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This Information Collection Request collects information from youth and young adults, ages 15 to 24 years old, for FDA research designated as the Monthly Monitoring Study (MMS). The purpose of the MMS is to monitor perceptions and use of emerging and novel tobacco products, brands, and devices. Respondents will be asked to provide feedback on tobacco use and quitting behavior, as well as tobacco brand and device preferences, tobacco information sources, peer influence, and perceptions about tobacco via web-based surveys that are self-administered on personal computers or web-enabled mobile devices.

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Previous ICR	201912-0920-015

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The purpose of this extension is to support the continued collection of information from participating health departments through a series of five surveys. The surveys seek to collect longitudinal data on each health department throughout their accreditation process. The surveys will be administered on a quarterly basis and sent to all health departments that reach each milestone summarized in the table below. The mission of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is to improve and protect the health of the public by advancing and transforming the quality and performance of public health agencies in the US and abroad. One of the impetuses for the development of the national voluntary accreditation program was a 2003 Institute of Medicine report, titled The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century, which suggested that the field consider accreditation as a means to improve performance and accountability of health departments.2 This led to the Exploring Accreditation Project, which concluded that such a program would be both desirable and feasible.3 Based on that, PHAB, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 2007. With funding from the CDC and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and participation by more than four hundred public health experts and practitioners, PHAB developed a consensus set of standards to assess the capacity of state, Tribal, local, and territorial health departments.4 Accreditation is granted for a five-year period and 40 state, 382 local (315 local health departments and one integrated system comprised of 67 local health departments), and 6 Tribal health departments have been accredited. Formal efforts to assess the outcomes of the accreditation program began in late 2012 and continues to date. Priorities focus on gathering feedback for program improvement and documenting program outcomes to demonstrate impact and inform decision making about future program direction.

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Previous ICR	201611-0938-020

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Congress has enacted section 1866 (j)(7) of the Social Security Act, which allows for the imposition of temporary moratorium. CMS promulgated 42 CFR 424.570 in order to comply with that statute, which requires that prior to implementing state Medicaid moratoria the state Medicaid agency must notify the Secretary in writing , including all of the details of the moratoria, and obtain the Secretary’s concurrence with the imposition of the moratoria. The “Initial Request for State Medicaid Implemented Moratorium” has been created to collect that data, in a uniform manner, which the states report to CMS when they request a moratorium.

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Previous ICR	202001-1210-001

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In November 2000, the Department issued a final regulation establishing minimum claims procedure requirements that all employee benefit plans under ERISA must meet in order to satisfy the requirements of section 503 of ERISA. Section 505 of ERISA authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations as appropriate or necessary to carry out the provisions of Title I of ERISA. The regulation requires plans to provide every claimant who is denied a claim with a written or electronic notice that contains the specific reasons for denial, a reference to the relevant plan provisions on which the denial is based, a description of any additional information necessary to perfect the claim, and a description of steps to be taken if the participant or beneficiary wishes to appeal the denial. The regulation also requires that any adverse decision upon review be in writing (including electronic means) and include specific reasons for the decision, as well as references to relevant plan provisions. The information collection requirements included in the claims procedure regulation ensure that participants and beneficiaries (claimants) receive adequate information regarding the plan's claims procedures and the plan's handling of specific benefit claims. The Department has received approval from OMB for this ICR under OMB Control No. 1210-0053. The current approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2023.

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Previous ICR	201912-1513-001

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The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) at 26 U.S.C. 5704(a) provides that manufacturers of tobacco products (cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco) may remove such products for experimental purposes without payment of Federal excise tax, as prescribed by regulation. Under that IRC authority, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) regulations at 27 CFR 40.232(e) require tobacco product manufacturers to keep certain usual and customary business records documenting the amount, kind, recipient, use, and disposition of tobacco products removed for experimental purposes outside of a factory. These records, which are subject to TTB inspection. are necessary to protect the revenue as they allow TTB to account for the lawful use and disposition of nontaxpaid tobacco products removed from a factory and detect diversion of such products into the domestic market.

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Previous ICR	201908-1545-011

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TD 9305 contains final regulations under section 863(d) governing the source of income from certain space and ocean activities. The final regulations primarily affect persons who derive income from activities conducted in space, or on or under water not within the jurisdiction of a foreign country, possession of the United States, or the United States (in international water). The final regulations also affect persons who derive income from transmission of communications.

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Previous ICR	201908-1545-020

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Revenue Procedure 2001-29 sets forth the information and representations required to be furnished by taxpayers in requests for an advance ruling that a leveraged lease transaction is, in fact, a valid lease for federal income tax purposes.

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Previous ICR	201906-1545-005

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This information collection covers final regulations implementing mendments to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) relating to information reporting under sections 6041, 6041A, 6050W, and 6051 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The form reflects payments made in settlement of merchant card and third-party network transactions for purchases of goods and/or services made with merchant cards and through third-party networks.

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Previous ICR	201912-2130-004

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Under 49 CFR part 215, railroads are required to inspect freight cars placed in service and take remedial action when defects are identified. Additionally, the regulation requires that all freight cars be stenciled or otherwise display reporting marks, car numbers, and built date. The information is used by railroads, their employees, and FRA for identification purposes. This information collection is mandatory, submitted as needed, and there is a requirement for recordkeeping.

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Previous ICR	201912-2130-005

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The information collected is used by railroads to provide protection for work crews while they are performing necessary maintenance and repair tasks on a particular segment or segments of track. The operator of the remotely controlled switch cannot remove the locking device unless they have been informed by the person in charge of the workers that it is safe to do so. The written notification is designed to complement the requirements for the handling of remotely-controlled switches by heightening attention to safety requirements. The written notification received by the operator serves as a record of protection provided under blue signal protection of workers. This information collection is mandatory, submitted as needed, and there is a requirement for recordkeeping.

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Previous ICR	201910-2130-002

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Title 49 CFR part 221 contains requirements for rear end marking devices. Railroads must give FRA a detailed description of the type of marking devices used for any locomotive operating singly or for cars or locomotives operating at the end of a train (trailing end) to ensure they meet minimum standards for visibility and display. FRA reviews and evaluates data as needed to determine if the device meets critical angle, color, and intensity requirements. This information collection is mandatory, submitted as needed, and there is a requirement for recordkeeping.

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Previous ICR	202201-2137-003

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To ensure adequate public protection from exposure to potential hazardous liquid pipeline failures, PHMSA collects information on reportable hazardous liquid pipeline accidents. This mandatory information collection covers hazardous liquid pipeline accident report requirements in § 195.50 and general record keeping burden associated with complying with Federal hazardous liquid pipeline safety regulations in part 195. The definition of an “accident” and the reporting criteria for submitting a Hazardous Liquid Accident Report (form PHMSA F7000-1) is detailed in § 195.54. 49 CFR 195.54 requires hazardous liquid operators to file an accident report, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, on DOT Form 7000-1 whenever there is a reportable accident the characteristics of an operator’s pipeline system.

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Previous ICR	202206-2138-003

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The Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) Project address the U.S. supply chain issues that have been unprecedented over the past several years. These supply chain issues have contributed to the congestion under COVID-induced surges of containerized cargo through our ports and intermodal networks. In March of this year, the White House announced the launch of the Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) initiative with the Department of Transportation and the freight industry to facilitate a collaboration and sharing of intermodal trade data. This collaboration will help improve supply chain efficiencies and reduce overall costs to U.S. consumers. The FLOW initiative builds on previous work by the Administration's Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force to ensure the expeditious movement of cargo from ship to shelf.

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Previous ICR	202210-2900-016

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SGLV-8600 form is used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to request information in order to adjudicate TSGLI claims for benefits. The form is filled out by members or former members of the uniformed services who have suffered a traumatic injury while in service, and the uniformed services approve or disapprove the claim. If the uniformed services approve the TSGLI claim, then the insurer for the TSGLI program, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), pays the claim. The form is authorized by 38 USC 1980A and 38 CFR 9.20. SGLV 8600a form is used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to request information in order to adjudicate TSGLI appeals for benefits. The form is filled out by members or former members of the uniformed services who have suffered a traumatic injury while in service and had their TSGLI claim disapproved. The form is authorized by 38 USC 1980A and 38 CFR 9.20.

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Previous ICR	202003-3060-013

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47 CFR 76.54(c) is used to notify interested parties, including licensees or permittees of television broadcast stations, about audience surveys that are being conducted by an organization to demonstrate that a particular broadcast station is eligible for significantly viewed status under the Commission's rules. The notifications provide interested parties with an opportunity to review survey methodologies and file objections. Section 76.5 4(b) and 76.54(d) propose to apply their rules to satellite carriage. 47 CFR 76.54(e) and (f), if adopted, would be used to notify television broadcast stations about the retransmission of significantly viewed signals by a satellite carrier into these station's local market.

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Previous ICR	202002-3060-009

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On October 24, 2018, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 18-149 in GN Docket No. 17-158, adopting limited changes to the rules governing Priority Access Licenses (PALs) in the 3550-3700 MHz (3.5 GHz) band, including larger license areas, longer license terms, renewability, and performance requirements. The Commission anticipated that the targeted changes made in its 2018 Report and Order will spur additional investment and broader deployment in the band, promote robust and efficient spectrum use, and help ensure the rapid deployment of advanced wireless technologies—including 5G—in the United States. The rule changes and information requirements contained in the Commission’s previous 3.5 GHz band orders—the 2015 Report and Order, FCC 15-47, and 2016 Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order, FCC 16-55, both in GN Docket No. 12-354—are also approved under this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number (3060-1211) and have not changed since OMB last approved them. Please see the previous OMB approvals for this collection to identify what else is covered by this collection. This supporting statement discusses only the performance requirements from the 2018 Report and Order. The Commission seeks approval from OMB for the information collection requirements contained in the 2018 Report and Order, FCC 18-149, stemming from the changes made to section 96.25(b) of it rules. The Commission revised section 96.25(b) to adopt performance requirements for Priority Access Licensees. Specifically, under the revised rule, Priority Access Licensees must provide substantial service in their license area by the end of the initial license term, i.e., at the end of 10 years. “Substantial service” is defined as service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above the level of mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal. Failure by any licensee to meet this requirement will result in forfeiture of the license without further Commission action, and the licensee will be ineligible to regain it. Licensees shall demonstrate compliance with the performance requirement by filing a construction notification with the Commission in accordance with section 1.946(d) of the Commission’s rules. The licensee must certify whether it has met the performance requirement, and file supporting documentation, including description and demonstration of the bona fide service provided, electronic maps accurately depicting the boundaries of the license area and where in the license area the licensee provides service that meets the performance requirement, supporting technical documentation, any population-related assumptions or data used in determining the population covered by a service to the extent any were relied upon, and any other information the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau may prescribe by public notice. A licensee’s showing of substantial service may not rely on service coverage outside of the PAL Protection Areas of registered Citizens Broadband Radio Service Devices (CBSDs) or on deployments that are not reflected in Spectrum Access System (SAS) records of CBSD registrations.

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Previous ICR	201910-3170-001

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Office of Community Affairs (OCA) is responsible for developing strategies to improve the financial capability of low-income and economically vulnerable consumers, such as consumers who are unbanked or underbanked, those with thin or no credit file, and households with limited savings. To address the needs of these consumers, OCA has developed Your Money, Your Goals, a suite of financial empowerment materials with an accompanying training program. These resources equip frontline staff and volunteers in a range of organizations to provide relevant and effective information, tools, and resources designed to improve the financial outcomes and capability of these vulnerable consumers. The Bureau seeks to renew with changes OMB approval of this information collection which collects qualitative data related to evaluating the effectiveness of the Your Money, Your Goals training program. The collection focuses on evaluating Your Money, Your Goals training practices in enhancing the ability of frontline staff and volunteers to inform and educate low-income consumers about managing their finances. The collection also serves to assess the extent of workshop participants’ execution of follow-on trainings, designed to share Your Money, Your Goals tools and resources with other frontline staff and volunteers, so they can use them with the people they serve. The Bureau expects to collect qualitative data through paper-based and web-based surveys.

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Previous ICR	201908-3235-023

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Rule 22c-1 permits a registered open-end investment company (but not a registered investment company that is regulated as a money market fund, and not including an exchange-traded fund) to use "swing pricing," the process of adjusting a fund's current net asset value per share to mitigate dilution of the value of its outstanding redeemable securities as a result of shareholder purchase and redemption activity, under certain circumstances.

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Previous ICR	202001-0579-002

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To ensure pork-filled pasta products exported to the United States from regions with Swine Vesicular Disease (SVD) are appropriately handled to prevent the introduction of SVD (or similar diseases) into U.S. livestock.

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To investigate the implementation of four specific initiatives (i.e., Advance Enrollment, Military Student Identifier, Purple Star Schools [or similar efforts], and the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children) and other policies intended to support military-connected students’ (i.e., kindergarten through 12th grade) educational success (e.g., academic performance, social-emotional development and well-being).

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Previous ICR	202003-0750-001

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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) provision 252.232-7015, Performance-Based Payments—Representation is prescribed at DFARS 232.1005-70(b) for use in solicitations where the resulting contract may include performance-based payments. Paragraph (b) of the provision requires the offeror to check a box indicating whether its financial statements are in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting principles.

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Previous ICR	201912-1076-002

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The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), as authorized by 25 USC 450 et. seq., authorizes and directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to contract or compact with, and fund Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that choose to take over the operation of programs, services, functions and activities (PSFAs) that would otherwise be operated by the BIA. These PSFAs include programs such as law enforcement, social services, and tribal priority allocation programs. Congressional appropriations are divided among BIA and Tribes and Tribal organizations to pay for both the BIA’s direct operation of programs and for the operation of programs by Tribes and Tribal organizations through Self-Determination contracts and compacts. The regulations implementing ISDEAA are at 25 CFR 900. An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization is required to submit this information each time that it proposes to contract with BIA under the ISDEAA. The information collected is used by the BIA to determine applicant eligibility, evaluate applicant capabilities, protect the service population, safeguard Federal funds and resources, and permit the BIA to administer and evaluate Tribal ISDEAA contract programs.

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Previous ICR	201904-1250-002

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This request is for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) renewal of an existing information collection implementing the recordkeeping requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212. These requirements apply to both supply and service and construction federal contractors and subcontractors who meet the appropriate thresholds.

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Previous ICR	201911-1530-003

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This regulation requires that most Federal payments be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT); sets forth waiver requirements; and provides for a low-cost Treasury-designated account to individuals at a financial institution that offers such accounts.

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Previous ICR	201910-1530-001

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The information is requested to support a request to reissue paper (definitive) Series EE, HH, and I United States Savings Bonds, Retirement Plan Bonds, and Individual Retirement Bonds and to indicate the new registration required.