Key Information

Received	2019-12-27
Concluded	2021-05-19
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0570-0006
Previous ICR	201609-0570-001

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Regulation promulgates the policies and procedures to provide grants to improve the economic condition of rural areas through cooperative development.

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Received	2022-07-19
Concluded	2022-10-20
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0625-0273
Previous ICR	201905-0625-004

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The United States and Panama negotiated the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (”the Agreement”), which was implemented into U.S. law by the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (“the Act”) [Public Law 112-43]. The Agreement entered into force on October 31, 2012. Under the provisions of the Act, textile and apparel goods must contain fibers, yarns, and fabrics produced in Panama or the United States to receive duty-free tariff treatment. The Agreement also provides for the establishment of a list of specific fibers, yarns, and fabrics that are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from producers in the United States or Panama. Articles containing these commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics are entitled to duty-free or preferential duty treatment despite containing inputs not produced in the United States or Panama. The list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be changed pursuant to the commercial availability provision of the Agreement and the Act. Under Section 203(o) of the Act (“the commercial availability provision”), interested entities from Panama or the United States have the right to request that a specific fiber, yarn, or fabric be added to, or removed from, the list of commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics. Section 203(o) of the Act requires that the President establish procedures for parties to follow when exercising the right to make these requests. The President delegated the responsibility for publishing the procedures and administering commercial availability requests to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (“CITA”), which issues procedures and acts on requests through the Office of Textiles and Apparel (“OTEXA”). In accordance with the commercial availability provision, CITA has implemented procedures to collect certain information about the technical specifications of certain fibers, yarns, or fabrics and the production capabilities of U.S. textile suppliers to determine whether certain fibers, yarns, or fabrics are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States. The intent of these procedures is to foster trade in U.S. and Panamanian textile and apparel articles by allowing non-originating fibers, yarns, and fabrics to be placed on or removed from a list of items not available in commercial quantities, in a timely manner, and in a manner that is consistent with normal business practice. To that end, these procedures are intended to facilitate the timely transmission of requests for commercial availability determinations and offers to supply the products that are the subject of the requests; have the market indicate the availability of the supply of the subject products; make available promptly, to interested entities and parties, information received regarding the requests for products and offers to supply; ensure wide participation by interested entities and parties; provide careful scrutiny of information provided to substantiate order requests and responses of offers to supply; and provide timely public dissemination of information used by CITA in making commercial availability determinations. CITA must collect certain information about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical specifications and the production capabilities of Panamanian and U.S. textile producers to determine whether certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States or Panama, subject to Section 203(o) of the Act.

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Received	2020-02-26
Concluded	2021-08-16
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0570-0035
Previous ICR	201610-0570-002

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This regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for making zero-interest loans and grants to borrowers in accordance with the cushion of credit payments program authorized in section 313 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 940c).

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Received	2022-08-01
Concluded	2022-10-04
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1230-0018

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The Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship (PIA) focuses on engagement and outreach strategies to promote and implement inclusive practices within apprenticeship programs, such as those registered with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship. These strategies aim to enable individuals with disabilities, including working-age youth and adults ages 16-64, to gain credentials and skills to succeed in growing industries. PIA also seeks to glean federal and state policy options through such outreach and engagement, which includes several stakeholder engagement and outreach activities. The Office of Disability Employment Policy of DOL intends to design and conduct a process evaluation of the DOL-funded PIA. The goal of this four-year study is to build an understanding of the experiences, barriers, and successes of PIA during the implementation of the partnership.

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Received	2022-02-28
Concluded	2022-10-25
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1545-0997
Previous ICR	201806-1545-024

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Form 1099-S is used by the real estate reporting person to report proceeds from a real estate transaction to the IRS.

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Received	2022-08-31
Concluded	2022-10-20
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1545-2187
Previous ICR	201906-1545-001

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In 2007, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a final rule requiring plans subject to the annual reporting requirements of Title I of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to electronically file the Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit. In order to accommodate the DOL's mandate for electronic filing of the Form 5500 series, Schedule (SSA) has been eliminated and replaced with Form 8955-SSA. The information provided by plan sponsors on Form 8955-SSA will be transmitted to the Social Security Administration (SSA) who will provide it to separated participants when those participants file for social security benefits.

Key Information

Received	2019-05-31
Concluded	2019-09-14
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	3206-0272
Previous ICR	201811-3206-002

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The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program Enrollment System uses BENEFEDS, which is the secure enrollment website sponsored by OPM that allows eligible individuals to enroll or change enrollment in a FEDVIP plan. Eligible individuals use the system to enroll or change enrollment during the annual Open Season or when experiencing a qualifying life event under 5 CFR 894.101. Federal Civilian and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees, retirees (annuitants), survivor annuitants, compensationers, and their eligible family members can enroll and be enrolled in FEDVIP. In addition, most uniformed services retirees and their families will be eligible to enroll in dental and vision insurance and most uniformed services active duty family members will be eligible to enroll in vision insurance under FEDVIP.

Key Information

Received	2022-01-26
Concluded	2022-10-19
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	2090-0028
Previous ICR	201809-2090-001

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking approval for a generic information collection request (ICR) for the conduct of focus groups and one-on-one interviews related to economics projects primarily for survey development. Focus groups are groups of individuals brought together for moderated discussions on a specific topic or issue. These groups are typically formed to gain insight and understanding of attitudes and perceptions held by the public surrounding an issue. One-on-one interviews, as the term implies, are individual interviews in which a respondent is generally asked to review materials and provide feedback on their content and design as well as the thought processes that the materials invoke. Focus groups and one-on-one interviews (hereafter referred to collectively as focus groups) used as a qualitative research tool have three major purposes: To better understand respondents attitudes, perceptions and emotions in response to specific topics and concepts; To obtain respondent information useful for better defining variables and measures in later quantitative studies; and To further explore findings obtained from quantitative studies. Through these focus groups, the Agency will be able to gain a more in-depth understanding of the publics attitudes, beliefs, motivations and feelings regarding specific issues and will provide invaluable information regarding the quality of draft survey instruments. Focus group discussions are necessary and important steps in the design of a quality survey.

Key Information

Received	2019-03-20
Concluded	2019-11-06
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	0570-0065
Previous ICR	201412-0570-001

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The Biorefinery Assistance Program was authorized under Section 9003 of the 2008 Farm Bill. The program assists in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies for the development of advanced biofuels by providing loan guarantees of up to $250 million. Section 9003 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) modifies various provisions of the program. In addition to renaming the program to "Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program," the 2014 Farm Bill requires several substantive changes. These changes are: • Expanding the program to include biorefineries that primarily produce renewable chemicals and/or biobased products; • Providing loan guarantees to stand-alone biobased product manufacturing facilities; • Defining renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing; and • Ensuring that there is diversity in the types of projects approved. This collection of information is necessary in order for Rural Development to identify projects eligible for loan guarantees under the Program. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), Rural Development is submitting this information collection package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance.

Key Information

Received	2023-12-27
Concluded	2024-01-18
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1205-0451
Previous ICR	202102-1205-001

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The application form and other information requirements are necessary to the collection of information from U.S. employers wishing to sponsor foreign labor for permanent residency through the Labor Certification process. The information collected is used by the Secretary of Labor to make the necessary certification in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act as amended.

Key Information

Received	2021-11-30
Concluded	2021-12-10
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1093-0006

Key Information

Received	2022-08-31
Concluded	2022-10-21
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	3133-0129
Previous ICR	201902-3133-002

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Part 704 of NCUA’s regulations established the regulatory framework for corporate credit unions. This includes various reporting and recordkeeping requirements as well as safety and soundness standards. NCUA has established and regulates corporate credit unions pursuant to its authority under sections 120, 201, and 209 of the Federal Credit Union Act, 12 U.S.C. 1766(a), 1781, and 1789. The collection of information is necessary to ensure that corporate credit unions operate in a safe and sound manner by limiting risk to their natural person credit union members and the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.

Key Information

Received	2022-06-27
Concluded	2022-10-04
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2132-0578
Previous ICR	201807-2132-001

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This is a request for an extension without change of a currently approved information collection (OMB# 2132-0578) “Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP)”. There have been no programmatic or statutory changes or requirements since the last OMB submission. Therefore there are no changes to the respondents, responses or annual burden hours. This is a mandatory information collection. Through the PTSCTP, FTA provides minimum training requirements for Federal and State personnel and contractors who conduct safety audits and examinations of transit systems and for transit agency personnel and contractors who are directly responsible for safety oversight. The program respondents are Rail Transit Agencies (RTAs) and State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) who will forward training information to FTA on behalf of designated personnel. This requirement is necessary to assure that compliance with the requirements is properly and earnestly undertaken by respondents who are directly responsible for safety oversight of our Nation’s public transportation systems. The information collected allows the FTA to record completion of the required training and to ensure annual certification.

Key Information

Received	2019-01-28
Concluded	2019-02-28
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0570-0064
Previous ICR	201505-0570-001

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The collection of information is vital to Rural Development to make decisions regarding the eligibility of grant recipients in order to ensure compliance with the regulations and to ensure that the funds obtained from the Government are being used for the purposes for which they were awarded.

Key Information

Received	2022-08-19
Concluded	2022-09-21
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0906-0070

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Health Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation (DoT) administers the Hospital Campaign for Organ Donation under the authority of Section 377A(a) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. As part of its responsibility to conduct public education and outreach to increase the number of registered organ donors, HRSA launched the Workplace Partnership for Life Hospital Campaign in 2011, with a challenge to hospitals nationwide to conduct donor education and donor registry enrollment events in their facilities and communities. The purpose of the ‘DoNation’ General Workplace Campaign is to encourage other non-medical U.S. companies to conduct activities to increase organ donor registration. These workplaces’ support of organ donation is vital to HRSA’s efforts to increase donor registrations, as expanding the program outside of medical settings will broaden the pool of potential registered organ, eye, and tissue donors. The overall purpose of collecting this information is to incentivize and reward company, workplace, and Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) participation in the campaign, and to enable HRSA to obtain outcome data. Because participating in this campaign is voluntary, it is essential for HRSA to implement a methodology to engage workplaces, make participation as easy as possible, and recognize workplaces for their efforts and accomplishments. HRSA, together with its donation community partners, developed the Activity Scorecard for the Hospital Campaign that provides suggested outreach activities for hospitals to implement and a way to gather points for achieving recognition. The ‘DoNation’ General Workplace Campaign Activity Scorecard will motivate workplaces in a similar fashion. Without the Activity Scorecard, HRSA would not be able to recognize workplaces for their extra efforts in planning donor registration activities and registering new organ, eye, and tissue donors.

Key Information

Received	2022-09-08
Concluded	2022-10-11
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0703-0054
Previous ICR	201908-0703-001

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This collection of information is necessary to determine the eligibility and overall compatibility between sponsor applicants and forth class midshipmen at the US Naval Academy. An analysis of the information collected is made by the Sponsor Program Director during the process in order to best match sponsors with midshipmen.

Key Information

Received	2022-07-19
Concluded	2022-10-12
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0970-0145
Previous ICR	201812-0970-009

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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) state plan is a mandatory submission to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by the state. The Secretary has delegated the collection and review of those submissions to the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) in the Administration for Children and Families. The TANF state plan consists of an outline specifying how the state will administer and operate its TANF program and certain required certifications by the state’s Chief Executive Officer. Authority to require states to submit a TANF plan is contained in section 402 of the Social Security Act (42 USC 602), as amended by Pub. L. 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. States are required to submit new plans periodically, within a 27-month period. This is a reinstatement without changes to the prior TANF state plan information collection.

Key Information

Received	2022-07-12
Concluded	2022-10-25
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1405-0025
Previous ICR	201808-1405-003

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Statement is required when an entity registered with PM/DDTC, Department of State, engages in a transaction valued at $500,000 or more, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act. The aim is to ensure activities like those prohibited by the foreign corrupt practices act are properly addressed.

Key Information

Received	2022-07-19
Concluded	2022-10-03
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2577-0208
Previous ICR	201709-2577-002

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The information is required to allow HUD to manage remaining HOPE VI Implementation grants. The information is also required to obligate grant funds for the HOPE VI Main Street grant program, in accordance with Section 24 of the Housing Act of 1937, and to manage the grants that are awarded.

Key Information

Received	2022-08-31
Concluded	2022-10-18
Expires	2025-10-31
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1513-0012
Previous ICR	201904-1513-016

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While the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5214 allows for the tax-free withdrawal of denatured distilled spirits from a distilled spirits plant (DSP), 26 U.S.C. 5275 requires persons that procure, deal in, or use specially denatured (SDS), or that recover specially denatured or completely denatured distilled spirits, to maintain records and file reports as required by regulation. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR part 20 require persons who use or recover SDS or articles, or who use recovered completely denatured spirits or articles, to file a report using form TTB F 5150.18 once annually or when discontinuing business to account for their use of such denatured spirits in specific approved formulas. The collected information accounts for the use of untaxed distilled spirits and is necessary to ensure that the tax provisions of the IRC are appropriately applied.