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.
Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify, or discontinue 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.
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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| 202508-1615-023 | Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor
Key Information
Abstract
The form I-526 is used by a standalone investor to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. The form I-526E is used by an investor pooling their investment with one or more qualified immigrants participating in the Regional Center Program to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United Stated under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA), as amended. A regional center investor may also use Form I-526E to report any amendments necessary to establish ongoing eligibility if the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity in which the investor has invested is terminated or debarred from participation in the Regional Center Program. The data collected on this information collection will be used by USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit. |
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| 202508-1615-051 | Inter-Agency Record of Request - A, G or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment To/From A, G, NATO Status | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Inter-Agency Record of Request - A, G or NATO Dependent Employment Authorization or Change/Adjustment To/From A, G, NATO Status
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Abstract
This form facilitates processing of applications for benefits filed by dependents of diplomats, international organizations, and NATO personnel by the DHS, DOS, DOD, and NATO/HQ SACT. |
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| 202508-1615-016 | Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition for Qualifying Family Member of a U-1 Nonimmigrant
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Section 245(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), provides for the adjustment of status of a U nonimmigrant status holder to that of a person admitted for permanent residence. Upon the adjustment of status of the U-1 principal applicant, section 245(m)(3) of the INA allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to accord lawful permanent resident status to certain spouses, children, and parents based upon their relationship with the principal applicant. 8 CFR 245.24(g) provides for the use of the Form I-929 by applicants for such benefits. |
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| 202508-1615-013 | Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322 | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate Under Section 322
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Abstract
The data collected on this form is used by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit of citizenship. The form serves the purpose of standardizing requests for the benefit, and will ensure that the basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by the applicants. USCIS removing from the "Note" section a requirement indicating that a passport must be issued per the current instruction; there is no requirement for this and eliminating this will eliminate any confusion on the part of the respondent. |
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| 202508-1615-014 | Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-12 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application to Preserve Residence for Naturalization
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Abstract
The information will be used to determine whether an alien who intends to be absent from the United States for a period of one year or more is eligible to preserve residence for naturalization purposes. |
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| 202508-1615-058 | Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker
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Abstract
Form I-129CW is necessary for an employer to petition for an alien to enter the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) temporarily to perform services or labor as a CNMI-Only nonimmigrant transition worker (CW). This form is also necessary for an employer to petition for an extension of stay or change of status for an alien as CW nonimmigrant. Form I-129CWR is necessary to verify the continuing employment and payment of such workers under the terms and conditions set forth in the CW-1 petition that the employer filed on the workers behalf. Pub. L. 115-218, sec. 3(a)(3)(C). |
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| 202508-1615-019 | Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act | DHS/USCIS | 2025-11-10 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
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An individual seeking to adjust status to that of U.S. Permanent Resident under Sections 210 and 245A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA or the Act) may request a waiver of a ground of inadmissibility of one or more of the medical grounds stated under Section 212(a) of the Act, by completing and submitting an Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility Under Sections 245A or 210 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Form I-690). The information provided through this form allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to determine an applicant's eligibility for a waiver of health-related ground of inadmissibility. |
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| 202509-1220-001 | Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement to CPS | DOL/BLS | 2025-11-13 | Active | Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement to CPS
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The Displaced Worker, Job Tenure, and Occupational Mobility Supplement provides information on people who have lost or left jobs because their plant or company closed or moved, there was insufficient work for them to do, or their position or shift was abolished. It also gathers the number of years workers have been with their current employer and the economic impact of tenure. The information can be used to assess employment stability, displacement levels, occupational change over the year, and the need for, and scope of, programs serving adult displaced workers. |
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| 202504-0608-002 | Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad | DOC/EASA | 2025-08-19 | Active | Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
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The BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad will obtain annual sample data on the finances and operations of U.S. multinational enterprises, for both their U.S. and foreign operations. The data are needed to measure the size and economic significance of U.S. direct investment abroad, measure changes in such investment, and assess its impact on the U.S. and foreign economies. The data are used primarily to compile and improve the U.S. International and National Income and Product Accounts and to support U.S. government policy on direct investment. The survey is authorized by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act. |
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| 202505-0938-003 | Quality Measures and Administrative Procedures for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program and Quality Reporting Program for the FY 2025 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (CMS-10895) | HHS/CMS | 2025-07-01 | Active | Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number
Quality Measures and Administrative Procedures for the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program and Quality Reporting Program for the FY 2025 SNF PPS Proposed Rule (CMS-10895)
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Abstract (2000 characters maximum) The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program is authorized by section 1888(h) of the Social Security Act (the Act), and it applies to freestanding SNFs, SNFs affiliated with acute care facilities, and all non-Critical Access Hospital (CAH) swing-bed rural hospitals. Beginning with payment for services furnished on October 1, 2018, section 1888(h) of the Act requires the Secretary to reduce the adjusted Federal per diem rate determined under section 1888(e)(4)(G) of the Act otherwise applicable to a SNF for services furnished during a fiscal year (FY) by 2 percent, and to adjust the resulting rate for a SNF by the value-based incentive payment amount earned by the SNF based on the SNF’s Performance Score for that FY under the SNF VBP Program. Through the SNF VBP Program, incentive payments are awarded to SNFs to encourage improvements in the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) is authorized by section 1888(e)(6) of the Act, and it applies to freestanding SNFs, SNFs affiliated with acute care facilities, and all non-CAH swing-bed rural hospitals. Section 1888(e)(6)(A)(i) of the Act requires the Secretary to reduce by 2 percentage points the otherwise applicable Annual Payment Update (APU) to a SNF for a FY if the SNF does not comply with the requirements of the SNF QRP for that FY. Section 1888(e)(6)(B)(i)(II) of the Act requires that each SNF submit data on quality measures specified under section 1899B(c)(1) of the Act and data on resource use and other measures specified under section 1899B(d)(1) of the Act in a manner and within the timeframes specified by the Secretary. In addition, section 1888(e)(6)(B)(i)(III) of the Act requires, for FYs beginning on or after October 1, 2018, that each SNF submit standardized patient assessment data required under section 1899B(b)(1) of the Act in a manner and within the timeframes specified by the Secretary. Section 1888(h)(12)(A) of the Act (as added by section 111(a)(4) of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116–260)), requires the Secretary to apply a process to validate data submitted under the SNF VBP Program and the SNF QRP. |
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| 202509-1405-005 | Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) | STATE/AFA | 2025-09-24 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
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Abstract
This is an on line Internet Based system to permit U.S. citizens residing or traveling aboard to register their destination and emergency contacts with the Department of State. This wll permit the Department and our Embassies and Consulates abroad to communicate with U.S. citizens during periods of crisis or disaster, and provide emergency assistance. |
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| 202508-0607-002 | Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research | DOC/CENSUS | 2025-08-11 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research
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Abstract
The research will be used by the Census Bureau and the survey sponsors to improve questionnaires and procedures, reduce respondent burden, and ultimately increase the quality of data collected in Census Bureau censuses and surveys. The clearance will be used to conduct pretesting of decennial, demographic, and economic census and survey questionnaires prior to fielding them. Pretesting activities will involve one of the following methods for identifying measurement problems with the questionnaire or survey procedure: cognitive interviews, focus groups, respondent debriefing, behavior coding of respondent/interviewer interaction, and split panel tests. |
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| 202509-1660-001 | Disaster Assistance Registration | DHS/FEMA | 2025-09-09 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Disaster Assistance Registration
Key Information
Authorizing Statutes
Pub.L. 93 - 288 0000 (View Law) Pub.L. 116 - 260 133 (View Law) 42 USC 5174 (View Law) 8 USC 1601 (View Law) Abstract
The forms in this collection are used to obtain pertinent information to provide financial assistance, and if necessary, direct assistance to eligible individuals and households who, as a direct result of a disaster or emergency, have uninsured or under-insured, necessary or serious expenses they are unable to meet. This revision of a currently approved information collection will improve the applicant’s experience with the disaster assistance registration process by providing a simpler, more intuitive interface and limiting required responses to those needed based on their needs. These changes will help rebuild trust in the Federal Government by promoting transparency of FEMA’s Disaster Assistance application process. |
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| 202506-0607-001 | Generic Clearance for Internet Panel Pretesting and Qualitative Survey Methods Testing | DOC/CENSUS | 2025-06-11 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for Internet Panel Pretesting and Qualitative Survey Methods Testing
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Abstract
The information collected in this program of developing and testing questionnaires and advertising that will be used by the Census Bureau to evaluate and improve the quality of the data in the surveys and censuses that are ultimately conducted. Because the questionnaires being tested under this clearance are still in the process of development, the data that result from these collections are not considered official statistics of the Census Bureau or other Federal agencies. Data will be included in research reports prepared for sponsors inside and outside of the Census Bureau. The results may also be prepared for presentations related to survey methodology at professional meetings or publications in professional journals. |
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| 202506-0938-010 | Conditions of Participation for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) (CMS-10777) | HHS/CMS | 2025-06-24 | Active | Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Conditions of Participation for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID) (CMS-10777)
Key Information
Abstract
During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), individuals residing in congregate settings, such as ICFs-IID and Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities were at greater risk of acquiring COVID-19 infections and once infected, were at greater risk of severe illness or death. As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for many of CMS’ certified providers including hospitals and institutional care settings in order to reduce the risk of exposure to and the severity from contracting the COVID-19 virus for medical and non-medical staff and patients. In addition to the CoPs, health care facilities were obligated to establish an infection control program that would protect the health and safety of residents, personnel, and the general public under Sections 1819(d)(3)(B) and 1919(d)(3) of the Act. Individuals housed at ICFs-IID facilities are mentally and intellectually impaired, receive Medicaid assistance, and live in congregate settings. ICF-IID clients may also have other underlying medical conditions such as visual or hearing impairments, or seizure disorder. Based on their living situation and underlying health conditions, these clients were at higher risk of exposure and severe consequences from COVID-19 and continue to be at higher risk due to new variants of COVID-19 and other similar acute respiratory illnesses. |
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| 202506-0938-013 | Certification Statement for Electronic File Interchange Organizations that Submit NPI Data to the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (CMS-10175) | HHS/CMS | 2025-06-27 | Active | Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Certification Statement for Electronic File Interchange Organizations that Submit NPI Data to the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (CMS-10175)
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Abstract
Health care providers can currently obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) via a paper application or over the Internet through the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). These applications must be submitted individually, on a per-provider basis. The Electronic File Interchange (EFI) process allows provider-designated organizations (EFIOs) to capture multiple providers' NPI application information on a single electronic file for submission to NPPES. (This process is also referred to as "bulk enumeration.") To ensure that the EFIO has the authority to act on behalf of each provider and complies with other Federal requirements, an authorized official of the EFIO must sign a certification statement and mail it to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). |
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| 202505-0938-012 | Use Agreement (DUA) Limited Data Set (LDS) Forms Research Identifiable Files (FIF) Forms (CMS-R-235) | HHS/CMS | 2025-06-17 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Use Agreement (DUA) Limited Data Set (LDS) Forms Research Identifiable Files (FIF) Forms (CMS-R-235)
Key Information
Abstract
CMS is permitted to disclose data files for approved research purposes in compliance with 45 45 CFR 164.512(i). Researchers requesting research identifiable files (RIF) must, as part of the request process, complete a research request packet that provides CMS with information pertaining to the research study, including describing how the research results/findings will be disseminated, as well as the data files being requested. Should CMS approve the research request, the data requestor enters into a Data Use Agreement (DUA). This data collection is necessary to ensure that disclosures of data for research purposes comply with federal laws and regulations as well as CMS policy. Researchers requesting RIF files also must complete a Data Management Plan Self-Attestation Questionnaire (DMP SAQ). A DMP SAQ is required each time a DUA is established. Both the DUA and the DMP SAQ forms are valid for one year from the date of approval and are renewable at expiration. If the environment described in a DMP SAQ is the same for multiple DUAs from a single organization, the same DMP SAQ can be used across the DUAs, provided it has not expired. The DMP SAQ is a technical, evidence basedevidence-based questionnaire that DUA users must complete as part of the data request packet. The DMP SAQ will enable CMS to evaluate researcher data systems to ensure that CMS data are adequately secured and appropriately protected, as per the Privacy Act and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The DMP SAQ also allows CMS to measure compliance through the implementation of security and privacy controls as outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Information Security and Acceptable Risk Safeguards (ARS). The second component of the DMP SAQ is to provide ongoing oversight. All organizations will be subject to routine audits of the environments used to store and process CMS data, as described in their organizational-level DMP SAQ. |
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| 202508-2133-002 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission | DOT/MARAD | 2025-08-20 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission
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Abstract
The Candidate Application for Admission is administered through the USMMA Student Information System (SIS), PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (UCAS). Candidates must create an applicant account and log into the SIS via ogin.gov. The application system will be used by the Office of Admissions and the Candidate Evaluation Board (CEB) to select the best qualified candidates for admission. Candidates will also provide contact information for guidance counselors, teachers and physical fitness evaluations, who are asked to provide information on the applicant's behalf that is also used in the admission process. |
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| 202501-1219-001 | Underground Coal Mine Fire Protection | DOL/MSHA | 2025-08-28 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Underground Coal Mine Fire Protection
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Underground mine operators are required to submit to MSHA for approval, a plan for the instruction of miners in firefighting and evacuation procedures to be followed in event of an emergency. In addition, fire drills are to be conducted quarterly, equipment tested, and a record kept of the drills and testing results. |
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| 202506-2133-003 | United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Survey | DOT/MARAD | 2025-07-31 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Survey
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Abstract
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is an accredited Federal service academy that confers Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees. The Academy is expected to assess its educational outcomes and report those findings to its regional and programmatic accreditation authorities to maintain the institution's degree granting status. Periodic survey of alumni cohorts and analysis of the data gathered is a routine higher education assessment practice in the United States. |
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