Change Requests

What is an ICR?

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.

When are they submitted?

Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify 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.

Where to find an ICR?

ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.

Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and July 19, 2025.

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Reference Number
OMB Control Number
Agency
Received
Concluded
Action
Status
Request Type
Presidential Action

Title:

Appllication for Employer Identification Number

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1545-0003

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-06-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Appllication for Employer Identification Number

Key Information

Abstract

Taxpayers required to have an identification number for use on any return, statement, or other document must prepare and file Form SS-4 or Form SS-4-PR (Puerto Rico only) to obtain a number. The information is used by the IRS and the SSA in tax administration and by the Bureau of the Census for business statistics.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 6011
26 USC 6103
26 USC 6109

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

NCA PreNeed Burial Planning

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0784

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
NCA PreNeed Burial Planning

Key Information

Abstract

VA has responded to a growing interest from Veterans and their family members to plan for their burial needs prior to death. This service is in line with VA's core values to provide services in a caring manner and to alleviate distress, along with improving our performance through the use of innovative technologies. The PreNeed evaluation achieves the goal of getting benefit data to users more quickly.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

38 USC 2402

Presidential Action:

Title:

USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0581-0273

Agency:

USDA/AMS

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-06-09

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
USDA Web Based Supply Chain Management System (WBSCM)

Key Information

Abstract

Legislation sets forth the authority by which AMS receives offers and awards contracts to distribute, handle, store, and transport agricultural commodities. The data collected assists AMS with making a determination whether a business is viable and capable of supplying product to the Federal government and is a requirement of the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1786, Sec. 17
7 USC 7501 et seq.
7 USC 2011 et seq.
7 USC 2013
Pub.L. 74 - 320 32
42 USC 1751,1761, 1766
42 USC 303a, Sec. 311 (a)
7 USC 612 c, Sec. 4(a) (2), Sec. 5
7 USC 612c note

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2506-0077

Agency:

HUD/CPD

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-07-24

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program

Key Information

Abstract

For the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, entitlement communities are required to keep records of activities. These records include definitions of conditions, certifications of activities/plans and other items. This paperwork submission addresses the record keeping and reporting requirements for the CDBG program.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

10 CFR 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3150-0002

Agency:

NRC

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-12-29

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
10 CFR 73, Physical Protection of Plants and Materials

Key Information

Abstract

The NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 73 prescribe requirements to establish and maintain a physical protection system and security organization with capabilities for protection of: (1) Special nuclear material (SNM) at fixed sites, (2) SNM in transit, and (3) plants in which SNM is used. 10 CFR part 73 contains reporting and recordkeeping requirements which are necessary to help ensure that an adequate level of protection is provided for nuclear facilities and nuclear material, such as: Development and maintenance of security documents including a physical security plan, a training and qualification plan, a safeguards contingency plan, a cyber security plan, and security implementing procedures; notifications to the NRC regarding safeguards and cyber security events; notifications to state governors and tribes of shipments of irradiated reactor fuel; and requirements for conducting criminal history records checks of individuals granted unescorted access to a nuclear power facility, a non-power reactor, or access to Safeguards Information. The objective is to ensure that activities involving special nuclear material are consistent with interests of common defense and security and that these activities do not constitute an unreasonable risk to public health and safety. The information in the reports and records submitted by licensees is used by the NRC staff to ensure that the health and safety of the public and the environment are protected, and licensee possession and use of special nuclear material is in compliance with license and regulatory requirements.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 109 - 58 119
Pub.L. 83 - 703 149

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0567

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC)

Key Information

Abstract

Information is used to provide additional certificates requested by respondent. A respondent is an eligible recipient that includes the next-of-kin, other relatives or friends that request additional certificates and/or replacement certificates.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

38 USC Section 112
38 USC Section 2411

Presidential Action:

Title:

Verification of Eligibility for Burial in a National Cemetery

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0232

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Verification of Eligibility for Burial in a National Cemetery

Key Information

Abstract

VA requires applicants for national cemetery burial to provide information to verify eligibility for burial in a national cemetery, to schedule interment and to provide services requested by the decedent’s family or personal representative. This information is also used for planning and scheduling cemetery services and to provide for specific requests from family members or the personal representative.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

38 USC 2402
Pub.L. 103 - 446 509

Presidential Action:

Title:

Request for Commemorative Plaque or Urn

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0937

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Request for Commemorative Plaque or Urn

Key Information

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revised its regulations to implement new statutory authority to furnish commemorative plaques and urns for certain veterans whose cremated remains are not interred. This final rule is necessary to administer the new benefits, which were authorized by the “Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020” (the Act).

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 116 - 315 2207

Presidential Action:

Title:

Election Assistance Commission Federal Financial Report

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

4040-0014

Agency:

HUD/CFO

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-04

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

RCF No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Election Assistance Commission Federal Financial Report

Key Information

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

CARES Act Loan and Payroll Support Programs for Air Carriers and Other Eligible Businesses

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1505-0263

Agency:

TREAS/DO

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-06-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
CARES Act Loan and Payroll Support Programs for Air Carriers and Other Eligible Businesses

Key Information

Abstract

The CARES Act authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans, loan guarantees, and other investments that do not exceed $500 billion in the aggregate to provide liquidity to eligible businesses related to losses incurred as a result of coronavirus. Section 4003(b)(1)-(3) authorizes the Secretary to make loans and loan guarantees available to passenger air carriers and cargo air carriers, as well as certain related businesses, and businesses critical to maintaining national security. While Treasury is no longer accepting loan program or Payroll Support Program (PSP) applications, both programs require ongoing compliance reporting for certain participants, as well as recordkeeping. Specifically, as part of the loan, PSP1, PSP2, and PSP3 agreements, applicants were required to maintain records for a period of five years or more, depending on the agreement type and period of performance, as well as submit compliance reports on a quarterly basis to ensure funding is used in accordance with the agreements and aid statutory reporting requirements.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 116 - 260 401-412
Pub.L. 116 - 136 4112-4113
Pub.L. 116 - 136 4003

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1545-1610

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-04-29

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan

Key Information

Abstract

Form 5500 is an annual information return filed by employee benefit plans. The IRS uses this information to determine if the plan appears to be operating properly as required under the law or whether the plan should be audited.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 6057, 6058, and 6059
Pub.L. 109 - 280 1
Pub.L. 111 - 192 201

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Program Impact Evaluations (Level 3 Evaluations)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1190-0021

Agency:

DOJ/CRT

Received:

2025-04-28

Concluded:

2025-05-12

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Program Impact Evaluations (Level 3 Evaluations)

Key Information

Abstract

Over the next three years, CRS anticipates collecting program impact evaluation data for reassessing ongoing programs across several areas within community outreach. The purpose of these collections is to gather feedback from participants who attended CRS programs and to use that information to measure the impact of the programs. This work may entail redesigning and/or modifying existing programs based upon received feedback. CRS envisions using surveys, interviews, and other electronic data collection instruments.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0930-0110

Agency:

HHS/SAMHSA

Received:

2025-04-27

Concluded:

2025-04-28

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Key Information

Abstract

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)) is a survey of the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States, age 12 and over. The data are used to estimate the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use, and abuse of licit drugs. Results are used by SAMHSA, ONDCP, and other Federal agencies and other researchers and organizations to establish policy, direct program activities, and better allocate resources.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 505

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H (Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

7100-0298

Agency:

FRS

Received:

2025-04-25

Concluded:

2025-04-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H (Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance)

Key Information

Abstract

The disclosure requirements, which are codified at 12 CFR 208.81 et seq., apply to the sale of insurance by a state member bank or by any other person at an office of the bank or on behalf of the bank (collectively, Covered Persons).

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 248(a)
12 USC 324
12 USC 1831x

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1660-0130

Agency:

DHS/FEMA

Received:

2025-04-25

Concluded:

2025-06-24

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

Key Information

Abstract

The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving service delivery. 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. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H (Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

7100-0298

Agency:

FRS

Received:

2025-04-25

Concluded:

2025-04-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Historical Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Disclosure Requirements of Subpart H of Regulation H (Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance)

Key Information

Abstract

The disclosure requirements, which are codified at 12 CFR 208.81 et seq., apply to the sale of insurance by a state member bank or by any other person at an office of the bank or on behalf of the bank (collectively, Covered Persons).

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 1831x

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Economic Surveys of Specific US Commercial Fisheries

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0648-0773

Agency:

DOC/NOAA

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Economic Surveys of Specific US Commercial Fisheries

Key Information

Abstract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) is requesting an extension of this standard collection of information. The requested information will include different components of operating costs/expenditures, earnings, employment, ownership, vessel characteristics, effort/gear descriptors, and demographic information for the various types of fishing vessels operating in the 16 U.S. commercial fisheries or groups of fisheries listed below. 1. West Coast Limited Entry Groundfish Fixed Gear Fishery 2. West Coast Open Access Groundfish, Non-tribal Salmon, Crab, and Shrimp Fisheries 3. American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery 4. Hawaii Pelagic Longline Fishery 5. Hawaii Small Boat Fishery 6. American Samoa Small Boat Fishery 7. American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Small Boat-Based Fisheries 8. Mariana Archipelago Small Boat Fisheries 9. USVI Small-Scale Fisheries 10. Puerto Rico Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries 11. Gulf of America Inshore Shrimp Fishery 12. Golden Crab Fisheries in the U.S. South Atlantic Region 13. West Coast Coastal Pelagic Finfish and Market Squid Fishery 14. West Coast Swordfish Fishery 15. West Coast North Pacific Albacore Fishery 16. Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fisheries To make it easier for the public and other reviewers to focus on the responses for a specific fishery or set of fisheries and the associated information collection, we provide a separate set of 18 responses for each information collection. However, for responses that apply to the bundled information collection request as a whole, we present the full response for only the first information collection, indicate the response applies to all 16 collections and then only reference that response in the corresponding response for the other 15 collections, unless the response is very brief. The responses for the 16 information collections are very similar to those in the Supporting Statement Part A, which OMB reviewed and approved 04/27/2022. However, NMFS updated the name of one collection to be consistent with Executive Order 14172, revised the sex/gender and race/ethnicity questions to be consistent with current OMB guidance, updated the data used to estimate the hourly wage rates, which are used in calculating annual wage burden costs, and updated the government cost estimates. In addition, due to uncertainty concerning the timing of funding to support each collection and exogenous shocks (e.g., the COVID-19 pandemic), which affect the feasibility and/or desirability of collecting data for a specific year, the schedule for each of the 16 information collections needs to be flexible. Therefore, NMFS no longer provides the exact year for each collection and the resulting reports it will support.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

16 USC §§ 1801 et seq.
16 USC §§ 1361 et seq.
16 USC §§ 1531-1544
42 USC §§ 4321 et seq.
5 USC §§ 601 et seq.

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR 422.516(g) and 423.514(g)) (CMS-10305)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0938-1115

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-04-30

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation (42 CFR 422.516(g) and 423.514(g)) (CMS-10305)

Key Information

Abstract

CMS' regulatory authority to require data validation is described in 42 CFR 422.516(g) and 423.514(g). Organizations contracted to offer Medicare Part C and Part D benefits are required to report data to CMS on a variety of measures. In order for the data to be useful for monitoring and performance measurement, the data must be reliable, valid, complete, and comparable among sponsoring organizations. To meet this goal, CMS has developed reporting standards and data validation specifications with respect to the Part C and Part D reporting requirements. These standards provide a review process for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs), Cost Plans, and Part D sponsors to use to conduct independent data validation checks on their reported Part C and Part D data to determine their reliability, validity, completeness, and comparability in accordance with specifications developed by CMS.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

18 Stat. 1860
18 Stat. 1857

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Speaker Request Form

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1652-0075

Agency:

DHS/TSA

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-07-24

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Speaker Request Form

Key Information

Abstract

Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), TSA is responsible for security in all modes of transportation, including screening operations for passenger air transportation and for carrying out such other duties it considers appropriate relating to transportation security. See sec. 101(a) of ATSA, Pub. L. 107-71 (115 Stat. 597-598, Nov. 19, 2001), as codified at 49 U.S.C. 114(d) and (f). DHS Directive 110-02 established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy with respect to the acceptance of public speaking invitations by DHS employees and formally implemented the Office of Public Affairs DHS Speakers Bureau as well as DHS Component speaker bureaus. Based on these requirements, TSA created its own Speaker Bureau and modeled it after the DHS Speakers Bureau process to allow for the acceptance of public speaking invitations. To comply with the policy, TSA created the Speaker Request Form, which collects information on the requestor and the event a speaker would attend.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 107 - 71 101(a)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Transfer Order - Surplus Personal Property and Continuation Sheet; SF 123 & 123A

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3090-0014

Agency:

GSA

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-06-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Transfer Order - Surplus Personal Property and Continuation Sheet; SF 123 & 123A

Key Information

Abstract

The SF 123/123A is required by the Administrator of General Services to carry out her discretionary authority under 40 U.S.C. to transfer Federal surplus personal property for donation. The statutory language is as follows: "40 U.S.C. 549 - Sec. 549. Donation of personal property through state agencies. (b) Authorization. - (1) In general. - The Administrator of General Services, in the Administrator's discretion and under regulations the Administrator may prescribe, may transfer property described in paragraph (2) to a state agency."

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

Title:

Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, Protection, or Restoration

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0648-0459

Agency:

DOC/NOAA

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, Protection, or Restoration

Key Information

Abstract

This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management requests the extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA has, or is given, authority under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), annual appropriations or other authorities, to issue funds to coastal states, localities or other recipients for planning, conservation, acquisition, protection, restoration, or construction projects. The required information enables NOAA to implement the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CZMA section 307A), under its current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of similar projects under different, but related, authorities, including the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (CZMA section 315) Land Acquisition and Construction program, the Coastal Zone Management Program’s low-cost acquisition and construction program (CZMA section 306A), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, or other authorities. This collection covers the development of state coastal land conservation plans, and collection of information specifically needed for applying for and carrying out land acquisition, restoration and construction projects, such as: appraisals, property surveys and site plans, legal documentation such as deeds, easements and/or plats, and information needed for environmental compliance reviews. Such information is collected from project applicants or sub-recipients, which are typically state or local government agencies, but may also include nongovernmental or Tribal organizations. The information will be used in evaluating project proposals, reviewing the location and impact of proposed activities, documenting compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other applicable statutes, and conducting due diligence on market value, title encumbrances, property boundaries, proper recording of legal instruments. No changes are proposed to the collection.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

16 USC 1451 et seq.

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Greater Atlantic Region Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0648-0491

Agency:

DOC/NOAA

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Greater Atlantic Region Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Key Information

Abstract

This Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) submission requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a renewal of the information collection requirements pertaining to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) under OMB Control No. 0648-0491. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the Atlantic Sea Scallop fishery through regulations that limit catch of scallops, bycatch of certain other species, and fishing vessel activity. This fishery is only effectively managed and these regulations implemented through the use of information collected by NMFS to track fishing effort, catch, and the exchange of quota and trips through exchange by vessel owners. This information can only be collected through the reporting requirements included in this renewal.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 94 - 265 303

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

CAHPS Hospice Survey CMS-10537)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0938-1257

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-04-30

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
CAHPS Hospice Survey CMS-10537)

Key Information

Abstract

Hospice currently serves approximately 42% of dying patients in the United States. Medicare covers most hospice patients under a benefit created in 1983 to provide palliative care at the end of life. Despite its 30-year history as a Medicare benefit, to date no single survey has been systematically administered by all hospices across the country to assess experiences of hospice care. This submission requests approval for national implementation of the CAHPS® Hospice Survey and as well as approval for a mode experiment to test for mode effects, if any, when the survey is implemented. The CAHPS® Hospice Survey will sample caregivers of patients who died while under hospice care. Survey administration will start between 2 and 3 months after the death of the patient. The sample will be provided by the hospice program. This information will ultimately be used to improve hospice care throughout the country. The mod experiment is intended to determine what mode effects, if any, are found while implementing the survey. Three modes will be tested: mail-only, telephone-only, and mixed-mode (mail with telephone follow up). The mode experiment will occur simultaneously with the first year of National Implementation of the survey, which is also covered as part of this submission.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 148 3004

Presidential Action:

Title:

Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey (CMS-R-246)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0938-0732

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-04-30

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicare Fee-For-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Survey (CMS-R-246)

Key Information

Abstract

CMS has fielded the MA (Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems) CAHPS Survey annually since 1998, the Medicare FFS CAHPS Survey annually since 2000, and the MA DP and Stand Alone PDP CAHPS survey annually since 2006. The Medicare CAHPS is a national survey of health and prescription drug plans conducted at the contract level for MA, MA PD and Stand Alone PDP plans and at the state level for Medicare fee-for-service. Medicare CAHPS provides data to permit preparation of plan performance measures to assist Medicare beneficiaries in their selection of a health and/or prescription drug plan and help policymakers and others assist the Medicare program and Medicare plans design and monitor patient-centered quality improvement initiatives. The 2009 Call letter for MA and MA PD plans requires these plans to contract with private vendors from a list selected by CMS to conduct the 2011 Medicare CAHPS survey for their plan at the contract level and provide the collected data to CMS for analyses and preparation of CAHPS measures for use in consumer and plan reports and for quality improvement purposes for MA, MA PD, and Stand Alone PDP plans. CMS will continue to collect the Medicare FFS CAHPS data from surveys at the state and some sub-state levels. This revision to a currently approved collection is to add questions focusing on care coordination. The Medicare CAHPS survey has taken the OMB No. 0935-0732.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 108 - 173 1860D

Presidential Action:

Title:

Personnel Vetting Questionnaire

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3206-0279

Agency:

OSC

Received:

2025-04-24

Concluded:

2025-04-29

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

RCF New
Personnel Vetting Questionnaire

Key Information

Presidential Action:

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