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Previous ICR	202112-0938-004

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These regulations contain procedures for QIOs (formerly known as PROs) to use in reconsideration of initial determinations. The information requirements contained in these regulations are on QIOs to provide information to parties requesting a reconsideration. These parties will use the information as guidelines for appeal rights in instances where issues are still in dispute.

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Previous ICR	202204-0938-011

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This collection is necessary to verify income and eligibility requirements for Medicaid recipients, as required by Section 1137 of the Social Security Act.

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Previous ICR	202412-1545-012

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The IRS is actively engaged in encouraging e-filing and electronic documentation. The Form 8453 series is used to authenticate the electronically filed tax return, authorize the electronic return originator (ERO) or intermediate service provider (ISP) to transmit the return, and provide the taxpayer's consent to authorize electronic funds withdrawal for payment of taxes owed. Form 8453-WH is used to electronically file Form 1042. Form 8453-EG is used to authenticate an electronic Form 709, 709-NA, 706, 706-A, 706-GS(D), 706-GS(T), 706-NA, and 706-QDT. The Form 8879 series is used authorize the taxpayer and ERO to sign the return using a personal identification number (PIN) and consent to an electronic funds' withdrawal. Form 8879-WH is used to electronically sign Form 1042. Form 8879-EG is used for electronic signature authorizations for Forms 709, 709-NA, 706, 706-A, 706-GS(D), 706-GS(T), 706-NA, and 706-QDT.

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Previous ICR	202111-0596-004

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Individuals, Businesses, and Tribal governments planning to remove forest products from lands managed by the Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management must first obtain a permit or contract in order to comply with authorizing laws, ensure applicants meet certain criteria, and ensure compliance with the terms of the permit or contract. Tribal governments are required under Proposed Rule 0596-AD00 to make their request in writing for the free use of forest products for traditional or cultural purposes.

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Previous ICR	202505-0694-001

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Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to conduct comprehensive investigations to determine the effects of imports of an article on the national security of the United States. Such investigations can be initiated by an application by an interested party, a request from the head of any department or agency, or self-initiated by the Secretary. Once an investigation is initiated, the Secretary submits a report to the President on whether the importation of the article in question is occurring in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States. The President then determines whether it is necessary to take action to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act. Several Proclamations have directed the Secretary to create a process for including additional derivative articles within the scope of the new and existing ad valorem tariffs established under Section 232.. These Proclamations broadly authorize the Secretary to include additional derivative articles within the scope of the tariffs unilaterally, or at the request of a producer (or an industry association representing one or more such producers) of such articles or derivative articles within the United States after establishing that imports of said derivative article have increased in a manner that threatens to impair the national security of the United States or otherwise undermine the objectives set forth in the investigations under Section 232 or their associated Presidential Proclamations.

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Previous ICR	202501-1545-011

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IRC sections 6402, 6404, 6511 and sections 301.6402-2, 301.6404-1, and 301.6404-3 of the regulations, allow for refunds of taxes (except income taxes) or refund, abatement, or credit of interest, penalties, and additions to tax in the event of errors or certain actions by IRS. Form 8849 is used by taxpayers to claim refunds of excise taxes.

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Previous ICR	202207-0938-008

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Information is necessary to determine eligibility of medical devices for establishment of additional device categories for payment under transitional pass-through payment provisions as required by section 1833(t)(6) of the Social Security Act.

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Previous ICR	202404-2137-002

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This is to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision of previously approved information collection titled, “Hazardous Materials Shipping Papers and Emergency Response Information,” under OMB Control No. 2137-0034. This information collection is currently due to expire on November 30, 2026. This OMB Control Number covers hazardous materials shipping papers and emergency response information, which in accordance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180), are required to accompany each shipment of hazardous materials in commerce. On July 1, 2025, PHMSA published the HM-268P Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478” [90 FR 28566]. This NPRM proposes to revise § 173.29(d) to allow for the transportation of residue IBCs as “empty.” As a part of this proposed exception shippers will need a document to indicate the number of IBCs being shipped and the hazard classes present.

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Previous ICR	202204-2127-001

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NHTSA seeks the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval to reinstate a previously approved information collection (OMB Control Number: 2127-0682) for generic clearance for qualitative feedback on agency service delivery. This collection of information is necessary to enable the Agency to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders is achieved through voluntary surveys and will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with the Agency's programs. Our customers and stakeholders range from individuals and households, businesses, organizations, and State and local governments. This information collection request is for a reinstatement and increases the total burden by 20,204 hours and $0. The burden hours and costs did not change from the last request for this collection

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This generic clearance for the new collection of social media identifier(s) on immigration forms, which impacts nine information collections, was initiated to comply with E.O. 14161, Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, Section 2, which directs implementation of uniform vetting standards and necessitates the collection of all information necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening of all grounds of inadmissibility or bases for the denial of immigration-related benefits. See 90 FR 8451 (Jan. 20, 2025). Execution of the E.O. requires USCIS to collect social media identifier(s) data on immigration forms and/or systems to enable USCIS to assess an alien's eligibility to receive an immigration-related benefit from USCIS. This data will be collected from certain populations of individuals on applications for immigration-related benefits and is necessary for the enhanced identity verification, vetting and national security screening, and inspection conducted by USCIS and required under the E.O. This data collection also is used to help validate an applicant's identity and determine whether such grant of a benefit poses a security or public-safety threat to the United States. USCIS is conducting the generic clearance to obtain OMB approval of the new social media data elements, to be included on the nine impacted forms. The impacted USCIS Forms include: N-400, I-131, I-192, I-485, I-589, I-590, I-730, I-751, and I-829.

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This generic clearance for the new collection of certain biographic and employment identifiers, which impacts nine information collections, was initiated to comply with E.O. 14161, Section 2, which directs implementation of uniform vetting standards and necessitates the collection of all information necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening of all grounds of inadmissibility or bases for the denial of immigration-related benefits. See 90 FR 8451 (Jan. 20, 2025). Execution of the E.O. requires USCIS to collect standard data on immigration forms and/or systems to enable USCIS to assess an alien's eligibility to receive an immigration-related benefit from USCIS. This data will be collected from certain populations of individuals on applications for immigration-related benefits and is necessary for the enhanced identity verification, vetting standards, and national security screening and inspection conducted by USCIS and required under the E.O. This data collection is also used to validate an applicant's identity and to help determine whether such grant of a benefit poses a security or public-safety threat to the United States. There were six (6) biographic and employment data elements identified in addition to and separate from the 24 high-value data elements (published in the Federal Register at 90 FR 11054 and 90 FR 42604). These were identified as being needed for further identification and national security vetting and will be added to certain immigration benefit request forms, where the information is not already collected. USCIS is conducting the generic clearance to obtain OMB approval of the new six (6) data elements to be included on the nine impacted forms, where the information is not already collected. The impacted USCIS Forms include: N-400, I-131, I-192, I-485, I-589, I-590, I-730, I-751, and I-829.

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Previous ICR	202408-1110-001

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These forms are the means by which federal, state, and local agencies, as well as individuals, submit friction ridge/biometric identification.

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Previous ICR	202110-0938-011

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This collection of information is dedicated to Medicare beneficiaries and third party requesters (law firms or others) acting on behalf of beneficiaries that are making requests for CMS to produce Medicare beneficiary records through 5 U.S.C. § 552(b) (See also 42 C.F.R. § 401.136). Currently the requests are mailed / faxed / emailed to CMS. The new online portal will allow for ease and efficiency to upload the request and required authorization, which will be quickly and securely sent directly to CMS.

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Previous ICR	202309-1850-011

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The National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) is an annual collection of state-level finance data that has been included in the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (CCD) since FY 1982 (school year 1981-82). The U.S. Census Bureau (Census), Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division, administers the NPEFS data collection for NCES under interagency agreement in conjunction with the Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33) (OMB #0607-0700) and the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) (OMB #1850-0930). NPEFS is a comprehensive source of state-level finance data for public education collected on a nationwide scale using uniform definitions, concepts, and procedures. The collection includes the revenues, expenditures, and average daily attendance of all publicly funded schools and elementary-secondary local education agencies (LEAs), state payments on behalf of LEAs, and state support for a free public education for students in prekindergarten through 12th grade. In this notice, NCES is announcing its intention to extend the date of clearance for NPEFS, without change, to the currently approved collection. Detailed information about the collection, including the currently approved collection, can be found at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=1850-0067. NPEFS data are used to calculate a state’s “average per-pupil expenditure” (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, as defined by Title 20 U.S.C., Section 7801, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 12, 26, and 48. SPPE data are used in calculating allocations for certain formula grant programs, including, but not limited to, Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Impact Aid, and Indian Education programs. Other programs, such as the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program under title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants under title IV, part A of the ESEA make use of SPPE data indirectly because their formulas are based, in whole or in part, on State title I, part A, allocations. Data will be collected from State Education Agencies (SEAs) for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. SEAs appoint state fiscal coordinators to work with NCES and the U.S. Census Bureau to provide accurate and comparable data across states and jurisdictions. SEAs typically collect finance data from school districts for their own uses. Many states produce a state-specific chart of accounts or accounting manual to assist school districts in classifying and reporting finance data and producing government-wide financial statements. Uniform definitions and concepts of revenues and expenditures are defined by the NCES handbook Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems. Comparative data on resources and spending patterns is helpful for states to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs and services. The products of this data collection make it possible for data users to search within a single database to obtain information on such things as instruction and student support services expenditures per pupil; expenditures on salaries and benefits, supplies, and purchased services; and the percent of school system funding from state, local, and federal sources. Education finance statistics provided by this collection allow for state-level comparisons of how public elementary-secondary education systems receive their funding and how they are spending their funds.

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Previous ICR	202103-2506-001

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HUD requires the collection of information to ensure the eligibility of SHOP applications and the compliance of SHOP proposals, to rate and rank SHOP applications, and to select applicants for grant awards. PRA approval is needed to permit the issuance of the SHOP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

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Previous ICR	202207-0938-019

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The Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), the agency within Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) charged with helping implement many provisions of the Affordable Care Act including the establishment of Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), needs to collect data from individual agent/brokers to register them with the Federally-facilitated Exchange (FFE) and provide the required training in Exchange enrollment policies and procedures. Both section 1312(e) of the Affordable Care Act and 45 CFR ?155.220 permit States to allow agent/brokers to enroll individuals, employers, and employees in Qualified Health Plans (QHPs), including through the Exchanges; and assist individuals in applying for advance payments of the premium tax credit and cost-sharing reductions. Agent/brokers will serve as additional access points to the Exchange for individuals or SHOP employers/employees requiring or desiring agent/broker assistance. Agent/brokers must register with the FFE and meet training requirements that enforce their understanding of eligibility and enrollment in Exchanges prior to enrolling individuals or SHOP employer/employees in QHPs through the Exchanges. They must also apply this understanding to the development of any non-Exchange Web site used as a tool for enrollment. Agent/broker designed and administered web sites or tools will improve the flow of information to the FFE, and State-based Exchanges may also find these tools useful toward streamlining data submissions and easing the burden on the Exchange. The collection of information from agent/brokers described in detail below is needed to register and completion training with the FFE. Collected information will be used by CMS/CCIIO to verify the completion of the training requirement, provide the public with a list of registered agent/brokers trained in Exchange enrollment requirements and functions, and perform oversight of agent/brokers operating through the FFE.

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Previous ICR	202507-2126-003

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The original expiration date of the ICR was October 31, 2025. During the Federal government shutdown, in early October, FMCSA was not able to have the 30-day FR for the ICR published at the OFR therefore, to avoid the ICR from expiring, FMCSA submitted a request for emergency extension (EE) of the expiration date of the ICR. OMB approved the EE request on October 30, 2025 and the expiration date of the ICR was extended to December 31, 2025. When the shutdown ended the 30-day FR was published on November 19, 2025, and the ICR is now being resubmitted with a 60-day and 30-day FR for the approval of a 3-year ICR renewal. The information collection is mandatory reporting requirements and consists of 3 information collection instruments. IC-1, Form MCS-150, Motor Carrier Identification Report is filed by all motor carriers conducting operations in interstate or international commerce before beginning operations. It is also used by motor carriers needing to update previously submitted information, and on a biennial update basis. IC-2, Form MCS-150B, Combined Motor Carrier Identification and HM Permit Application is filed by interstate motor carriers that transport the permitted hazardous materials. It is also used by motor carriers needing to update previously submitted information, and on a biennial update basis. IC-3, Form MCS-150C, Intermodal Equipment Provider Identification Report is filed by IEPs that interchange intermodal equipment with a motor carrier or have contractual responsibility for the maintenance of the intermodal equipment. FMCSA uses the information to identify its regulated entities, to help prioritize the Agency’s enforcement activities, to aid in assessing the safety outcomes of those activities, and for statistical purposes. This information collection supports the agency’s strategic goal of safety by establishing and monitoring safe operating requirements for motor carriers, commercial motor vehicle drivers, vehicles, and vehicle equipment.

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Previous ICR	202209-0906-001

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HAB created the RWHAP HIVQM Module as an online tool to support recipients in meeting the clinical quality management program requirement. The use of the module is voluntary for RWHAP recipients and subrecipients but strongly encouraged. Information collected will be used to continually monitor and evaluate HIV Performance Measures for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program recipients. The aggregate data collected will also be critical to ensuring that HRSA can continue to respond to requests from the Secretary of the DHHS, Congress and other stakeholders. Recipients entering data will be health facilities who provide HIV care services to HIV-infected patients. This package is submitted after the expiration date due to the government shutdown (i.e., could not publish 30-day FRN until government re-opened).

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Previous ICR	202202-2060-006

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the regulations published at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOO were proposed on August 23, 2011, promulgated on August 16, 2012, and most recently amended on March 8, 2024. These regulations apply to oil and natural gas facilities that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after August 23, 2011, and on or before September 19, 2015, that are involved in the extraction and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. Facilities that commenced construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015 and on or before December 6, 2022 are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOOa. Facilities that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after December 6, 2022 are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOOb. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOO. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

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Previous ICR	202202-2060-007

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) were proposed on April 3, 2008, and promulgated on July 23, 2008. These regulations apply to owners or operators of any existing or new metal fabrication and finishing facility that is an area source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and uses or has the potential to emit metal fabrication or finishing metal HAP (MFHAP), defined to be the compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel, or any of these metals in the elemental form with the exception of lead. The affected sources consist of several types of metal fabrication and finishing processes, including any abrasive blasting, metalworking (which includes machining, and dry grinding and dry polishing with machines), spray painting, and welding operations. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

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Previous ICR	201611-2127-002

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This collection covers the information collection requirements found in various sections in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Act), 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., that require manufacturers to notify NHTSA of safety defects and noncompliances with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in motor vehicles and equipment, as well as the provision of information relating to the ensuing owner and dealer notifications and free remedy campaigns that follow those notifications. Other collection requirements include submission of certain information related to tire recalls and the proper disposal of tires, and the reporting of sales and leases of defective or noncomplaint tires.

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Previous ICR	202203-2060-009

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The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Steel Pickling, HCl Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration Plants (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CCC) were proposed on September 18, 1997; promulgated on June 22, 1999; and amended on both September 19, 2012 and November 19, 2020. This rule applies to all facilities that pickle steel using hydrochloric acid (HCl) or regenerate hydrochloric acid and are either major sources or part of a facility that is a major source. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CCC. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP.

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Previous ICR	202203-2050-002

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Section 103(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the person in charge of a facility or vessel to immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous substance release into the environment if the amount of the release equals or exceeds the substance’s reportable quantity (RQ) limit. The RQs for the hazardous substance can be found in table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) as amended, requires the person in charge of a facility or vessel to immediately notify the NRC of an oil spill into U.S. navigable waters if the spill causes a sheen, violates applicable water quality standards, or causes a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines. The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is at or above the substance’s RQ allows the Federal government to determine whether a Federal response action is required to control or mitigate any potential adverse effects to public health or welfare or the environment. Likewise, the reporting of oil spills allows the Federal government to determine whether cleaning up the oil spill is required to mitigate or prevent damage to public health or welfare or the environment. The hazardous substance release and oil discharge information collected under CERCLA section 103(a) and CWA section 311 also is available to EPA program offices and other Federal agencies that use the information to evaluate the potential need for additional regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or sources, or improved emergency response planning. Release notification information, which is stored in WebEOC, a web-based crisis management system which supports response management for significant incidents and daily operations in the Regional Response Centers and EPA’s Headquarters Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is available to state and local government authorities as well as the general public. State and local government authorities and the regulated community use release information for purposes of local emergency response planning. Members of the general public, who have access to release information through the Freedom of Information Act, may request release information for purposes of maintaining an awareness of what types of releases are occurring in different localities and what actions, if any, are being taken to protect public health and welfare and the environment.

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Previous ICR	202208-3235-030

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Rule 6c-11 (17 CFR § 270.6c-11) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits ETFs that satisfy certain conditions to operate without first obtaining an exemptive order from the Commission. The rule is designed to create a consistent, transparent, and efficient regulatory framework for such ETFs and facilitate greater competition and innovation among ETFs. Rule 6c-11 requires an ETF registered as an open-end management investment company to disclose certain information on its website, to maintain certain records, and to adopt and implement written policies and procedures governing its constructions of baskets, as well as written policies and procedures that set forth detailed parameters for the construction and acceptance of custom baskets that are in the best interests of the ETF and its shareholders. The information collection enables the Commission’s examination staff to assess ETFs’ compliance with the conditions of rule 6c-11.

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Previous ICR	202208-1205-008

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The Department of Labor (Department), Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is submitting this Information Collection Request (ICR) to implement and collect an annual Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) state plan as described in Section 306(e) of the Social Security Act (SSA). On February 9, 2018, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Public Law 115-123 (BBA), which included amendments to the SSA that create a permanent authorization for the RESEA program. Section 306 of the SSA introduced several new program requirements including the requirement that states must submit an annual state plan to be considered eligible for funding. To be considered eligible for RESEA funding for a Fiscal Year, a state must submit a state plan that outlines how the state intends to conduct a program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments by responding to all the required elements identified in Section 306(e) of the SSA and this ICR.