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Previous ICR	202303-1405-007

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The Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services (form DS-5542) permits U.S. citizens and third parties to request services provided by the Office of Records Management within the Passport Services Directorate in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The Office of Records Management issues certified or authenticated copies of overseas U.S. citizen vital records such as Consular Reports of Birth/Death Abroad, Certificates of Witness to Marriage, and Panama Canal Zone documents pursuant to authorized requests. Requests for correction, amendment, or replacement of such vital records may be made using this form also.

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This data collection is intended to gather data necessary to identify and quantify sources of PFAS discharges, prioritize industrial categories for potential regulation, and establish a current national data set of sewage sludge characteristics. This data collection will support two separate United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) studies. POTW Influent PFAS Study. As announced in the EPAs Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, published in January 2023, the EPA will conduct the POTW Influent PFAS Study to gather nationwide data on industrial and domestic wastewater discharges of PFAS into the environment. To accomplish this goal, the EPA will require a subset of POTWs across the United States to complete an electronic questionnaire and conduct wastewater sampling to obtain information on types and quantities of PFAS in discharges from industrial facilities, domestic wastewater or sewage, and POTW influent and effluent. The data will primarily be used to identify and prioritize industrial point source categories where additional study or regulations may be warranted to control PFAS discharges. National Sewage Sludge Survey (NSSS). The EPA also plans to conduct a NSSS to identify the presence of pollutants in sewage sludge using samples collected from POTWs. This NSSS will focus on obtaining a current national data set on PFAS concentrations and ancillary parameters found in sewage sludge. The data generated by the NSSS will inform future risk assessments and risk management options for sewage sludge. The data collection design represents the EPAs efforts to gather sufficient data to perform the analyses required to accurately review and determine whether Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) are warranted to address PFAS discharges from for specific industries and administer an ICR that limits the burden placed on respondents.

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Previous ICR	202012-2120-003

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Any person or entity desiring access to filtered National Airspace System (NAS) data is subject to this information collection. The information collected will be used to evaluate a user's request for filtered NAS data from FAA equipment. The FAA NAS Data Release Board (NDRB) will evaluate this information. The information submitted by the requestor will determine the requestor's eligibility to use FAA NAS data.

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Previous ICR	202002-2120-004

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Response to this collection of information is required to obtain a benefit, specifically, to obtain a FAA designation as a representative of the Administrator. Designee applicants come from private industry. Experts in the aviation and medical communities who are familiar with the regulations and certification requirements necessary to issue an FAA certificate report information to this collection on occasion. Only highly experienced aviation professionals are expected to respond to the collection. The collection is for reporting of an individual’s eligibility and qualifications and occurs on an as needed basis for initial applicants. However, if an individual is not selected as a designee, their application must be updated whenever information changes (as needed) and at least every 12 calendar months (annually). The collection of information is for the purpose of obtaining essential information concerning the applicant’s professional and personal qualifications. The FAA uses the information provided to screen and select designees who will act as representatives of the FAA Administrator in performing various certification and examination functions under Title VI of Federal Aviation Act. The collection of information involves the following designee types: • Aviation Medical Examiner (AME), § 183.12 • Designated Engineering Representative (DER), §183.29 • Designated Manufacturing Inspection Representatives (DMIR), §183.31 • Designated Airworthiness Representative - Manufacturing (DAR-F), §183.33 • Designated Airworthiness Representative - Maintenance (DAR-T), § 183.33 • Pilot Examiners, § 183.23 •Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) (General Aviation and Air Carrier) •Specialty Aircraft Examiner (SAE) •Administrative Pilot Examiner (Admin-PE) • Technical Personnel Examiners § 183.25 •Designated Mechanic Examiner (DME) •Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner (DPRE) In addition to the reporting by applicants, all appointed designees, regardless of designation type, must report any arrest, indictment, or conviction for violation of local, State, or Federal law to the FAA within 30 days of such arrest, indictment, or conviction. The designee must report such events to the FAA in writing.

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The Urban Waters Federal Partnership (UWFP) is a voluntary program established in 2011. Its primary aim is to reconnect urban communities, particularly those that are overburdened or economically distressed, with their waterways, thereby fostering a sense of stewardship for clean urban waters. The program operates through a diverse network of partners, all working towards a common goal of helping communities restore and protect water quality and revitalize adjacent rural, suburban and urban neighborhoods throughout the watershed. The UWFP program provides a platform for communities to collaborate and work towards holistic environmental and social priorities, thereby enhancing their watersheds. These partnerships are a collective effort, bringing together federal agencies, Tribal governments, state and local agencies, and non-profit and community-led organizations. The program is spearheaded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Water, in collaboration with fourteen other federal agencies. An organizations decision to participate in UWFP is entirely voluntary. A locations participation in the program generally begins when a group of organizations collaborate to form a local partnership to improve an urban watershed. The partnership consists of state and local government, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, federal agencies and may include Tribal government. Each partnership must apply to become a designated UWFP location and hire an Ambassador to manage the partnership who serves as the main point-of-contact between partners and the federal agencies. The UWFP designated twenty locations between 2011 and 2015 and one location in 2023. The twenty-one geographically dispersed locations are working to revitalize urban waterways and the surrounding communities, transforming overlooked watersheds into community assets. Each location conducts different activities depending on the needs of its watershed and communities. Ambassadors serve as the lead coordinator for each location and provide data and information to UWFP on a regular basis. Each location has an active partnership Workplan that will be prepared every other year and provided to the UWFP for review. Ambassadors will provide summary information on workplan achievements and collaborative activities during a year by submitting an Annual Reporting Form. The EPA will use the information collected to track the progress of the program at each location and celebrate the locations successes. In addition to quantitative metrics on the programs activities, the UWFP also will collect qualitative data on the impact and health of the partnership at each location. Partnership Evaluation Forms will be completed by the partner organizations at each location to help the UWFP national program understand the degree to which partnership locations are building organizational capacity, connectedness and collaboration between partner organizations. These forms are also used to plan future activities that support healthy and sustainable partnerships.

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Previous ICR	202108-2120-008

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The FAA sometimes includes a request for voluntary reporting of information (e.g., inspection results, etc.) in SAIBs. The inspection results may help the FAA in an ongoing investigation to determine the cause of a specific condition, or whether the condition is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type design. We may also require reports if a potential unsafe condition is a result of manufacturing quality control problems. We need these reports to determine the scope of the problem and how adequate the design approval holder’s corrective actions are. As such, each reporting situation is unique. To date, our only means for obtaining reporting information is from design approval holders through 14 CFR § 21.3. We have no other authorized method for notification and collection of information from owner/operators to help in our assessment of a potential unsafe condition. If the FAA is unable to obtain this information, we may need to conduct a directed safety investigation. This is a burden on both the FAA and the owner/operator.

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Previous ICR	202008-0648-003

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This is a request for revision and extension of an existing information collection. There are no changes to the sanctuary nomination process. However, NOAA added an additional information collection to cover the burden imposed by requesting additional information from submitting parties. This added two additional responses, 16 hours, and $48 in miscellaneous costs. National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public can submit areas of the marine and Great Lakes environments for consideration by NOAA as a national marine sanctuary through the sanctuary nomination process (15 CFR part 922). Persons wanting to submit nominations for consideration should submit information on the qualifying criteria and management considerations for the site to be nominated. The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the submissions, which could result in the nomination being added to an inventory of areas that NOAA may consider for sanctuary designation at some point in the future. Sanctuary designation is a separate public process that would be conducted pursuant to the requirements of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and all other applicable laws. This proposed information collection is for national marine sanctuary nominations received pursuant to NOAA regulations that provide that the public may nominate special places of the marine environment through the sanctuary nomination process (15 CFR part 922).

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Previous ICR	202109-1405-001

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This form is used in conjunction with a DS-11, "Application for a U.S. Passport", or submitted separately to report loss or theft of a U.S. passport. Passport Services collects the information when a U.S. citizen or non-citizen national applies for a new U.S. passport and has been issued a previous, still valid U.S. passport that has been lost or stolen, or when a passport holder independently reports it lost or stolen. Passport applicants can either download the form from the internet or obtain one at any Passport Agency or Acceptance Facility.

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Previous ICR	202108-0648-008

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This request is for an extension of a current information collection. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) imposed prohibitions against the taking of endangered species. In 1982, Congress revised the ESA to allow permits authorizing the taking of endangered species incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The corresponding regulations (50 CFR part 222) established procedures for persons to apply for such a permit. In addition, the regulations set forth specific reporting requirements for such permit holders. The regulations contain three sets of information collections: (l) applications for incidental take permits, (2) applications for certificates of inclusion, and (3) reporting requirements for permits issued. Certificates of inclusion are only required if a general permit is issued to a representative of a group of potential permit applicants, rather than requiring each entity to apply for and receive a permit. The required information is used to evaluate the impacts of the proposed activity on endangered species, to make the determinations required by the ESA prior to issuing a permit, and to establish appropriate permit conditions. When a species is listed as threatened, section 4(d) of the ESA requires the Secretary to issue whatever regulations are deemed necessary or advisable to provide for conservation of the species. In many cases those regulations contain a blanket application of the ESA’s section 9 take prohibition. However, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) recognizes certain exceptions to that prohibition, including habitat restoration actions taken in accord with approved state watershed action plans. While watershed plans are prepared for other purposes in coordination with or fulfillment of various state programs, a watershed group wishing to take advantage of the exception for restoration activities (rather than obtaining a section 10 permit) would have to submit the plan for NMFS review.

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Previous ICR	202006-1024-006

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The National Park Service leasing program allows the public to lease property located within the boundaries of the park system. Information is collected from anyone who wishes to submit a bid or proposal in response to a Request for Bids or a Request for Proposals; or from current lease holders who wish to sublet a leased property or assign the lease to a new lessee, construct or demolish portions of a leased property, amend a lease to change the type of activities permitted under the lease, or encumber (mortgage) the leased premises. The information collected will be used to evaluate offers, proposed subleases or assignments, proposed construction or demolition, the merits of proposed lease amendments, and proposed encumbrances.

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This new collection, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), seeks to examine the implementation and outcomes associated with the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, which was created under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EHV program awarded roughly 70,000 new Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) to 611 public housing agencies (PHA) that were targeted to households experiencing or at-risk of experiencing homelessness. The collection aims to explore the structure of the EHV program compared to its analogous program, the Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV). Additionally, the evaluation will examine unique features of the EHV program, e.g., the partnerships formed between Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Continuums of Care (CoCs), and program features such as the use of administrative fees and waivers to assist program beneficiaries. In this context, HUD contracted with Social Policy Research Associates (SPR) and its subcontractor, Abt Global (Abt) (“the research team”), to evaluate the EHV program and collect data from three sources: 1) administrative data, 2) a national web survey of PHAs and CoCs, and 3) follow-up telephone interviews with a selected sample of PHAs, CoCs, and other PHA partner organizations in 25 communities. The evaluation will use a mixed-methods approach with administrative data and web survey data to measure outcomes in key interest areas. The follow-up telephone interviews will collect information on the experiences of program staff in implementing the EHV program. Data from this evaluation will help guide any future emergency housing voucher programs and could also inform possible changes to the HCV program to serve households who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. The authority to collect this information is in Sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-609) (12 USC §§ 1701z-1; 1701z-2(d) and (g)).

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This information collection is intended to create a standard creel survey that can be used by National Park Service units open to recreational fishing. Creel surveys are a common fishery management technique designed to determine the angler's catch of each species and the fishing time required to catch the fish. The objective of this collection is to educate Park managers about a park’s angling population and provide information on angling’s potential effects on park resources. Fisheries managers rely on creel surveys to gather biological information, monitor trends, and assess angler satisfaction.

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Previous ICR	202108-2060-002

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To provide general oversight and support to state and local I/M programs, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency requires that state and local program management for both basic and enhanced I/M programs provide two reports to EPA. The first report is provided annually and includes general program operating data and summary statistics, addressing the program's current design and coverage, a summary of testing data, enforcement program efforts, quality assurance and quality control efforts and other miscellaneous information allowing for an assessment of the program's relative effectiveness. The second report is submitted biennially and addresses any changes to the program over the previous 2-year period and the impact of such changes, including any weaknesses discovered and corrections made or planned.

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Previous ICR	202106-2080-002

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To determine compliance with the NAAQS, State air monitoring agencies are required to use, in their air quality monitoring networks, air monitoring methods that have been formally designated by the EPA as either reference or equivalent methods under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A manufacturer or seller of an air monitoring method (e.g. an air monitoring sampler or analyzer) that seeks to obtain such EPA designation of one of its products must carry out prescribed tests of the method. The test results and other information must then be submitted to the EPA in the form of an application for a reference or equivalent method determination in accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The EPA uses this information, under the provisions of Part 53, to determine whether the particular method should be designated as either a reference or equivalent method. After a method is designated, the applicant must also maintain records of the names and mailing addresses of all ultimate purchasers of all analyzers or samplers sold as designated methods under the method designation. If the method designated is a method for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5), the applicant must also submit a checklist signed by an ISO-certified auditor to indicate that the samplers or analyzers sold as part of the designated method are manufactured in an ISO 9001-registered facility. Also, an applicant must submit a minor application to seek approval for any proposed modifications to previously designated methods.

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As announced in the Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, published in January 2023, the EPA plans to continue its detailed study investigating PFAS discharges from facilities in the Textile Mills point source category. Based on information and data collected during the Multi-Industry PFAS Study and the Textile Mills Detailed Study to date, the EPA determined PFAS are used by some textile manufacturing facilities to impart water, grease, and stain resistance to finished textiles, including consumer apparel, carpets, and technical textiles. The EPA, through this Information Collection Request (ICR) package, requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve the ICR for the Textile Mills Detailed Study. Through this collection, the EPA will obtain data essential to determine if updated regulations are required to address PFAS in wastewater discharges from textile manufacturing facilities, including facilities regulated under the Textile Mills point source category as specified by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) codified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 410. This collection effort is necessary because national data on PFAS use, treatment, and discharge at textile manufacturing facilities is not currently available and EPA requires detailed information on industry practices to determine whether technology based ELGs are appropriate for the textile industry.

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Previous ICR	202108-0648-007

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This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection by the NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Sustainable Fisheries. Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery and Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.], as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act [Pub. L. 104-297], the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) is required to publish a list of all fisheries under authority of each Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) and all such fishing gear used in such fisheries (see section 305(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act). The list has been published and appears in 50 CFR Part 600.725(v). Any person wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage in a fishery not on the list, must provide the appropriate Council or the Secretary, in the case of Atlantic highly migratory species, with 90 days of advance notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit such a fishery or use of such a gear, the person may proceed.

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Previous ICR	202107-2060-005

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The oil and natural gas industry is the second largest source of anthropogenic methane emissions in the U.S., according to the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas. Since 1993, the US Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Natural Gas STAR Program has encouraged oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost-saving technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and reduce methane emissions. This non-regulatory Program supported Partner companies in making voluntary efforts to implement recommended technologies and report related methane emissions reductions to EPA. In 2016, EPA launched a new program--the Methane Challenge Program. This Program leveraged the methane-reducing best practices and technologies developed by the industry and showcased through the Natural Gas STAR Program over the past 20+ years and created a mechanism for oil and natural gas companies to make ambitious, voluntary commitments to reduce their methane emissions. Methane Challenge Partners submitted detailed data to the Program each year so EPA, and the public, could track the progress Partners are making towards these commitments. EPA has recently taken historic steps to tackle wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector beyond voluntary action. The Inflation Reduction Act directed EPA to implement a suite of actions to swiftly reduce methane emissions through the creation of the Methane Emissions Reductions Program (MERP). On December 2, 2023, EPA announced final New Source Performance Standards and Emissions Guidelines (NSPS/EG) to regulate the oil and gas industry under the Clean Air Act, resulting in ambitious requirements to reduce methane from both new and existing sources. The Department of Transportation has also imposed requirements on the transmission segment including implementation of the PIPES Act of 2020. Based on the limited remaining potential for voluntary actions to reduce methane emissions, EPA will be sunsetting the Methane Challenge Partnership, and transitioning its outreach efforts to advance ambitious, sector-wide methane reductions through technical assistance and outreach under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. This follows EPAs sunsetting of the partnership agreements, implementation plans, and the reporting component of the Natural Gas STAR Program in 2022. Updating the ICR for the Methane Challenge and the Natural Gas STAR programs to reflect these programmatic changes is expected to significantly decrease burden by removing all partner reporting and partnership related data sharing aspects. The sole programmatic element involving voluntary collection of information the EPA plans to retain is the Oil and Gas Equipment and Service Providers Directory. This directory's purpose is to share information about service and technology providers that can facilitate methane emission reduction activities in the oil and gas sector. For this revision, EPA proposes to remove all partnership aspects and related information collection forms for both the Methane Challenge Program and the Natural Gas STAR Program. This includes the removal of annual reporting forms, partnership agreements, and implementation plans. The only information collection EPA proposes to retain under this ICR revision is for the Oil and Gas Equipment and Service Providers Directory. These changes will result in a significant overall decrease in burden for this ICR number.

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Previous ICR	202306-0648-014

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This request is for a revision and extension of the current information collection. The revision will include the following: A section at the beginning of the Area Endorsement form, paper, and online format, was added for vessel IMO numbers to be included, alongside the Official Number and Vessel Name sections. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) administers regulations that implement decisions of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission). The regulations require for the owners or operators of U.S. vessels to (1) apply for and obtain a WCPFC Area Endorsement if the vessel is used for fishing for highly migratory species (HMS) on the high seas in the WCPFC area (or Convention Area) (50 CFR 300.212), (2) complete and submit a Foreign Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Form if the vessel is used for fishing for HMS in the Convention Area in areas under the jurisdiction of any nation other than the United States (50 CFR 300.213), and (3) request and obtain an IMO number if the vessel is used for fishing for HMS on the high seas or in areas under the jurisdiction of any nation other than the United States (50 CFR 300.217(c)).

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Previous ICR	202107-0648-008

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This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. We request the revision to the current title changed from Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting to Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form because it is a more accurate description of the collection and its purpose. Other changes to the form include removing the field for hook type as only one hook type is currently allowed in the fishery, collecting information on hook size, collecting more details about bird bands, and requesting more information about transportation of an injured bird. These changes will not affect burden estimates. Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.815(b) require that the operator of a vessel with a Hawaii longline limited access permit notify NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the event an endangered short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) or STAL is hooked or entangled during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of the albatross from the ocean, the vessel operator must record the condition of the bird on the recovery data form. A veterinarian will use the information to provide advice to the vessel operator for caring for the bird if it is alive. If the albatross is dead, the vessel operator must attach an identification tag to the carcass to assist USFWS biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in the Endangered Species Act Section 7 biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to maximize the probability of the long-term survival of short-tailed albatross accidentally taken by longline gear.

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Previous ICR	202004-2070-002

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This ICR renewal covers the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for all aspects of the TSCA Title VI implementing regulations and regulations relating to accreditation bodies (ABs) and third-party certifiers (TPCs) that wish to participate in this third-party certification program. These ABs and TPCs must submit initial applications for recognition and update those applications every three and two years respectively using the Agencys Central Data Exchange (CDX) system. In addition, ABs and TPCs must submit annual reports which relay certain information to the Agency on the TSCA Title VI certification and testing activities both ABs and TPCs have performed over the last year. TPCs are responsible for the certification of regulated composite wood products at the mill level through the oversight of panel producers, routine quarterly testing of composite wood products, and physical inspections of the panel production facilities. Through CDX, TPCs are responsible for reporting information including various notifications and annual reports. Panel producers are responsible for communicating routine testing documentation to their respective TPC pursuant to their responsibilities under 40 CFR 770.20 and 40 CFR 770.40. Panel producers are also responsible for providing certain records to downstream entities and purchasers of regulated composite wood products as well as the Agency, upon request. Importers, fabricators, distributors, and retailers are responsible for maintaining records pursuant to 40 CFR 770.30 and 40 CFR 770.40(d).

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DOE revised the current certification reporting requirements for consumer products and commercial equipment covered by OMB Control Number 1910-1400. DOE is revising and expanding the collection of information for central air conditioners and heat pumps, dishwashers, residential clothes washers, pool heaters, dehumidifiers, external power supplies, battery chargers, computer room air conditioners, direct-expansion dedicated outdoor air systems, small commercial air conditioners and heat pumps, commercial water heating equipment, automatic commercial ice makers, walk-in coolers and freezers, commercial and industrial pumps, portable air conditioners, compressors, dedicated-purpose pool pump motors, air cleaners, and single package vertical units, and ceiling fan light kits.

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Previous ICR	202205-0648-011

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This request is for a revision and extension to a currently approved information collection. The first data collection effort in 2019 under OMB Control Number 0648–0783 was to assess how changes in saltwater recreational fishing regulations affect angler effort, angler welfare, fishing mortality, and future stock levels. That data collection effort focused on anglers who fished for Atlantic cod and haddock off the Atlantic coast from Maine to Massachusetts (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey I). In 2020, the collection was revised to remove the cod and haddock survey and add a survey focused on anglers who fish for summer flounder, black sea bass, and scup along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to North Carolina (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey II). In 2022, the collection was revised again to re-add the original cod and haddock survey back to this control number (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey III). This revision will re-add the survey focused on summer flounder, black sea bass, and scup (North Atlantic Recreational Fishing Survey IV) that was inadvertently removed in the last revision. The objective of these surveys will remain exactly the same as the previous surveys conducted under this control number. That is, to statistically assess how anglers respond to changes in management options and fishing regulations (e.g., bag limits, size limits, dates of open seasons, etc.). The survey data will provide the information fisheries managers need to conduct updated analysis of the socio-economic effects to recreational anglers and to coastal communities of proposed changes in fishing regulations. The recreational fishing community and regional fisheries management councils now rely on species-specific socio-economic studies of recreational fishing for analyses of fisheries policies. These surveys will address the stated need for more species-specific studies.

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Previous ICR	202106-0648-006

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) is requesting an extension and revision to this standard information collection. The proposed revisions would do the following to the currently approved information collection. 1. Expand the scope from New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Coast, and Pacific Islands commercial fisheries; 2. Change the title from “Socio-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fisheries” to “Social and-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in Commercial Fisheries”; 3. Replace the survey instrument that OMB approved in 2021, which included a few region specific questions, with region specific survey instruments that NMFS produced by eliminating the few irrelevant questions for each region, adding a few region-specific questions, rewording a few questions to make them region-specific and/or OMB compliant, and giving each survey a region-specific name. 4. Adjust the burden and government cost estimates to account for those changes and a revised estimate of the burden minutes per response; and 5. Extend it for three years. Under the revised information collection, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) will conduct the survey for the New England and Mid-Atlantic fisheries; the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) will conduct the survey for the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands fisheries; the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) will jointly conduct the survey for the West Coast fisheries; and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) will conduct the survey for the Pacific Islands fisheries. Each Fisheries Science Center will conduct a social and economic survey of hired captains and crew once in the following three years for its commercial fisheries.

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Previous ICR	202010-2120-002

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The helicopter air ambulance operational data (the number of flights and hours flown, along with other specified information) reported to the FAA will be used by the agency as background information in the development of risk mitigation strategies to reduce the helicopter air ambulance accident rate, and to meet the mandates set by Congress. This reporting requirement is mandatory for All helicopter air ambulance operators on an annual basis.

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Previous ICR	201911-2120-004

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The data collected serves as the only source of data for charter and nonscheduled( on-demand) passenger data by Part 135 operator (air taxis). FAA request that on-demand operators voluntarily report the number of revenue passengers that boarded their flights annually by airport. FAA and contractor staff review the responses (either signed electronic copy or via paper) to ensure that the operator submitting data is valid and the response is complete. Valid submissions are incorporated into an FAA database which also contains enplanement data collected from certificated, commuters, and foreign air carriers. Enplanement data are consolidated into a report for each airport that lists each air carrier and their annual enplanements. This is used to determine whether an airport is eligible for Airport Improvement Program funds and calculates primary airport sponsor apportionment as specified by title 49 United Stated Code (U.S.C.), section 47114. The data collected serves as the only source of data for charter and nonscheduled passenger data by Part 135 operator (air taxis).