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

Title:

Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts

Reference Number:

202511-1505-002

Omb Control Number:

1505-0081

Agency:

TREAS/DO

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

2025-11-04

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Solicitation of Proposal Information for Award of Public Contracts

Key Information

Abstract

Information requested of offerors is specific to each procurement solicitation, and is required for Treasury to properly evaluate the capabilities and experience of potential contractors who desire to provide the supplies or services to be acquired. Evaluation will be used to determine which proposal most benefit the Government.Emergency Justfication:The Department of the Treasury requests emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13 for two Information Collection Requests (ICRs) supporting the draft Acquisition Procedures Update (APU) 26-01, Mandatory Staffing Plan for All Small Business Preference Program Awards and Solicitations. Treasury seeks approval by November 4, 2025 to enable immediate collection of contractor workforce data in response to urgent government-wide concerns regarding small-business subcontracting compliance and transparency in contract performance. Recent government-wide investigations by the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) and the Government Accountability Office, coupled with widespread media coverage of a Treasury contractor subcontracting scandal, have exposed systemic risks of improper pass-through contracting and noncompliance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, across the federal acquisition landscape. The absence of standardized, data-driven reporting on prime versus subcontractor labor utilization has been identified as a vulnerability throughout government. Treasury’s draft acquisition policy introduces two standardized deliverables—the Staffing Plan (pre-award) and Monthly Workforce Report (post-award)—to increase visibility, strengthen internal surveillance, and reinforce public trust through proactive corrective measures. Delaying implementation until completion of normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance procedures would undermine these efforts and perpetuate risk during active oversight investigations. Treasury’s ability to document and monitor contractor performance in real time is essential to ensuring that small-business set-aside awards meet self-performance requirements and maintain program integrity. The requested emergency clearance will allow Treasury to pilot and refine the collection methodology, gather baseline data, and support interagency coordination with SBA and OMB to inform a permanent, government-wide solution. The information collection involves minimal burden and privacy risk. Contractors will report aggregated staffing data using secure, standardized templates that rely on information already maintained in existing HR or timekeeping systems. No Social Security Numbers or dates of birth are collected, and all submissions are encrypted, marked CUI//SP-PRVCY, and transmitted only to authorized acquisition officials. Treasury respectfully requests OIRA’s expedited six-month approval under 5 CFR 1320.13(c), with waiver of the Federal Register notice, to enable immediate implementation and support the Department’s leadership in restoring accountability and transparency across the federal small-business contracting community.

Authorizing Statutes

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Post-Contract Award Information

Reference Number:

202511-1505-001

Omb Control Number:

1505-0080

Agency:

TREAS/DO

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

2025-11-04

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Post-Contract Award Information

Key Information

Abstract

Information requested of contractors is specific to each contract and is required for Treasury to properly evaluate the progress made and/or management controls used by contractors providing supplies or services to the Government, and to determine contractors' compliance with the contracts, in order to protect the Government's interest.Emergency Justfication:The Department of the Treasury requests emergency processing under 5 CFR 1320.13 for two Information Collection Requests (ICRs) supporting the draft Acquisition Procedures Update (APU) 26-01, Mandatory Staffing Plan for All Small Business Preference Program Awards and Solicitations. Treasury seeks approval by November 4, 2025 to enable immediate collection of contractor workforce data in response to urgent government-wide concerns regarding small-business subcontracting compliance and transparency in contract performance. Recent government-wide investigations by the Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) and the Government Accountability Office, coupled with widespread media coverage of a Treasury contractor subcontracting scandal, have exposed systemic risks of improper pass-through contracting and noncompliance with FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, across the federal acquisition landscape. The absence of standardized, data-driven reporting on prime versus subcontractor labor utilization has been identified as a vulnerability throughout government. Treasury’s draft acquisition policy introduces two standardized deliverables—the Staffing Plan (pre-award) and Monthly Workforce Report (post-award)—to increase visibility, strengthen internal surveillance, and reinforce public trust through proactive corrective measures. Delaying implementation until completion of normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance procedures would undermine these efforts and perpetuate risk during active oversight investigations. Treasury’s ability to document and monitor contractor performance in real time is essential to ensuring that small-business set-aside awards meet self-performance requirements and maintain program integrity. The requested emergency clearance will allow Treasury to pilot and refine the collection methodology, gather baseline data, and support interagency coordination with SBA and OMB to inform a permanent, government-wide solution. The information collection involves minimal burden and privacy risk. Contractors will report aggregated staffing data using secure, standardized templates that rely on information already maintained in existing HR or timekeeping systems. No Social Security Numbers or dates of birth are collected, and all submissions are encrypted, marked CUI//SP-PRVCY, and transmitted only to authorized acquisition officials. Treasury respectfully requests OIRA’s expedited six-month approval under 5 CFR 1320.13(c), with waiver of the Federal Register notice, to enable immediate implementation and support the Department’s leadership in restoring accountability and transparency across the federal small-business contracting community.

Authorizing Statutes

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Procedures for Requesting a Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Proposed Rule)

Reference Number:

202510-2070-001

Omb Control Number:

2070-0231

Agency:

EPA/OCSPP

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Procedures for Requesting a Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (Proposed Rule)

Key Information

Abstract

This ICR is related to regulatory requirements that implement provisions outlined in the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety of the 21st Century Act which passed in June 2016 and amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending the process for conducting risk evaluations under the TSCA to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the known, intended, or reasonably foreseen conditions of use, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations. EPA is reconsidering provisions of a 2024 amendment to the procedural framework rule for conducting such risk evaluations to determine whether they are consistent with the best reading of TSCA and whether they may impede the timely completion of risk evaluations and unnecessarily impair the effective and efficient protection of human health and the environment. Proposed revisions to the framework rule also include changes to the process by which a manufacture may request that EPA conduct a risk evaluation on a chemical for which they manufacture. This proposal would revise the criteria and information chemical manufacturers must provide for EPA to consider a chemical substance for risk evaluation, as well as the Agency's process and timing to review the request to determine whether to grant or deny. The information collection activities covered by this ICR are those carried out by a chemical manufacturer in requesting a specific chemical risk evaluation under TSCA be conducted by EPA.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

15 USC §2605(b)(4)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status

Reference Number:

202509-1615-004

Omb Control Number:

1615-0045

Agency:

DHS/USCIS

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

2025-12-05

Action:

Comment filed on proposed rule and continue

Status:

Historical Inactive

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status

Key Information

Abstract

This form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove conditions on his or her conditional residence.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

8 USC 1153
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

HIPAA Administrative Simplification (Non-Privacy/Security) Complaint Form (CMS-10148)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-028

Omb Control Number:

0938-0948

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
HIPAA Administrative Simplification (Non-Privacy/Security) Complaint Form (CMS-10148)

Key Information

Abstract

This revised collection of information modifies the current form to remove the HIPAA Privacy/Security complaint category section. The section is revised to read as follows: “Identify the HIPAA Non-Privacy/Security complaint category” section of the complaint form. On this revised version of the form, complainants are given an opportunity to check the “Unique Identifiers” and “Operating Rules” option to additionally categorize the type of HIPAA complaint being filed. The revised form also requests an email address for filed against entities, if available. Finally, the revised form is structured so that it be expanded to collect additional HIPAA Administrative Simplification complaint types in the future.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 104 - 191 1300d
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Medicare Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (CMS-10328)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-026

Omb Control Number:

0938-1106

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-11-04

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Medicare Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (CMS-10328)

Key Information

Abstract

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted on March 23, 2010. Section 6409 of the ACA requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the "Secretary"), in cooperation with the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (the "Inspector General"), to establish a Medicare self-referral disclosure protocol ("SRDP") that sets forth a process to enable providers of services and suppliers to self-disclose actual or potential violations of the physician self-referral statute, section 1877 of the Social Security Act (the Act). In accordance with the ACA, the SRDP was established on September 23, 2010, six months after the date of enactment, and information concerning how to disclose an actual or potential violation of section 1877 of the Act was posted on the CMS website.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1395nn
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Pub.L. 111 - 148 6409
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Registration for Classification as a Refugee

Reference Number:

202511-1615-001

Omb Control Number:

1615-0068

Agency:

DHS/USCIS

Received:

2025-11-03

Concluded:

2025-11-03

Action:

Improperly submitted and continue

Status:

Historical Inactive

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Registration for Classification as a Refugee

Key Information

Abstract

The Form I-590 is the primary document in all refugee case files and becomes part of the applicant's A-file. It is the application form by which a person seeks refugee classification and resettlement in the United States. It documents an applicant's legal testimony (under oath) as to his or her identity and claim to refugee status, as well as other pertinent information including marital status, number of children, military service, organizational memberships, and violations of law. In addition to being the application form submitted by a person seeking refugee classification, Form I-590 is used to document that an applicant was interviewed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and record the decision by the USCIS Officer to approve or deny the applicant for classification as a refugee. Regardless of age, each person included in the case must have his or her own Form I-590. Refugees applying to CBP for admission must have a stamped I-590 in their travel packet in order to gain admission as a refugee. They do not have refugee status until they are admitted by CBP.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

8 USC 1157
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Minimum Essential Coverage (CMS-10465)

Reference Number:

202510-0938-002

Omb Control Number:

0938-1189

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-11-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Minimum Essential Coverage (CMS-10465)

Key Information

Abstract

The NPRM titled "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions" proposes to designate certain types of health coverage as minimum essential coverage. Other types of coverage, not statutorily designated and not designated as minimum essential coverage in this regulation, may be recognized as minimum essential coverage if certain substantive and procedural requirements are met. The proposed rule would require coverage recognized to be minimum essential coverage to offer substantially the same consumer protections as those enumerated in the Title I of Affordable Care Act relating to non-grandfathered, individual coverage to ensure consumers are receiving adequate coverage. The proposed rule would require sponsors of individual coverage that seek to have such coverage designated as minimum essential coverage to adhere to certain procedures. Sponsoring organizations would have to submit to HHS information about their coverage and an attestation that the plan substantially complies with the provisions of Title I of the Affordable Care Act as applicable to non-grandfathered individual health insurance coverage. Sponsors would also have to a notice to enrollees informing them that the plan has been designated minimum essential coverage for the purposes of the individual coverage requirement.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 148 1501
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements 45 CFR part 159 (CMS-10320)

Reference Number:

202510-0938-001

Omb Control Number:

0938-1086

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-11-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements 45 CFR part 159 (CMS-10320)

Key Information

Abstract

HHS has developed and implemented an Internet website portal to assist consumers with identifying affordable and comprehensive health insurance coverage options that are available in their State. The Department has created a system where insurance issuers and their states log into the web portal using a custom user ID and password validation. The states were asked to provide information on issuers in their state and various websites (see Appendix E). The issuers have been downloading a basic information template to enter data then upload into the portal. Information to be collected on issuers and products can be found in Appendix C. The pricing and benefits data that will be collected can be found in Appendix D. The templates and instructions presented in support of this PRA package as Appendix G are those developed for the prior data collections.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 148 1103
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Pub.L. 111 - 148 10102
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Limousine Crashworthiness Safety Research

Reference Number:

202509-2127-006

Omb Control Number:

-

Agency:

DOT/NHTSA

Received:

2025-11-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Limousine Crashworthiness Safety Research

Key Information

Abstract

In an effort to understand the limousine market and the characteristics of limousine vehicles with respect to crashworthiness and occupant safety, and to comply with a Congressional mandate, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking approval for a new information collection request (ICR). Many federal safety regulations (e.g., FMVSS No. 208, 209, 210 pertaining to overall occupant protection and seat belts) do not currently apply to limousines and, as a result, the extent of limousine crash safety features and performance is not well known. Furthermore, limousine manufacturers fall into one of three categories (Vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), OEM program participant, OEM program nonparticipants) and the respective differences of these manufacturer’s approach to fabrication and vehicle safety requires targeted research. The proposed NHTSA research will consist of a one-time voluntary interview to manufacturers that fall into one of the three groups related to the limousine market: a) Vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), b) OEM program participant, and c) OEM program nonparticipants. The research will involve a maximum of 160 contacts for a request for an interview with a goal of 41 total completed responses. Recruitment will end when the 41 respondents with completed interviews are attained. Each interview will include approximately 10 – 15 open-ended questions about limousine fabrication intended for reporting on safety characteristics related to evacuation, crashworthiness, occupant seating, and restraints. Three versions of an interview guide will be used, one for each category of manufacturer, and the guides are intended as a framework for discussion rather than a strict script. It is possible that the respondents will not need to be asked each question separately if information is provided through responses to previous questions. The interviewers will not ask questions that are not presented on the interview guide. This information collection serves as a reporting collection. Interview results will be collected and summarized in a final report, which will include an executive summary, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions of important market findings relating to the relevant crashworthiness safety topics. The report data will help provide NHTSA with information necessary for cost-benefit analyses and will be made available to the public. This is a new information collection and is not required to go through an Institutional Review Board. This new ICR is a one-time collection that is anticipated to be completed within three years. The Annualized Burden Hours is estimated to be 53 hours and annual labor costs are estimated to be $6,137. There are no additional costs beyond the cost of any hour burden (labor costs).

Federal Register Notices

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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey

Reference Number:

202510-3206-002

Omb Control Number:

3206-0274

Agency:

OPM

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Survey

Key Information

Abstract

OPM uses the CAHPS results as part of the FEHB Plan Performance Assessment (PPA). The PPA enables a consistent, objective evaluation of carrier performance and also provides more transparency for enrollees. This assessment uses a discrete set of quantifiable measures to examine key aspects of performance in the areas of clinical quality, customer service and resource use. Eight CAHPS measures are part of this discrete set of quantifiable measures. Taken together with more traditional assessments of contract administration, these measures help ensure that enrollees receive high quality affordable healthcare and a positive customer experience. The PPA is linked to carrier profit and premium adjustment factors. FEHB contracts include language to incorporate the PPA as a determinant of the Service Charge or Performance Adjustment.

Federal Register Notices

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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Form 1042, Schedule Q (Form 1042), Form 1042-S, Form 1042-T, and Section 871(m) Transactions

Reference Number:

202506-1545-013

Omb Control Number:

1545-0096

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Form 1042, Schedule Q (Form 1042), Form 1042-S, Form 1042-T, and Section 871(m) Transactions

Key Information

Abstract

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sections 871, 877A, 1441, 1442, 1445, 1446, 1471, 1472, 5000C, and 6049 require withholding agents to deduct and withhold specified amounts of income paid to certain expatriates, nonresident aliens, foreign persons, foreign partnerships, and foreign corporations for tax liabilities under IRC Subtitle A. IRC sections 1461 and 1474, and their associated regulations, make these withholding agents liable for such tax and require reporting of taxes and payments to the IRS. Treasury Regulations section 1.871-15(p) was added by Treasury Decision (TD) 9734, as amended by TD 9815, as amended by TD 9887. This regulation provides that any party to an IRC section 871(m) transaction may request information regarding that transaction from another party to the transaction. There is no prescribed form required. Any statement required by section 1.871-15(p) may be provided in paper or electronic form. The regulation allows taxpayers to share information in any reasonable manner agreed to by the parties. See 1.871-15(p)(3)(i). Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons, is used by withholding agents to report tax amounts withheld from payments to certain expatriates, nonresident aliens, foreign persons, foreign partnerships, and foreign corporations to the IRS. Schedule Q (Form 1042), Tax Liability of Qualified Derivatives Dealer (QDD), is used by a taxpayer, or any branch of the taxpayer, that was a QDD to report tax liabilities as required by Treasury Regulations section 1.441-1(e)(6)(i)(D)(3). Form 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding, is an information return used by the withholding agent to report certain income and amounts withheld to the payee and the IRS. Form 1042-T, Annual Summary and Transmittal of Forms 1042-S, is used by the withholding agent to transmit paper Forms 1042-S to the IRS.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 1442
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26 USC 1461
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26 USC 877A
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26 USC 871
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26 USC 1445
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26 USC 1446
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26 USC 1471
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26 USC 1472
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26 USC 1474
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26 USC 5000C
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26 USC 6049
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26 USC 1441
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Application for disposition of Retirement Plan/Individual Retirement Bonds Without Admin. of Deceased Owners Estate

Reference Number:

202509-1530-004

Omb Control Number:

1530-0032

Agency:

TREAS/FISCAL

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-20

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Application for disposition of Retirement Plan/Individual Retirement Bonds Without Admin. of Deceased Owners Estate

Key Information

Abstract

Used by heirs of deceased owners of Retirement Plan and/or Individual Retirement Bonds to request disposition.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

31 USC 31
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Disclosure of returns and return information

Reference Number:

202510-1545-003

Omb Control Number:

1545-2154

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-26

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Disclosure of returns and return information

Key Information

Abstract

Subject to such requirements and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation, section 6103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code authorizes the Internal Revenue Service to disclose a taxpayer's return or return information to such person or persons as the taxpayer may designate in a request for or consent to such disclosure, or to any other person at the taxpayer's request to the extent necessary to comply with the taxpayer's request to such other person for information or assistance. This regulation (§301.6103(c)-1) contains the requirements that must be met before, and the conditions under which, the Internal Revenue Service may make such disclosures. Form 4506-T is used by taxpayers to request copies of their tax return information. The information provided will be used to search the taxpayers account and provide the requested information and to ensure that the requestor is the taxpayer, or someone authorized by the taxpayer to obtain the documents requested. Individuals can use Form 4506T-EZ to request a tax return transcript that includes most lines of the original tax return. The tax return transcript will not show payments, penalty assessments, or adjustments made to the originally filed return.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 22 1
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26 USC 6103
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Focus Groups As Used By EPA For Economics Projects (Renewal)

Reference Number:

202510-2090-001

Omb Control Number:

2090-0028

Agency:

EPA/AdmO

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Focus Groups As Used By EPA For Economics Projects (Renewal)

Key Information

Abstract

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. 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.

Federal Register Notices

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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Regulations Governing U.S. Treasury Securities - State and Local Government Series

Reference Number:

202509-1530-002

Omb Control Number:

1530-0044

Agency:

TREAS/FISCAL

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-19

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Regulations Governing U.S. Treasury Securities - State and Local Government Series

Key Information

Abstract

The regulations govern U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness of the States and Local Government Series. The collection of information is necessary to enable Treasury to establish an investor's account, to issue securities, to ensure that an investor meets the certification requirements, to redeem securities either at or prior to maturity, and to obtain necessary documentation where a waiver is involved.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

31 USC 3102
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions

Reference Number:

202507-1545-006

Omb Control Number:

1545-0997

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions

Key Information

Abstract

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

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 6045(e)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Claim for Relief on Account of the Non-receipt of United States Savings Bonds

Reference Number:

202509-1530-005

Omb Control Number:

1530-0048

Agency:

TREAS/FISCAL

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-20

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Claim for Relief on Account of the Non-receipt of United States Savings Bonds

Key Information

Abstract

Application by owner to request a substitute savings bond or payment in lieu of bond not received.

Federal Register Notices

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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

31 USC 31
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (Renewal)

Reference Number:

202510-2060-004

Omb Control Number:

2060-0580

Agency:

EPA/OAR

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (Renewal)

Key Information

Abstract

Under the AERR ICR, 55 State and territorial air quality agencies, including the District of Columbia (DC), and an estimated 14 local and tribal air quality agencies, must annually submit emissions data of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOC), particulate matter less than or equal to 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10), particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5), and ammonia (NH3). The current AERR rule, which can be found at 40 CFR Part 51 Subpart A, defines which emissions sources that State, local, and Tribal (SLT) agencies must submit individually as “point sources.” The point source definitions are different depending on the year, and SLTs report more point sources every third year for the “triennial inventory.” For triennial inventory years, States must also submit point source emissions for Lead (Pb), emissions for stationary nonpoint and some nonroad mobile sources, and they must submit model input data for onroad mobile and nonroad mobile equipment. For mobile sources, California has different requirements because it uses different models, and California must submit emissions (rather than model inputs) for these data categories of the same pollutants listed above. The annual emissions data collected through the AERR are used by the EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) to support development of the National Emissions Inventory (NEI). The NEI is more comprehensive for triennial inventory years because they include updates to all data categories. The EPA uses the NEI in developing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), performing regional and national modeling, providing air quality management support (e.g., State implementation plan (SIP) development) to State agencies and multi-jurisdictional organizations (MJOs), and preparing national trends assessments and other special analyses and reports. Currently, the same reporting mechanisms used for the criteria air pollutants and precursors (CAPs) listed above are also used for voluntary reporting of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and other pollutants. These data are collected by the air agencies for their own purposes, and EPA encourages air agencies to voluntarily provide such data to EPA when it is available.

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60-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 7401 et seq
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Commercial Revitalization Deduction

Reference Number:

202507-1545-009

Omb Control Number:

1545-1818

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-26

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Commercial Revitalization Deduction

Key Information

Abstract

Pursuant to Sec. 1400I of the Internal Revenue Code, this procedure provides the time and manner for states to make allocations of commercial revitalization expenditures to a new or substantially rehabilitated building that is placed in service in a renewal community.

Federal Register Notices

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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 1400I
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)

Reference Number:

202510-2060-006

Omb Control Number:

2060-0740

Agency:

EPA/OAR

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: RFS Annual Rules (Renewal)

Key Information

Abstract

Sections 114 and 208 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7542, authorize EPA to require recordkeeping and reporting regarding enforcement of the provisions of Title II of the CAA. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements of this regulation will allow EPA to monitor compliance under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The relevant regulations are in 40 CFR parts 80 and 1090.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 7414
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42 USC 7542
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants With Deferred Vested Benefits

Reference Number:

202509-1545-002

Omb Control Number:

1545-2187

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-26

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants With Deferred Vested Benefits

Key Information

Abstract

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.

Federal Register Notices

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30-Day FRN
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Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 6057
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives

Reference Number:

202505-1545-019

Omb Control Number:

1545-0118

Agency:

TREAS/IRS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

2026-01-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives

Key Information

Abstract

Form 1099-PATR is used to report patronage dividends paid by cooperatives (IRC sec. 6044). The information is used by IRS to verify reporting compliance on the part of the recipient.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 6044
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Corporate Credit Unions, 12 CFR Part 704

Reference Number:

202507-3133-006

Omb Control Number:

3133-0129

Agency:

NCUA

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Corporate Credit Unions, 12 CFR Part 704

Key Information

Abstract

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.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 1766(a), 1781, 1789
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Demographics

Reference Number:

202509-0607-001

Omb Control Number:

0607-0049

Agency:

DOC/CENSUS

Received:

2025-10-31

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Current Population Survey (CPS) Basic Demographics

Key Information

Abstract

The CPS demographic data include age, marital status, sex, Armed Forces status, education, race, Hispanic origin, and country of birth. The data are used for subject specific (labor-force and supplement) analytic research, for internal analytic research, for evaluating other surveys, and for selecting other survey samples. The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is proposing an experimental collection in the Current Population Survey (CPS) of Race and Ethnicity information using the new SPD15 standard. The main goal of the study is to assess the effect of the new race and ethnicity standard (2024 SPD15) on estimates obtained from the CPS. The study will also aid in the implementation of the new standard for interviewer-administered data collections (both in-person and by phone). The study will examine the impact of differences in reporting using the new 2024 standard and the 1997 standard (which CPS currently is using) on race distributions, labor force estimates, weighting, and missing data.

Federal Register Notices

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Authorizing Statutes

29 USC 2
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13 USC 8b, 141, 182
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Presidential Action:

-
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