by Meghan Maury
RFI of the Week: RFI on Family Friendly Transit. In this RFI, DOT asks a number of questions about data that is available for (or that should be available for) better understanding the availability and accessibility of public transportation. For example, the RFI asks for input on "the extent to which transit agencies collect and use data regarding accessibility of transit systems beyond the minimum ADA requirements;" as well as on "the extent to which agencies make real-time service data available to customers to support trip planning, including service disruptions."
Comments due August 3.
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Housing
HUD Data Sharing and Matching Agreement. HUD is updating its Enterprise Income Verification records system to implement a new SAVE Report that matches data from the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) SAVE Program with HUD resident data so that PHAs can be notified when individuals on their rent rolls “require verification or removal.”
Comments due July 6.Housing Vacancy Survey. The HVS is a Census Bureau survey, conducted as part of the Current Population Survey, that produces quarterly data on rental vacancy rates, homeowner vacancy rates, homeownership rates, housing inventory, rent, and asking prices. These data are used by federal agencies, Congress, housing analysts, economists, and private-sector organizations to track housing supply, affordability, market conditions, mortgage demand, and broader economic trends. Census is not making any changes to the survey at this time.
Comments due July 5.
Census/Population Data
HTOPS 2026 July, September, and November. HTOPS collects near real-time data to understand the effects of current events, including health events, and other social or economic events facing the nation or a significant portion of the nation. Topics addressed in the newest iteration of the survey include religious service attendance, health-information trust, AI in jobs/benefits/health, Dietary Guidelines messaging, opioid/Narcan use, suicide/discrimination/current events, heat/cooling, natural disasters, and UI.
Comments due July 4.
Labor/Employment
Current Population Survey (CPS) 2026 Field Test. The CPS collects information on employment, earnings, hours worked, people not in the labor force, and demographic characteristics. Census is testing the use of an internet self-response option in this field test.
Comments due July 5.
Immigration
Departure Notification Record. CBP and ICE use the biographic and biometric information collected through this form to identify those non-citizens geographically located in the United States who want to voluntarily depart the United States. The listing indicates that DHS received comments that are addressed in their supporting statement, however the supporting statement has not been made available for review.
Comments due July 6.Medical Certification for Disability Exceptions. Doctors use this form to certify that an applicant filing an Application for Naturalization, Form N-400, is unable to complete the English and/or civics requirements because of a physical or developmental disability or mental impairment(s). The listing indicates that the form is being changed, but there are no supplemental materials available to help us understand what changes are being made.
Comments due July 6.
Education
Health Professions Student Loan Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students Program. These forms are used to determine the eligibility of students who are applying for loans for various health education programs. Through this listing, HRSA is formalizing changes to gender questions made last year and may be making other changes, though it is difficult to tell from the supplemental materials that are available.
Comments due July 27.
Health
Autism CARES Initiative Evaluation. This evaluation measures outputs and outcomes across program components, identifies promising practices and implementation facilitators; assesses how investments function as a system to advance shared outcomes; and provides annual, decision-ready findings for HRSA leadership and project officers. HRSA is revising the evaluation by eliminating one-time, grantee-specific, semi-structured interviews and replacing them with semi-structured, time-limited virtual focus groups designed to elicit cross-program and systems-level insights.
Comments due August 3.
Criminal Justice
Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA). The CTLEA, last fielded in 2019, collects data on all tribal law enforcement agencies operating in the U.S. Data collected include the number of sworn staff by tribe and type of agency, arrests and call for service and functions performed by each agency. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the survey, but no supplemental materials are available to help us understand what changes are being made.
Comments due August 3.
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