Change Requests

What is an ICR?

An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.

When are they submitted?

Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection, supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.

The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.

Where to find an ICR?

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

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

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

Title:

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

Reference Number:

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)

Key Information

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1395m

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 101 - 625 23(c)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) Surveys

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

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

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

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

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

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

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

34 Stat. 543

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Tuna Tracking and Verification Program

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

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

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Housing Trust Fund (HTF)

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

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

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 97 - 248 1861
42 USC 418

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

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

Reference Number:

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.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

5 USC 552(b)
38 USC 5701

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Part D Drug Management Program (CMS-10874)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0938-1465

Agency:

HHS/CMS

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-20

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Part D Drug Management Program (CMS-10874)

Key Information

Abstract

Pursuant to Section 1860D-4(c)(5)(A) of the SSA, Part D sponsors will use the standardized and model documents to communicate with providers, enrollees, and other sponsors. Specifically, Part D sponsors may use the Model Part D Drug Management Program Prescriber Inquiry Letter to inform providers that their patient’s pattern of use or history of use of FADs is potentially unsafe and has prompted a case management review under the plan’s DMP. Part D sponsors must use the standardized Initial Notice and Second Notice, or Alternate Second Notice, to inform enrollees, following identification by CMS’s OMS and subsequent case management, whether the beneficiaries have been identified as being potentially at risk or at risk for abuse or misuse of FADs. Part D sponsors may use the Model Part D Drug Management Program Sponsor Information Transfer Memorandum to communicate to a gaining sponsor the enrollee’s history of misuse or abuse of FADs.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1860D-4(c)(5)(A)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Rule 17a-10, Exemption for transactions with certain subadvisory affiliates

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3235-0563

Agency:

SEC

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-12-09

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Rule 17a-10, Exemption for transactions with certain subadvisory affiliates

Key Information

Abstract

Rule 17a-10 (17 CFR 270.17a-10) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits (i) a subadviser of a registered investment company (a “fund”) to enter into transactions with funds the subadviser does not advise but that are affiliated persons of a fund that it does advise (e.g., other funds in the fund complex), and (ii) a subadviser (and its affiliated persons) to enter into transactions and arrangements with funds the subadviser does advise, but only with respect to discrete portions of the subadvised fund for which the subadviser does not provide investment advice. The exemptions under Rule 17a-10 are intended to allow a subadviser to enter into such a transaction provided the subadviser does not influence the fund’s investment decision to engage in the transaction. In order to rely on the exemptions in rule 17a-10, funds must include in their subadvisory contracts the provisions required under rule 17a-10(a)(2) to ensure that the subadviser that engages in the transaction does not influence the fund’s investment decisions to engage in the transaction. Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules 31a-1 and 31a-2 thereunder, require investment companies to maintain and preserve records related to investment advisory agreements, including those agreements with subadvisors.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

15 USC 80a

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Surface Coal Mines Daily Inspection; Certified Person; Reports of Inspection

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1219-0083

Agency:

DOL/MSHA

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-12-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Surface Coal Mines Daily Inspection; Certified Person; Reports of Inspection

Key Information

Abstract

Mine operators ensure a safe working environment for miners by conducting on shift examinations for hazardous conditions in working areas and surface installations. Section 77.1713, Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires coal mine operators to conduct examinations of each active working area of surface mines, active surface installations at these mines, facilities and preparation plants not associated with underground coal mines for hazardous conditions during each shift. A report of hazardous conditions detected must be entered into a record book along with a description of any corrective actions taken.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

30 USC 813(h)
30 USC 811

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Drawback on Wines Exported

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1513-0016

Agency:

TREAS/TTB

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Drawback on Wines Exported

Key Information

Abstract

In general, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5041 imposes Federal excise tax on wine produced or imported into the United States, while section 5362(c) allows domestic wine to be exported, transferred to a foreign trade zone, or used on certain vessels and aircraft without payment of that tax. In the case of taxpaid domestic wine that is subsequently exported, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5062(b) provides that exporters of such wine may claim drawback (refund) of the excise tax paid or determined on the exported wine. Under the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations in 27 CFR Part 28, Exportation of Alcohol, exporters of taxpaid domestic wine use form TTB F 5120.24 to document the wine’s exportation and to submit drawback claims for the excise taxes paid on the exported wine. TTB uses the provided information to determine if the exported wine is eligible for drawback and to verify the amount of drawback claimed by the exporter. As such, the collected information collection is necessary to protect the revenue.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 5062(b)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Drawback on Beer Exported

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1513-0017

Agency:

TREAS/TTB

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Drawback on Beer Exported

Key Information

Abstract

Under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5051, all beer produced in or imported into the United States is subject to Federal excise tax, but, under 26 U.S.C. 5053(a), beer exported from the United States is not subject to that tax. As such, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5055, brewers may receive drawback (refund) of the excise tax paid on domestically produced beer when it is subsequently exported or delivered for use as supplies on certain vessels or aircraft if the brewer provides proof of such action as the Secretary requires by regulation. Under the authority of 26 U.S.C. 5055, the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 28 allow the brewer or their agent to file a claim for drawback (refund) of the excise taxes paid on beer when the beer is exported to a foreign country, delivered to the U.S. Armed Forces for export, delivered for use as supplies on certain vessels or aircraft, or transferred to a foreign trade zone for export. The regulations require such export drawback claims to be made on form TTB F 5130.6. The collected information is necessary to protect the revenue as it allows TTB to verify the accuracy of export drawback claims for beer, which prevents payment of incorrect and fraudulent export drawback claims.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 5055

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0432

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-26

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire

Key Information

Abstract

Each year employers report the wage amounts they paid their employees to IRS for tax purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage purposes. In theory these reported amounts should equal each other; however, each year some of the employer wage reports that SSA receives are less than the wage amounts reported to IRS. SSA attempts to ensure that employees receive full credit for the wages they have earned through the use of the SSA-L 93 (cover letter); SSA-L 94 (cover letter); SSA-95 and SSA-97 (questionnaires). Respondents are employers who reported fewer wage amounts to SSA than they reported to IRS. We are submitting a non-substantive Change Request to revise the informative Note section on the SSA-95-SM and SSA-95-SM2 to comply with the Taxpayer First Act and revisions to the Department of Treasury's Regulation Section 30.6011-2 (regarding the use of electronic and paper modalities for filing Form W-2c).

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 432
42 USC 405

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Drawback on Distilled Spirits Exported

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1513-0042

Agency:

TREAS/TTB

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Drawback on Distilled Spirits Exported

Key Information

Abstract

Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5062, persons who export tax-paid or tax-determined distilled spirits may claim drawback (refund) of the Federal alcohol excise tax paid on those spirits, as the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes by regulation. Under the TTB regulations in 27 CFR part 28, distilled spirits exporters use TTB F 5110.30 to submit such claims to TTB. The form collects information regarding the claimant, the identity and amount of the distilled spirits exported, and the amount of drawback claimed. This collection is necessary to protect the revenue as TTB uses the information on TTB F 5110.30 and its attached documents to verify distilled spirits export drawback claims, prevent fraudulent or mistaken drawback payments, and identify unusual activities, errors, or omissions regarding such claims.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 5062

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Claim--Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Taxes

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1513-0030

Agency:

TREAS/TTB

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Claim--Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Taxes

Key Information

Abstract

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5008, 5044, 5056, 5064, 5370, 5705, and 5708 authorizes claims for relief of excise taxes on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, and cigarette papers and tubes that were condemned, destroyed, lost or made unmarketable due to disaster, theft or vandalism, or that were voluntarily destroyed, returned to bond or withdrawn from the market. The IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5055, 5062, and 5706 also provides for drawback (refund) of taxes paid on such products subsequently exported outside of the United States. Additionally, the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 5111–5114, authorizes drawback of a portion of taxes paid on distilled spirits used in the manufacture of certain nonbeverage products, while 26 U.S.C. 5373(b)(3) allows credit for excise taxes on wine spirits removed from a distilled spirits plant and used in the production of wine. Additionally, under the IRC at 26 U.S.C. 6402–6404, taxpayers may file relief claims for erroneous, excessive, or overpaid excise or special occupational taxes, while 26 U.S.C. 6416 allows for credit or refund of overpaid firearms and ammunition taxes and 26 U.S.C. 6423 sets conditions on claims for erroneously collected alcohol and tobacco excise taxes. Under those various IRC sections, claimants generally must submit their claims within 6 months of the relevant action in the form and manner that the Secretary prescribes by regulation. Under those statutory IRC authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued regulations that require taxpayers to file claims for abatement, allowance, credit, refund, or remission of the excise or special occupational taxes paid or determined using form TTB F 5620.8. Using that form and any required supporting documentation, claimants identify themselves, the regulatory section the claim is made under, the type of claim and its basis, the kind and amount of tax claimed, and, if relevant, account information for the deposit of refunded tax. The collected information is necessary to protect the revenue as it allows TTB to determine if the claim legally qualifies for relief.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 5008, 5044, 5055, 5056
26 USC 5062, 5064, 5111-5114
26 USC 5370, 5373(b)(3)
26 USC 5705, 5706, 5708
26 USC 6402-6404, 6416, 6423

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Claim for Drawback of Tax on Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Exported from the United States

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1513-0026

Agency:

TREAS/TTB

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-11

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Claim for Drawback of Tax on Tobacco Products, Cigarette Papers, and Cigarette Tubes Exported from the United States

Key Information

Abstract

The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5706 provides for the drawback (refund) of Federal excise tax paid on tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes when such articles are subsequently exported from the United States in accordance with the bond and regulatory requirements prescribed by the Secretary. Under that IRC authority, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has issued regulations in 27 CFR part 44 governing such drawback claims. Those regulations allow drawback (refund) of the tax paid on tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes subsequently shipped to a foreign country, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or a possession of the United States, but only when the person who paid the tax files a claim and otherwise complies with the relevant regulations. Specific to this information collection request, the part 44 regulations require that such drawback claims be filed on form TTB F 5620.7, and that all such claims must be accompanied by a bond filed on form TTB F 5200.17. Under those regulations, claimants also must file evidence with TTB that the articles in question landed at a foreign port or were lost after export. In addition, claimants may file letterhead applications for relief from certain regulatory requirements regarding evidence of export or loss.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

26 USC 5706

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

[NCHHSTP] National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0920-0573

Agency:

HHS/CDC

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-09-03

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
[NCHHSTP] National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS)

Key Information

Abstract

CDC in collaboration with state and local health departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. dependent areas, conducts national surveillance for cases of HIV infection that provides critical data across the spectrum of HIV disease from HIV diagnosis, to AIDS, the end-stage disease caused by infection with HIV, and death. HIV surveillance data are used to monitor the extent and characteristics of the HIV burden in the United States. In addition, this national system provides essential data to estimate HIV incidence and monitor patterns in HIV drug resistance and genetic diversity, detect HIV clusters, and perinatal exposures. This Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted to revise questions in the National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) OMB No. 0920-0573 to align with EO 14168. Changes are only made to the Gender/Sex questions in this data collection. Modifications of other demographic questions will be done in a future Revision. There are no anticipated changes to the approved burden associated with this data collection in this Change Request.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 247c
42 USC 242b
42 USC 247b

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3015-0011

Agency:

DFC

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-12-19

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports

Key Information

Abstract

Semi-annual reporting by partner financial institutions via the Loan Transaction and Qualifying Loan Schedule Reports will be required to monitor financial compliance with the business terms in loan and bond guarantees administered by the DFC’s Office of Development Credit and to analyze the guarantee portfolio and loans placed under guarantee coverage. The information collected in the reports may also play a role, when coupled with other methods and tools, in evaluating program effectiveness.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 115 - 254 1401

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Pattern of Violations

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1219-0150

Agency:

DOL/MSHA

Received:

2025-09-02

Concluded:

2025-12-02

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Pattern of Violations

Key Information

Abstract

The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), as amended, places the ultimate responsibility on mine operators for ensuring the safety and health of miners. The legislative history of the Mine Act emphasizes that Congress included the pattern of violations (POV) provision for mine operators who demonstrated a disregard for the safety and health of miners through a recurring pattern of significant and substantial (S&S) violations. MSHA was to use the POV provision in situations where other enforcement actions had been ineffective at bringing the mines into compliance with safety and health standards. This final rule will simplify the POV criteria, improve consistency in applying the POV criteria, and more adequately achieve the statutory intent. It also will encourage chronic violators to take proactive measures to comply with the Mine Act and MSHA's safety and health standards to bring their mines into compliance. This final rule contains a provision subject to review and approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). MSHA is submitting this information collection package to OMB for review under 44 U.S.C. § 3504, paragraph (h) of the PRA, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The existing rule included mitigating circumstances under the initial screening criteria, but does not define mitigating circumstances. MSHA explains its intent in policy. The final rule incorporates the initial screening criteria into the pattern criteria for placing a mine in a POV status. The preamble to the final rule states that MSHA will consider an operator's effective implementation of an MSHA-approved corrective action program as a mitigating circumstance. MSHA expects that most mine operators, who compare their compliance record with the POV criteria on MSHA's Web site and determine that they are approaching a POV level, will submit a written corrective action program to the District Manager for approval and work to bring their mines into compliance to avoid being issued a POV notice, which could result in the temporary closure of the mine or sections of the mine. MSHA believes that an operator who implements a corrective action program is demonstrating a commitment to complying with MSHA's standards and regulations, and to restoring safe and healthful conditions for miners.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

30 USC 813(h)
30 USC 811(a)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

SBA Lender Microloan Intermediary and NTAP Reporting Requirements

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3245-0365

Agency:

SBA

Received:

2025-08-30

Concluded:

2025-12-17

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
SBA Lender Microloan Intermediary and NTAP Reporting Requirements

Key Information

Abstract

SBA's Office of Credit Risk Management oversees SBA's ?(a) Lenders, Certified Development Companies, and Microloan interned. In connection with this oversight, SBA requests that these entities provide information related to their operations and lending activity. SBA uses the information reported to facilitate its oversight of these groups, including evaluating portfolio performance, management and operations, eligibility and credit administration, and compliance with Loan Program Requirements.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

15 USC 634

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Labeling Change for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides under FIFRA Section 25(b) (Renewal)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2070-0187

Agency:

EPA/OCSPP

Received:

2025-08-29

Concluded:

None

Action:

None

Status:

Received in OIRA

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Labeling Change for Certain Minimum Risk Pesticides under FIFRA Section 25(b) (Renewal)

Key Information

Abstract

This information collection request documents the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) burden for the labeling requirements for certain minimum risk pesticide products exempt from Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration under 40 CFR 152.25(f). These requirements were updated in the final rule entitled: Pesticides; Revisions to Minimum Risk Exemption (80 FR 80653; December 28, 2015). Under 40 CFR 152.25(f), EPA has exempted from the requirement of FIFRA registration certain pesticide products if they are composed of specified ingredients and labeled accordingly. EPA created the exemption for minimum risk pesticides to eliminate the need for industry or business to expend significant resources to apply for and maintain regulated products that are deemed to be of minimum risk to human health and the environment. In addition, exempting such products freed Agency resources to focus on evaluating formulations whose toxicity was less well characterized, or was of higher toxicity. The 2015 Final Rule reorganized the ingredients lists and added specific chemical identifiers to clarify to manufacturers, the public, and Federal, state, and tribal inspectors the specific chemical substances that are permitted in minimum risk pesticide products. EPA also modified the label requirements to require the use of specific label display names of ingredients and to require producer contact information on the label. The primary goal of this rulemaking was to clarify the conditions of exemption for minimum risk pesticides by clarifying the specific ingredients that are permitted in minimum risk pesticide products and to provide company contact information on the label. The previous version of this ICR covered the paperwork burdens associated with existing products updating their labels to comply with the new requirements during the 2015 Final Rule’s compliance period. EPA anticipates that those burdens have been realized and is now accounting for the potential burden for new products coming into the market.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

7 USC 136

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Paycheck Protection Loan Program Borrower Information Form and Lender's Application for Loan Guaranty

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3245-0407

Agency:

SBA

Received:

2025-08-29

Concluded:

2025-11-14

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Paycheck Protection Loan Program Borrower Information Form and Lender's Application for Loan Guaranty

Key Information

Abstract

Sections 7(a)(36) and 7(a)(37) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) authorize the SBA to guarantee loans made by banks or other financial institutions to qualified small businesses and non-profits under the Paycheck Protection Program, and under 15 USC 636m forgive those loans if appropriate. The regulations covering this loan program require loan applicants and lenders to provide certain information that is used to determine program eligibility and compliance.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Assistance from the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1210-0146

Agency:

DOL/EBSA

Received:

2025-08-29

Concluded:

2025-09-08

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Request for Assistance from the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Key Information

Abstract

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) maintains a program designed to provide education and technical assistance to participants and beneficiaries as well as to employers, plan sponsors, and service providers related to their health and retirement plan benefits. EBSA assists participants in understanding their rights, responsibilities, and benefits under employee benefit law and intervenes informally on their behalf with the plan sponsor in order to assist them in obtaining the health and retirement benefits to which they may have been inappropriately denied, which can avert the necessity for a formal investigation or a civil action. EBSA maintains a toll-free telephone number through which inquirers can reach Benefits Advisors in ten Regional Offices. EBSA has also made a request for assistance form available on its website for those wishing to obtain assistance in this manner. Contact with EBSA is entirely voluntary. The collection of information is an intake form for assistance requests from the public. This information includes the plan type, broad categories of problem type, contact information for responsible parties, and a mechanism for the inquirer to attach relevant documents. Summary data from the existing intake form has also been used, in accordance with section 513 of ERISA, to respond to requests for information regarding employee benefit plans from members of Congress and governmental oversight entities, and to inform the policy formulation process.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

29 USC 1134
29 USC 1143

Presidential Action:

-
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