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Nonmonetary Determination Activity Report

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Data are used to monitor the impact of disqualification provisions to measure workload and to appraise the adequacy and effectiveness of state and Federal nonmonetary determination procedures.

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42 USC 503(a)(6)	View Law

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Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool

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Section 103 of HOTMA requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to set new rent policies for over-income (OI) families residing in a dwelling unit of public housing after a two-year grace period has ended. Additionally, PHAs must provide notification to OI families and submit an annual report HUD on the total number of families on the public housing waiting lists

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42 USC 1437n(a))	View Law

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FERC-725J, Definition of the Bulk Electric System

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On December 20, 2012, the Commission issued Order No. 773, a Final Rule approving NERC’s modifications to the definition of “bulk electric system” and the Rules of Procedure exception process to be effective July 1, 2013. On April 18, 2013, in Order No. 773-A, the Commission largely affirmed its findings in Order No. 773. In Order Nos. 773 and 773-A, the Commission directed NERC to modify the definition of bulk electric system in two respects: (1) modify the local network exclusion (exclusion E3) to remove the 100 kV minimum operating voltage to allow systems that include one or more looped configurations connected below 100 kV to be eligible for the local network exclusion; and (2) modify the exclusions to ensure that generator interconnection facilities at or above 100 kV connected to bulk electric system generators identified in inclusion I2 are not excluded from the bulk electric system. Each year the Regions and NERC may need to act on exception requests submitted by transmission owners, generator owners and distribution providers. We have revised the estimate for exception requests from 20 exception requests to 10, which is more accurate to the volume of received exception requests. Regarding Implementation Plans and Compliance, FERC estimates that 10% of the US registered entities may have to perform this task on a continuing basis.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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FERC-725N, Mandatory Reliability Standards: TPL Reliability Standards

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FERC-725N: Proposed a new standard Reliability Standard TPL-008-1 which requires Transmission Planners and Planning Coordinators of the Bulk-Power System (BPS) to develop a Bulk Power System (BPS) that will operate reliably during extreme heat and extreme cold temperature events. (1) development of benchmark planning cases based on major prior extreme heat and cold weather events and/or meteorological projections; (2) planning for extreme heat and cold weather events using steady state and transient stability analyses expanded to cover a range of extreme weather scenarios including the expected resource mix’s availability during extreme heat and cold weather conditions; and (3) development of corrective action plans that mitigate certain instances where performance requirements for extreme heat and cold weather events are not met.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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FERC-725I, Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Northeast Power Coordinating Council

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The Regional Reliability standard, PRC-006-NPCC-1 — Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding (UFLS), provides regional requirements for Automatic UFLS for applicable entities in the Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC). UFLS requirements were in place at a continent-wide level and within NPCC for many years prior to the implementation of federally mandated reliability standards in 2007. NPCC and its members believe that a region-wide, fully coordinated single set of UFLS requirements is necessary to create an effective and efficient UFLS program, and their experience has supported that belief. This collection of information involves planning coordinators (PCs) and generator owners (GOs). PCs must gather data, run studies, and analyze study results to design or update the UFLS programs. GOs must set each underfrequency trip relay below the appropriate generator underfrequency trip protection settings threshold curve in regional Reliability Standard PRC-006-NPCC-1 and provide the generator underfrequency trip setting and time delay to its planning coordinator within 45 days of the planning coordinator's request. The consequence of not collecting UFLS program information may impact the safety nets used to preserve the security and integrity of the Bulk-Electric System, otherwise it might lead to instability, uncontrolled separation or Cascading.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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FERC-714, Annual Electric Balancing Authority Area and Planning Area Report

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The Form 714 is authorized by the Federal Power Act and is a regulatory support requirement as provided by 18 CFR § 141.51. The data will be used to obtain a broad picture of interconnected balancing authority area operations including comprehensive information of balancing authority area generation, actual and scheduled inter-balancing authority area power transfers, and load; and to prepare status reports on the electric utility industry including review of inter-balancing authority area bulk power trade information. The Commission uses the collected data to analyze power system operations along with its regulatory functions. These analyses estimate the effect of changes in power system operations resulting from the installation of a new generating unit or plant, transmission facilities, energy transfers between systems, and/or new points of interconnections. Also, these analyses serve to correlate rates and charges, assess reliability and other operating attributes in regulatory proceedings, monitor market trends and behaviors, and determine the competitive impacts of proposed mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions.

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Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211, 1221, 1231, 1241, 1242	View Law

16 USC 791a-825r	View Law

16 USC 2602	View Law

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Rule 17Ad-27

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Rule 17Ad-27 under the Exchange Act, 17 CFR 240.17Ad-27, requires a clearing agency that is a central matching service provider to establish policies and procedures reasonably designed to facilitate straight-through processing and to file an annual report regarding progress with respect to straight-through processing. The purpose of the information collection is to ensure that central matching service providers facilitate the ongoing development of operational and technological improvements associated with the straight-through processing of institutional trades.

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15 USC 78q-1	View Law

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Form N-Q--Quarterly Schedule of Portfolio Holdings of Registered Management Investment Company

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Form N-Q (17 CFR 249.332 and 274.130) is a reporting form used by registered management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (“funds”), under Section 30(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.) (“Investment Company Act”) and Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Pursuant to Rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act, funds are required to file quarterly reports with the Commission on Form N-Q not more than 60 days after the close of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year containing their complete portfolio holdings.

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15 USC 78o	View Law

15 USC 80a-29	View Law

15 USC 78m	View Law

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Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Reports to Stockholders of Management Companies

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Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act generally requires a registered management company (“fund”) to transmit to its shareholders, at least semi-annually, a report containing the information that is required to be included in such reports by the fund’s registration statement form under the Investment Company Act.

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15 USC 80a-29(e)	View Law

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Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist

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In accordance with Section 1784, Title 10, United States Code, Employment Opportunities for Military Spouses, the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist must be completed by military spouses when applying for appropriated fund GS-15 and below (or equivalent positions in other pay systems) DoD vacancies in the competitive service or excepted service in order to receive priority consideration for competitive service and excepted service positions at DoD activities in the U.S., and in U.S. territories and possessions.

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Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits

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SSA needs information to make a formal determination for entitlement to widow’s or widower’s benefits. We use Form SSA-10-BK to determine whether an applicant meets the statutory and regulatory conditions for entitlement to widow’s or widower’s under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. SSA employees interview individuals applying for benefits either face to-face or via telephone and enter the information into the Modernized Claims System (MCS). When MCS is temporary unavailable, technicians use the paper form to record the information. The respondents are applicants for widow’s or widower’s benefits.

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42 USC 402	View Law

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Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information

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SSA bases an individual’s eligibility for SSI payments, in part, on the amount of countable income the individual receives. We consider earned income from employment as a source of countable income. SSA applicants and recipients are required to provide evidence in support of their claims, but SSA will assist in collecting the required evidence when necessary. SSA uses Form SSA-L4201 for wage verification in initial and post-entitlement claims; the form collects current and past wage data directly from employers. We only use the SSA-L4201 when our efforts to obtain preferred evidence are unsuccessful. SSA uses the information collected to determine eligibility and proper payment amounts for SSI. Respondents are employers of SSI applicants and recipients.

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42 USC 1383	View Law

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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, As Amended

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This ICR implements statutory notice and certification provisions and to assist employees and employers in meeting their FMLA third-party notification obligations as required by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). The subject recordkeeping requirements are necessary in order for the DOL to carry out its statutory obligation under FMLA section 106 to investigate and ensure employer compliance. 29 U.S.C. § 2616.

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29 USC 2616	View Law

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Statement of Financial Interests for Regional Fishery Management Councils

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This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the establishment of eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) to manage fisheries within regional jurisdictions. This collection pertains to several sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Act related to the Councils. Section 302(b) provides for appointment of Council members nominated by State Governors, Territorial Governors, or Tribal Governments and for designation of a principal state fishery official for the purposes of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Section 306(b)(2) provides for a request by a state for reinstatement of state authority over a managed fishery. Nominees for Council membership must provide their State Governor, Territorial Governor, or Tribal Government leadership with background documentation, which is then submitted to NOAA, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, to review qualifications for Council membership. The information collected with these actions is used to ensure that the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act are being met in regard to Council membership and state authority.

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Pub.L. 194 - 265 302(j) (as amended in HR 5496)	View Law

18 USC 208	View Law

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Continuation of Supplemental Security Income Payments for the Temporarily Institutionalized – Certification of Period and Need to Maintain Home

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When SSI recipients: (1) enter a public institution; or (2) enter a private medical treatment facility with Medicaid paying more than 50 percent of expenses, SSA reduces recipients’ SSI payments to a nominal sum. However, if this institutionalization is temporary (defined as a maximum of three months), SSA may waive the reduction. Before SSA can waive the SSI payment reduction, the agency must receive the following documentation: (1) A physician’s certification stating the SSI recipient will only be institutionalized for a maximum of three months; and (2) statement from the recipient (or someone knowledgeable about the recipient’s circumstances, such as a representative payee, family member, or friend), confirming the recipient needs SSI payments to maintain the living arrangements to which the individual will return post institutionalization. To obtain this information, SSA employees contact the recipient (or a knowledgeable source) to collect the required physician’s certification and the statement of need. SSA does not require any specific format for these items, so long as we obtain the necessary attestations; however, SSA allows the use of Form SSA-186 as a convenient way to notify SSA, request continued benefits, and obtain physician certification on one document. The respondents are SSI recipients or individuals with knowledge of their circumstances such as representative payees, family members, or friends, as well as physicians or hospital staff members who treat the SSI recipient.

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42 USC 1382	View Law

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Certification of Low Birth Weight for SSI Eligibility

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Hospitals and claimants use Form SSA-3830 to provide medical information to local field offices (FOs) and Disability Determinations Services (DDSs) on behalf of infants with low birth weight. FOs use the form as a protective filing statement, and the medical information to make presumptive disability findings, which allow expedited payment to eligible claimants. DDSs use the medical information from the SSA-3830 to determine disability and continuing disability. The respondents are hospitals and claimants who have information identifying low birth weight babies and their medical conditions.

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42 USC 1383b	View Law

42 USC 1382c	View Law

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Financial Disclosure for Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Debt

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When SSA imposes a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on individuals for various fraudulent conduct related to SSA-administrated programs, those individuals may request to pay the CMP through benefit withholding, or an installment agreement. To negotiate a monthly payment amount, fair to both the individual and the agency, SSA needs financial information from the individual. The agency uses Form SSA-640 to obtain the information necessary to determine a monthly installment repayment rate for individuals owing a CMP. The respondents are recipients of Social Security benefits, and non-entitled individuals who must repay a CMP to the agency and choose to do so using an installment plan.

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42 USC 1320	View Law

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Authorization for SSA to Obtain Account Records From a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare Part D Subsidy)

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The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established the Medicare Part D program for voluntary prescription drug coverage of premium, deductible, and copayment costs for individuals with limited income and resources. The MMA mandates that the Government provide subsidies for those individuals who qualify for the program, and who meet eligibility criteria for help with premium, deductible, or co-payment costs. SSA uses the SSA–4640, Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain Account Records from a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare), to determine if subsidy applicants or recipients qualify, or continue to qualify, for the subsidy. SSA uses Form SSA–4640 to: (1) obtain the individual’s consent to verify balances of financial institution (FI) accounts; and (2) obtain verification of such balances from the FI. Respondents are Medicare Part D program subsidy applicants or claimants, and their financial institutions.

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Pub.L. 108 - 173 101	View Law

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Payments on Shares by Public Units and Nonmembers, 12 CFR 701.32

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Section 107(6) of the Federal Credit Union Act (Act) and §701.32 of the NCUA Rules and Regulations (12 CFR part 701) may receive from public units and political subdivisions and nonmember credit unions, payments on shares. Limitations on nonmember and public unit deposits in federal credit unions (FCUs) is 50 percent of the difference of paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus and any public unit and nonmember shares, as measured at the time of acceptance of each public unit or nonmember share. This collection of information is necessary to protect the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF).

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12 USC 1757	View Law

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Bank Conversions and Mergers, 12 CFR Part 708a

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Part 708a of NCUA’s Rules and Regulations covers the conversion of federally insured credit unions (credit unions) to mutual savings banks (MSBs) and mergers of credit unions into both mutual and stock banks (banks). Part 708a requires credit unions that intend to convert to MSBs or merge into banks to provide notice and disclosure of their intent to convert or merge to their members and NCUA, and to conduct a membership vote. In addition, Subpart C requires credit unions that intend to merge into banks to determine the merger value of the credit union. The information collection allows NCUA to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for conversions and mergers and ensures that members of credit unions have sufficient and accurate information to exercise an informed vote concerning a proposed conversion or merger.

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12 USC 1785(b)(c)	View Law

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Records Preservation, 12 CFR Part 749

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Part 749 of the NCUA Regulations directs each credit union to have a vital records preservation program that includes procedures for maintaining duplicate vital records at a location far enough from the credit union's offices to avoid the simultaneous loss of both sets of records in the event of disaster. Part 749 also requires the program be in writing and include emergency contact information for employees, officials, regulatory offices, and vendors used to support vital records.

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12 USC 1766	View Law

12 USC 1783	View Law

12 USC 1789	View Law

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Imposition of Special Measure Regarding Huione Group as a Foreign Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern

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FinCEN is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), pursuant to section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, that proposes amending the existing definition of Huione Group to include, within the definition of that group, H-Pay Service PLC, and adding and defining the term “successor entity.” With this NPRM, FinCEN does not alter its assessment that Huione Group is a financial institution operating outside the United States of primary money laundering concern, and the existing special measure codified at 31 CFR 1010.664 with respect to Huione Group remains in effect.

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31 USC 5318A	View Law

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FERC-725A, RD25-10 Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System

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The FERC 725A contains the Transmission Operations (TOP) standards and Interchange Scheduling and Coordination (INT) Standards that pertain to operation planning for transmission providers. TOP-001, TOP-002, TOP-003, TOP-010, INT-006, and INT-009. In this ICR the DLO for RD25-10 is retiring TOP-003-6.1 and applying changes to the new standard TOP-003-7 in which Category 1 and 2 utilizing requirement 5 have been incorporated. Adding Generator Owners and Generator Operators.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information

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The U .S. Department of Education Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information serves as a precursor to the U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form (ED 524 B) in which project objectives, measures, and targets will be entered by applicants at the time that grant applications are entered in Grants.gov. The Grant Application Form for Project Objectives and Performance Measures Information form and instructions are used by many ED discretionary grant programs to enable grantees to meet ED deadline dates for submission of performance reports to the Department.

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Information collections for import injury investigations (producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producer questionnaires and institution notices for 5-year reviews)

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Generic clearance authority to issue questionnaires during the course of the Commission's statutorily mandated import injury investigations. The questionnaires are directed to domestic producers, importers, purchasers, and foreign producers that manufacture or import/purchase merchandise that is either the subject of a filed petition or for which a current antidumping or countervailing duty order is in place. Also, institution notices for the five-year sunset reviews request information and application for administrative protective order in import injury investigations.

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19 USC 1673	View Law

19 USC 1676	View Law

19 USC 2251-2254	View Law

19 USC 3351-3358, 3371, 3372, 3381	View Law

19 USC 1675	View Law

19 USC 2436, 2451	View Law

7 USC 624	View Law

19 USC 3805	View Law

19 USC 1671	View Law

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