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.
Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify, or discontinue 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.
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 July 19, 2025.
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| 202509-0651-001 | Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures | DOC/PTO | 2025-10-24 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures
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Patent applications that contain nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosures falling within the definitions of 37 CFR 1.831 (for applications filed on or after July 1, 2022) or 37 CFR 1.821(a) (for applications filed on or before June 30, 2022) must include, as a separate part of the application disclosure, a copy of the sequence listing in accordance with the requirements in 37 CFR 1.831-1.835 or 37 CFR 1.821-1.825, respectively. Applicants may submit sequence listings for both U.S. and international patent applications. For more information concerning the submission of sequence listings in international applications, see the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Rules 5.2 and 13ter, Annex C of the PCT Administrative Instructions, and section 1848 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) (9th ed., Rev. 01.2024, November 2024). This information collection covers the submission of the sequence listing information itself. Information pertaining to the initial filing of U.S. patent applications is collected under OMB Control Number 0651-0032, and information pertaining to the initial filing of international applications is collected under OMB Control Number 0651-0021. Sequence listings for applications having a filing date of on or after July 1, 2022, must be submitted in XML format in accordance with 37 CFR 1.831-1.835. The submission of a sequence listing in XML format must be made either electronically via the USPTO patent electronic filing system (currently Patent Center) as an XML file not exceeding 100MB without file compression, or as an XML file on a read-only optical disc in accordance with 37 CFR 1.834(b)(2). Sequence listings may still be filed in applications having a filing date of on or before June 30, 2022, as amendments that meet the requirements of 37 CFR 1.825. Sequence listings submitted as amendments in accordance with 37 CFR 1.825 must be submitted as: • An ASCII plain text file via Patent Center or on a read-only optical disc; • A PDF file via Patent Center; or • Physical sheets of paper. When an amendment that meets the requirements of 37 CFR 1.825 is submitted as a PDF or on physical sheets of paper in an application having a filing date of on or before June 30, 2022, the applicant may also need to submit a new or substitute computer readable form (CRF) copy of the sequence listing under 37 CFR 1.821(e) and 1.824, with the amendment incorporated therein, if necessary, under 37 CFR 1.825(a)(5)(ii) or (b)(6)(ii). Applicants may submit the CRF copy via Patent Center or on a read-only optical disc as provided in 37 CFR 1.824(b). When a new or substitute CRF copy is necessary, applicants must submit a statement indicating that the CRF copy of the sequence listing is identical to the PDF or paper copy. This information collection also accounts for these CRF copy and statement requirements. |
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| 202511-1545-012 | Advance Election to Participate Under Section 25F | TREAS/IRS | 2025-11-25 | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Advance Election to Participate Under Section 25F
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Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) allows for State to voluntarily elect to participate in advance of providing to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a list of the scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) that meet the requirements of IRC section 25F(c)(5) and are located in the State. Form 15714 provides an authorized State representative an easy method to elect participation under IRC section 25F. Revenue Procedure 2025-XX provides guidance regarding a procedure for a State to voluntarily elect to participate under IRC section 25F.Emergency Justfication:The Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are requesting, under emergency procedures, a new OMB Control Number 1545-NEW in connection with implementing section 70411 of Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72, 176 (July 4, 2025), commonly known as the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Section 70411 of the OBBBA enacted a new nonrefundable income tax credit (§ 25F credit) under 26 U.S.C. 25F allowable to a taxpayer for a qualified contribution made to a scholarship granting organization (SGO) in a covered state by an individual who is a U.S. citizen or resident under 26 U.S.C. 7701(a)(9). A “covered state” is defined as one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia (State), that, for a calendar year, voluntarily elects to participate under § 25 and provides a list that identifies SGOs in the State for the applicable calendar year. For an individual’s contribution to an SGO to be a qualified contribution eligible for a § 25F credit for a given calendar year, a State must thus voluntarily elect to participate under § 25F and have identified the SGO in accordance with § 25F(g). Section 25F(g)(1) provides that a State that voluntarily elects to participate under § 25F must provide a list of SGOs that meet the requirements described in § 25F(c)(5) and are located in the State by “January 1 of each calendar year (or, with respect to the first calendar year for which this section applies [i.e., 2027], as early as practicable).” The Treasury Department and the IRS have received several comments from States and other stakeholders from around the country regarding the urgency of allowing States to make Advance Elections to identify as a covered state in advance of submitting its SGO list. Specifically, commenters stated that Advance Elections as early as January 1, 2026 are critical to ensuring SGOs can be established and ready to operate by January 1, 2027; that SGOs need time to establish infrastructure and attract donors prior to January 1, 2027; and that potential SGOs need sufficient time to prepare for the commencement of this new tax credit in 2027 by organizing themselves to as valid SGOs, starting to solicit contributions to be received in early 2027, and developing processes to identify and award scholarships in accordance with § 25F. Any potential SGO would be unwilling to invest the necessary effort and cost in commencing these activities without first knowing that a State will be a covered state. Commenters asked that the period for a State to make an Advance Election begin January 1, 2026, to allow time necessary for States, SGOs, parents, students, and donors to prepare for the 2027 inaugural year. To respond to this immediate need of States and SGOs, Rev. Proc. 2025-XX provides procedures for States to make an “Advance Election” to participate under § 25F, beginning on January 1, 2026, which is critical for many States to identify as a covered state in advance of providing the State’s list of SGOs for 2027. Specifically, section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2025-XX allows States to make an Advance Election by submitting Form 15714 on or after January 1, 2026, in advance of the submission of the State’s SGO list for calendar year 2027. Form 15714 for calendar year 2027, and submission instructions, will be available before January 1, 2026, at www.irs.gov. The IRS needs to release Rev. Proc. 2025-XX and Form 15714 as soon as possible so that States have the option to make an Advance Election as early as January 1, 2026, for the benefit of all relevant stakeholders. |
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| 202509-3060-016 | Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation, FCC Form 1205 | FCC | 2025-09-24 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation, FCC Form 1205
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Cable operators file FCC Form 1205 to calculate costs associated with regulated equipment and installation for the basic service tier and the maximum permitted charges for such equipment and installations and to comply with 47 CFR Section 76.923(m). FCC Form 1205 filings are reviewed by local franchising authorities (LFAs) (or the Commission where it is certified to regulate basic tier services on behalf of local franchising authorities). Section 76.923(m) states that cable operators shall maintain adequate documentation to demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of equipment and for installations have been developed in accordance with the Commission’s rules. The Commission modified the language in 47 CFR 76.923 in 90 FR 31145 (July 14, 2025), FCC 25-33, to exclude from regulation equipment that is used to receive tiers other than the basic tier of service. Due to this exclusion, fewer FCC Form 1205 filings will be filed with the Commission. Therefore, Commission is requesting approval of this revision to the information collection that reduces the paperwork burden. |
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| 202509-0535-002 | NASS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data | USDA/NASS | 2025-09-25 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
NASS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data
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Authorizing Statutes
7 USC 2276 (View Law) 44 USC 3583 (View Law) 18 USC 1905 (View Law) Pub.L. 115 - 435 301 (View Law) 7 USC 2204 (View Law) Abstract
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is requesting a substantive change to the NASS Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data. This information collection supports NASS’s data security requirements for individuals approved to access confidential data through the SAP. The proposed change will allow NASS to collect administrative personally identifiable information (PII) from all researchers—regardless of citizenship—who are approved to access the NASS Data Lab. |
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| 202509-0938-009 | Quality Payment Program (QPP)/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) (CMS-10621) | HHS/CMS | 2025-09-09 | Historical Inactive | Revision of a currently approved collection
Quality Payment Program (QPP)/Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) (CMS-10621)
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Section 1848(q) of the Social Security Act, as amended by section 101 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, authorizes the establishment of a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for eligible clinicians. Beginning in CY 2017, eligible clinicians are required to collect and submit data on four performance categories to CMS (quality, cost, advancing care information and improvement activities). This program replaces and consolidates portions of the PQRS, Value-based Modifier, and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. The Act also establishes a second track, Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs) for clinicians to participate in instead of MIPS. |
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| 202509-0584-004 | SNAP - Store Applications | USDA/FNS | 2025-09-17 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
SNAP - Store Applications
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The purpose of this information collection is to allow the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to accept applications from retailers, wholesalers, meal service providers, certain types of group homes, shelters, and state-contracted restaurants that wish to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). |
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| 202507-1530-001 | Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery | TREAS/FISCAL | 2025-09-26 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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This collection of information is necessary to enable the Agency to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery. The information collected from our customers and stakeholders will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with the Agency's programs. |
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| 202501-7100-002 | Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management | FRS | 2025-11-25 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management
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Authorizing Statutes
12 USC 324 (View Law) 12 USC 602 (View Law) 12 USC 625 (View Law) 12 USC 1844(c) (View Law) 12 USC 1467a(b)(3) (View Law) 12 USC 3105(c)(2) (View Law) Abstract
The Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management (Guidance) was issued to provide consistent interagency expectations on sound practices for managing funding and liquidity risk. The Guidance includes a number of voluntary recordkeeping provisions that apply to bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, state-licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than insured branches), corporations organized or operating under sections 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act (agreement corporations and Edge corporations), and state member banks (collectively, financial institutions). The recordkeeping provisions relate to liquidity risk management policies, procedures, and assumptions, and contingency funding plans (CFPs). |
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| 202503-1652-002 | Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) | DHS/TSA | 2025-04-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Enhanced Security Procedures at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
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TSA issued an interim final rule to restore access to Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) for certain aircraft operations while maintaining the security of critical Federal Government and other assets in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The IFR and this information collection apply to all general aviation operations into or out of DCA. TSA’s regulations require GA aircraft operators to designate a security coordinator and adopt a DCA Access Standard Security Program (DASSP). As part of the DASSP, the regulations require GA aircraft operators to ensure all flight crewmembers, armed security officers (ASOs), and security coordinators have undergone a fingerprint-based criminal history records check (CHRC). |
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| 202511-7100-001 | Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with CFPB's Regulation E | FRS | 2025-11-25 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with CFPB's Regulation E
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Since 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been responsible for issuing most of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) regulations that apply to financial institutions and other entities (except for certain motor vehicle dealers), other than the EFTA provisions governing debit card interchange fees and routing of debit card transactions. However, the Board continues to be responsible under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for implementing the information collections mandated by the CFPB’s Regulation E - Electronic Fund Transfers for institutions that are supervised by the Board. |
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| 202503-2900-006 | Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR Part 13) | VA | 2025-08-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Fiduciary Bond (38 CFR Part 13)
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Due to Congress authorizing VA to require a prospective fiduciary to obtain a surety bond as a part of the certification process of a prospective fiduciary, VA is requiring fiduciaries to submit proof of adequate bonding with annual accounting to facilitate its oversight responsibility as mandated. RIN 2900-AR11, Fiduciary Bond, does not use a form to collect this information. However, the amended information request is made by VA field fiduciary personnel. They make the request either verbally or by letter that informs the fiduciary to submit the original bond certificate or the contractual agreement between the fiduciary and the bonding company as proof of adequate bonding. This amended collection of information is required to fulfill VA requirements mandated by Congress, for oversight of fiduciaries. The VA Fiduciary Program would not be able to provide adequate oversight of certain fiduciaries appointed to receive VA benefits in excess of $25,000 on behalf of a beneficiary without proof that surety bonds are in place to protect these funds. |
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| 202511-1506-001 | Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Transactions Involving Ten Mexican Gambling Establishments as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern | TREAS/FINCEN | 2025-11-17 | Historical Inactive | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Transactions Involving Ten Mexican Gambling Establishments as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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FinCEN is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, that finds transactions involving ten identified Mexico-based gambling establishments to be a class of transactions of primary money laundering concern, and proposes imposing a special measure to: (1) prohibit U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for any foreign banking institution if such account is used to process transactions involving any of the gambling establishments, and (2) require U.S. financial institutions to apply special due diligence to their correspondent accounts that is reasonably designed to guard against the use of such accounts to process transactions involving any of the gambling establishments. |
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| 202511-1212-004 | Locating and Paying Participants | PBGC | 2025-11-24 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Locating and Paying Participants
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This collection consists of information participants and beneficiaries are asked to provide in connection with an application for benefits or request for a benefit estimate. In addition, in some instances, as part of a search for participants and beneficiaries who may be entitled to benefits, PBGC requests individuals to provide identifying information that the individual would provide as part of an initial contact with PBGC. |
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| 202511-1212-003 | Payment of Premiums (29 CFR part 4007) | PBGC | 2025-11-24 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Payment of Premiums (29 CFR part 4007)
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Administrators of PBGC-insured pension plans file with PBGC premium information and premium payments required under 29 USC 1307 and 29 CFR Part 4007, which also requires retention and production of records necessary to support premium filings. The information identifies payers and lets PBGC verify premium computations and perform premium audits. It also helps PBGC project premium income, improve financial projections, estimate its exposure if plans terminate, track movement of participants and assets, determine whether new plans are being created, and update its insured-plan inventory. The retained records facilitate audits. |
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| 202504-1652-006 | TSA Customer Comment Tools | DHS/TSA | 2025-06-02 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
TSA Customer Comment Tools
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking a revision of the TSA Customer Comment Card information collection. The card is being used at airports for customer complaints, compliments, and suggestions. |
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| 202501-1652-002 | Maryland-3 Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Area | DHS/TSA | 2025-05-05 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Maryland-3 Airports: Enhanced Security Procedures at Certain Airports in the Washington, DC Area
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The rule establishing this collection requires the establishment of security measures that permit normal flight operations to resume at the Maryland-3 airports (College Park Airport (CGS), Potomac Airfield (VKX), and Washington Executive/Hyde Field (W32)). To that end, TSA requires applicants seeking to fly to or from one of the Maryland-3 airports to submit personal information and fingerprints so that TSA can issue a personal identification number (PIN) and the FBI can conduct security threat assessments. |
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| 202509-0938-001 | Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the Collection of Data Related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility QRP (CMS-10387) | HHS/CMS | 2025-09-03 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Minimum Data Set 3.0 Nursing Home and Swing Bed Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the Collection of Data Related to the Patient Driven Payment Model and the Skilled Nursing Facility QRP (CMS-10387)
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The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a uniform instrument used in every Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing home in the United States to assess resident condition. It was developed in response to the Landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Nursing Home Quality in 1987 where the MDS was seen as a critical component in efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes. The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987) also set forth new provisions for Medicare and Medicaid related to new standards for care in the nursing home setting. From its inception, the MDS was intended to serve several purposes: (1) Collect data to inform care plans (2) To generate quality indicators to evaluate nursing homes and guide improvement interventions (3) To serve as a data source for nursing home payment systems. Pursuant to sections 4204(b) and 4214(d) of OBRA 1987, the current requirements related to the submission and retention of resident assessment data are not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), but it has been determined that requirements for SNF staff performing, encoding and patient assessment data necessary administer the payment rate methodology described in 413.337, are subject to the PRA. The SNF QRP was established in CMS-1622-F (August 4, 2015; 80 FR 46390) and began collecting data from SNFs in fiscal year (FY) 2016 using the MDS. As described in section 1899B (b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (the Act), SNFs are required to submit standardized patient assessment data with respect to the following categories: • Functional Status • Cognitive Function • Special Services, Treatments, and Interventions • Medical Conditions and Comorbidities • Impairments • Other categories deemed necessary and appropriate by the Secretary Both the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) in the SNF PPS and the SNF QRP collect data through the MDS 3.0. The PDPM was described and adopted for SNFs and Swing Beds in CMS-1696-F (August 8, 2018; 83 FR 39162). This package is a request for a revision to the current Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment instrument for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). This package represents a request from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement the MDS 3.0 v1.18.11 beginning October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2026 in order to meet the requirements of policies finalized in the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule (CMS-1718-F, RIN 0938-AT75). A PRA package was submitted at the time of the finalized policies and approved on 11/22/2019, but the compliance date for the finalized policies (10/01/2020) was delayed due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Please note, however, the burden was never retracted, and the implementation of the instrument was simply delayed. While there has been no change in assessment-level burden since the approval of the MDS 3.0 v1.17.2, there has been a change in total burden since 2019 when the package was originally approved due to a decrease in the number of MDS assessments completed and a change in the hourly rate for clinicians completing the assessment. |
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| 202511-1212-002 | Request for Coverage Determination | PBGC | 2025-11-21 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Request for Coverage Determination
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This form is used by a plan administrator or plan sponsor of a plan to request that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation determine whether a plan is covered under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. |
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| 202511-1212-001 | Termination of Single Employer Plans | PBGC | 2025-11-21 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Termination of Single Employer Plans
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Plan administrators of plans terminating voluntarily must submit certain information to PBGC and provide certain information to affected third parties. PBGC needs the information required to be submitted to ensure that a voluntary termination is completed in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements and to facilitate the payment of benefits to missing participants. Participants need the information required to be disclosed so that they will be informed about the status of the proposed termination of their plan and about their benefits upon termination. |
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| 202511-0970-006 | Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting | HHS/ACF | 2025-11-21 | Active | No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting
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The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant (MG) Program Data Reporting was approved by OMB in February, 2024. Under this data collection, resettlement agencies submit MG Program data to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Upon OMB approval of the collection, the Refugee Arrivals Data System (RADS) team within ORR began building the new reporting module in ORR’s database. The existing Alternative Identifier (Alt ID) process involves grantees creating Alt IDs when Alien Numbers could not be found. This manual process has caused duplications and problems specifically when individuals move from state to state. To address these issues, the process for requesting Alt IDs through the RADS has been updated. The changes in the MG instructions document reflect the updated process for requesting Alt IDs through the RADS, as reflected in DCL 22-24, which is in the final stages of approval and publication. |
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