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Previous ICR	202201-1028-001

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Research and monitoring findings are essential to fulfilling USGS's responsibility under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act to develop earthquake hazard assessments and recording and reporting earthquake activity nationwide. Residents, emergency responders, and engineers rely on the USGS for this accurate and scientifically sound information. Respondents to Program Announcements submit proposals to support research and monitoring related to earthquake hazard assessments, earthquake causes and effects, and earthquake monitoring. This information is used as the basis for selection and award of projects meeting the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program objectives. Final reports of research and monitoring findings are required for each funded proposal; annual progress reports are required for awards of a two- to five-year duration. Final reports are made available to the public at the website http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/.

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Previous ICR	202205-2577-002

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The information is required to allow HUD to conduct a competition to award and obligate Jobs Plus grant funds in accordance with the FY 2014 Appropriations Act, which permits HUD to use up to $15M of the appropriation for Jobs Plus Initiative

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Previous ICR	202101-0938-006

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Home health agencies are required to maintain certain documentation within their own agency records that demonstrates compliance with specific Conditions of Participation for the Medicare program. This documentation is maintained on-site for use in the home health agency survey process.

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Previous ICR	202205-2120-010

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The collection requires responses to questions regarding an individual’s identity in order to gain access to U.S. Federal Government/U.S. Department of Transportation/U.S. Federal Aviation administration web applications. The information to be collected will be used to verify the requestor’s identity. Once the users identity is verified the collected data is deleted and the user is prompted to create an account. This is a renewal request with modifications.

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Previous ICR	202210-1076-002

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Enhancing the public health and safety capacity throughout Indian Affairs is a force multiplier in achieving the goals of our agency and in meeting the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Section 5 directive to create a place of employment free from recognized hazards. The purpose of this survey is to identify and prioritize public health issues and needs and enhance the public health and safety capacity throughout Indian country. The Office of Facilities, Property and Safety Management (OFPSM) Public Health and Safety (PHS) Team will use survey results to develop and coordinate action plans.

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Previous ICR	202208-1076-001

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Enrollment data is an important source of information which allows the Indian Affairs and other Federal agencies to equitably distribute resources because it is a quantifiable representation of a Tribe’s population. Different population sizes generally require different levels of services and resources. BIA must collect this information to ensure effective, accurate, and timely distribution of assistance to respond to funds specifically appropriated for Indian Country, where applicable. This data will assist Federal agencies in developing distribution formulas for funds under annual appropriations, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P. L. 117-169), or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58).

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Previous ICR	201609-2502-004

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Collection of tenant data to ensure owners comply with Federal statutes and regulations that (1) establish policies on who may be admitted to subsidized housing; (2) prohibit discrimination in conjunction with selection of tenants and units; (3) specify how tenants’ incomes and rents must be compiled.

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Previous ICR	202208-1110-001

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Under Title 28, U.S.C., Sect. 534, this collection requests LEOKA data from local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI UCR Program to serve as the national clearing house for collection and dissemination of data.

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National Roadside Surveys (NRSs) are a central tool in understanding alcohol- and drug-involved driving. Starting in 1973, roadside surveys of drivers on the road have estimated the population-level prevalence of drinking and driving in the United States. The core methodology has continued across decades, but NHTSA has initiated improvements. The number of sites has increased, drugs of interest have been modified to reflect use across the country, and advances in technology have impacted how data can be collected and specimens analyzed. Conducting an NRS on a periodic basis (e.g., about every 10 years) allows NHTSA to examine the prevalence of alcohol and drug use among drivers, and trends across survey years. Given States are legalizing medicinal and/or recreational use of cannabis, and other issues such as the apparent increase in opioid use in the U.S., more information is needed on the level of alcohol- and drug-involved driving to better inform NHTSA’s countermeasure development. Roadside surveys provide objective measures of alcohol and drugs in drivers’ systems when they are actually driving. These measures are based on results from breath tests and oral fluid samples collected using established protocols. Analyses of these specimens allow for the quantitative determination of alcohol and drug levels. Learning more about alcohol and other drug prevalence among road users other than drivers is new to this NRS. These other road users (ORUs) include pedestrians, bicyclists, scooterists, and those using mobility aids. NHTSA will conduct two studies. Study 1 will focus on drivers but include convenience sampling of ORUs passing by the data collection locations. Study 2 is a pilot test assessing the feasibility of a NRS specific to ORUs. Both will collect breath and oral fluid specimens, demographic information, and self-report questionnaire data on roads across the country. Participation will be voluntary and anonymous. Study protocols will be reviewed by a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-approved IRB. The only personal identifiable information (PII) collected is oral fluid. No DNA analyses will be conducted on the oral fluid specimens. These will only be analyzed for the presence of alcohol and other drugs, and specimens will be destroyed after the study is complete. The results will be reported in aggregate form in research reports. NHTSA anticipates obtaining a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Study 1 / National Roadside Survey. This request is a voluntary, one-time survey. This survey follows the prior NRS methodology but additionally includes recruiting ORUs who are passing by data collection locations. Data collection will occur in 60 primary sampling units (PSUs) using 5 locations at each PSU (300 locations total). There will be a single data collection event at each location. The biological samples will be sent to a toxicology lab for testing of the presence of alcohol and other drugs. Participants’ responses to survey questions on the use of drugs and traffic safety-related behaviors and attitudes will also be analyzed. Study 2 / Pilot Test for Other Road Users. Study 2 examines the viability of a stand-alone roadside survey focused solely on ORUs. This effort uses 20 new data collection locations, inclusive of 4 PSUs with 5 locations each. This effort is to inform NHTSA on the feasibility of such a targeted roadside survey and to determine the level of effort to execute a nationwide study of ORUs. The same procedures as Study 1 will be used. NHTSA will use the information from both studies to produce technical reports presenting the findings. The technical reports will provide only aggregate (summary) statistics and tables; no PII will be retained or reported. The Study 1 technical report is for audiences interested in traffic safety. The information from Study 2 will also be used by NHTSA in consideration of research on ORUs.

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Previous ICR	202410-0910-009

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FDA has established in its regulations a pathway for manufacturers to request exemptions from the substantial equivalence requirements of the FD&C Act. An exemption request must be submitted with supporting documentation, the manufacturer's contact information, and a detailed explanation of the modification and its purpose. This information is submitted to FDA so FDA can determine whether an exemption from substantial equivalence to the predicate product is appropriate for the protection of the public health. FDA determines whether to grant or deny the request for an exemption based on whether the criteria in the statute have been satisfied. If FDA determines that the information is insufficient, FDA may request additional information from the manufacturer. If the manufacturer fails to respond within the timeframe requested, FDA will consider the exemption request withdrawn. FDA may rescind an exemption where necessary to protect the public health. FDA may exempt tobacco products that are modified by adding or deleting a tobacco additive, or increasing or decreasing the quantity of an existing tobacco additive, from the requirement of demonstrating substantial equivalence if the Agency determines that (1) the modification would be a minor modification of a tobacco product, (2) a report demonstrating substantial equivalence is not necessary for the protection of public health, and (3) an exemption is otherwise appropriate.

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Previous ICR	202404-2125-006

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Under 23 U.S.C. 119(e) and implementing regulations at 23 CFR part 515, State departments of transportation (State DOTs) are required to develop Risk-Based asset management plans (AMPs) for the National Highway System (NHS) to improve or preserve the condition of the assets and the performance of the NHS. As part of this requirement, each State DOT must annually submit information to FHWA that demonstrates that the State DOT has implemented an AMP that meets the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 119(e) and 23 CFR part 515, and every 4 years, each State DOT must submit its processes for the development of its AMP to FHWA for certification and recertification every four years following the year of initial certification (23 U.S.C. 119(e)(6)). Section 11105(3) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Public Law 117-58) added a requirement that the required risk management and lifecycle cost analyses in AMPs consider extreme weather and resilience. A State DOT not in compliance with these requirements receives a penalty in the form of reduced Federal share for projects carried out under the National Highway Performance Program.

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Previous ICR	202205-3235-047

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Rule 604, 17 CFR 242.604, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires specialists and market makers to publish customer limit orders that are priced superior to the bids or offers being displayed by each such specialist or market maker. Customer limit orders that match the bid or offer being displayed by a specialist or market maker must be published if the limit price also matches the national best bid or offer and the size of the customer limit order is more than de minimis, more than 10% of the specialists or market makers displayed size). The information collection in the Limit Order Display Rule is a third-party disclosure requirement. The information is useful to investors because the publication of trading interest that improves specialists’ and market makers’ quotes presents investors with improved execution opportunities and improved access to the best available prices when they buy or sell securities.

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Previous ICR	202206-3235-007

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Rule 18a-2, 17 CFR 240.18a-2, establishes capital requirements for nonbank major security-based swap participants that are also not registered as broker-dealers (“nonbank MSBSPs”).  In particular, a nonbank MSBSP is required at all times to have and maintain positive tangible net worth. Rule 18a-2 establishes capital requirements for nonbank major security-based swap participants that are also not registered as broker-dealers (“nonbank MSBSPs”).  In particular, a nonbank MSBSP is required at all times to have and maintain positive tangible net worth. The collections of information in Rule 18a-2 will facilitate the monitoring of the financial condition of nonbank MSBSPs by the Commission and its staff. Under Rule 18a-2, nonbank MSBSPs also need to comply with Exchange Act Rule 15c3-4 (17 CFR 240.15c3-4) (OMB Control No. 3235-0497), which requires OTC derivatives dealers and other firms subject to its provisions to establish, document, and maintain a system of internal risk management controls to assist the firm in managing the risk associated with its business activities, including market, credit, leverage, liquidity, legal, and operational risks.

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Previous ICR	202206-0648-001

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This request is for a revision and extension of a currently approved collection. The revision to this collection is to merge the federally mandated logbook requirement for non-trawl groundfish fisheries that occur in the exclusive economic zone off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California (0648-0804) into this control number. Once cleared by OMB, control number 0648-0804 will be discontinued. The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly on the availability of fishery data. Currently, the states of Washington and Oregon administer a trawl logbook on behalf of the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The state of California repealed their requirement, effective April 1, 2019, therefore, NMFS created a federal requirement in order to maintain logbook coverage from trawl vessels in California. The log used is a standard format developed by the Council to collect information necessary to effectively manage the fishery on a coast-wide basis. The trawl logbook collects haul-level effort data including tow time, tow location, depth of catch, net type, target strategy, and estimated pounds of fish retained per tow. Each trawl log represents a single fishing trip. Trawl logbook data is used in stock assessments, to evaluate spatial bycatch issues, and is used for fishery monitoring and enforcement. A federal non-trawl logbook was developed and implemented in 2023. Data collected in the non-trawl logbook contributes to stock assessments, informs managers about location-specific catch and discards on non-observed trips and vessels, supports economic analysis, and provides effort information to quantify groundfish fishery effort to allow more precise estimation of bycatch of with Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed species, such as seabirds and humpback whales. NMFS contracts with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) to distribute and collect the logbook. These data are used regularly by NMFS, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the West Coast Groundfish Observer Program, NMFS Office of Law Enforcement, and the Coast Guard for fisheries management and enforcement.

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Previous ICR	202410-0910-011

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In the guidance document, FDA requests tobacco health document submissions from manufacturers and importers of tobacco products based on the statutory requirements and compliance dates. As indicated in the guidance, all manufacturers and importers of tobacco products are required to provide immediate and ongoing submission of health documents developed after June 22, 2009. However, FDA generally does not intend to enforce the requirement at this time with respect to all such health documents, so long as a specified set of documents, those developed between June 23, 2009, and December 31, 2009, are provided at least 90 days prior to the delivery for introduction of tobacco products into interstate commerce. Thereafter, manufacturers should preserve all health documents, including those that relate to products for further manufacturing and those developed after December 31, 2009, for future submission to FDA. Respondents submit information through a facilitative electronic form or in paper form using Form FDA 3743. In both forms, FDA requests information including: submitter identification, submitter point of contact, submission format and contents (as applicable), confirmation statement, document categorization (as applicable), document readability and accessibility, and document metadata. The information collected will inform FDA's regulatory processes and decision making such as, development of good manufacturing practices, review standards for new tobacco products, and regulation of modified risk tobacco products, among others.

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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) is launching an effort to enable researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs to apply unconventional approaches to create game-changing technologies and translate discoveries into tangible applications and products.

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Previous ICR	202210-3235-027

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Form 13F (17 CFR 249.325) is a quarterly report filed publicly by institutional investment managers that exercise investment discretion over $100 million or more in certain U.S. exchange-traded equities. Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act of 1934 empowers the Commission to, among other things, adopt rules that create a reporting and disclosure system to collect specific information. The Commission then adopted rule 13f-1 under the 1934 Act (17 CFR 240.13f-1), which requires certain reporting by institutional investment managers on Form 13F.

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Previous ICR	202403-2577-004

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The information is required to allow HUD to conduct competitions to award and obligate Choice Neighborhood grant funds in accordance with the appropriations act and to manage/report on the grants that are awarded.

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Previous ICR	202108-2510-001

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The information requested allows the Department to evaluate demands for documents and testimony from the Department and its employees. the colleciton is a reinstatement with change of a currently approved collection.

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Previous ICR	202206-3235-013

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Rule of Practice 194 (17 CFR 201.194) provides a process for a registered security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant to make an application to the Commission for an order permitting an associated person that is a natural person who is subject to a statutory disqualification to effect or be involved in effecting security-based swaps on behalf of the security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant.

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Previous ICR	202207-3038-013

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The CFTC requests approval of its request to extend the information collections associated with the agency's rules governing Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants--Cross-Border Application of the Margin Requirements. These collections of information implement section 4s(e) of the Commodity Exchange Act ("CEA"), which mandates that the Commission adopt rules establishing margin requirements for uncleared swaps of swap dealers ("SDs") and major swap participants ("MSPs") that do not have a Prudential Regulator (collectively, "Covered Swap Entities" or "CSEs"), and section 2(i) of the CEA, which provides the Commission with express authority over swaps activities in cross-border transactions when certain conditions are met. The Commission uses the information collected to determine whether the foreign jurisdiction's margin rules for uncleared swaps are comparable to the Commission's corresponding margin requirements. Covered Swap Entities or CSEs that are eligible for substituted compliance under the Proposed Rule, as well as foreign regulatory agencies that have direct supervisory authority to administer the foreign jurisdiction's margin requirements for uncleared swaps in the requested foreign jurisdiction, may make a request for a comparability determination. The information collections also require CSEs to have policies and procedures ensuring that they are in compliance with all of the requirements of the special provisions for non-netting jurisdictions and non-segregation provisions, respectively, and to maintain books and records properly documenting that all of the requirements of the special provisions for non-netting jurisdictions and non-segregation jurisdictions, respectively, are satisfied. These collections are necessary as a means for the Commission to be able to determine that CSEs relying on the non-netting jurisdictions and non-segregation provisions are entitled to do so and are complying with the special provisions’ requirements.

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Previous ICR	202401-2528-002

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The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracted with MEF Associates, with subcontractor Abt Associates, to develop the Research Design and Data Collection and Analysis Plan for an evaluation of the Moving to Work Expansion Asset Building Cohort. As required under the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD seeks approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data collection instruments for the evaluation. Moving to Work (MTW) is a HUD demonstration that encourages selected PHAs to test ways to increase the cost effectiveness of federal housing programs, encourage greater self-sufficiency of households receiving housing assistance, and increase housing choice for low-income families. MTW designation gives PHAs relief from some regulations and laws that apply to Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and public housing programs. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 authorized HUD to award MTW authority to 100 additional PHAs by September 2023, and required that new MTW agencies be selected in cohorts with a specific policy focus. The Asset Building Cohort will test two types of asset building programs for HUD households, rent reporting for credit building and an opt-out savings account program. The ABC has 17 PHAs. Of these 17 PHAs, 9 PHAs will implement an opt-out savings program, six PHAs will implement reporting rent payments to credit agencies, and two PHAs have unique asset building programs. The evaluation of the ABC will include these three components: 1) Program Implementation Study 2) Impact Studies: a. Rent Reporting for Credit Building Study i . Quantitative study of impact on credit scores ii. Qualitative study of family experiences with rent reporting b. Opt-Out Savings Account Study i. Household survey To answer the research questions, the evaluation will collect data from multiple sources, including: • Administrative Data o Credit agency data to measure credit scores o HUD administrative data to describe household income and demographics o PHA data to enable random selection of households for the study samples • Program Data o Program documents to describe program implementation and outreach to households o Program data to describe program implementation, such as how many households participated, how much money was deposited by the PHA into the opt-out savings account, and how much the PHA paid to the partner organizations • Primary Data o Program implementation interviews with PHA staff (n=51) o Program implementation interviews with staff of partner organizations (n=12) o Program implementation interviews with HUD-assisted residents (n = 10) o Baseline information form for Rent Reporting study participants (n= 300) o Informed consent form for Rent Reporting study participants (n= 300) o Interviews for Rent Reporting Qualitative study round 1 (n = 40) o Interview for Rent Reporting Qualitative study round 2 (n=40) The data collection activities covered under this ICR are expected to begin in January 2024 and continue through June 2025; phase two of the data collection is expected to begin in June 2025 and continue through January 2027.

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Previous ICR	202206-2510-001

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Under the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, HUD may exercise a nonjudicial power of sale of single-family HUD-held mortgages and may appoint foreclosure commissioners to do this. HUD needs the notice and resulting applications for compliance with the Act's requirements that commissioners be qualified.

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Previous ICR	202205-3235-003

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Rule 18a-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, provides the net capital standards and requirements for nonbank firms that are not subject to SEC Rule 15c3-1 and that are required to register with the SEC under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as security-based swap dealers (SBSDs). The rule includes information collections that are designed to ensure that these SBSDs maintain sufficient liquidity at all times to meet all unsubordinated obligations of their customers and counterparties and, should an SBSD fail, that there are sufficient resources for an orderly liquidation. The information collection requirements include reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure requirements that facilitate the SEC's monitoring of the financial condition of these SBSDs.

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Previous ICR	202003-2506-004

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The reporting burden in the most recent PRA package was 234,800 hours. The total burden hours for this reinstatement has been reduced to 50,530 hours. The main reason for this change is the automation of the data submissions.