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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.
highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | STI Surveillance Network (SSuN) | CDC | SSuN enhances national capacity for STI surveillance by collecting data on patient demographics and detailed information on risk behaviors, treatment, co-infections, preventive services, and sexual networks. Among other changes, CDC is adding data elements on DoxyPEP and removing all response options to questions and questions about transgender and intersex people. | HIV/AIDS |
| 2026-02-03 | National Survey of Children's Health | Census | The NSCH is designed to produce data on the physical and emotional health of children under 18 years of age who live in the US, including information on factors related to the well-being of children, including access to health care, in-home medical care, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and neighborhood characteristics. Census and HHS are making several changes to both the survey's content - including implementing new SPD15 race and ethnicity question standards and removing response options related to sexual orientation and gender identity - and to the survey's methodology. | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-06 | NOAA Office of Education Higher Education Scholarship, Fellowship, and Internship Programs | DOC/NOAA | NOAA uses these forms to administer scholarship programs to enhance understanding of atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. NOAA is revising the forms to remove references to the recently discontinued Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and to remove the optional demographic data collection tool. | Climate/Environment |
| 2026-02-09 | Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) | DHS/CBP | These forms are used to collect information from non-citizens who are entering and leaving the United States. In addition to changes to the method of collection, CBP is proposing to collect additional biometric and geolocation data, to use geolocation services to confirm that the traveler reporting their departure is outside the United States, to run “liveness detection” software to determine that selfie photos are live (as opposed to previously uploaded) photos, and to collect DNA. | Immigration |
| 2026-02-09 | State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM) | HHS/CMS | Through this notice, HHS is proposing to require state Exchanges to submit a sample of tax household information from Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) that have associated APTC payments, for the purpose of being reviewed for improper payments. HHS suggests that the sample size would be of a sufficient quantity to produce a statistically valid estimate of improper payments. | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-09 | Health Resources and Services Administration Uniform Data System | HHS/HRSA | HRSA uses this system for annual reporting of program-specific data by Health Center Program awardees. HRSA is making significant changes to the reporting system, including removing some patient characteristics reporting, removing various clinical measures (including reporting on COVID and women's health), and adding clinical measures (including on intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism screening). | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-09 | Sexual Violence Support and Experience Study (SVSES) | DOD | Information from this survey is used by OUSD(P&R) policy offices, and the Military Departments for program evaluation and to assess and improve personnel policies, programs, practices, and training related to sexual assault in the military. | Sexual Assault |
| 2026-02-10 | FEHB Service Use and Cost Data | OPM | OPM is announcing a new collection of service use and cost data from FEHB and PSHB Carriers, including medical claims, pharmacy claims, encounter data, and provider data. According to the listing, OPM will use this data for oversight purposes and to ensure the provision of competitive, quality, and affordable plans. OPM indicates that HIPAA permits covered entities, including carriers, to disclose protected health information (PHI), including service use and cost data, to OPM for oversight activities. | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-10 | National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) | DOJ/FBI | NIBRS, which serves as the national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of incident data, collects administrative, offense, property, victim, offender, and arrestee information. No changes to the collection are being made at this time. | Criminal Justice |
| 2026-02-13 | Health Center Program Forms | HHS/HRSA | These forms provide provide HRSA staff and merit review panels with the information essential for application evaluation, funding recommendation and approval, designation, and monitoring for HCPs. HRSA is making dozens of changes to the forms, including revising questions, removing detail about characteristics of boards, removing language about medically underserved populations, and changing program objectives. | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-17 | American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey | Census | The ACS and PRCS collect detailed social, economic, housing, and demographic data on over 40 topics. In 2027, Census plans to add an internet self-response option to the PRCS and to update the race and ethnicity questions in both surveys to align with OMB's SPD-15 standards. | Data Collection |
| 2026-02-18 | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2027 | ED | NAEP is a survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, and civics. It's unclear from the listing what changes will be made to the 2027 NAEP, especially because according to the listing, the majority of 2027 materials are not yet available. The notice indicates that some materials will be available when the 30-day notice is posted in March 2026; final materils will be posted as an amendment in July 2026. | Education |
| 2026-02-20 | National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry | HHS/ASTR | This registry collects data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other motor neuron disorders that can be confused with ALS, misdiagnosed as ALS, or progress to ALS. ASTR is updating the registry to remove gender identity-related questions and response options and to allow for optional data sharing with Unite Genomics, a third-party online AI-powered health insights platform. | Data Sharing |
| 2026-02-20 | Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Performance Measurement Information System | HRSA | MIECHV funding recipients use these forms to report annual demographic and performance data on their programs. HRSA is making a number of changes to this collection, including removing gender-related response options to demographic questions and updating the race and ethnicity questions to align with new SPD15 standards. | Child Welfare |
| 2026-02-20 | AmeriCorps NCCC Project Sponsor Survey | CNCS | This survey collects information from organizations that have sponsored an AmeriCorps NCCC team, which construct and rehabilitate low-income housing, respond to natural disasters, clean up streams, help communities develop emergency plans, and address other local needs. According to the listing, CNCS is revising the survey to remove information they "no longer need to collect." While content changes are unclear, earlier this year CNCS published a notice indicating that they were removing questions on gender identity and expression to comply with an Executive Order. | LGBTQI+ |
| 2026-02-23 | Transparency in Coverage | HHS, IRS, DOL | Among many other things, this proposed rule is intended to improve the standardization, accuracy, and accessibility of public pricing disclosures from health insurance providers. New requirements include new contextual files and additional data elements like product type, network name, and enrollment counts; changing the reporting level for aggregation of data; removing in-network rates for unlikely provider-to-service mappings; increasing the reporting period and lowering the claims threshold for out-of-network historical data; and reducing the reporting cadence. It is also intended to improve the findability of publicly disclosed machine-readable files required under the Transparency in Coverage rules, including the prescription drug file, by requiring a text file and footer with website URLs and contact information for the files. | Healthcare |
| 2026-02-23 | Recreation Survey Questions | RB | This survey collects data from visitors at the RB's 240 recreation areas to help Reclamation Board respond to emerging trends; changes in the demographic profile of users; changing values, needs, wants, and desires; and conflicts between user groups. RB is revising this survey to remove questions and response options related to gender identity and to update the race and ethnicity questions to align with the new SPD15 standards. | Climate/Environment |
| 2026-02-23 | Request for Information: Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care | HHS | In this RFI, HHS is seeking feedback from those building, buying, evaluating, using, and receiving care from AI tools that are part of clinical care as well as from those who wish to do so but face barriers. According to the listing, this feedback will inform HHS-wide use of three different approaches: regulation, reimbursement, and research & development. In general, HHS seeks feedback on ways in which these approaches can be most effectively applied to support the rapid adoption and use of AI in clinical care, to foster public trust and confidence in modern technology solutions, to reduce uncertainty that impedes AI innovation, and to align federal incentives so that AI is deployed in ways that enhance productivity, reduce burden, lower health care costs, and improve health outcomes for patients, caregivers, and communities. | Healthcare |
| 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 |