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Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Consumer Education Website and Report of Serious Injuries and Death

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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is seeking an extension with no change to the reporting requirements for the Consumer Education Website and Reporting of Serious Injuries in Child Care. There are no federal forms associated with these requirements. Consumer Education Website: ACF is seeking renewal of the reporting requirement described in Section 45 CFR 98.43 of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Final Rule that was published September 30, 2016. This provision requires state and territory Lead Agencies administering the CCDF program to collect and disseminate consumer education information to parents of eligible children, the general public, and providers through a consumer-friendly and easily accessible website. This website must include information about state or territory policies (related to licensing, monitoring, and background checks) as well as provider-specific information, including results of monitoring and inspection reports, and if available, information about quality. In 2014 the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act introduced comprehensive, uniform background check requirements for all child care staff to promote the safety of children in child care settings. As part of the website, state and territory Lead Agencies must post information and resources pertaining to their interstate background check processes and procedures. Reporting of Serious Injuries and Deaths in Child Care: ACF is also seeking renewal of the reporting requirements in Section 45 CFR 98.42(b)(4) of the CCDF Final Rule that was published September 30, 2016. This provision requires Lead Agencies administering the CCDF program to establish procedures that require child care providers that care for children receiving CCDF subsidies to report to a designated state, territorial, or tribal entity any serious injuries or deaths of children occurring in care. These reporting requirements were developed in order to protect the health and safety of children in child care, and to help parents make informed consumer choices. ACF is not proposing any modifications to the requirements but has adjusted burden estimates.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 113 - 186 3 et seq	View Law

43 USC 9858 et seq	View Law

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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Sighting Reporting Form and Alert Registration Form

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is responsible for tracking the status and distribution of introduced aquatic organisms. The purpose of the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program (NAS) is to monitor and provide information concerning the status, distribution and potential impacts of non-native aquatic organisms in a timely manner for research, management and education. Information is collected from the public regarding the distribution of nonindigenous aquatic species, primarily fish, in open waters of the United States. This information is vital for early detection and rapid response for the possible eradication of organisms that may be considered invasive in a natural environment such as a lake, river, stream, and pond. These species are not native to the environment in which they are now found. Nonindigenous species can and do have negative impacts on our natives species. Early detection is a major focus of the Bureau. The public can help us with this task by serving as the “eyes and ears” for our Program because the USGS cannot possibly be everywhere, observing and monitoring all open waters for nonindigenous aquatic species.

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16 USC 4701	View Law

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Generic Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot and Field Studies for Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Collection Activities

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BJS is submitting a nonsubstantive change request to to revise text under Part A, such that data collected from research and development activities can be released in a public-use format for data users to access. Additionally this change requests to expand the law enforcement agency sample for the Cognitive Testing of 2024 Statistical Policy Directive #15 Standards in Establishment Surveys. The response rate for law enforcement agencies from the original sample is inadequate, BJS requests to sample additional agencies to boost the number of completed responses from LE agencies. Request for a 3-year renewal to a generic clearance for the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) that will allow it to develop, test, and improve its survey and data collection instruments and methodologies. The procedures utilized to this effect include, but are not limited to, tests of various types of survey and data collection operations, focus groups, cognitive interview activities, pilot testing, field testing, exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and usability testing of electronic data collection instruments.

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34 USC 10132	View Law

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Horseshoe Crab and Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs

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Fish tagging programs housed at the Maryland Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (MDFWCO) have been ongoing since 1985, when the office was first established. The main purpose for establishment was to manage the striped bass cooperative tagging program. This was part of a cooperative effort among federal, state and non-governmental agencies to restore and maintain a sustainable striped bass fishery along the Atlantic coast. Today, tagging programs are still needed to provide essential data for stock assessments to maintain ongoing commercial and recreational striped bass fisheries worth millions of dollars. Many other tagging programs are now managed by MDFWCO. All tagging programs are conducted in partnership with state agencies, universities, NGOs and/or private sector partners. The Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon tagging program was started in 1992. Both sturgeon species managed in the tagging program are listed as endangered species and data is used in stock assessments to help determine population status. Horseshoe crab tagging began in 1999 and has provided information on the distribution, migration, and mortality of crabs. Horseshoe crabs are ecologically important for migratory shorebirds, have a vital role within commercial fishing, the biomedical industry, and ecologically. Another tagging program for the northern snakehead, an invasive species, began in 2009. Tagging was done in order to better inform management agencies in charge of controlling snakehead populations. Information gained from tagging has helped state and federal agencies determine movement and growth rates, and abundance of snakehead within certain areas, all of which as increased effectiveness of control efforts.

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16 USC 1531 et seq.	View Law

16 USC 742f	View Law

16 USC 661-666c	View Law

16 USC 757a-g	View Law

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Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Management Authority; 50 CFR Parts 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23

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The Fish and Wildlife Service uses the information collected to evaluate permit applications and make decisions according to criteria established in various Federal wildlife laws and regulations on the issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation or permits.

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16 USC 703 et seq.	View Law

16 USC 3371 et seq.	View Law

16 USC 668	View Law

16 USC 4901-4916	View Law

16 USC 1361-1407	View Law

16 USC 1531 et seq	View Law

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Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related Collections, FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q

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The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requires telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications to contribute to the universal service fund and other funds. Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported by carriers on FCC Forms 499-A (annual) and 499-Q (quarterly). Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report revenue.

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47 USC 303(r), 616, 620, 715, 719	View Law

47 USC 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157	View Law

47 USC 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254	View Law

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Mine Rescue Teams; Arrangements for Emergency Medical Assistance and Transportation for Injured Persons; Agreements; Reporting Requirements; Posting Requirements

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The respondents for the paperwork provisions of this rule are underground mine operators. The records will be used by mine operators, supervisors, and employees, and State and Federal mine inspectors to provide assurance that each mine operator and mine rescue team is prepared for a mine emergency. The records show that the mine rescue team equipment has been examined and tested and is in good working order. The training records show that the mine rescue team members and responsible persons at the mine are competent to respond to a mine emergency involving a fire, an explosion, or a gas or water inundation. The records greatly assist those who use them in making decisions that will ultimately affect the safety of all persons working underground. These information collection requirements help assure that properly trained mine rescue teams are readily available to save endangered miners in life-threatening situations. In addition, the training requirements in this information collection will help assure the safety of the mine rescue team itself.

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Authorizing Statutes

30 USC 813(h)	View Law

30 USC 811	View Law

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Annual Parole Survey, Annual Probation Survey, Annual Probation Survey

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole (ASPP) for a three-year period (2026-2028) under OMB Control Number 1121-0064. The ASPP began in 1980 and are conducted annually. Probation data are available from 1977 through BJS's National Probation Reports. Parole data are available from 1975 through BJS's Uniform Parole Reports. The ASPP provides the only regularly collected, national-level data on community corrections populations. These surveys provide critical data on this key stage of the criminal justice process. Data are collected as a census from the known universe of probation and parole supervising agencies, using central reporters wherever possible to minimize burden on the public. The Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole collect data through the Annual Survey of Parole (CJ-7), sent to 52 agencies, the Annual Survey of Probation (CJ-8), sent to 229 central reporting agencies and those supervising at least one person on felony probation, and the Annual Survey of Probation-Misdemeanor Supervision (CJ-8M), sent to about 548 agencies supervising people on misdemeanor probation only. Specifically for 2026-2028, BJS seeks approval to continue the routine annual collection.

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34 USC 10131-2	View Law

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Application for Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) and Native Entities Grant Program (NEGP)

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This request is required for NTIA to collect information from each applicant to effectively review the proposed applications and budgets from applicants of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP) and Native Entities Grant Program (NEGP), authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 2021, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

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135 Stat. 429

134 Stat. 1182

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The Funeral Rule

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The FTC seeks to extend for an additional three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for information collection requirements contained in its Funeral Industry Practice Rule ("Rule"). The Rule ensures that consumers who purchase funeral goods and services have accurate information about the terms and conditions for such goods and services. The Rule requires that funeral providers disclose this information to consumers and maintain records to facilitate enforcement of the Rule.

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15 USC 57a	View Law

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NRC Form 277, Request for Visit

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NRC Form 277 is completed by NRC contractors and licensees who have been granted an NRC access authorization and require verification of that access authorization and need-to-know due to (1) a visit to NRC (2) a visit to other contractors/licensees or government agencies in which access to classified information will be involved or (3) unescorted area access is desired.

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Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade

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The rules implement statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. These rules establish a registration requirement that applies to foreign boards of trade (FBOT) that wish to provide their identified members or other participants located in the United States with direct access to their electronic trading and order matching systems. Information is used to ensure registered FBOTs continue to meet the requirements for registration and provide necessary information regarding their activities, performance, and status, to demonstrate that they meet the conditions required to be met in order to retain their registration.

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Pub.L. 111 - 203 7 USC 6(b)	View Law

7 USC 6(b)(1)	View Law

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Grants to States Program “State Reporting System

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requests a three-year renewal of the State Program Report (SPR) system for the Grants to States (G2S) Program under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This information collection supports the agency’s work to monitor its largest grant program, which distributes approximately $180 million every year to State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) using a population-based formula. Under 20 U.S.C. § 9134, each SLAA is required to submit a plan that details library services goals for a five-year period, along with associated certifications. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 9134 (c), each SLAA that receives an IMLS grant under the G2S program is required to evaluate and report on all funded project activities to IMLS, prior to the end of the execution of its five-year plan. Each SLAA receives IMLS funding to support activities for the five-year period through a series of overlapping two-year grant awards. Each SLAA must file interim and final financial reports, and final performance reports for each of these two-year grants through IMLS’s SPR system. The performance reports incorporate performance measures to track participants’ outcomes when attribution claims are defensible based on a combination of the project’s activity mode and beneficiary type. The embedded Site Visit Checklist is an administrative requirement to ensure the program is fulfilling its monitoring and compliance responsibilities for these multi-million-dollar grants. The SPR forms and materials were last approved by OMB on 9/22/2022 and are being submitted with minor updates.

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Slope and Shaft Sinking Plans, 30 CFR 77.1900 (Pertains to the Surface Work Areas of Underground Coal Mines)

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Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. § 813, authorizes MSHA to collect information necessary to carry out its duty in protecting the safety and health of miners. Title 30 C.F.R. § 77.1900 requires underground coal mine operators to submit for approval a plan that will provide for the safety of workmen in each slope or shaft that is commenced or extended from the surface to the underground coal mine. Each slope or shaft sinking operation is unique in that each operator uses different methods and equipment and encounters different geological strata which makes it impossible for a single set of regulations to ensure the safety of the miners under all circumstances. This makes an individual slope or shaft sinking plan necessary. The plan must be consistent with prudent engineering design. Plans include the name and location of the mine; name and address of the mine operator; a description of the construction work and methods to be used in construction of the slope or shaft, and whether all or part of the work will be performed by a contractor; the elevation, depth and dimensions of the slope or shaft; the location and elevation of the coalbed; the general characteristics of the strata through which the slope or shaft will be developed; the type of equipment which the operator proposes to use; the system of ventilation to be used; and safeguards for the prevention of caving during excavation.

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Authorizing Statutes

30 USC 811	View Law

30 USC 813(h)	View Law

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Procedural Requirements for Requests for Interpretative, No- Action and Exemptive Letters

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Under 17 C.F.R. § 140.99, parties engaging in transactions or activities governed by the Commodity Exchange Act and implementing regulations may request relief from statutory or regulatory obligations. Such relief may include that associated with other collections of information, relief from obligations that do not constitute collections of information, and extensions of time for compliance with statutory or regulatory obligations. Additionally, parties may request interpretative guidance concerning statutory or regulatory requirements. In response, staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may issue an exemptive, no-action, or interpretative letter. In order to process and properly evaluate a request for relief, staff needs accurate and complete background information concerning the parties and activities involved, the facts and circumstances relevant to the request, and the legal or public policy grounds upon which the request is made.

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7 USC 12(a)	View Law

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The American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey

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The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing monthly survey that collects detailed housing and socioeconomic data from a sample of about 3.54 million addresses annually in the United States and about 36,000 addresses annually in Puerto Rico, where it is known as the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS). The ACS also collects detailed socioeconomic data from a sample of about 158,680 residents living in group quarters (GQ) facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico. Resulting tabulations from this data collection are provided on a yearly basis. The ACS allows the U.S. Census Bureau to provide timely and relevant housing and socioeconomic statistics, even for low levels of geography. The Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the ACS to continue producing an accurate demographic snapshot of the nation and its people.

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13 USC 141, 193, 221, 223	View Law

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Guidelines for Grants to States Program Five-Year Evaluation

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The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) requests approval of a renewal of the three-year clearance for the agency’s information collection requests for the Guidelines for IMLS Grants to States Five-Year Evaluation under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Each State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) is required, under 20 U.S.C. § 9101 et seq. (in particular 20 U.S.C. § 9134), to submit a plan that details library services goals for a five-year period, along with associated certifications. IMLS authorizing legislation (20 U.S.C. § 9134) directs SLAAs to “independently evaluate, and report to the Director regarding, the activities assisted under this subchapter, prior to the end of the Five-Year Plan.” This evaluation provides SLAAs an opportunity to measure progress toward meeting the goals set forth in their approved Five-Year Plans, along with a framework to synthesize information across all state reports to facilitate telling a national story. These guidelines were last approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2022 and received a three-year extension of the expiration date to November 30, 2025. We are submitting them for renewal now with minor updates intended to increase efficiencies of the data collection and minimize confusion around reporting requirements. These changes are based on feedback from SLAAs and their independent evaluators received during the most recent evaluation reporting submissions.

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PPS-exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program (CMS-10431)

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Section 3005 of the Affordable Care Act authorizes the establishment of a quality reporting program for PPS-exempt cancer hospitals (PCHs). This is an update to the previously approved PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital (PCH) Quality Reporting Program PRA submission. In the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we proposed adoption of two electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) beginning with the CY 2028 reporting period/FY 2030 program year: (1) the Advance Care Planning eCQM; and (2) the Malnutrition Care Score eCQM.

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Pub.L. 111 - 48 3005	View Law

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Reparations Complaint, CFTC Form 30

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Pursuant to Section 14 of the Commodity Exchange Act, members of the public may apply to the Commission to seek damages against Commission registrants for alleged violations of the Act and/or Commission regulations. The legislative intent of this reparations program was to provide a low-cost, speedy, and effective forum for the resolution of customer complaints and to sanction individuals and firms found to have violated the Act and/or any regulations. In 1984, the Commission promulgated Part 12 of the Commission regulations to administer Section 14. Rule 12.13 provides the standards and procedures for filing a reparations complaint. Specifically, subparagraph (b) describes the form and content requirements of a complaint. CFTC Form 30, created in or about 1984, mirrors the requirements set forth in subparagraph (b). The form was created to assist customers--who are typically pro se and non-lawyers--and also to provide proper notice to respondents of the charges against them. In November 2017, the Commission requested, and was granted, an OMB number to this PRA collection based on Form 30. This request represents a renewal of the current collection.

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7 USC 18	View Law

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Camp Lejeune Notification Database

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The Marine Corps is collecting contact information from people who may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water while living or working at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987. This information is used to send these individuals official notifications and provide them with current research and updates about the water issue

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Pub.L. 110 - 181 315	View Law

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DFC-020 Request for SAM Assistance

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DFC-020 Request for SAM Assistance will enable DFC to assist clients with obtaining an active SAM registration that is required of recipients of U.S. federal financial assistance.

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Pub.L. 115 - 254 1401	View Law

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Office of Language Services Contractor Application Form

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Collected information is needed to ascertain whether respondents are viable interpreting and/or translating candidates, based on their work history, education, and legal work status in the U.S. If candidates successfully become contractors for the U.S. Department of State, Office of Language Services the information will be transferred to their contractor file.

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5 USC 3109	View Law

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Notice Requirements for Fertility Excepted Benefits (CMS-10947)

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Section 2791(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), section 733(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and section 9832(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) establishing four statutory categories of "excepted benefits" that are generally exempt from the health reform requirements added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the No Surprises Act, and certain other federal laws specifically related to group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage. On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14216, "Expanding Access to In Vitro Fertilization," which instructs the Departments to provide support, awareness, and access to affordable fertility treatments, including reliable access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, by easing unnecessary statutory or regulatory burdens to make IVF treatment drastically more affordable. In the proposed rule "Excepted Fertility Benefits" (the proposed rule), the Departments propose to add new paragraph (c)(3)(ix) of 26 CFR 54.9831-1 and 29 CFR 2590.732, and new paragraph (b)(3)(ix) of 45 CFR 146.145 to establish fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. The proposed rule would require that plans or issuers offering excepted fertility benefits provide written notice to plan participants and beneficiaries that includes a description of the coverage, including a summary of benefits and limitations of the coverage, including the lifetime dollar limit established by the plan or issuer that complies with the maximum lifetime dollar limit described in proposed paragraph (c)(3)(ix)(B) (or paragraph (b)(3)(ix)(B), as applicable),information on how to identify and utilize a network provider, if applicable, and how to submit a claim for reimbursement, including whether the benefit utilizes the same claims procedure as for the sponsor’s other group health plans. This notice requirement ensures that participants and beneficiaries are fully informed about the availability and requirements of their excepted fertility benefits coverage.

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Limited Excepted Fertility Benefits

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On February 18, 2025, Executive Order 14216 was issued to ensure reliable access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and provide more affordable treatment options, recognizing both the medical necessity of infertility treatment for affected individuals and the broader importance of supporting American families in achieving their reproductive goals. This proposed rule would implement that approach by recognizing limited fertility benefits as “other similar, limited benefits” specified in regulations. Under the proposal, limited fertility benefits would include benefits substantially all of which are for the diagnosis, mitigation, or treatment of infertility or infertility-related reproductive health conditions by medical professionals authorized to practice under applicable law, including evidence-based items or services targeted to address such conditions. In the group market, such benefits would be excepted only if they are provided under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance or are otherwise not an integral part of the plan, satisfy a lifetime dollar limit of $120,000 as adjusted for medical inflation, and are accompanied by a written notice to participants and beneficiaries. The notice would describe the coverage, including benefits and limitations, explain how to identify and use network providers if applicable, and explain how to submit claims for reimbursement. The Department of Health and Human Services also proposes to amend the individual market excepted benefits regulations to recognize limited fertility benefits as limited excepted benefits in the individual market if they are offered under a separate policy, certificate, or contract of insurance and satisfy the scope, lifetime dollar limit, and notice requirements. The proposed rule is intended to provide employers and issuers with additional flexibility to offer standalone fertility-related coverage, including coverage for services such as diagnostic testing, infertility treatment, and IVF, while reducing regulatory burden and promoting access to fertility benefits.

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29 USC 1191	View Law

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National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2027 Pre-Test

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The NLSY27 Pretest will include a purposive sample of youth aged 11–16 as of December 31, 2025, and their parents/caregivers. It will collect data for one extended quarter, or 17 weeks. This Pretest will provide critical information to the BLS to ensure the success of the NLSY27’s first round of collection, and in turn, the success of the future of the NLSY27 over the many subsequent rounds that are anticipated.

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