Key Information

Received	2021-10-26
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	1910-0800
Previous ICR	201710-1910-001

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Abstract

The information collections in this package are used by the Department to exercise management control and oversight of patent matters.

Key Information

Received	2021-10-29
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	1910-5177
Previous ICR	201804-1910-002

Federal Register Notices

Abstract

DOE seeks to drive greater voluntary energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial marketplace to create cost savings and thereby improve participants’ competitiveness. SEP and 50001 Ready benefits include increased and sustained energy savings, associated cost savings, and DOE recognition. This collection enables DOE to deliver these benefits to industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities.

Key Information

Received	2022-07-26
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2502-0539
Previous ICR	201903-2502-001

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Abstract

This report collects information from mortgage lenders on application for, and originations and purchases of, mortgage and home improvement loans. Non-depository mortgage lending institutions are required to use the report as a running log throughout the calendar year, and send the report to HUD by March 1 of the following calendar year.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-14
Concluded	2023-01-24
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0596-0246
Previous ICR	201812-0596-001

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The U. S. Caribbean and many other island nations throughout the region suffered catastrophic damage to communities, infrastructure, farms, and forests during September 2017 hurricane events. To better understand the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on agriculture, forestry, and rural communities in the U.S. Caribbean and the internal and external factors that affected their vulnerabilities or resilience, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Forest Service and Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH), request permission to conduct focus groups and in-depth interviews to collect information from farmers, forest owners, and other agriculture and forestry community members about their experiences with, preparations for, responses to, and recovery from these storms. Results from the proposed research will inform natural disaster and disturbance prediction, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts by USDA, Forest Service, and other Federal agencies, as well as related local government, civil society, private sector, and community efforts. In the short term, results from this information collection will be critical in informing ongoing post-hurricane response and recovery efforts by USDA and its partners. In the long term, knowledge generated will contribute to reducing societal costs from disturbance processes, increasing cost-effective management, mitigation, and adaptation efforts, and supporting more resilient communities and economies in the U.S. Caribbean and broader contexts.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-27
Concluded	2023-01-06
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0412-0622

Federal Register Notices

Abstract

USAID’s Performance Improvement Officer (PIO) administers the annual CSS to support USAID Operating Units (OUs) to use staff feedback to improve customer service operations. The CSS supports E.O. 14058 and USAID internal efforts to identify and remove bureaucratic barriers.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-29
Concluded	2023-01-10
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0596-0231
Previous ICR	201909-0596-001

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Abstract

This Information Collection Request provides a process by which permit holders, operators, and solicited applicants may appeal certain written decisions issued by a Responsible Official involving a written instrument authorizing the occupancy or use of National Forest System lands and resources.

Key Information

Received	2022-01-26
Concluded	2023-01-11
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1902-0245
Previous ICR	201807-1902-003

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Abstract

The Commission requires all Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), Independent Service Operators (ISOs), independent transmission providers, or other independent transmission organizations to make available long-term firm transmission rights to load-serving entities (LSEs). The Commission implemented this policy with Order No. 681, Order No. 681-A and Order No. 681-B, following direction provided by Congress in EPAct 2005, Title VII Section 1233 (b). A summary and needed clarification to the Commission’s policy for long-term firm transmission rights is posted in the OMB clearance package. To ensure that long-term firm transmission rights are made available in organized markets, the Commission requires that RTOs, ISOs, independent transmission providers, or other independent transmission organizations submit tariff sheets and rate schedules that make available long-term firm transmission rights, or alternatively, an explanation of how their current tariff and rate schedule provide for long-term firm transmission rights. These long-term firm transmission rights made available to transmission customers must satisfy each of the guidelines for long-term firm transmission rights set forth in 18 CFR 42.1(d) in order to comply with Commission requirements. All existing RTOs and ISOs were required to submit the applicable tariff sheets and rate schedules and have done so. However, FERC-732 requirements in 18 CFR 42.1(d) continue to apply to any transmission organization approved by the Commission after January 29, 2007. Therefore, a small burden for this reporting requirement remains to ensure FERC is compliant with related Congressional requirements in EPAct 2005.

Key Information

Received	2022-05-19
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2133-0514
Previous ICR	202009-2133-001

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This collection of information requires U.S.-flag operators to submit vessel-operating costs and capital costs data to MARAD’s Office of Financial Approval on an annual basis. The collection is used by MARAD to calculate fair and reasonable rates for U.S.-flag vessels engaged in the carriage of preference cargoes. The collected information is mandatory.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-17
Concluded	2023-01-27
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0570-0068
Previous ICR	202110-0570-005

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Under Section 6025, Strategic Economic and Community Development, under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), unless the Agency provides otherwise, the Agency will reserve up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated to certain Rural Development (RD) programs each fiscal year to fund projects that support the implementation of strategic economic and community development plans across multi-jurisdictional areas. The programs from which funds will be reserved are community facility programs, water and waste disposal programs, and rural business and cooperative development programs. To be eligible for the reserved funds, projects must be first eligible for funding under the programs from which the funds are reserved. In addition, projects must be carried out solely in rural areas. Any reserved funding that is not obligated by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds were reserved will be returned to the programs' regular funding accounts.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-23
Concluded	2023-01-27
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1651-0100
Previous ICR	201806-1651-003

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Persons whose property is seized or who incur monetary penalties due to violations of the Tariff Act are entitled to seek remission or mitigation by means of an informal appeal. The violator has the opportunity to claim mitigation and provides a record of such administration appeals.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-28
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2060-0097
Previous ICR	201902-2060-006

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Mercury (40 CFR Part 61, Subpart E) apply to the new and existing facilities which process mercury ore to recover mercury, use mercury chlor-alkali cells to produce chlorine gas and alkali metal hydroxide, and incinerate or dry wastewater treatment plant sludge. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart E.

Key Information

Received	2022-12-20
Concluded	2023-01-26
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1210-0137
Previous ICR	201909-1210-008

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On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3). Under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), PHS Act section 2701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), and section 9801(f)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by CHIPRA, an employer that maintains a group health plan in a State that provides medical assistance under a State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA), or child health assistance under a State child health plan under title XXI of the SSA, in the form of premium assistance for the purchase of coverage under a group health plan, is required to make certain disclosures. Specifically, the employer is required to notify each employee of potential opportunities currently available in the State in which the employee resides for premium assistance under Medicaid and CHIP for health coverage of the employee or the employee's dependents. ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) requires the Department of Labor to provide employers with model language for the Employer CHIP Notice to enable them to timely comply with this requirement. The model is required to include information on how an employee may contact the State in which the employee resides for additional information regarding potential opportunities for premium assistance, including how to apply for such assistance. Section 311(b)(1)(D) of CHIPRA provides that the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services shall develop the initial Model Employer CHIP Notices under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II), and the Department of Labor shall provide such notices to employers, by February 4, 2010. Moreover, each employer is required to provide the initial annual notices to such employer's employees beginning with the first plan year that begins after the date on which the initial model notices are first issued. The ICR relates to the Model Employer Chip Notice.

Key Information

Received	2025-08-29
Concluded	2025-09-02
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1651-0147
Previous ICR	202505-1651-003

Abstract

A worksheet through which carriers will submit the information required by, and other information necessary to implement, Executive Order 14256, as amended. The worksheet is where the carrier will declare its duty collection methodology (i.e., ad valorem or specific duty) for the given month, package count, value (if applicable), and total duty amount. The second page will be utilized by the carrier to list the specifics of imported postal items. CBP will use this information to determine the amount of duty that carriers owe pursuant to Executive Order 14256, as amended. CBP can also use the worksheet as a reference when subsequently auditing carriers’ liability for duties.Emergency Justfication:IEEPA authorizes the President “to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.” 50 U.S.C. § 1701(a). Once the President declares a national emergency relating to such a threat, IEEPA empowers the President to “regulate . . . importation . . . with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.” Proclamation 10886 formally declared a national emergency in order to address and abate the synthetic opioid crisis from the PRC, Canada and Mexico to the United States. This crisis, noted in EO 14195, is “killing approximately two hundred Americans per day, putting a severe strain on our healthcare system, ravaging our communities, and destroying our families,” and synthetic opioid overdose “is the leading cause of death for people aged 18 to 45 in the United States.” Executive Order 14324 states that it is still necessary and appropriate to suspend duty-free de minimis treatment under 19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(C) in the manner and for the articles described below to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threats, which have their source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Following normal PRA clearance procedures would prevent CBP from getting PRA authorization for the International Mail Duty Worksheet urgently needed to properly gather all the necessary information, crucial to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threats which have their source in whole or substantial part outside the United States.

Key Information

Received	2023-10-31
Concluded	2023-11-01
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0920-1335
Previous ICR	202306-0920-002

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As part of its Phased Approach to the Resumption of Passenger Operations, CDC will collect information from cruise ships operating or intending to operate in U.S. waters. This phased approach includes increased reporting of COVID-19 and COVID-19 like illnesses as well as a number of information collections designed to ensure cruise ships can prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of COVID-19. This Extension of an existing Information Collection Request is submitted to allow collection to continue for an additional three years. The resumption of passenger voyages in the U.S. has facilitated the introduction and sustained transmission of COVID-19 among cruise ships, despite high vaccination rates among both crew and passengers, highlighting the continued need to temporarily extend CDC’s public health management to mitigate this risk. This Change Request is submitted to make modifications to the Cruise Ship Cumulative Acute Respiratory Illness (ARI) Reporting Form and to request a small increase in Burden Hours (51) for cruise ships to report earlier if >3% of passengers or crew are sick so that CDC can provide technical assistance in managing the outbreak, and then again at the end of the voyage to monitor progression of the outbreak.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-03
Concluded	2023-01-11
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0572-0020
Previous ICR	201901-0572-009

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A borrower's assets provide the security for a Government loan. Selling of assets reduces the security and increases the risk to the Government. RUS Form 369 allows the borrowers to seek agency permission to sell some of its assets.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-03
Concluded	2023-01-10
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0572-0114
Previous ICR	201901-0572-001

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This information addresses the requirements of RUS policies and procedures for mergers and consolidations of RUS electric program borrowers.

Key Information

Received	2022-04-19
Concluded	2023-01-13
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0920-0338
Previous ICR	201901-0920-001

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This Information Collection Request (ICR) supports the Extension of a Congressionally mandated information collection. The Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4401 et seq. or Pub.L. 99-252) requires each person who manufactures, packages, or imports smokeless tobacco products to provide the Secretary of HHS with an annual list of ingredients added to tobacco in the manufacture of smokeless tobacco products, as well as a specification of quantity of nicotine contained in each product. Responsibility for collecting the information has been delegated to CDC's Office on Smoking and Health.

Key Information

Received	2022-04-28
Concluded	2023-01-23
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0938-1134
Previous ICR	201812-0938-020

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CMS-2328-FC requires a transparent, data-driven process for states to document that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to services covered under the Medicaid State plan to the extent that services are available to the general population in a geographic area. To meet the requirements of the final rule, states must conduct access review monitoring plans that measure: the extent that enrollee needs are met, the availability of care and qualified providers, service utilization and payment rate comparisons. The reviews will be conducted every three years for: primary care, physician specialists, behavorial health, and pre and post natal obstetric services (including labor and delivery). As states reduce or restructure provider payment rates or receive significant numbers of complaints from providers and beneficiaires about access to care, additional services must be included in the review plan and monitored for at least 3 years. We are soliciting comments on the services required for ongoing access reviews and the timelines associated with review and monitoring activities. The final rule also requires states have mechanisms for obtaining beneficiary and provider feedback on access to care, such as hotlines, surveys, ombudsman or other equivalent mechanisms and institute corrective action procedures should access issues be discovered through the access review and monitoring processes. Finally, when considering reductions to Medicaid payment rates the final rule requires states to undertake a process that gathers input from stakesholds and relies upon the information analyzed through the data reveiws on the proposed reduction or restructuring of Medicaid service payment rates.

Key Information

Received	2022-09-28
Concluded	2023-01-10
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1625-0023
Previous ICR	201906-1625-010

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The regulations require the person in charge of certain barge fleeting facilities to keep records of twice daily inspections of barge moorings and movements of barges and hazardous cargo in and out of a facility. Respondents are operators of barge fleeting facilities. The statutory authority is 46 U.S. Code 70034 and 70051.

Key Information

Received	2022-09-28
Concluded	2023-01-11
Expires	2026-01-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1625-0016
Previous ICR	201903-1625-003

Federal Register Notices

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Abstract

This information collected here helps to ensure that waterfront facilities and vessels are in compliance with safety standards. A permit must be issued prior to welding or hot work on certain waterfront facilities; and, the posting of warning signs is required on certain such facilities. The statutory authority is 46 U.S.C. 70034 (formerly 33 U.S.C. 1231) and Chapter 701 of Title 46. This authority is delegated by the Secretary to the Coast Guard via the Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1, Revision No. 01.2. (II)(70).