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Previous ICR	202207-1810-001

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The Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP) is authorized under Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j). On March 14, 2022, the Department published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for CSP Grants to State Entities (SE Grants), Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants), and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants) (Vol. 87, No. 49, pages 14197-14210) (CSP NPP). Specifically, the Department proposed new priorities, application requirements, assurances, definitions, and selection criteria to create results-driven policies to help promote positive student outcomes, student and staff diversity, educator and community empowerment, promising practices, and accountability, including fiscal transparency and responsibility, in charter schools supported with CSP funds, which can serve as models for other charter schools. Based on the CSP NPP and public comments, the Department issued a notice of final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants and Developer Grants (CSP NFP), which published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022. The final priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria in the CSP NFP are intended to supplement existing statutory and regulatory requirements governing CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants. The Charter School Programs Office of the Department is requesting continued approval of this information collection for CSP SE Grants, CMO Grants, and Developer Grants generally; and for the CSP NFP, which requires the submission of a needs analysis and information regarding contracts with for-profit management organizations. The CSP (Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.282, including SE Grants (84.282A), CMO Grants (84.282M), and Developer Grants (84.282B and 84.282E)) is a competitive discretionary grant program. The grant applications submitted for this program are evaluated based on how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria (and any competitive preference priorities) and are used to determine applicant eligibility and award amounts for projects selected for funding.

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Previous ICR	201804-1910-002

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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.

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Previous ICR	202110-0704-001CF

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Previous ICR	201904-2133-002

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Public Law 103-160 authorized the Department of Transportation to convey to public entities, surplus and excess Federal real and related personal property needed for development or operation of a port facility. The requested information is required to evaluate the need for the property. Compliance data is required on a yearly basis to determine that conveyed property is being used in accordance with the terms of the conveyance. The primary documents that are submitted to MARAD, Office of Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activities, to accomplish application review are a signed copy of the application, which includes a Port Facility Redevelopment Plan (PFRP), financial statements and a legal description of the property of interest. The application demonstrates the applicant’s acknowledgement that it will comply with the terms and conditions of the Port Conveyance Program. The PFRP is a narrative document that demonstrates the applicant’s needs for the property as well as how the applicant’s intended plans for the property and shows how the land is suitable for its intended future purposes. Additionally, financial statements are requested to show the applicant’s financial standing and outlook for the three years prior to application. Occasionally, letters of support are included with the application to provide evidence of the local community’s support for the prospective conveyance. These letters are optional and not required.

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Previous ICR	201903-2502-001

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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.

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Previous ICR	201911-2120-008

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is developing a web-based tool, Service Availability Prediction Tool (SAPT), to assist aircraft operators in achieving compliance with the requirements of 14 CFR §§ 91.103, 91.225, and 91.227. Depending on the specific nature of the operator’s request, varying levels of information are necessary for the FAA to process the requests made via this tool. The SAPT has three main tools: Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) SAPT, Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) SAPT, and ADS-B Deviation Authorization Pre-Flight Tool (ADAPT). The SAPT user may have to use one or more of these tools depending upon the nature of their request. The SAPT continually collects Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation status (e.g., GPS almanacs) and FAA surveillance status data (e.g., surveillance radars (SSR) and wide area multilateration (WAM)) in order to assess the accuracy and integrity of GPS, FAA backup surveillance availability, and other data in real time. This information is used to determine navigation or to support air traffic control services in terminal, en route airspace, and in airport surface operations. SAPT models the GPS system and matches it with certain specified GPS avionics performance characteristics to determine if there is sufficient position information predicted throughout the flight to use for navigation or surveillance.

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Previous ICR	201909-3064-003

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The FDIC plans to periodically conduct prize competitions under authority of Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The prize competitions usually do not involve more than 300 respondents, generally do not require more than 20 hours per respondent, and are always completely voluntary in nature. It is not contemplated that more than 5 such prize competitions will be conducted in any given year. The purpose of the prize competitions is, in general terms, to obtain information involving a variety of topics and challenges associated with: underserved communities and financial inclusion; consumer protection; the FDIC’s use of information technology and data (including artificial intelligence and machine learning); and financial and technologically-driven innovation in banking.

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Previous ICR	201907-3136-001

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This collection of information is necessary to enable NEH 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 NEH's programs.

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Previous ICR	202505-1651-003

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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.

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Previous ICR	202208-1810-002

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The Department of Education (the Department) requests an extension of the information collection under the School Improvement Programs section of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), and the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG), OMB number 1810-0770. Under this program, the Department awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) for the purpose of providing competitive grants to high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) for activities under section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Eligible applicants for the SCG funds include those in any of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bureau of Indian Education, and the Outlying Areas. Each SEA will award no less than 95 percent of its SCG allocation on a competitive basis to high-need LEAs as determined by the State. The SEA will reserve no more than 1% of its SCG allocation for administration and will use any remaining funds not awarded to LEAs for State-level activities to support section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). This information collection will support the Department in providing effective technical assistance, monitoring and oversight to ensure that these funds are awarded and used as required by the BSCA – i.e., that the funds are awarded to high-need LEAs on a competitive basis for activities allowable under section 4108 of the ESEA. Department staff will review the information submitted by SEAs 1) for monitoring purposes, to verify that SEAs are implementing the BSCA requirements for SEA award of the SCG funds; and 2) to understand the manner in which SEAs are implementing these requirements. This information will enable the Department to provide effective technical assistance and support to States. If this information is not collected, the Department will be unable to fully and adequately meet monitoring and technical assistance responsibilities as States implement this program.

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Previous ICR	201907-2127-003

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This information collection is for mandatory disclosure requirements and recordkeeping for manufacturers of child restraint systems, and voluntary reporting for consumers. The provisions of the collection ensure that manufacturers of child restraint systems (CRSs): (1) produce registration cards, informational labels, and printed instructions (brochures), (2) collect CRS owner registration information and (3) create and keep registration records. The requirements of this collection apply to CRS manufacturers and voluntary reporting applies to consumers who purchase CRSs. This required collection supports the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) strategic goal for safety, by working towards the elimination of transportation related deaths and injuries involving children. CRS manufacturers are required to provide owner registration cards and to label their CRSs with a message informing the consumer/CRS owner of the importance of registering the CRS as well as with information necessary to allow subsequent owners to register the restraint. The CRS manufacturer is required to keep records of the consumer registration information by developing and maintaining a filing system which contains the owner’s name and address along with identifying information for the CRS purchased by that consumer. Requiring the retention of this information ensures that the manufacturer is able to contact owners if the product they purchased is later subject to a safety recall, thus increasing the likelihood that safety recalls for CRSs will be remedied. also required to provide with all CRSs: (1) printed instructions with step-by-step information on how the restraint is to be used and (2) permanent labeling that gives “quick-look” information on whether the restraint meets the safety requirements, recommended installation and use, the child weight limit for using the lower anchors to attach the child restraint to the vehicle, and warnings against misuse. The provided instructions and labeling are to guide the consumer on how to properly install and use CRSs. Without proper use, the effectiveness of a CRS is greatly diminished. NHTSA estimates the total burden of this information collection is 109,939 hours and $8,000,000. The increase in reported burden for this collection is primarily due to updated CRS sales estimates. The agency previously estimated that approximately 14,500,000 CRSs were sold each year. In 2022, the agency estimates that 16,000,000 CRSs will be sold each year. Therefore, the burden increased from 99,330 hours to 109,939 burden hours (an increase of 10,609 hours) and the total cost increased from $0 to $8,000,000 due to the addition of printing and material costs not accounted for in the previous submission.

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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.

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Previous ICR	201906-3245-001

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The SBA is required by statute to administer the “Historically Underutilized Business Zone” (HUBZone) Program. To do this, it must certify eligible applicants as "qualified HUBZone small business concerns"; publish a listing of such certified firms; process periodic recertification of previously certified firms; and conduct program examinations of certified firms to ensure continuing compliance with program eligibility requirements. The HUBZone Electronic Application is used in execution of these requirements.

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Previous ICR	202207-0920-013

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The purpose of this data collection is to collect disease specific surveillance reports of rare, uncommon, or infrequent diseases. The data will be used to determine the prevalence of diseases dangerous to public health. The data will also be used for planning and evaluating effective programs for prevention and control of infectious diseases. Disease incidence is needed to study present and emerging disease problems. Case data will be transmitted to CDC electronically or hard copy from State and Local Health Departments. This Revision includes reduction of burden hours due to fewer respondents expected.

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To meet the goals and objectives that demonstrate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPAs) and the Administrations commitment to achieving environmental justice and embedding environmental justice into Agency programs, the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program provides about $600 million in 11 cooperative agreements funding to Grantmakers who will function as pass-through entities for the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Subgrants (2 CFR Parts 200 and 1500). Each Grantmaker will collaborate with EPA to design and build their own processes to receive and evaluate applications to fund the initial development of community-led environmental justice projects.Emergency Justfication:With this Information Collection Request (ICR), EPA seeks emergency clearance by October 31, 2024 for six Grantmakers to solicit applications for their first round of subgrants to be launched in October 2024. EPA cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because the time between the Grantmakers receipt of their funding awards and the launch of their subaward programs (3 months) does not allow sufficient time to obtain PRA clearance using the standard ICR process (which typically takes 6-9 months). Collection of the information requested under this emergency clearance (i.e., applications) is essential for the Grantmakers to have a mechanism for selecting and distributing subaward grants to fund environmental justice projects in underserved communities, thus fulfilling the central objective of the program. The six-month emergency clearance period will cover the first round of subaward applications that will be solicited by six Grantmakers in October 2024. Subsequent rounds of applications for these six Grantmakers will be authorized via a Standard ICR package for the Grantmaking Program that will be submitted for review via the standard ICR approval process.

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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.

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for new qualitative and survey data collection activities to support its evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) demonstration program

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Previous ICR	202007-1084-001

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The information on the application will be used to determine the amount of money, if any, owed to persons or businesses displaced by Federal acquisition of their real property.

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Previous ICR	201907-1840-003

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The application is needed for future competitions for new awards under the Student Support Services Program. The program provides grants to institutions of higher education and combinations of institutions of higher education for projects designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students; increase the transfer rate of eligible students from two-year to four-year institutions; and foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first generation students and individuals with disabilities through the provision of support services.

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Previous ICR	201905-1110-001

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Under Title 28, USC, Sect. 534, this collection requests Offense data from local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI UCR Program to serve as the national clearing house for collection and dissemination of data.

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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.

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Previous ICR	202203-7100-003

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This information collection comprises the following reports: • Debit Card Issuer Survey (FR 3064a) collects data from issuers of debit cards (including general-use prepaid cards) that, together with their affiliates, have assets of $10 billion or more, including information regarding the volume and value of debit card transactions; chargebacks and returns; costs of authorization, clearance, and settlement of debit card transactions; other costs incurred in connection with particular debit card transactions; fraud prevention costs and fraud losses; and interchange fee revenue. • Payment Card Network Survey (FR 3064b) collects data from payment card networks, including the volume and value of debit card transactions; interchange fees; network fees; and payments and incentives paid by networks to acquirers, merchants, and issuers. The data from the FR 3064a and FR 3064b are used to fulfill a statutory requirement that the Board disclose certain information regarding debit card transactions on a biennial basis.3 In addition, the Board uses data from the Payment Card Network Survey (FR 3064b) to publicly report on an annual basis the extent to which networks have established separate interchange fees for exempt and covered issuers.

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Previous ICR	201911-1845-004

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The Department of Education (the Department) requests extension of this information collection regarding Institutional Eligibility regulations in §600.9 – State Authorization. These regulations were a result of negotiated rulemaking in early 2019 and the requirements to these regulations have not changed. The regulations in §600.9(c)(2)(i) require an institution to determine in accordance with the institution’s policies and procedures in which State a student is located while enrolled in a distance education or correspondence course, under either State jurisdiction or when the institution participates in a State authorization reciprocity agreement under which it is covered. The updates to the policies and procedures are not reported to the Department nor is there a specified format for such information. The regulations in §600.9(c)(2)(ii) require an institution, upon request from the Secretary, provide the written documentation of its determination of a student’s location, including the basis for such determination. There is no specific form or format for the institutions to provide this information to the Department upon request. It is anticipated that an institution would provide the pertinent portions of the policy and procedures manual to respond to such a request from the Department, but it may provide the requested information in another method.

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Previous ICR	202109-0575-002CF