||
| 202511-1651-001 | Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security Filing | DHS/USCBP | 2025-11-26 | 2026-01-12 | Approved with change | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security Filing
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Abstract
Cargo Manifest/Declaration, Stow Plan, Container Status Messages and Importer Security Filing is essential to CBP for the control of cargo and for pre-arrival targeting of shipments for enforcement examination purposes.Emergency Justfication:This ICR is being submitted in tandem with the IFR publication, the ACAS IFR published was determined to be an emergency submission. OMB desk officer determined an memo was not needed. |
- | 1651-0001 | ||
| 202509-0596-002 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration (CFDA 10.725) Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance (WPIA) | USDA/FS | 2025-09-11 | 2026-01-09 | Approved without change | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Financial Assistance to Facilities that Purchase and Process Byproducts for Ecosystem Restoration (CFDA 10.725) Wood Products Infrastructure Assistance (WPIA)
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Abstract
The grants and agreements awarded under this announcement will support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), 2021. Section 40804(b)3 directs the USDA Forest Service Forest Service to provide financial assistance to an entity seeking to establish, reopen, expand, or improve a sawmill or other wood processing facility in close proximity to a unit of federal or Indian land that has been identified as high or very high priority for ecological restoration. Eligible applicants are for-profit entities; state, local governments; Indian Tribes; school districts; community, not-for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; and special purpose districts (e.g., public utilities districts, fire districts, conservation districts, and ports). |
- | 0596-0254 | ||
| 202502-0648-006 | Northeast Multispecies Reporting Requirements | DOC/NOAA | 2025-12-09 | 2026-01-09 | Comment filed on proposed rule and continue | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Northeast Multispecies Reporting Requirements
Key Information
Abstract
This is a request for a rule-related (0648-BN23) revision and extension of the OMB Control No. 0648-0605. This revision request makes the following changes: • Removal of weekly annual catch entitlement (ACE) reporting requirements for sectors (50 CFR 648.87(b)(1)(v)(B)); • Removal of the option to increase the frequency of ACE reporting requirements for sectors when the balance of remaining ACE is low, as specified in the sector operations plan and approved by NMFS (50 CFR 648.87(b)(1)(v)(B)); • Removal of the requirement for sectors to include in their operations plan a list of all Federal and state permits held by persons participating in the sector, including an indication for each permit whether it is enrolled and will actively fish in a sector, or will be subject to the provisions of the common pool (50 CFR 648.87(b)(2)(ii)). These collections are necessary to carry out the requirements of the groundfish fishery as specified by the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Removal of the above requirements is intended to reduce the administrative burden on sectors, without negatively affecting the availability of information for analyzing the impacts of sectors, monitoring against the objectives of the FMP, or evaluating current management programs and future management proposals. |
- | 0648-0605 | ||
| 202504-0572-002 | 7 CFR 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants | USDA/RUS | 2025-12-16 | 2026-01-09 | Approved without change | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
7 CFR 1778, Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grants
Key Information
Abstract
Respondents providing information covered by this information collection package are applicants or recipients of the Emergency and Imminent Community Water Assistance Grant program. Grants assist the rural communities in obtaining or maintaining adequate quantities of water that meet the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act. |
- | 0572-0110 | ||
| 202504-0648-001 | Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) | DOC/NOAA | 2025-11-14 | 2026-01-09 | Comment filed on proposed rule and continue | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
Key Information
Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection. This information collection is revised due to the associated rule (RIN 0648-BL49) that changes the time limit for recording a management program in the catcher/processor electronic logbook (eLog). NMFS proposes regulations to revise and standardize the time limit for assigning a management program to each haul for trawl catcher/processors (C/Ps) participating in the groundfish fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management areas. This rule is necessary to improve consistency for when trawl C/Ps are required to assign a specific management program to a haul and would allow additional time for vessel operators participating in Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program and non-CDQ fisheries on the same trip to determine which management program to assign to a haul. This revision does not change the respondents, responses, burden hours, or costs for the catcher/processor eLog because the directly regulated entities already complete this logbook, and the current burden estimate allows for differences in the time and cost needed to complete and submit the logbook. |
- | 0648-0515 | ||
| 202505-1218-005 | Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks) (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4)) | DOL/OSHA | 2025-12-08 | 2026-01-09 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks) (29 CFR 1910.126(g)(4))
Key Information
Abstract
This standard applies to dipping and coating operations conducted by employers involved in procedures that prevent injury and death among workers exposed to hazards associated with such support operations. The information collection requirement contained in the standard is to ensure that workers are aware of the safe distance to be when electrostatic paint detearing equipment is being used. |
- | 1218-0237 | ||
| 202506-0648-004 | Deep Seabed Mining Regulations | DOC/NOAA | 2025-07-08 | 2026-01-09 | Comment filed on proposed rule and continue | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Deep Seabed Mining Regulations
Key Information
Abstract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Ocean Service (NOS) requests extension and revision of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA). This collection is being revised pursuant to a proposed rule (RIN 0648-BN96) which would, if finalized, revise the DSHMRA regulations for exploration license and commercial recovery permits to add a new, alternative procedure whereby interested and qualified U.S. citizens may submit a consolidated application to concurrently apply for a license and permit under DSHMRA. Further, the information collection is being revised due to the likely future need to begin collecting permit applications, as well as annual reports related to permit compliance. This information collection is for the purpose of the receipt and maintenance of exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits required by the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA) (30 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1473). NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR Part 970 (exploration licenses) and 15 CFR Part 971 (commercial recovery permits) govern the issuance and maintenance of DSHMRA licenses and permits. The NOAA Administrator approves or denies DSHMRA licenses and permits. The NOAA Administrator has delegated to the NOS Assistant Administrator and the NOS’ Office for Coastal Management responsibility for processing DSHMRA licenses and permits for the NOAA Administrator’s consideration and decisions. License and permit applicants must submit information to ensure that the applicant meets the DSHMRA licensing and permitting standards. Licensees and permittees are required to conduct monitoring and make reports, including annual reports regarding the licensee’s or permittee’s conformance to the schedule of activities and expenditures contained in the license or permit, and may request revisions, transfers, or extensions of licenses and permits. Information required for the issuance, revision, transfer, and extension of licenses and permits ensures that the Administrator is able to make determinations on the findings set forth in 30 U.S.C. 1413(c) and 30 U.S.C. 1415(a) and the factors set forth in the DSHMRA regulations. These findings and factors include that license and permit applicants have identified areas of interest for deep seabed hard mineral exploration and production; developed plans for those activities; have the financial resources available to conduct proposed activities; and have considered the effects of the activities on the natural and human environment. This information is used to determine whether licenses and permits should be issued, revised, transferred, or extended. Exploration licenses and commercial recovery permits under DSHMRA are only for activities by U.S. citizens in waters beyond national jurisdiction. NOAA has received several applications recently and anticipates receiving additional applications. The licenses and permits are subject to annual reporting requirements and may be subject to extension requests (every five years for exploration licenses, or every twenty years for commercial recovery permits). |
- | 0648-0145 | ||
| 202506-1218-001 | Lead in General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025) | DOL/OSHA | 2025-12-08 | 2026-01-09 | Approved without change | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Lead in General Industry Standard (29 CFR 1910.1025)
Key Information
Abstract
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 the carcinogen lead. Employers must monitor exposure to lead, provide medical surveillance, train employees about the hazards of lead, and establish and maintain accurate records of worker exposure to lead. These records are used by employers, workers, physicians, and the Government to ensure that workers are not being harmed by exposure to lead. |
- | 1218-0092 | ||
| 202507-0648-012 | Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms | DOC/NOAA | 2025-12-09 | 2026-01-09 | Comment filed on proposed rule and continue | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms
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Abstract
This request seeks a revision and extension to NOAA information collection 0648-0202. This proposed rule pursuant to RIN 0648-BN23 would remove the regulation requiring vessels not using a vessel monitoring system (VMS) to request a letter of authorization to be exempt from the Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod landing limits when fishing outside of the GOM cod stock area, which will no longer exist. The removal of this regulation would remove eliminate approximately two (2) responses and 10 minutes of burden time annually. |
- | 0648-0202 | ||
| 202509-0607-002 | The Redistricting Data Program | DOC/CENSUS | 2025-09-19 | 2026-01-09 | Approved without change | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
The Redistricting Data Program
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Abstract
The Redistricting Data Program (RDP) is one of many voluntary geographic partnership programs that collects boundaries and attributes to update the U.S. Census Bureau’s geographic database of addresses, streets, and boundaries. The Census Bureau uses its geographic database, i.e., the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic and Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System, to link demographic data from surveys and the decennial census to locations and areas, such as cities, congressional and legislative districts, and counties. To tabulate statistics by localities, the Census Bureau must have accurate addresses, streets, boundaries, and attributes. The RDP is executed under the provisions of Title 13, Section 141(c) of the United States Code (U.S.C.). Under the provisions of Public Law 94-171, as amended (Title 13, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section 141(c)), “[t]he officers or public bodies having initial responsibility for the legislative apportionment or districting of each State may, not later than 3 years before the decennial census date, submit to the Secretary a plan identifying the geographic areas for which specific tabulations of population are desired.” The Census Bureau is requesting a clearance to continue activities included in the RDP. As the current OMB Control Number 0607-0988 clearance will expire in November 2024, the new clearance will allow the Census Bureau to provide RDP-specific materials and procedures to participants during the fiscal years (FY) 2025, 2026, and 2027. These activities include the solicitation of non-partisan liaisons, the collection of Post-2020 Census Congressional and State Legislative District Plans, and the Block Boundary Suggestion Project. This non-substantive change request seeks approval for updates to respondent guides mostly changes to ensure consistency and clarity between all the guides. Sections were reorganized for consistency and clarity, then renumbered in various sections of the documents. Additional documents have been added to the package that are three Privacy Act Statements that will be added to information systems collecting the data from respondents. |
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