Information Collection Request (ICR) Tracker
ICR Definition
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.
ICR Explorer
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| 202010-2133-003 | Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery | DOT/MARAD | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
AbstractThis 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. In addition it will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. |
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| 202109-1652-008 | Pipeline Operator Security Information | DHS/TSA | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Pipeline Operator Security Information
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes49 USC 114(d) (View Law) 6 USC 1207, sec 1557 (View Law) AbstractIn 2008, TSA initiated a process to amend and supersede the primary Federal guidance for pipeline security, the 2002 Pipeline Security Information Circular, with forthcoming Pipeline Security Guidelines. The new document will include recommendations for the voluntary submission of pipeline operator security manager contact information to TSA and the reporting of security incident data to the Transportation Security Operation Center (TSOC). Security manager contact information will enable TSA to provide security-related information to the appropriate personnel and/or the security operations or control center for natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline operators. Incident information will be used for vulnerability identification and analysis, trend analysis, and for reporting by TSAs Office of Intelligence. |
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| 202202-0648-001 | Weather and Society Survey and Using Quick Response Surveys to Build a Public Perception and Response Database | DOC/NOAA | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Weather and Society Survey and Using Quick Response Surveys to Build a Public Perception and Response Database
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing StatutesPub.L. 115 - 25 101-110 (View Law) AbstractIn alignment with the Weather Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115-25), two data collections are proposed under this request. There are no other collections for which these can be merged. The first proposed information collection request is sponsored by DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS)/Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI). Currently, NOAA lacks data and data collection instruments that articulate and explicate how individuals receive, interpret, and respond to NOAA information, forecasts, and warnings for severe, winter, and tropical weather hazards. Furthermore, NOAA lacks this type of data longitudinally (i.e., collected over time). The second proposed collection is sponsored through NOAA's FY2021 Weather Program Office's Social Science Program, and addresses the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES) component of meeting NOAA's Research and Development (R&D) Vision Areas (2020-2026) to integrate SBES into products, tools, and services that improve weather and air quality forecasting and societal outcomes. |
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| 202111-2133-001 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission | DOT/MARAD | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application for Admission
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes46 USC 51302 (View Law) AbstractThe U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Candidate Application (KP-2-65) is required to obtain admission to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The application consists of three parts. Part I of the application is completed by individuals wishing to be admitted as students to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. It is used to pre-screen applicants for basic eligibility and to enter them into the Department of Defense medical system. Part I is usually submitted to the USMMA Admissions Office approximately one month before Parts II and III. The information on Parts II and III of the application is used by the USMMA admissions staff and its Candidate Evaluation Board to select the best qualified candidates for the Academy. Part II is completed by the applicant and Part III is completed by an official at the secondary school where the applicant attends or has attended. Selection of applicants for appointment is made in the order of merit. The order of merit is determined by: the score on the required college entrance examination; an assessment of the applicant’s academic background; and by other factors considered by the USMMA as effective indicators of motivation and the probability that the applicant will complete the Academy’s course of instruction. |
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| 202112-3150-005 | NRC ONLINE FORM, “REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)" | NRC | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
NRC ONLINE FORM, “REQUEST FOR ALTERNATIVE UNDER 10 CFR Part 50.55a(z)(1) and (2)"
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Abstract10 CFR 50.55a incorporates by reference Division 1 rules of Section III, "Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components," and Section XI, "Rules for Inservice Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components," of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PV Code); and the rules of the ASME “Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants” (OM Code). These rules of the ASME B&PV and OM Codes set forth the requirements to which nuclear power plant components are designed, constructed, tested, repaired, and inspected. The ability of licensed facilities to comply with these requirements may be negatively impacted by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE) in order to not conflict with practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to limit the spread of COVID-19 (e.g., social distancing) while performing in-service testing and inspections.To facilitate licensees’ requests for alternatives to the requirements in the above regulations, the NRC is providing an online form to submit the required information for a specific alternative request. |
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| 202202-0938-003 | Generic Clearance for the Heath Care Payment Learning and Action Network (CMS-10575) | HHS/CMS | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for the Heath Care Payment Learning and Action Network (CMS-10575)
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing StatutesPub.L. 111 - 148 3021 (View Law) AbstractTo more effectively partner with stakeholders across the health care system and accelerate transformation through the use of alternative payment models, CMS launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) to accelerate the transition to Medicare and non-Medicare alternative payment models by collaborating with a broad array of health care delivery stakeholders, identifying best practices in their implementation, and monitoring the adoption of value-based alternative payment models across the U.S. health care system—to include the percentage of Medicare, Medicaid, and non-Medicare payments tied to (and U.S. lives covered by) alternative payment models that reward the quality of care delivered. CMS requests a generic clearance to assist in monitoring and characterizing the adoption of alternative payment models in order to meaningfully inform 1115A model decisions on the design, selection, testing, modification, and expansion of innovative payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements of section 1115A. |
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| 202112-0938-003 | (CMS-R-70) HSQ-110 Acquisition, Protection, and Disclosure of Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Information and Supporting Regulations | HHS/CMS | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
(CMS-R-70) HSQ-110 Acquisition, Protection, and Disclosure of Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Information and Supporting Regulations
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes45 USC 1301-1320 (View Law) AbstractThe Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 authorizes quality improvement organizations (QIOs), formerly known as PROs, to acquire information necessary to fulfill their duties and functions and places limits on disclosure of the information. These requirements are on the QIOs to provide notices to the affected parties when disclosing information about them. These reqirements serve to protect the rights of the affected parties. |
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| 202202-0938-006 | Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (FSRR) (CMS-906) | HHS/CMS | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Fiscal Soundness Reporting Requirements (FSRR) (CMS-906)
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes18 Stat. 1857 AbstractThe collection instrument information is used by the financial review team to establish whether Medicare Health Plans (Medicare Advantage organizations, Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMPs), and 1876 Cost Plans), Prescription Drug Plan sponsors (PDPs), and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly organizations are demonstrating a fiscally sound operation. |
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| 202208-0575-003CF | SF-425 Federal Financial Report | USDA/RHS | Active | RCF New
SF-425 Federal Financial Report
Key Information
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| 202208-0570-003CF | SF-425 Federal Financial Report | USDA/RBS | Active | RCF New
SF-425 Federal Financial Report
Key Information
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| 202208-0575-002CF | SF-425 Federal Financial Report | USDA/RHS | Active | RCF New
SF-425 Federal Financial Report
Key Information
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| 202208-7100-008 | Written Security Program for State Member Banks | FRS | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Written Security Program for State Member Banks
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes12 USC 1882(a) (View Law) AbstractThis information collection arises from a recordkeeping requirement contained in section 208.61 of the Board’s Regulation H - Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR Part 208), which requires each state member bank to develop and maintain a written security program for the bank’s main office and branches within 180 days of becoming a member of the Federal Reserve System. |
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| 202201-0570-009CF | SF 424C, “Budget Information - Construction Programs,” | USDA/RBS | Active | RCF New
SF 424C, “Budget Information - Construction Programs,”
Key Information
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| 202208-0938-006 | National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Supplemental Data Collection (CMS-10749) | HHS/CMS | Active | Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number
National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Supplemental Data Collection (CMS-10749)
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing StatutesPub.L. 114 - 255 4004 (View Law) Pub.L. 112 - 240 3101 (View Law) AbstractThe National Provider Identifier Application and Update Form is used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and furnish updates to the information they supplied on their initial applications. The form is also used to deactivate their NPIs if necessary. The original application form was approved in February 2005 and has been in use since May 23, 2005. The form is available on paper or can be completed via a web-based process. Health care providers can mail a paper application, complete the application via the web-based process via the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), or have a trusted organization submit the application on their behalf via the Electronic File Interchange (EFI) process. The Enumerator uses the NPPES to process the application and generate the NPI. NPPES is the Medicare contractor tasked with issuing NPIs, and maintaining and storing NPI data. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application processes over 1 million new provider and/or updates to existing application annually. |
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| 202206-3060-014 | Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program | FCC | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes47 USC 214, 254, 303(r), 403 (View Law) 47 USC 1-4 (View Law) 47 USC 201-205 (View Law) Pub.L. 116 - 136 134 Stat. 281 (View Law) 47 USC 151-154 (View Law) AbstractThe FCC seeks approval to revise the existing collection 3060-1271 to also include information collection requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program established by the Commission in the Report and Order entitled In the Matter of Promoting Telehealth for Low-Income Consumers; COVID-19 Telehealth Program (WC Docket No. 18-213, WC Docket No. 20-89, FCC 20-44). This collection is being revised to: (1) add new information collection requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program. This information collection is necessary in order to facilitate the FCC’s and the Universal Administrative Company’s administration of the Programs, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. The information will also allow the FCC to evaluate the extent to which the Programs are complying with the applicable rules and procedures for each program. The FCC is not seeking to make any changes to the previously approved requirements for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and some of the previously approved requirements for the Pilot Program. |
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| 202208-0704-007 | Department of Defense Standard Tender of Freight Services | DOD/DODDEP | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Department of Defense Standard Tender of Freight Services
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing StatutesAbstractTransportation Service Providers (carriers) furnish information in a uniform format so that the United States Government can determine the cost of transportation, accessorial, and security protective services and select the best value carriers for millions of Bill of Lading shipments annually. |
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| 202208-3060-009 | Section 90.483, Permissible Methods and Requirements of Interconnecting Private and Public Systems of Communications | FCC | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Section 90.483, Permissible Methods and Requirements of Interconnecting Private and Public Systems of Communications
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes47 USC 154(i) (View Law) 47 USC 161 (View Law) 47 USC 303(g) (View Law) 47 USC 303(r) (View Law) 47 USC 332(c)(7) (View Law) AbstractSection 90.483 requires when a frequency is shared by more than one system, automatic monitoring equipment must be installed at the base station to prevent activation of the transmitter when signals of co-channel stations are present and activation would interfere with communications in progress. Licensees may operate without this equipment if they have obtained the consent of all co-channel licensees located within a 120 kilometer (75 mile) radius of the interconnected base station transmitter. A statement must be submitted to the FCC indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to operate without the monitoring equipment. The information is used by the FCC to ensure that licensees comply with the Commission's technical and operational duties. |
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| 202206-3137-002 | IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native (NANHAN) Communities | IMLS | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
IMLS Evaluation of Four Grant Programs Serving Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native (NANHAN) Communities
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
AbstractIMLS has four active grant programs designed to serve Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native (NANHAN) communities: Native American Library Services: Basic Grants; Native American Library Services: Enhancement Grants; Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program; and Native Hawaiian Library Services. The agency has contracted with Kituwah Services, LLC, a tribally-owned business, to conduct a mixed-methods evaluation of all four programs to determine how well the agency's grantmaking aligns with the needs of communities served by these specific programs; to lay a foundation for improving the quality, reach, and impact of the agency’s grant programs in the future; and to inform efforts to increase the organizational capacity of eligible applicants to submit high-quality grant applications and of awardees to complete their award responsibilities successfully. This is a new information collection request, and the data to be collected are not available elsewhere. The information collection activities are planned for July 2022 through November 2022. |
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| 202205-3245-002 | Microloan Program Electronic Reporting System (MPERS) (MPERsystem) | SBA | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Microloan Program Electronic Reporting System (MPERS) (MPERsystem)
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
AbstractInformation collection is necessary to ensure Microloan Program activity meets the statutory goals of assisting mandated target market. The information is used by the reporting participants and the SBA to assist with portfolio management, risk management, loan servicing, oversight and compliance, data management and understanding of short and long term trends and development of outcome measures. |
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| 202206-3220-004 | Medicare | RRB | Historical Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Medicare
Key Information
Federal Register Notices
Authorizing Statutes45 USC 231f(d) (View Law) AbstractThe Railroad Retirement Board administers the Medicare program for persons covered by the railroad retirement system. The forms in the collection obtain both information needed to enroll non-retired employees and survivor applicants in the plan and information from railroad employers needed to determine if a railroad retirement beneficiary is entitled to a special enrollment period when applying for supplemental medical coverage under Medicare. |
Why They Are Important
ICRs play a vital role in ensuring transparency and accountability in federal data collection. When federal agencies collect information from 10 or more "persons" (which includes individuals,
businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments), they must submit an ICR to ensure that it fulfills their statutory missions, avoids unnecessary or duplicative requests, and
minimizes burden on the American public. Additionally, Federal Register Notices (FRNs) and the opportunity for public comments provide a formal way for the public to be informed of
proposed ICRs and participate in the process.
ICRs also serve as a key resource for tracking changes to federal data collections. The availability of detailed documentation, such as data collection instruments and methodologies,
allows the general public to identify revisions in a timely manner. These may include revisions prompted by Executive Orders or statistical policies like
OMB's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15), which are often submitted as "nonsubstantive" or "nonmaterial" changes to a
currently approved collection.[1] Furthermore, ICRs can help determine if a data collection has expired without renewal or has been intentionally
discontinued. By reviewing ICRs, the public can better understand what data is being collected, how it evolves over time, and whether data collections have become inactive–often in response
to shifting priorities and updated standards.
How To Use The Tool
The ICR tracking tool offers a user-friendly view of ICRs that have been recently submitted, reviewed, or are nearing expiration. By aggregating key data from individual ICRs,
the tool allows users to view the current status of each request, including submission, conclusion, and expiration dates, details on whether any changes were made, authorizing statutes,
and more. Users can search for specific information and filter results based on various criteria. If seeking additional information, various text fields are hyperlinked to the full ICR
on RegInfo.gov and associated resources. The tool is updated on a daily basis to reflect the most current information available.
Column descriptions are available below the table.
Column Name
Definition
Categories Include
ICRReferenceNumber
The ICR Reference Number uniquely identifies each ICR review. This number is assigned by the OIRA system when the ICR is created.
ICR Reference Numbers are formatted YYYYMM-NNNN-XXX where YYYYMM is the month of origin, NNNN is the agency/subagency code, and XXX is a 3 digit sequential number assigned per creation per month.
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ICRTitle
The title of the information collection. If the submission is a revision to a currently approved collection, the title is the name of the overall collection rather than the name of the change taking place.
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DateReceived
The date OIRA received the ICR submission from the agency.
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OMBControl
OIRA assigns an OMB Control Number to an Information Collection Request (ICR) upon its first arrival. The same OMB Control Number is used for each review of the ICR.
OMB Control Numbers are formatted NNNN-XXXX, where the NNNN is the agency/subagency code, and the XXXX is a sequential number uniquely identifying the Collection within the agency/subagency’s ICRs.
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DateReceived
The date OIRA received the ICR submission from the agency.
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PreviousICRReferenceNumber
The reference number of the ICR that immediately preceded the current one.
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AgencySubagency
The federal agency and specific subagency, if applicable, that submitted the ICR.
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Abstract
A brief statement describing the need for the collection of information and how it will be used.
N/A
RequestType
Describes the purpose of the agency's submission.
- "Extension without change of a currently approved collection"
- "Existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number"
- "Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection"
- "New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)"
- "No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection"
- "Revision of a currently approved collection"
- "Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection"
- "RCF Recertification"
- "RCF No Material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection"
- "RCF New"
TypeOfReviewRequest
Indicates the specific type of action being requested for review.
- "Regular"
- "Emergency"
- "Delegated"
Status
Indicates the current stage of the ICR in OIRA's review process.
- "Received in OIRA" for ICRs currently under review by OIRA
- "Active" for ICRs that are currently approved for use by agencies
- "Historical Active" for previous reviews of ICRs that are currently in the active inventory
- "Historical Inactive" for previous reviews of ICRs that are not currently in the active inventory
- "PreApproved" for ICRs that will become active once the Final Rule of their associated rulemaking has been published
ConcludedDate
The date OIRA completed its review of the ICR.
N/A
ConclusionAction
OIRA's final decision about the ICR.
- “Comment filed on Interim Final Rule”
- “Comment filed on Interim Final Rule and continue”
- “Disapproved”
- “Approved without change”
- “Approved with change”
- “Comment filed on proposed rule”
- “Preapproved”
- “Withdrawn”
- “Withdrawn and continue”
- “Not subject to PRA”
- “Not subject to PRA and continue”
- “Improperly submitted”
- “Improperly submitted and continue”
- “Delegated”
- “Comment filed on proposed rule and continue”
- “Disapproved and continue”
- “Returned - Improperly Submitted”
- “Returned to Agency for Reconsideration”
- “Returned - Outside Generic Clearance”
- “Approved”
CurrentExpirationDate
The date the ICR is set to expire unless it is renewed.
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AuthorizingStatues
Names of federal laws that authorize the agency to collect the information.
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AuthorizingStatuesDetails
Additional details about the legal authority for the information collection, including a URL linking to the full text.
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CitationsForNewStatutoryRequirements
Legal citations that have introduced new or modified statutory requirements since the last ICR submission.
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FederalRegisterNotices
Lists citations of 60-day and 30-day notices published in the Federal Register.
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PublicCommentsReceived
Indicates whether any public comments were received during the Federal Register notice period.
N/A
InformationCollections
Lists the individual information collections associated with the ICR. Each collection includes metadata such as the title, a URL to the collection, the form number (if applicable), and a URL to the form.
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RequestType Filters
1. Select "New collection (Request for an OMB Control Number)" for collections that had not previously been used or sponsored by the agency.
2. Select "Extension without change or a currently approved collection" for collections where the agency wished only to extend the approval of an active collection past its current expiration date without making any material change in the collection instrument, instructions, frequency of collection, or the use to which the information is to be put.
3. Select "Revision of a currently approved collection" for collections where the agency request included a material change to the collection instrument, instructions, its frequency of collection, or the use to which the information is to be put.
4. Select "Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection" for collections which previously had OMB approval, but the approval had expired or was discontinued before this submission was made, and there is no change to the collection.
5. Select "Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection" for collections which previously had OMB approval, but the approval has expired or was discontinued before this submission was made, and there is some change to the collection.
6. Select "Existing collection in use without OMB control number" when the collection is currently in use but does not have an OMB control number.
7. Select "No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection" for collections which introduce minor changes to the ICR, but do not extend the expiration date of the collection.
8. Select "RCF No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection" for RCF collections that introduce changes to the usage of an active RCF.
9. Select "RCF New" for RCF collections that are the initial usage of the Common Form Host ICR by the using agency.
10. Select "RCF Recertification" for RCF collections that had been recertified due to changes in its related Common Form Host ICR.
[1] "Nonsubstantive" and "nonmaterial" changes introduce minor modifications to the ICR but do not extend the collection's expiration date or require a public comment period.