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:

Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration Evaluation

Reference Number:

202509-2528-003

Omb Control Number:

2528-0339

Agency:

HUD/PD&R

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-09-29

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration Evaluation

Key Information

Abstract

Section 239 of the Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations Act, P.L. 114-113 (2016 MTW Expansion Statute), authorizes HUD to expand the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program from the current size of 39 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to an additional 100 agencies over a period of 7 years. The Statute directs HUD to add new MTW PHAs in cohorts, with each cohort testing a specific policy change so that HUD can conduct a rigorous evaluation of that policy’s effects. A copy of the relevant section of law authorizing the Department to undertake “such programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstration relating to the mission and programs of the Department” (12 USC 1701z-1 et seq.) is included as Appendix H. The second cohort of MTW Expansion PHAs will test alternative ways of setting rents in the public housing and housing choice voucher programs. The traditional rent policy (the Brooke rent) typically sets each household’s rent at 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income. This rent policy is administratively complex and burdensome for PHAs and assisted households. The Brooke rent is hypothesized to be a disincentive for households to increase their earnings, as $100 dollars of increased income would result in $30 of increased rent. In this project—the Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration (STRD)—PHAs will implement alternative rents that might be easier to administer and might incentivize assisted households to increase their earnings. Five PHAs will implement a stepped rent, under which a household’s rent will increase modestly each year regardless of their income. Five PHAs will implement a tiered rent, under which households are assigned to income-based tiers and rents are set based on the tier. Both policies will enable households to increase their income without causing an immediate rent increase. Both policies include hardship provisions to prevent high rent burdens. And both policies include less frequent income reexaminations, to reduce the amount of PHA staff time required to administer the program. The STRD will be implemented as a randomized controlled trial (RCT); eligible households (limited to non-elderly, non-disabled households) will be randomly assigned to the new rent policy, or to remain on the traditional rent policy. This design is the gold standard for program evaluation and will enable HUD to conclude whether the new rent policies caused any differences observed between the two groups over time. HUD’s evaluation is expected to last 6 years. HUD has contracted with MDRC to carry out the first phase of HUD’s evaluation, to launch the STRD and lay the foundation for a long-term evaluation. HUD has also allocated resources to support software modifications required by the PHAs to implement the STRD Demonstration. This new information collection has the following components in this collection, all of which are necessary for the evaluation to succeed.

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12 USC 1701z-1
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Title:

Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Reference Number:

202509-1205-001

Omb Control Number:

1205-0522

Agency:

DOL/ETA

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-12-01

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Key Information

Abstract

This consolidated information collection implements sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (P.L. 113-128), which requires each State to submit a Unified State Plan or, in the alternative, a Combined State Plan. The Unified or Combined State Plan requirements improve service integration and ensure that the workforce system is industry-relevant by responding to the economic needs of the State and matching employers with skilled workers. To that end, the Unified or Combined State Plan would describe how the State will develop and implement a unified, integrated service delivery system rather than discuss the State's approach to operating each core program individually.

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Pub.L. 113 - 128 102, 103
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29 USC 3112 and 3113
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Eligible Resident/FTE Chart

Reference Number:

202509-0915-001

Omb Control Number:

0915-0367

Agency:

HHS/HSA

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2026-01-12

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Eligible Resident/FTE Chart

Key Information

Abstract

The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act, was established by Section 5508 of Public Law 111–148. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) provided continued funding for the THCGME Program. The THCGME Program awards payment for both direct and indirect expenses to support training for primary care residents in community-based ambulatory patient care settings. The THCGME Program Eligible Resident/Fellow Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) Chart, published in the THCGME Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), is a means for determining the number of eligible resident/fellow FTE’s in an applicant’s primary care residency program. The FTE Chart revisions will now collect the number of resident/fellow FTEs from previous academic years and will further clarify the number of resident/fellow FTEs positions requested with the NOFO application.

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Pub.L. 116 - 260 0
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Pub.L. 117 - 2 0
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Pub.L. 111 - 148 5508
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Medicare Fee-for-Service Early Review of Medical Records (CMS-10417)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-008

Omb Control Number:

0938-0969

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-12-22

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Medicare Fee-for-Service Early Review of Medical Records (CMS-10417)

Key Information

Abstract

The information required under this collection is requested by Medicare contractors to determine proper payment or if there is a suspicion of fraud. Medicare contractors request the information form providers or suppliers submitting claims for payment from the Medicare program when data analysis indicates aberrant billing patterns or other information which may present a vulnerability to the Medicare program.

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Authorizing Statutes

18 Stat. 1833
18 Stat. 1862
18 Stat. 1893

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience; Central Survey Tool for OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation

Reference Number:

202504-3090-011

Omb Control Number:

3090-0321

Agency:

GSA

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-11-13

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for Improving Customer Experience; Central Survey Tool for OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation

Key Information

Abstract

Under the Government Service Delivery Improvement (GSDI) Act and the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act , along with OMB guidance, agencies are obligated to continually improve the services they provide the public and to collect qualitative and quantitative data from the public to do so. The General Services Administration (hereafter “the Agency”) has developed a survey collection tool (https://touchpoints.digital.gov/) that Federal agencies may use to collect this customer feedback. The purpose of this request is to facilitate federal agencies’ ability to collect feedback from the public using this GSA Touchpoints survey tool, or any subsequent GSA survey tool that uses a different name. Collecting feedback from the public will allow agencies to continue to improve federal services, thereby facilitating compliance with statutory requirements and general principles of good governance.

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Title:

Motor Carrier Records Change Form

Reference Number:

202508-2126-008

Omb Control Number:

2126-0060

Agency:

DOT/FMCSA

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-09-05

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Motor Carrier Records Change Form

Key Information

Abstract

This information collection is mandatory reporting for which the frequency is on an as needed basis. The information is collected from for-hire motor carriers, brokers and freight forwarders who are required to notify the Office of Registration and Safety Information located within DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), when they change the name or address of their company. The name change request may be filed online through the Licensing and Insurance website, or companies may fax or mail the form requesting either name or address changes. Carriers may also, by use of this form, request reinstatement of a revoked operating authority either online or via fax. The purpose of the collection is to enable FMCSA to maintain up-to-date records which will allow the agency to recognize the entity in question in case of enforcement actions, or other procedures required to ensure the carrier is fit, willing and able to provide for-hire transportation services. The collection will also enable entities whose authority has been revoked to undergo the process to resume operations, if they are not otherwise blocked from doing so. This multi-purpose form simplifies the process of gathering the information needed to process the entities’ requests in a timely manner, with the least amount of effort for all parties involved. The information reported to and collected by FMCSA is motor carrier identification information (such as legal names, DOT numbers, etc.), phone numbers, address changes, changes in ownership, management, or control of the company, reinstatement of operating authority information, and payment information. This ICR renewal has a program adjustment of an increase of 37,551 responses and 9,387 burden hours. The increase is due to the increase in the number of respondents who completed Form MCSA-5889 from 2020-2022.

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49 USC 13904
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49 USC 13902
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49 USC 13905(c)
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49 USC 13903
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Community Reinvestment Act (2021 Rule)

Reference Number:

202509-1557-001

Omb Control Number:

1557-0357

Agency:

TREAS/OCC

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2025-12-30

Action:

Comment filed on proposed rule and continue

Status:

Historical Inactive

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Community Reinvestment Act (2021 Rule)

Key Information

Abstract

The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) (collectively, the agencies) to assess the record of banks and savings associations in helping to meet the credit needs of their entire communities, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound operations; to take this record into account in evaluating applications for mergers, branches, and certain other corporate activities; and to make certain sections of its written evaluation of a bank’s CRA performance public . Further, the CRA requires the agencies to issue regulations to carry out its purposes. The OCC’s CRA regulation is set forth at 12 CFR part 25. The agencies are proposing to rescind their final rule implementing the CRA issued on October 24, 2023, and published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2024, as subsequently amended (2023 CRA Final Rule). The agencies also are proposing to replace the 2023 CRA Final Rule with regulations adopted by the agencies and the former Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) on May 4, 1995, as amended, and as published in the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations as of March 29, 2024 (1995 CRA regulations), with minor technical amendments to the definition of “small bank” and the OCC’s transition provisions. If adopted, the proposal would restore certainty in the CRA framework for stakeholders and limit regulatory burden on banks, while ensuring that banks continue to focus on the purpose of the CRA.

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Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 2901 et seq.
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP): Data Sharing and Information Exchange (CMS-10501)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-004

Omb Control Number:

0938-1251

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP): Data Sharing and Information Exchange (CMS-10501)

Key Information

Abstract

Section 1128C(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7c(a)(2)) authorizes the Secretary and the Attorney General to consult with, and arrange for the sharing of data with representatives of health plans to establish a Fraud and Abuse Control Program as specified in Section 1128(C)(a)(1) of the Social Security Act. This is known as the Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership (HFPP). It was officially established by a Charter in fall 2012 and signed by HHS Secretary Sibelius and US Attorney General Holder. The HFPP is a joint initiative established by the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice to detect and prevent the prevalence of healthcare fraud through data and information-sharing and applying analytic capabilities by the public and private sectors. The HFPP collaboration provides a unique opportunity to transition from traditional "pay and chase" approaches for fraud detection and recovery towards a data-driven model for identifying and predicting aberrant activity. A central goal of the HFPP is to identify the optimal way to coordinate nationwide sharing of health care claims information, including aggregating claims and payment information from large public healthcare programs and private insurance payers. In addition to sharing data and information, the HFPP is focused on advancing analytics, training, outreach, education to support anti-fraud efforts and achieving its objectives, primarily through goal-oriented, well-designed fraud studies. The HFPP's organizational structure is made up of an Executive Board, the Data Analysis and Review Committee, and the Information Sharing Committee. The HFPP will also include a Trusted Third Party that CMS will engage to provide the technical and operational platform to support the partnerships' data sharing, collaboration and study outreach activities. Enabling data sharing and providing analytical computing capabilities of the TTP is central to the success of the HFPP.

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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1320a-7c
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Pub.L. 104 - 191 201
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups Reclassification Request (MS-DRGs) (CMS-10775)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-007

Omb Control Number:

0938-1431

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-04

Concluded:

2026-01-14

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups Reclassification Request (MS-DRGs) (CMS-10775)

Key Information

Abstract

Generally, under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Medicare payment to the hospital varies based on hospital-specific and patient-specific characteristics. Each Medicare claim for inpatient services is classified into the applicable Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Group (MS-DRG) for payment based on certain patient-specific elements, including the principal diagnosis, additional or secondary diagnoses, and procedures reported on the claim. The MS– DRG classification system currently has 337 base DRGs, most of which are split into 2 or 3 MS– DRGs based on the presence of either a complication or comorbidity (CC) or major complication or comorbidity (MCC), resulting in a total of 767 MS-DRGs for FY 2021. Effective October 1, 2015, providers use the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD–10–CM) diagnosis code set in all healthcare settings and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD–10– PCS) is the code set used for inpatient hospital procedure coding. These diagnosis and procedure codes are mapped or “grouped” to specific MS-DRGs for payment under the IPPS using the ICD-10 MS-DRG Grouper software. The public may submit requests to create a new MS-DRG(s), modify an existing MS-DRG(s), change the severity level designation for a diagnosis code(s), change the operating room (O.R.) designation of a procedure code(s), reassign diagnosis and/or procedure codes among Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs), modify the Medicare Code Editor (MCE), or modify the surgical hierarchy. We examine these requests using statistical analysis and the judgment of our clinical advisors to evaluate the requested changes and consider any proposed updates to the MS-DRGs. Interested parties can include any information they choose to support a MS-DRG change request.

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Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1395ww
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

Reference Number:

202507-0651-008

Omb Control Number:

0651-0065

Agency:

DOC/PTO

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

Key Information

Abstract

The Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) was established in 2006 to offer training programs on enforcement of intellectual property rights, patents, trademarks, and copyrights. These training programs are designed to meet the specific needs of foreign government officials concerning the various intellectual property topics. These training programs are instrumental in the USPTO achieving its objectives of halting intellectual property theft and advancing intellectual property right policies. Therefore, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting approval to conduct voluntary customer satisfaction surveys to obtain feedback from the participants of GIPA's training programs. This information collection contains three voluntary customer satisfaction surveys: overseas program, post-program, and alumni.

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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

NTIA Internet Use Survey

Reference Number:

202508-0660-001

Omb Control Number:

0660-0021

Agency:

DOC/NTIA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-11-14

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
NTIA Internet Use Survey

Key Information

Abstract

The supplement requests information about households' Internet use, including the online activities that members conduct. In addition, the supplement seeks information about the reasons some households do not use the Internet at home or elsewhere.

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Authorizing Statutes

47 USC 902
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Formative Data Collections for DOL Research

Reference Number:

202508-1290-002

Omb Control Number:

1290-0043

Agency:

DOL/OS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-12-08

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Formative Data Collections for DOL Research

Key Information

Abstract

The Chief Evaluation Office of DOL seeks approval of this generic clearance to allow DOL to conduct a variety of formative data collections. Under this generic clearance, DOL would engage in a variety of formative data collections with researchers, practitioners, technical assistance providers, service providers and potential participants throughout the field to fulfill the following goals: (1) inform the development of DOL research, (2) maintain a research agenda that is rigorous and relevant, (3) ensure that research products are as current as possible and (4) inform the provision of technical assistance. DOL envisions using a variety of techniques including semi-structured discussions, focus groups, surveys, and telephone or in-person interviews in order to reach these goals. The findings from this data collection can inform and support future and current research but that are not highly systematic or intended to be statistically representative or otherwise generalizable.

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Authorizing Statutes

29 USC 3224(a)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party – Education Benefits (VA Form 22-10278)

Reference Number:

202506-2900-008

Omb Control Number:

2900-0914

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-12-01

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party – Education Benefits (VA Form 22-10278)

Key Information

Abstract

VA Form 22-10278 is used to release information in its custody or control in the following circumstances: where the individual identifies the particular information and consents to its use; for the purpose for which it was collected or a consistent purpose (i.e., a purpose which the individual might have reasonably expected). By law, VA must have a claimants or beneficiary’s written permission (an "authorization") to use or give out claim or benefit information for any purpose that is not contained in VA’s System of Records, 58VA21/22/28 Compensation, Pension, Education and Veteran Readiness and Employment Records-VA. The claimant or beneficiary may revoke the authorization at any time, except if VA has already acted based on the claimant’s permission.

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Authorizing Statutes

5 USC 552(b)
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38 USC 5701
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility - Unmarried Surviving Spouses (VA Form 26-1817)

Reference Number:

202505-2900-002

Omb Control Number:

2900-0055

Agency:

VA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-12-01

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility - Unmarried Surviving Spouses (VA Form 26-1817)

Key Information

Abstract

The VA Form 26-1817 is submitted by an unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran whose death was service-connected for determination of eligibility for VA home loan benefits as authorized by 38 U.S.C. 3701(b)(2). Serves to record application and internal VA processing of request including verification on veterans service-connected death and status of applicant as unmarried surviving spouse.

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Authorizing Statutes

38 USC 3701
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38 USC 3702
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Form 1-SA

Reference Number:

202504-3235-018

Omb Control Number:

3235-0721

Agency:

SEC

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-12-09

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Form 1-SA

Key Information

Abstract

The Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), generally requires that a registration statement be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) disclosing prescribed information before securities may be offered for sale to the public. While the Securities Act already authorizes the Commission to exempt certain securities and transactions from registration, Section 401 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act added Section 3(b)(2) to the Securities Act, creating a new exemption from registration. The Commission has adopted various rules (collectively, “Regulation A”) establishing a limited offering exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Regulation A provides an exemption for offerings that satisfy certain conditions, such as filing an offering statement with the Commission, limiting the dollar amount of the offering and, in certain instances, filing ongoing reports with the Commission. Form 1-SA is filed with the Commission under Regulation A. The purpose of Forms 1-SA is to better inform the public about companies that have conducted Tier 2 offerings under Regulation A. Form 1-SA provides semiannual, interim financial statements and information about the issuer’s liquidity, capital resources and operations after the issuer’s second fiscal quarter. The Commission will use very little of the collected information itself, except on an occasional basis in the enforcement of federal securities laws.

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Authorizing Statutes

15 USC 77g, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3
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15 USC 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78o, 78w(a)
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15 USC 78mm
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Implementation of Medicare Programs; - Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (CMS-10552)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-006

Omb Control Number:

0938-1278

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Implementation of Medicare Programs; - Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program (CMS-10552)

Key Information

Abstract

Abstract (2000 characters maximum) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5) was enacted on February 17, 2009, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure and improve affordable health care. Expanded use of health information technology (HIT) and certified electronic health record (EHR) technology will improve the quality and value of America's health care. Title IV of Division B of the Recovery Act amends Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (the Act) by establishing incentive payments to eligible professionals, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs), and Medicare Advantage organizations participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs that adopt and successfully demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology (CEHRT). These Recovery Act provisions, together with Title XIII of Division A of the Recovery Act, may be cited as the “Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act” or the “HITECH Act”. In 2019, the EHR Incentives Program for eligible hospitals and CAHs was subsequently renamed the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. We are collecting information from participants in this program on objectives and measures focused on the meaningful use of CEHRT in order to incentivize the advanced use of CEHRT to support health information exchange, interoperability, advanced quality measurement, and maximizing clinical effectiveness and efficiency. In the FY 2026 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we proposed to adopt a new optional bonus measure under the Public Health and Clinical Data Exchange objective for health information exchange with a public health agency (PHA) that occurs using TEFCA, and where the eligible hospital or CAH meets certain additional requirements, beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2026. We also proposed to modify two measures: (1) the SAFER Guides measure, which we proposed to modify by requiring eligible hospitals and CAHs to attest “yes” to completing an annual self-assessment using the SAFER Guides published in January 2025 beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2026; and (2) the Security Risk Analysis measure, which we proposed to modify to require eligible hospitals and CAHs to attest “yes” to having conducted security risk management as required under the HIPAA Security Rule beginning with the EHR reporting period in CY 2026. We also proposed to define the EHR reporting period in CY 2026 and subsequent years as a minimum of any continuous 180-day period within that CY for eligible hospitals and CAHs participating in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title IV of Division B
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Pub.L. 111 - 5 Title XIII of Division A
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

Reference Number:

202508-2577-002

Omb Control Number:

2577-0178

Agency:

HUD/PIH

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2026-01-28

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

Key Information

Abstract

Housing agencies enter into a Contract of Participation with each eligible family that opts to participate in the program; consult with local officials to develop an Action Plan; and report annually to HUD on implementation of the FSS program. PHAs may apply for funding to pay the salary (including fringe benefits) of FSS program coordinators.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 101 - 625 23(c)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the Collection of Data Related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility QRP (CMS-10387)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-001

Omb Control Number:

0938-1140

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-11-25

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the Collection of Data Related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility QRP (CMS-10387)

Key Information

Abstract

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a uniform instrument used in every Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing home in the United States to assess resident condition. It was developed in response to the Landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Nursing Home Quality in 1987 where the MDS was seen as a critical component in efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987) also set forth new provisions for Medicare and Medicaid related to new standards for care in the nursing home setting. From its inception, the MDS was intended to serve several purposes: (1) Collect data to inform care plans (2) To generate quality indicators to evaluate nursing homes and guide improvement interventions (3) To serve as a data source for nursing home payment systems. Pursuant to sections 4204(b) and 4214(d) of OBRA 1987, the current requirements related to the submission and retention of resident assessment data are not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), but it has been determined that requirements for SNF staff performing, encoding and patient assessment data necessary administer the payment rate methodology described in 413.337, are subject to the PRA. The SNF QRP was established in CMS-1622-F (August 4, 2015; 80 FR 46390) and began collecting data from SNFs in fiscal year (FY) 2016 using the MDS. As described in section 1899B (b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act), SNFs are required to submit standardized patient assessment data with respect to the following categories: • Functional Status • Cognitive Function • Special Services, Treatments, and Interventions • Medical Conditions and Comorbidities • Impairments • Other categories deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary Both the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the SNF PPS and the SNF QRP collect data through the MDS 3.0. The PDPM was described and adopted for SNFs and Swing Beds in CMS-1696-F (August 8, 2018; 83 FR 39162). This package is a request for a revision to the current Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment instrument for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). This package represents a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement the MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 beginning October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2026 in order to meet the requirements of policies finalized in the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule (CMS-1718-F, RIN 0938-AT75). A PRA package was submitted at the time of the finalized policies and approved on 11/22/2019, but the compliance date for the finalized policies (10/01/2020) was delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Please note, however, the burden was never retracted, and the implementation of the instrument was simply delayed. While there has been no change in assessment-level burden since the approval of the MDS 3.0 v1.17.2, there has been a change in total burden since 2019 when the package was originally approved due to a decrease in the number of MDS assessments completed and a change in the hourly rate for clinicians completing the assessment.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 105 - 33 4432(a)
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42 USC 1395yy(e)
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Title:

Medicare Program: Prior Authorization Process for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) (CMS-10524)

Reference Number:

202509-0938-002

Omb Control Number:

0938-1293

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Medicare Program: Prior Authorization Process for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) (CMS-10524)

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Abstract

Section §414.234 of Social Security Act requires prior authorization as a condition of payment for certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS). A claim with a provisional affirmative prior authorization decision will be paid as long as all other requirements are met. A claim with a non-affirmative decision or without a decision and submitted for processing will be denied.

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42 USC 1395m
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Title:

Hospice Request for Certification and Supporting Regulations (CMS-417)

Reference Number:

202508-0938-024

Omb Control Number:

0938-0313

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
Hospice Request for Certification and Supporting Regulations (CMS-417)

Key Information

Abstract

The Hospice Request for Certification Form is the identification and screening form used to initiate the certification process and to determine if the provider has sufficient personnel to participate in the Medicare program.

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Pub.L. 97 - 248 1861
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42 USC 418
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Title:

Tuna Tracking and Verification Program

Reference Number:

202508-0648-004

Omb Control Number:

0648-0335

Agency:

DOC/NOAA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Tuna Tracking and Verification Program

Key Information

Abstract

This request is for the revision and extension of OMB Control Number: 0648-0335, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (IATC). Currently, OMB Control Number 0648-0335 includes one information collection: the Fisheries Certificate of Origin (FCO; also known as the NOAA Form 370). The revision will transfer five (5) information collections included under OMB Control Number 0648-0387, sponsored by NMFS, West Coast Region (WCR), to 0648-0335. The purpose of this transfer is to more accurately reflect how the information is being managed. The five information collections being transferred will be removed from 0648-0387 during its next renewal process and included under 0648-0335 going forward. There are no substantive changes to either the Fisheries Certificate of Origin, or the five information collections being transferred from 0648-0387.

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16 USC 1361 et seq
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16 USC 1411-1418
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16 USC 1385
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-

Title:

Art in Architecture Program Center for Fine Arts; GSA 7437

Reference Number:

202504-3090-004

Omb Control Number:

3090-0274

Agency:

GSA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-11-17

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Art in Architecture Program Center for Fine Arts; GSA 7437

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Abstract

This is a revision to an existing collection. In accordance with Executive Orders 14148 and 14168, the form GSA 7437, Art in Architecture Program National Artist Registry, will be updated to eliminate the optional demographic information, which is no longer being collected. The Art in Architecture (AiA) program is the result of a policy decision made in January 1963 by the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) Administrator Bernard L. Boudin, who served on the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space in 1961-62. The Committee’s report to President Kennedy included the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” which detailed a new quality conscious Federal attitude toward architecture. One point, which was omitted from the report because Administrator Boudin implemented it prior to the policy’s publication, was: A modest portion of the cost of each new Federal office building, not to exceed one percent of the total expense, shall be allocated for the purchase of fine arts to be incorporated in the general design. Emphasis should be placed on the work of living American artists, representing all trends of contemporary art, but this practice should not preclude the purchase of works of earlier periods where this would be appropriate. In commissioning the work of living artists, competitions should be encouraged. Administrator Boudin approved a policy of commissioning works of art for public buildings under GSA’s jurisdiction, custody, and control in an amount not to exceed one half of one percent of the construction cost. The requirement to commission artworks for federal buildings can be found in part 102-77 of the Federal Management Regulation (41 C.F.R. part 102-77). The program has been modified over the years, most recently in 2022, to align with Executive Order (E.O.)14029 issued on May 14, 2021 “Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment,” and to support E.O. 13985 issued January 2021, titled “Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. E.O. 14029 revoked E.O. 13934 issued July 3, 2020, Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes. E.O. 14189 of January 29, 2025 “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday, revoked E.O.14129 and reinstates E.O. 13934. As mandated by E.O. 13934, the AiA program must prioritize the commissioning of artworks that portray historically significant Americans or events of American historical significance, or that illustrate the ideals upon which the Nation was founded. Priority is to be given to public-facing monuments to former Presidents of the United States, and to individuals and events relating to the discovery of America, the founding of the United States, and the abolition of slavery. Such works of art are to be designed to be appreciated by the public and by those who use and interact with Federal buildings. When an artwork commissioned by GSA is meant to depict a historically significant American, the artwork is required to be a lifelike or realistic representation of that person, not an abstract or modernist representation. With the implementation of the 2025 policy, the AiA program seeks to commission works from American artists that “portray historically significant Americans or events of American historical significance or illustrate the ideals upon which our nation was founded.” Since 1972, GSA has awarded over 500 commissions to artists with established careers and artists of local and regional prominence. In support of the AiA program’s goal to commission the most talented contemporary American artists to create works for the nation’s important new civic buildings, it is necessary to identify those artists. The GSA National Artist Registry (Registry) offers the opportunity for artists across the country to participate and to be considered for commissions.

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Title:

National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

Reference Number:

202508-0607-004

Omb Control Number:

0607-1002

Agency:

DOC/CENSUS

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

2025-11-17

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses

Key Information

Abstract

The NSSRN is collected to help fulfill the congressional mandates of the Public Health Service Act, Title 42, U.S.C. Section 294n(b)(2)(A) and Section 295k(a)-(b). These mandates ensure the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues. Through means of collecting, compiling, and analyzing data on healthcare professionals, this survey provides required information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions and nursing programs in response to societal and professional needs. Such data have become particularly important to better understand workforce issues given the recent dynamic changes in the RN population and the transformation of the healthcare system. Previous improvements to the NSSRN were made based on changes in healthcare policy, best practices in survey methodology, and a section on nurse practitioners (NPs) was added. Previously, NP data were collected in a separate survey called the National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners (NSSNP). The updated survey, which incorporates questions from both previous surveys, retains the name “The National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses.” The intent behind combining these two surveys was to reduce redundancy in the collection of data, which results in lower costs and burden on respondents that accompanied the administration of two separate surveys. The 2022 NSSRN had some changes to content from 2018, but it did not undergo a major redesign.

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42 USC Section 295k(a)-(b)
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13 USC Section 8b
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42 USC Section 294n(b)(2)(A)
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Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining (25 CFR 226)

Reference Number:

202507-1076-001

Omb Control Number:

1076-0180

Agency:

DOI/BIA

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining (25 CFR 226)

Key Information

Abstract

In 1906, Congress passed “An Act for the division of the lands and funds of the Osage Indians in Oklahoma Territory, and for other purposes,” providing for allotment of the Osage Nation’s lands. See Act of June 28, 1906, Pub. L. No. 59-321, 34 Stat. 539, as amended (1906 Act). Section 3 of the 1906 Act severed the surface estate from the subsurface mineral estate (Osage Mineral Estate) and reserved all oil, gas, coal, and other minerals to the Osage Nation. Thus, the United States holds the Osage Mineral Estate in trust for the benefit of the Osage Nation. The 1906 Act authorizes the Osage Nation to lease the Osage Mineral Estate for oil and gas mining, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. The regulations governing such leasing are set forth in 25 CFR 226. The information collections in 25 CFR part 226 specify what information lessees, operators, and others must provide to the BIA regarding leasing, exploration, development, and production. These information collections are necessary for the BIA to administer leasing of the Osage Mineral Estate, collect and account for royalty revenues, and ensure the protection of resource values.

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34 Stat. 543

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Housing Trust Fund (HTF)

Reference Number:

202505-2506-002

Omb Control Number:

2506-0215

Agency:

HUD/CPD

Received:

2025-09-03

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)

Key Information

Abstract

The HTF statute imposes a number of data collection and reporting requirements on the Department and on program participants. Information on assisted properties as well as on the owners or tenants of the properties is needed to fulfill the statutory requirements. This burden includes making the information available to HUD for monitoring the performance of the program participants and ensuring compliance with all program requirements.

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