by Meghan Maury
Data Matching Agreement of the Week: SNAP Requirement for Interstate Data Matching To Prevent Multiple Issuances. Under this program, each state is required to participate in an interstate data system called the NAC to prevent multiple issuances of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to an individual by more than one State agency simultaneously in the same month (also known as interstate duplicate participation). States are required to upload their data to this system each working day and must perform queries using the NAC to determine if an individual is currently receiving SNAP benefits in another State whenever they are processing a new application, recertification, or adding a new household member. States are required to verify information following a positive NAC match. These activities are expected to require just over one million hours of effort by state governments to identify less than 45,000 households that have received duplicate payments.
Comments due May 4.
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Economic Development
SBA 7(a) Borrower Information Form. This form is used to apply for SBA lending programs. SBA is making several changes to the form, including adding questions to the demographic data collection section including the owner's date of birth (or date of formation for an entity owner); the owner's citizenship status; for entity owners, the type of entity; and the spouse's legal name if the spouse is also a direct or indirect owner of the Applicant or Operating Company (OC).
Comments due April 24.Energy and Jobs Survey. This survey collects data from relevant industries and quantifies employment in energy activities with data on workforce demographics and employer perceptions by geography. This revision to the survey will collect data on additional priority industries including the critical materials and data center supply chains, study the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the energy sector, and promote technology neutrality throughout the survey.
Comments due April 27.
Health
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Performance Measurement Information System. The MIECHV program is used by jurisdictions to identify target populations and select the home visiting service delivery model(s) that best meet their needs. HRSA is making significant changes to the MIECHV reporting requirements, including updating the race and ethnicity reporting to comply with SPD15, reducing response options for several questions (such as age and housing status), and adding new measures and definitions.
Comments due April 13.Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Demographic and Service Utilization Data Report. The forms in this package are used to report annual data on participant demographics, service utilization, staffing, and required performance measures. ECD uses this information to monitor program implementation, assess progress in key outcome areas, inform technical assistance, and meet required annual reporting expectations. This listing formalizes a number of changes that were made without public input last year to demographic data collection, including removing questions related to gender and gender identity and removing "DEI-related" language and questions.
Comments due April 27.Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). PRAMS collects jurisdiction-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. CDC is making only modest, expected changes to PRAMS at this time. Notably, when PRAMS was initially listed for revision in February, more than 400 people submitted public comments encouraging CDC to maintain PRAMS in its current form.
Comments due April 8.HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F National AIDS Education and Training Center Program Activities. These new AETC data collection forms are designed to obtain more accurate data relating to National AETC activities, participants, and site information for all National recipients. In addition, these forms will capture National AETC involvement in the HIV care and treatment workforce, knowledge gained through participating in an AETC activity, and satisfaction with that activity.
Comments due April 8.
Data Access, Data Sharing, and Matching Programs
FCC and HUD Data Sharing and Matching Agreement. Under this program, FCC and HUD will share data for the purposes of verifying the eligibility of Lifeline and ACP applicants and subscribers by determining whether they receive Federal Public Housing Assistance benefits. Under FCC rules, consumers receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for ACP benefits.
Comments due April 13.HHS and Treasury Data Sharing Agreement. HHS is modifying its Financial Management records system, which covers any records about individual payees and payors of HHS that are used to manage HHS payment, collection, and accounting functions. Under this agreement, HHS will disclose records to Treasury when disclosure of the information "is relevant to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds, including funds disbursed by a state... in a state-administered, federally funded program."
Comments due April 13.
Demographic Data
Age Search Service Fee Structure. In this proposed rule, the Census Bureau is proposing to increase the fee for conducting an Age Search from $65.00 to $155.00. The Census Bureau is also proposing to increase the additional charge for expedited requests requiring search results within one day from $20.00 per case to $50.00 per case. These changes are needed to reflect the actual operating costs associated with processing an Age Search request which were last revised in 2004.
Comments due April 24.