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Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision.
If you want to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making, follow these steps:
- Click on the name of the survey or form.
The link will bring you to a listing in the "Federal Register" — a daily newsletter filled with the government's regulations, surveys, forms, public meetings, and other actions
- Skim the listing to find instructions on how to submit a comment.
For most listings, this information will be found in a section titled "Addresses"
- Write in to tell the government what you think!
Most listings allow you to either:
- Send an email to the point of contact for that survey or form
- Send your thoughts to the agency or the White House through the reginfo.gov website
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| Due Date | Collection | Agency | Summary | Main Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Use of Bayesian Methodology in Clinical Trials of Drug and Biological Products | HHS/FDA | Through this notice, FDA is announcing the availability of and accepting public comment on draft guidance for industry entitled “Use of Bayesian Methodology in Clinical Trials of Drug and Biological Products,” which provides guidance on the appropriate use of Bayesian methods in clinical trials. The primary focus is on the use of Bayesian methods to support primary inference in pivotal clinical trials designed to support the effectiveness and safety of drug and biological products. | Healthcare |
| 2026-03-16 | Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States | DOC/BEA | The data collected through this survey are used for the preparation of the U.S. international transactions, national income and product, and net international investment position accounts of the United States. In this notice, BEA is proposing to increase the threshold for filing the BE-605 from $60 million to $500 million. | Economy |
| 2026-03-16 | Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA) | CDC | The MMRIA is a standardized data system that MMRCs use to collect timely, accurate, and standardized information about deaths to women during pregnancy and the year after the end of pregnancy, including opportunities for prevention, within and across jurisdictions. Last year, CDC removed gender identity questions from this form and noted that they were holding on implementing new SPD15 standards until the form was renewed; however, the listing doesn't indicate that SPD15 standards are being implemented in this iteration. | Healthcare |
| 2026-03-16 | Traveler-Based Genomic Surveillance Program (TGS) Traveler Questionnaire | CDC | The TGS is used to monitor for communicable diseases among arriving international travelers at select U.S. airports. CDC is making a number of changes to the form under this listing and has made several "non-substantive" changes to the form over the past year, which include removing gender identity-related questions and response options and aligning the race and ethnicity questions with the new SPD15 standards. | Immigration |
| 2026-03-16 | 2026 Election Administration and Voting Survey | EAC | The EAVS asks election officials questions concerning voting and election administration, including the following topics: Voter registration; overseas and military voting; voting by mail; early in-person voting; polling operations; provisional voting; voter participation; election technology; election policy; and other related issues. It's unclear from the listing whether any changes have been made to this survey since its last fielding in 2024. | Voting Rights |
| 2026-03-16 | Objective Yield Surveys | USDA | These surveys objectively predict yields for crops like corn, soybeans, wheat, citrus, almonds, walnuts, and hazelnuts. Sample fields are randomly selected for these crops, plots are laid out, and periodic counts and measurements are taken and then used to forecast production during the growing season. | Agriculture |
| 2026-03-16 | 2027 Census of Agriculture | USDA | The Census of Agriculture is the primary source of statistics concerning the nation's agricultural industry. These data are used by Congress when developing or changing farm programs; many national and state programs are designed or allocated based on census data (e.g., soil conservation projects, funds for cooperative extension programs, and research funding); and private industry uses the data to provide more effective production and distribution systems for the agricultural community. | Agriculture |
| 2026-03-16 | SSA and Treasury Data Sharing/Matching Program | SSA | Under this matching program, Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Service (BFS) will disclose ownership of Savings Securities data to SSA. This disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of his or her financial status to determine eligibility for low-income subsidy assistance in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program. | Data Sharing |
| 2026-03-17 | Occupational Employment and Wages | DOL | OEWS is a Federal/State establishment survey of wage and salary workers designed to produce data on current detailed occupational employment and wages for each Metropolitan Statistical Area and Metropolitan Division as well as by detailed industry classification. Though not technically included in this renewal, in the listing DOL indicates that there will be a significant expansion of agriculture industry coverage to be collected in upcoming panels. | Labor/Employment |
| 2026-03-18 | NIH Controlled-Access Data Policy and Proposed Revisions to NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy | HHS/NIH | NIH is requesting public input on its proposal to establish harmonized and transparent policy requirements for protecting human participant research data. Specifically, NIH proposes establishing policy requirements for which data should be controlled-access under NIH data sharing policies, and revising the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy to simplify and harmonize requirements. | Data Sharing |
| 2026-03-23 | Annual TANF and MOE Report | HHS/ACF | This form is used to collect descriptive program characteristics information on the programs operated by states and territories in association with their TANF programs. The listing indicates that the forms are being changed in response to a GAO recommendation "to enhance reporting for oversight of TANF funds;" however, proposed changes to the collection in the listing are expected to reduce burden hours. | Economic Justice |
| 2026-03-24 | Study Classifying and Measuring Household Food Waste | USDA/FNS | This study is designed to identify and describe the sources of food waste for use in setting benefit levels for the SNAP program. According to the listing, "Understanding the amount of food wasted at the household level is an integral part of the TFP because even the thriftiest households generate some food loss or waste." | Food Access |
| 2026-03-24 | Section 8 Renewal Policy Guidebook | HUD | These forms explain the various options available under the Multifamily Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for the renewal of expiring project-based section 8 contracts and the adjustment of contract rents and establishes related administrative policies. The listing indicates that changes are being made to the forms but it is unclear what changes are being made. Last year, HUD revised forms in this package to remove language about discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. | Housing |
| 2026-03-24 | Work Opportunity Tax Credit | DOL/ETA | The forms in this package are used to determine eligibility for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which is a federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain targeted groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. The listing indicates that changes are being made to forms in the package, but not supplemental information is available to indicate what changes are being made. | Labor/Employment |
| 2026-03-24 | Annual Survey of School Food Authorities | USDA/FNS | FNS collects annual data on emerging school food service operational challenges, including food costs, procurement challenges, labor shortages, changes to nutrition standards, and/or related issues. FNS is requesting a "generic clearance" for this annual survey because they "make small annual changes to the survey instrument each year to reflect lessons learned from previous surveys, as well as collect new information unique to the collection period." A generic clearance would allow FNS to make these changes without requesting or receiving input from the public. | Food Access |
| 2026-03-27 | Assurance of Compliance | HHS | According to the listing, these assurances alert covered entities of their "civil rights, conscience, and religious nondiscrimination obligations" and provide the Department with a valuable enforcement tool, as a recipient's written assurance and certification documents can provide an independent contractual basis for enforcement of nondiscrimination requirements and can also give rise to a False Claims Act violation. Although the listing is unclear about what changes are being made, it appears that the forms are being revised to removed language about protections on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. | Non-Discrimination |
| 2026-03-27 | Civics Assessment Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | ED | The NAEP Civics Assessment measures students’ knowledge and skills in democratic citizenship, government, and American constitutional democracy and asks questions about their opportunities to learn and their engagement with civics in and outside of school. In preparation for a potential update, ED is requesting input on whether the framework needs updating, why updates might be needed, and what a revision should include. | Education |
| 2026-03-30 | National Network of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) | HHS/CDC | Data collected through these forms are used to monitor and evaluate performance and reach of grantees that offer STD and HIV prevention training, training assistance, and capacity building assistance to physicians, nurses, disease intervention specialists, health educators, etc. No major changes are being made to the forms right now, but last year without taking public comment, CDC removed questions on the form related to gender identity and sexual orientation and changed "pregnant people" to "pregnant women." | HIV/AIDS |
| 2026-03-30 | Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and Additional Data Collection | HHS/ACF | ACF uses the forms in this package to collect data on programs that strengthen families through healthy marriage and relationship education and responsible fatherhood programming. ACF is making changes to 20 of the forms in the package to remove questions and response options about gender and DEI. | Adoption/Families |
| 2026-03-30 | Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form | HHS/HRSA | This form is used to colect the data needed to assist HRSA in finding and selecting expert reviewers for objective review committees. While exact changes to the form are unclear from the listing, it does say that HRSA is changing two questions on the form, related to past/current affiliation and demographic information, "for compliance with administration priorities." | Health and Safety |