Change Requests

What is an ICR?

An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.

When are they submitted?

Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection, supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.

The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.

Where to find an ICR

ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.

Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and August 6, 2026.

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Title
Agency
Received
Concluded
Action
Status
Request Type
Presidential Action
OMB Control Number

Title:

Application for Reinstatement (Ins Lapsed More than 6 Months) Government Life Ins and/or Total Disability Income Provision and Application for Reinstatement of VA Life Ins (VALife)(Insurance Lapsed Mo

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0011

Agency:

VA

Received:

2026-08-14

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Application for Reinstatement (Ins Lapsed More than 6 Months) Government Life Ins and/or Total Disability Income Provision and Application for Reinstatement of VA Life Ins (VALife)(Insurance Lapsed Mo

Key Information

Abstract

The VA Forms 29-352 and 29-352R are used by veterans to apply for reinstatement of a life insurance policy.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Electronic Records Express Third-Party

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0767

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-09-10

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Electronic Records Express Third-Party

Key Information

Abstract

Electronic Records Express (ERE) is an online system which enables medical providers and various third party representatives to download and submit disability claimant information electronically to SSA as part of the disability application process. To ensure only authorized people access ERE, SSA requires third parties to complete a unique registration process if they wish to use this system. This information collection request (ICR) includes the third-party registration process; the burden for submitting evidence to SSA is part of other, various ICRs. The respondents are third party representatives of disability applicants or recipients who want to use ERE to electronically access clients’ disability files online and submit information to SSA. The SSA is submitting and IT Modification, non-substantive change to enhance the ERE Third-Party’s application for Appeals and Appointed Representative Services (AARPS) by replacing it with the new streamlined Appointed Representative Online Services (AROS) screens. While we are replacing AARPS with AROS, the screens allow the Appointed Representatives the same access to the same information they can currently access through ERE. Please see the Justification for the Non-Substantive Changes for more information on the new AROS screens.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 107 - 347 all sections
Pub.L. 105 - 277 3501-3520

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Application Process to Waive the Import Qualification Criteria for Measures to Restrict Stockpiling of Polysilicon and Polysilicon Derivatives

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0694-0149

Agency:

DOC/BIS

Received:

2026-09-15

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Preapproved

Status:

PreApproved

Request Type:

New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Application Process to Waive the Import Qualification Criteria for Measures to Restrict Stockpiling of Polysilicon and Polysilicon Derivatives

Key Information

Abstract

In Presidential Proclamation 11052 (91 FR 51975), “Adjusting Imports of Polysilicon and Its Derivatives Into the United States,” the President found that imports of polysilicon and polysilicon derivatives threatened to impair the national security of the United States. Commerce is establishing a temporary import qualification process on all existing importers of record (IOR), and on new IOR registered on or after August 6, 2026, importing Polysilicon Products prior to December 4, 2026.Emergency Justfication:This collection of information must occur prior to the normal period set for public notice and comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act because the associated activities are essential to the mission of BIS and Commerce to ensure the economic health and industrial competitiveness of the United States. A delay in Commerce’s ability to begin immediate information collection from companies seeking to file a Polysilicon Product application would lead to a delay in the ability for companies to seek relief from the import qualification process. If the related temporary final rule and this emergency collection were delayed for public comment, domestic companies would not have the opportunity to submit Polysilicon Product applications while the collection was being finalized, with the possible result of economic hardship for these parties and corresponding challenges to the national security of the United States.

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Application for Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefits For Claimants with Service-Connected Disabilities (Chapter 31, Title 38, U.S.C.) (VA Form 28-1900)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0009

Agency:

VA

Received:

2026-09-15

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Application for Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefits For Claimants with Service-Connected Disabilities (Chapter 31, Title 38, U.S.C.) (VA Form 28-1900)

Key Information

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through its Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) administers an integrated program of benefits and services, established by law, for Veterans and Service members. Title 38 U.S.C. 501(a) provides VA the authority to collect this information. VA Form 28-1900, Application for Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefits for Claimants with Service-Connected Disabilities (Chapter 31, Title 38, U.S.C.) is necessary in the determination of eligibility for and entitlement to these benefits under 38 U.S.C. 3102 and 38 CFR §21.40.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

38 USC 5101
38 USC 3102
38 USC 501(a)(1)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank Tissue Access Request and Progress Report Forms

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0925-0723

Agency:

HHS/NIH

Received:

2026-09-16

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank Tissue Access Request and Progress Report Forms

Key Information

Abstract

This application for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank Tissue Access Request Form and Progress Report Form is a revision to the Neurobiobank Tissue Access Request (NBB) application, which OMB approved in 2021. When unraveling the complexities of neurological, neurodevelopmental, and neuropsychiatric disorders, there is no substitute for studying human brain tissue. Brain donation is critically important, now more than ever. The more brain tissue available for research, the faster science can advance toward a better understanding of how to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure disorders of the human brain. In order to meet this need, three NIH institutes came together to build a network of biorepositories to collect and distribute brain tissue to investigators across the country for research on a variety of brain disorders. With support from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the NBB was launched in 2013. The major goals of the NBB are to enhance the distribution of high-quality, well-characterized human post-mortem brain tissue to investigators and to increase awareness of the value of brain donation among the public. Due to its success in achieving this mission, the National Institute on Aging and the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, have also joined the NBB network. The NBB provides access to the tissue collections of six contracted sites, as well as additional resources to facilitate research studies, including donor medical records and clinical data sets (when available) and tissue quality metrics.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC sections 232,281 and 285g

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Capital Assessments and Stress Testing Reports

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

7100-0341

Agency:

FRS

Received:

2026-09-16

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Capital Assessments and Stress Testing Reports

Key Information

Abstract

The Capital Assessments and Stress Testing Reports (FR Y-14A/Q/M) are applicable to top-tier U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations (IHCs), and covered savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs) (collectively, holding companies) with $100 billion or more in total consolidated assets. The FR Y-14A, FR Y-14Q, and FR Y-14M reports (FR Y-14 reports) are used to support and calibrate the supervisory stress test models used in connection with setting firms’ stress capital buffer (SCB) requirements, as well as to collect company-run stress test results. The data are also used to support the supervision and regulation of these financial institutions.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 1844(b)
12 USC 1844(c)
12 USC 5311(a)(1)
12 USC 5365
12 USC 5365 note
12 USC 1467a(b)
12 USC 3106(a)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

2900-0793

Agency:

VA

Received:

2026-08-06

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
VA Health Professional Scholarship Programs (HPSP, VIOMPSP)

Key Information

Abstract

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) and the VA Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professionals Scholarship Program (VIOMPSP) were authorized under Public Law 111-163 on May 5, 2010, and extended through December 31, 2033, by Section 301 of P.L. 115-182, VA Mission Act of 2018. These programs help address health care workforce needs and allow VA to provide services to the public by awarding scholarships to VA employees, and non-VA employees who will be required to become VA employees, in the professions for which they were educated under these programs. This information collection is necessary for VA to determine an applicant's eligibility to receive a scholarship award and compliance with program requirements. The Educational Assistance for Certain Former Members of the Armed Forces (EACFMAF) Program and the Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Education Scholarship Program (VHVMAESP), which were previously included in this collection, have been removed because these were pilot programs that have ended and will not be renewed by VA. Two forms associated with these pilot programs also have been removed form the collection.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 115 - 182 301
Pub.L. 111 - 163 603

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

ADR Mediation Surveys

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

3255-0008

Agency:

OSC

Received:

2025-06-20

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
ADR Mediation Surveys

Key Information

Abstract

OSC's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) participants and, a subset of those persons who agree to participate in a follow-up survey, are tools to improve its ADR program. Participants include OSC complainants, their attorneys, Federal Agency attorneys, Federal Agency settlement officials, and non-attorney complainant representatives and support persons. The ADR surveys will generate accurate, generalize, and actionable evaluative data that it will use to maintain a valuable mediation process, enhance the skills of its mediators, and publicize the role of mediation at OSC.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Social Security Statement

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0466

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-29

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Social Security Statement

Key Information

Abstract

When an individual wants a Statement of earnings or quarters of coverage, as shown in SSA records, they can request it from SSA using Form SSA-7004. The SSA-7004 is available on our website for respondents to print, complete, and mail back to SSA. SSA uses the information from Form SSA-7004 to identify a respondent’s Social Security earnings records; extract posted earnings information; calculate potential benefit estimates; produce the resulting Social Security Statements; and mail them to the requestors. The respondents are Social Security number holders requesting information about their Social Security earnings records and estimates of their potential benefits.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 405
42 USC 1320b-13

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Agricultural Resource Management Phase 3 Economic Surveys

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0535-0275

Agency:

USDA/NASS

Received:

2026-05-26

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Agricultural Resource Management Phase 3 Economic Surveys

Key Information

Abstract

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a three-year renewal for a data collection series focused on production practices and chemical use. This renewal seeks continued authority to conduct the Agricultural Resources Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 3 survey.

SPD-15 Implementation

Yes

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

7 USC 2276
7 USC 1441
7 USC 7998
7 USC 35
7 USC 136i-2
7 USC 2204(a)
Pub.L. 115 - 435 302
7 USC 3601.1
Pub.L. 104 - 170 101
43 USC 1905
18 USC 1905
36 USC 222.51

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

2027 Census of Agriculture

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0535-0226

Agency:

USDA/NASS

Received:

2026-06-02

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
2027 Census of Agriculture

Key Information

Abstract

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) requests a reinstatement of a discontinued data collection, the Census of Agriculture. The Census of Agriculture, conducted every 5 years, is the only source of consistent, comparable agricultural data at the county, state, and national levels. It collects important information on the number and size of farms, land use, production expenses, value of production, land values, and crop and livestock production, as well as key demographic data on farm operators not available from any other source. These data are critical to the agricultural community, including local, state and federal governments, farmer organization, marketing associations, cooperatives, agricultural experiment stations, land-grant. NASS is seeking a three-year reinstatement for its collection and publication of Census of Agriculture data.

SPD-15 Implementation

Yes

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

7 USC 2204(a)
18 USC 1905
7 USC 3601.1
Pub.L. 115 - 435 301
7 USC 2276
Pub.L. 104 - 13 3501
7 USC 2204(g)

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

FERC-1005, Credit Related Information Sharing Between RTOs/ISOs

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1902-0325

Agency:

FERC

Received:

2026-06-16

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
FERC-1005, Credit Related Information Sharing Between RTOs/ISOs

Key Information

Abstract

In 2023, FERC issued the Final Rule in Docket No. RM22-13-000 discussing the need for RTOs/ISOs to share credit related information with each other. The credit-related information sharing is intended to reduce the risk of liquidity failures amongst utilities. As described in the Final Rule, the Commission revised section 35.47 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations to permit credit-related information sharing between organized wholesale electric markets. The rule does not create an information collection that is submitted to FERC, rather it permits the ability to share information between RTOs/ISOs and directs RTOs/ISOs to update their tariff provisions to include processes and procedures to do so. At that time RTOs/ISOs were required to update their tariff provisions to enable credit-related information sharing. This process has been completed, which is why the Commission is removing the burden related to this action. The remaining burden is associated with facilitating the information sharing between entities in accordance with each RTO’s/ISO’s processes and procedures.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

16 USC 824e

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

FERC-537, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1902-0060

Agency:

FERC

Received:

2026-06-15

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Comment filed on proposed rule and continue

Status:

Historical Inactive

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
FERC-537, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Construction, Acquisition and Abandonment

Key Information

Abstract

The NOPR seeks stakeholder perspectives on a Commission proposal to revise its part 157, subpart F blanket certificate regulations, 18 CFR sections 157.208(d) and 157.215(a)(5), to increase the cost limitations for projects that interstate natural gas pipelines may construct without a case-specific authorization order. The FERC 537 collection includes the requirements to obtain FERC approval for construction, acquisition, or abandonment of natural gas pipelines. Under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) a natural gas company must obtain FERC authorization to engage in the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, to undertake the construction or extension of any facilities, or to acquire or operate any such facilities or extensions in accordance with Section 7(c) of the NGA. A natural gas company must also obtain FERC approval under Section 7(b) of the NGA prior to abandoning any jurisdictional facility or service. Under the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA) (Public Law 96-621) interstate pipelines must also obtain FERC authorization for certain transportation arrangements. If a certificate is granted, the natural gas company can engage in the interstate transportation of natural gas and construct, acquire, or operate facilities. Conversely, approval of an abandonment application permits the pipeline to cease service and discontinue the operation of such facilities. Authorization under NGPA Section 311(a) allows the interstate or intrastate pipeline applicants to render certain transportation services.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

15 USC 3301-3432
15 USC 717-717w

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1902-0273

Agency:

FERC

Received:

2026-06-18

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
FERC-725T (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System: TRE Reliability Standards)

Key Information

Abstract

Extension update of BAL-001-TRE-2 The purpose of Reliability Standard BAL-001-TRE-2 is to maintain interconnection steady-state frequency within defined limits. The category 2 generator owners and generator operators will now have to follow Requirements R6 through R10. Requirements R6, R7, R9, and R10 require the generator owner to set their governor parameters to be responsive to frequency obligations and provide notification to other entities when their governor is unavailable. Requirement R8 requires generator operators notify their balancing authority of service status changes. TRE Reliability Standards apply to entities registered as Generator Owners (GOs), Generator Operators (GOPs), and Balancing Authorities (BAs) within the Texas Reliability Entity region. The information collection requirements entail the setting or configuration of the Control System software, identification and recording of events, data retention, and submitting frequency measurable events to the compliance enforcement authority (Regional Entity or NERC). Submitting frequency measurable events - The BA is required to identify and post information regarding Frequency Measurable Events (FME). Further, the BA must calculate and report to the Compliance Enforcement Authority, data related to the performance of Primary Frequency Response (PFR) of each generating unit/generating facility. Data retention - The BA, GO, and GOP shall keep data or evidence to show compliance, as identified below, unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement Authority to retain specific evidence for a longer period of time as part of an investigation. Compliance audits are generally about three years apart. • The BA shall retain a list of identified Frequency Measurable Events and shall retain FME information since its last compliance audit. • The BA shall retain all monthly PFR performance reports since its last compliance audit. • The BA shall retain all annual Interconnection minimum Frequency Response calculations, and related methodology and criteria documents, relating to time periods since its last compliance audit. • The BA shall retain all data and calculations relating to the Interconnection’s Frequency Response, and all evidence of actions taken to increase the Interconnection’s Frequency Response, since its last compliance audit. • Each GOP and GO shall retain evidence since its last compliance audit.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

16 USC 824o

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Medical Report with Allegation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection--Adult and Child

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0500

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-28

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Medical Report with Allegation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection--Adult and Child

Key Information

Abstract

SSA uses Forms SSA-4814 and SSA-4815 to collect the information necessary to determine if an individual with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, who is applying for SSI disability payments, meets the requirements for PD. SSA mails the appropriate paper form to the claimant's medical source to complete and return to SSA. Respondents can complete this collection via the paper forms or telephone interview. When respondents complete these forms via telephone interview, which per our Management Information data, is most often, FO or DDS personnel enter the information from the respondents directly into the form, and document the medical source’s name, title, and date in the signature block. We then fax the form into the electronic case file. If SSA FO staff is unable to make a PD finding based on the information the applicant’s medical source provides, the DDS agency makes a determination at their discretion. The respondents are the medical sources of the applicants for SSI disability payments. We are updating all the fields where we request date on Form SSA-4814 and SSA-4815. We are adding an arrow on the side where the respondent can pull up a calendar and select the date (the respondent can still type in the date in any format they choose). We are also revising the date format from December 2, 2015 to 12/2/2015.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1383

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Accommodation in Communication Method

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0777

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-07-31

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Accommodation in Communication Method

Key Information

Abstract

SSA supplies a designated telephone number allowing Social Security applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees who are blind or visually-impaired to tell SSA which of the following seven methods of communication they want SSA to use when it sends them benefit notices and other related communications: (1) standard print notice by first class mail, (2) standard print mail with a follow-up telephone call, (3) certified mail, (4) Braille, (5) Microsoft Word file on data compact disk (CD), (6) large print (18-point font) or (7) audio CD. However, respondents who want to receive notices from SSA through a communication method other than the seven methods listed above use Form SSA-9000 to: (1) describe the type of accommodation they want, (2) disclose their condition necessitating the need for a different type of accommodation, and (3) explain why none of the seven methods described above are sufficient for their needs. SSA uses Form SSA-9000 to determine, based on applicable law and regulation, whether to grant an individual's request for an accommodation based on their blindness, other visual impairment, and as applicable, another disabling condition. SSA collects this information electronically through either an in-person interview or a telephone interview during which the SSA employee keys in the information on Intranet screens. The respondents are Social Security applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees who are blind or visually impaired and who ask SSA to send notices and other communications in an alternative method besides the seven modalities we described above.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

29 USC 794

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Employer Verification of Records for Children Under Age 7

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0505

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-27

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Employer Verification of Records for Children Under Age 7

Key Information

Abstract

To ensure we credit the correct person with the reported earnings, SSA verifies wage reports for children under age seven with the children’s employers before posting to the earnings record. SSA uses form SSA-L3231, Request for Employer Information, for this purpose. The respondents are employers who report earnings for children under age seven.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 405

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not In Applicant's Custody

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0019

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-27

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not In Applicant's Custody

Key Information

Abstract

SSA uses Form SSA-781 to determine if non-custodial parents who file for spouse, mother’s, father’s, or surviving divorced mother’s or father’s benefits based on having a child in their care, meet the child-in-care requirements. The child-in-care provision requires claimants to have an entitled child under age 16 or disabled in their care. The respondents are applicants for spouse’s; mother’s; father’s; or surviving divorced mother’s or father’s Social Security benefits.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 402

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Employer Report of Special Wage Payments

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0565

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-28

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Employer Report of Special Wage Payments

Key Information

Abstract

SSA collects information on the SSA-131 to prevent earnings-related overpayments, and to avoid erroneous withholding of benefits. SSA field offices and program service centers also use Form SSA-131 for awards and post-entitlement events requiring special wage payment verification from employers. While we need this information to ensure the correct payment of benefits, we do not require employers to respond. The respondents are large and small businesses that make special wage payments to retirees.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 403

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Private Printing and Modification of Prescribed Application and Other Forms

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0663

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-28

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Private Printing and Modification of Prescribed Application and Other Forms

Key Information

Abstract

To obtain SSA's approval, entities must make their requests in writing using their company letterhead, providing the required information set forth in the regulation. SSA uses the information to: (1) ensure requests comply with the law and regulations, and (2) process requests from third-party entities who want to reproduce, duplicate, or privately print any SSA application or other SSA form. SSA employees review the requests and provide approval via email or mail to the third-party entities. The respondents are third-party entities who submit a request to SSA to reproduce, duplicate, or privately print an SSA-owned form.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1320b-10

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0768

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-29

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)

Key Information

Abstract

The PABSS projects are part of Social Security’s strategy to increase the number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or SSI recipients who return to work and achieve financial independence and self-sufficiency as the result of receiving support, representation, advocacy, or other services. PABSS provides: (1) Information and advice about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services; and (2) advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment. The PABSS Annual Program Performance Report collects statistical information from each of the PABSS projects in an effort to manage and capture program performance and quantitative data. Social Security uses the information to evaluate the efficiency of the program, and to ensure beneficiaries are receiving quality services. The project data is valuable to Social Security in its analysis of and future planning for the SSDI and SSI programs. The respondents are the 57 PABSS project sites, and recipients of SSDI and SSI programs.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1320b-21
Pub.L. 106 - 170 122
Pub.L. 108 - 203 404 & 407

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Technical Updates to Applicability of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Reduced Benefit Rate for Individuals Residing in Medical Treatment Facilities. 20 CFR 416.708(k)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0758

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-04-29

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved without change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Technical Updates to Applicability of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Reduced Benefit Rate for Individuals Residing in Medical Treatment Facilities. 20 CFR 416.708(k)

Key Information

Abstract

SSA uses this information collection to determine SSI eligibility or the benefit amount for SSI recipients who enter or leave institutions. SSA personnel collect this information directly from SSI recipients, or from someone reporting on their behalf. An SSI recipient who enters an institution may be unable to report; therefore, a family member sometimes makes this report on behalf of the recipient. When contacting SSA, the recipient or family member of the recipient provides the name of the institution; the date of admission; and the expected date of discharge. The respondents are SSI recipients who enter or leave an institution.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 1382

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx)

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0930-0377

Agency:

HHS/SAMHSA

Received:

2026-02-17

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs (SPF Rx)

Key Information

Abstract

The SPF-Rx program is designed to address nonmedical use of prescription drugs as well as opioid overdoses by raising awareness about the dangers of sharing medications and by working with pharmaceutical and medical communities. The SPF-Rx program aims to promote collaboration between states/tribes and pharmaceutical and medical communities to understand the risks of overprescribing to youth age 12–17 and adults 18 years of age and older and enhance capacity for and access to Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data for prevention purposes.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 516

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Request for Evidence from Doctor or Hospital

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

0960-0722

Agency:

SSA

Received:

2026-05-27

Concluded:

2026-09-16

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Revision of a currently approved collection
Request for Evidence from Doctor or Hospital

Key Information

Abstract

Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Social Security Act require claimants to furnish medical evidence of their disability when filing a disability claim. SSA uses Forms HA-66 and HA-67 to obtain medical evidence from medical sources identified by the claimants as having information relative to their impairments or ability to do work-related activities. In addition to accepting manual paper responses, SSA sends a barcode with the HA-66 and HA-67 allowing respondents to fax the information directly into the electronic claims folder rather than submitting it manually. SSA uses the information to determine eligibility for benefits. The respondents are medical sources, doctors, and hospitals that evaluate the claimants.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

42 USC 423
42 USC 405
42 USC 902

Presidential Action:

-

Title:

Disclosure of Violations of the Arms Export Control Act

Reference Number:

Omb Control Number:

1405-0179

Agency:

STATE/AFA

Received:

2026-07-02

Concluded:

2026-09-15

Action:

Approved with change

Status:

Active

Request Type:

Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection
Disclosure of Violations of the Arms Export Control Act

Key Information

Abstract

This information collection is a way for the DoS to quantify the amount of burden placed on businesses who voluntarily disclose ITAR violations. Notification of violation(s) must be in writing and include the information and supporting documentation listed in the last paragraph of A(1) of the supporting statement.

Federal Register Notices

60-Day FRN
30-Day FRN

Authorizing Statutes

22 USC 2778

Presidential Action:

-
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