Key Information

Received	2022-10-20
Concluded	2022-11-22
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	3133-0201
Previous ICR	201909-3133-001

Federal Register Notices

Abstract

Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 731 (suitability), Executive Order (E.O.) 13764 (contractor fitness), E.O. 12968/SEAD 4 (classified access), and Homeland Security Directive-12 (badging) requires all federal and contractor employees to undergo a background investigation when seeking employment with an agency. The NCUA Personnel Security Processing Forms (Personnel Security Data Form-Contractor, Personnel Security Data Form-Employee and the Authorization for Release of Credit Information) are used to collect information necessary for applying the government-established suitability/fitness criteria on employees before they can begin employment with or perform contractual services for the NCUA. It may be also required should a contract employee be moved to a new contract work. The background investigation process culminates in an adjudicative determination on whether or not these employees are fit to perform services on behalf of the agency.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-07
Concluded	2022-11-08
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	3145-0270

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

This clearance that will allow the SBIR/STTR programs to collect information from a selected group of Phase I and Phase II applicants—those that have been reviewed by independent experts and that NSF Program Directors are considering recommending for funding—for the purpose of making a funding decision. This information includes, but is not exclusive to, a list of company officers and the corresponding ownership status of each company officer within the startup, whether the startup is associated or affiliated with other companies, whether there exist any relationships (personal, financial, and/or professional) between project personnel, and the locations of all the facilities where significant research will be performed for the proposed project. Such data will enable the NSF Program Directors to evaluate a given company’s business structure, ascertain the level of commitment of the Principal Investigator (PI) and co-PIs to the startup venture, and identify conflicts of interests (if any), as part of the due diligence process that the programs undertake to verify there are no fraudulent or inappropriate business practices prior to recommending the small business for an award.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-08
Concluded	2022-11-08
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved
OMB Control #	4040-0004
Previous ICR	201912-0581-001CF

Key Information

Received	2022-09-27
Concluded	2022-11-01
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0694-0016
Previous ICR	201905-0694-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

Foreign governments sometimes require U.S. importers of strategic commodities to furnish their supplier with a U.S. Delivery Verification Certificate validating that the commodities shipped to the U.S. were in fact received. This procedure increases the effectiveness of controls over exports of strategic commodities.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-17
Concluded	2022-11-03
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	2060-0622
Previous ICR	201903-2060-008

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX) apply to owners or operators of any existing or new metal fabrication and finishing facility that is an area source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions and uses or has the potential to emit metal fabrication or finishing metal HAP (MFHAP), defined to be the compounds of cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel, or any of these metals in the elemental form with the exception of lead. The affected sources consist of several types of metal fabrication and finishing processes, including any abrasive blasting, metalworking (which includes machining, and dry grinding and dry polishing with machines), spray painting, and welding operations. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart XXXXXX.

Key Information

Received	2022-02-16
Concluded	2022-11-10
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	2060-0673
Previous ICR	201903-2060-006

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOO) apply to oil and natural gas facilities that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after August 23, 2011 and on or before September 19, 2015, that are involved in the extraction and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The June 2016 final rule established a new subpart (40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOOa) to set new standards for emissions of GHGs and VOCs for affected facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category that commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015. These amendments also included revisions to improve implementation of the NSPS subpart OOOO to address issues raised in administrative reconsideration petitions submitted on both the August 16, 2012 NSPS and the September 13, 2013 amendments. These implementation improvements did not change the requirements for operations and equipment covered by the current standards at subpart OOOO. The information collection requirements of the NSPS (40 CFR 60, Subpart OOOOa) and associated burden are addressed in EPA ICR Number 2523.02. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-08
Concluded	2022-11-08
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved
OMB Control #	4040-0004
Previous ICR	202205-0570-023CF

Key Information

Received	2022-11-08
Concluded	2022-11-08
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved
OMB Control #	4040-0004
Previous ICR	202108-0575-002CF

Key Information

Received	2022-09-30
Concluded	2022-11-04
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	2900-0747
Previous ICR	201811-2900-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

VA Form 21-526EZ is used to collect the information needed to process a claim for disability compensation and/or related compensation benefits. The form has evolved over time into a standard claim form to be used for any benefit associated with disability compensation; to include new or initial claims and claims for increase. Without this information, determination of entitlement would not be possible.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-31
Concluded	2022-11-23
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1845-0156
Previous ICR	202207-1845-010

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The Department of Education (the Department) amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations to implement changes to §668.43 – Financial assistance information . These changes are based on requirements of Section 485(a)(1)(G) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA). These final regulations are a result of negotiated rulemaking in 2021 and add new requirements to the current regulations. The final regulations in §668.43 would put in place new institutional disclosure requirements for participants in the proposed Prison Education Program (PEP). Specifically, §668.43(a)(5)(v) is amended to require disclosure of typical State or Federal prohibitions on the licensure or employment of formerly confined or incarcerated individuals for a PEP that is designed to meet educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification. This information is required for licensure requirements in States other than the State where the correctional facility is located or the State where most students are likely to return.

Key Information

Received	2023-09-06
Concluded	2023-11-15
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1625-0100
Previous ICR	202108-1625-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972, as amended by the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978, authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to require the receipt of pre-arrival message from any vessel destined for a port of place in the United States. The requirements are found in 33 CFR 146 and 160 Subpart C. The responsibility to immediately report a hazardous condition is found at 33 CFR 160.216. The statutory authority is 46 U.S. Code 70001.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-31
Concluded	2022-11-22
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1845-0096
Previous ICR	202207-1845-011

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The Department of Education amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations to implement changes to § 668.28 – Non-Federal revenue (90/10). These final changes are based on requirements of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 which amended Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA). These final regulations are a result of negotiated rulemaking in 2021 and will add new requirements to the current regulations. The final regulations will amend the heading of §668.28 and references throughout the section to change “non-title IV revenue” to “non-Federal funds”. The final regulations amend §668.28(a)(2) to create a disbursement rule that outlines how proprietary institutions calculate the percentage of their revenue that is Federal revenue and creates an end-of-fiscal-year deadline for proprietary institutions to request and disburse title IV funds to students. The final regulations also modify §668.28(c)(3) with the steps that proprietary institutions must take if they fail to derive at least 10 percent of their revenue from allowable non-Federal sources by requiring them to notify students of the failure and the students’ potential loss of title IV aid at that proprietary institution.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-31
Concluded	2022-11-02
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	2501-0033
Previous ICR	201902-2501-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The information is required to allow HUD to conduct a competition to designate rural, tribal and urban Promise Zone designations.

Key Information

Received	2022-12-13
Concluded	2023-02-22
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1140-0025
Previous ICR	202208-1140-003

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The Limited Permittee Transaction Report—ATF Form 5400.4 is used to determine if limited permittees have exceeded the number of receipts of explosives materials they are allowed, as well as the eligibility of such persons to purchase explosive materials.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-20
Concluded	2022-11-22
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0935-0231
Previous ICR	201906-0935-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

This is an ongoing activity of AHRQ’s Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program. AHRQ’s EPC Program develops evidence reports and technology assessments on topics relevant to clinical and other health care organization and delivery issues—specifically those that are common, expensive, and/or significant for the Medicare and Medicaid populations. For example, recent reviews have focused on clinical conditions, such as “Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases” ; health delivery topics, such as “Transitions of Care From Pediatric to Adult Services for Children With Special Healthcare Needs” ; and specific technologies, such as “Telehealth for Women’s Preventive Services.” These evidence reports include systematic reviews, technical briefs, and rapid reviews; and provide an essential foundation from which to understand what we know from existing research and what critical research gaps remain. These reports, reviews, and technology assessments are based on rigorous, comprehensive syntheses and analyses of the scientific literature on topics. EPC reports and assessments emphasize explicit and detailed documentation of methods, rationale, and assumptions. EPC reports are conducted in accordance with an established policy on financial and nonfinancial interests. These scientific syntheses may include meta-analyses and cost analyses. The EPC Program supports AHRQ’s mission by synthesizing and disseminating the available research as a “science partner” with private and public organizations in their efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care. The EPC Program is a trusted source of rigorous, comprehensive, and unbiased evidence reviews for stakeholders. The resulting evidence reports and technology assessments are used by Federal and State agencies, private-sector professional societies, health delivery systems, providers, payers, and others committed to evidence-based health care. These end-users may use EPC Program evidence reports to inform policy decisions, clinical practice guidelines, and other healthcare decisions. This research has the following goals: o Use research methods to gather knowledge on the effectiveness and harms of certain treatments and healthcare delivery processes and models for medical conditions, both published and unpublished, to evaluate the quality of research studies and the evidence from these studies. o Promote the use of evidence in healthcare decision making to improve healthcare and health. o Identify research gaps to inform future research investments.

Key Information

Received	2022-10-27
Concluded	2022-11-28
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	0935-0244
Previous ICR	201909-0935-001

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

In 1997, AHRQ launched an initiative to promote evidence-based practice in everyday care through establishment of the Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program. Since then, the EPCs have been reviewing all relevant scientific literature on a wide spectrum of clinical and health services topics to produce various types of evidence reports. This program directly addresses AHRQ’s abovementioned mission to promote health care quality improvement by conducting synthesis and dissemination of existing scientific evidence for use by various stakeholders. Majority of these evidence reports are systematic reviews (SRs), which are used as evidence bases for clinical practice guidelines, research agenda, healthcare coverage, and other health related policies. Performing SRs is costly in time, labor, and money. Moreover, there is an increasing expectation of quicker turnaround in producing SRs to accommodate the fast moving pace of innovations and new scientific discoveries in healthcare. Some SRs overlap or are replicated; independent teams of SR producers often extract data from the same studies, resulting in replication of work. Current methodology makes it difficult to harness and reuse previous work when updating SRs. An open-access repository of extracted data from primary studies could improve the efficiency of conducting SRs by sharing this extracted data for SR updates or new SRs. A repository of such data would also greatly facilitate methodological research to improve the conduct of SR and primary research. It can foster collaboration, transparency, and reliability among research groups who contribute data. It can also provide valuable information to patients and stakeholders who view the deposited data. In an effort to reduce the economic burden of conducting SRs, the EPC program undertook development of a collaborative, Web-based repository of systematic review data called the Systematic Review Data Repository (SRDR). This resource serves as both an archive and data extraction tool, shared among organizations and individuals producing SRs worldwide, enabling the creation of a central database of SR data. This database is collaboratively vetted, freely accessible, and integrates seamlessly with reviewers’ existing workflows, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the efficient generation and update of evidence reviews, and thus speeding and improving policy-making with regards to health care. The SRDR project aims to achieve the following goals: 1) Create online easy-to-use Web-based tools for conducting systematic reviews to facilitate extraction of data from primary studies; 2) Develop an open-access searchable archive of key questions addressed in systematic reviews; 3) Maintain a public repository of primary study data including provision of technical support for repository users; and 4) Develop a process for making summary data from systematic reviews digitally shareable to end-users.

Key Information

Received	2022-08-04
Concluded	2022-09-19
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved with change
OMB Control #	0704-0636

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

The intent of the Software Resource Data Reports (SRDR) is to capture software resource and effort data, at the Software Release and Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI) levels that are significant either for a current program or when a similar effort may be required for a future program. The collected data is the primary data source utilized when completing cost estimates. Respondents are any weapons system contractor or government entity with contracts, subcontracts, or agreements that are required to provide Cost and Software Data Reports (CSDRs) based on all anticipated costs that individually or collectively surpass the corresponding dollar thresholds established in DoDI 5000.73.

Key Information

Received	2022-11-08
Concluded	2022-11-08
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved
OMB Control #	4040-0004
Previous ICR	202007-0575-002CF

Key Information

Received	2025-08-12
Concluded	2025-08-18
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	4040-0001
Previous ICR	202211-0596-001CF

Key Information

Received	2022-03-28
Concluded	2022-11-18
Expires	2025-11-30
Action	Approved without change
OMB Control #	1024-0277
Previous ICR	201905-1024-003

Federal Register Notices

Authorizing Statutes

Abstract

After the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in early December, the holiday festivities in President’s Park, a unit of the National Park Service, continue with the National Christmas Tree Music Program. This holiday themed event welcomes performance groups from schools, choirs, and dance studios who contribute their talents and enrich the already memorable experience for park visitors. While the majority of groups are local, we often have groups from across the country and even as far away as Australia perform. For many groups this experience is a significant aspect of their holiday tradition as friends and family come to support and enjoy President’s Park. To ensure that all groups have a fair opportunity to perform, we collect applications and select groups at random based on their preferred performance dates.