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The Form I-590 is the primary document in all refugee case files and becomes part of the applicant's A-file. It is the application form by which a person seeks refugee classification and resettlement in the United States. It documents an applicant's legal testimony (under oath) as to his or her identity and claim to refugee status, as well as other pertinent information including marital status, number of children, military service, organizational memberships, and violations of law. In addition to being the application form submitted by a person seeking refugee classification, Form I-590 is used to document that an applicant was interviewed by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and record the decision by the USCIS Officer to approve or deny the applicant for classification as a refugee. Regardless of age, each person included in the case must have his or her own Form I-590. Refugees applying to CBP for admission must have a stamped I-590 in their travel packet in order to gain admission as a refugee. They do not have refugee status until they are admitted by CBP.

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The Commission uses the FERC Form Nos. 6 and 6-Q to gather firm specific information for oil pipeline companies. Data from FERC Form No. 6 facilitates the calculation of the actual rate of return on equity for oil pipelines. The actual rate of return on equity is particularly useful information when evaluating a pipeline’s rates. Additionally, the Commission uses data on page 301 of FERC Form No. 6 to compute annual charges which are then assessed against oil pipeline companies to recover the Commission's annual costs as mandated by Order No. 472.

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The National Provider Identifier Application and Update Form is used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and furnish updates to the information they supplied on their initial applications. The form is also used to deactivate their NPIs if necessary. The original application form was approved in February 2005 and has been in use since May 23, 2005. The form is available on paper or can be completed via a web-based process. Health care providers can mail a paper application, complete the application via the web-based process via the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), or have a trusted organization submit the application on their behalf via the Electronic File Interchange (EFI) process. The Enumerator uses the NPPES to process the application and generate the NPI. NPPES is the Medicare contractor tasked with issuing NPIs, and maintaining and storing NPI data. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application processes over 1 million new provider and/or updates to existing application annually.

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 6039E requires individuals to provide certain information with their application for a U.S. passport or with their application for permanent U.S. residence. When such information is not provided, a $500 penalty may be imposed unless the individual can establish reasonable cause for failing to comply. The IRS sends these applicants Letter 4318 to inform them about the IRC provisions, the penalty, and how to resolve the issue using Form 13997.

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The Regional Agricultural Promotion Program provides assistance to eligible organizations that conduct market promotion activities, including activities to address existing or potential non–tariff barriers to trade, to promote U.S. agricultural commodities in certain foreign markets.

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Section 90.483 requires when a frequency is shared by more than one system, automatic monitoring equipment must be installed at the base station to prevent activation of the transmitter when signals of co-channel stations are present and activation would interfere with communications in progress. Licensees may operate without this equipment if they have obtained the consent of all co-channel licensees located within a 120 kilometer (75 mile) radius of the interconnected base station transmitter. A statement must be submitted to the FCC indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to operate without the monitoring equipment. The information is used by the FCC to ensure that licensees comply with the Commission's technical and operational duties.

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To more effectively partner with stakeholders across the health care system and accelerate transformation through the use of alternative payment models, CMS launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network (LAN) to accelerate the transition to Medicare and non-Medicare alternative payment models by collaborating with a broad array of health care delivery stakeholders, identifying best practices in their implementation, and monitoring the adoption of value-based alternative payment models across the U.S. health care system—to include the percentage of Medicare, Medicaid, and non-Medicare payments tied to (and U.S. lives covered by) alternative payment models that reward the quality of care delivered. CMS requests a generic clearance to assist in monitoring and characterizing the adoption of alternative payment models in order to meaningfully inform 1115A model decisions on the design, selection, testing, modification, and expansion of innovative payment and service delivery models in accordance with the requirements of section 1115A.

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U.S. commercial banks, savings associations, Edge or agreement corporations, bank holding companies (BHCs), savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs), and U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations (IHCs) (collectively, U.S. banking organizations) that meet certain criteria set forth in the FFIEC 009 instructions must file the quarterly FFIEC 009 with the Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) to report information on international claims. The agencies use this information to monitor the degree of country risk and transfer risk in U.S. banking organizations’ portfolios and the potential impact of adverse international developments on the banking organizations. The FFIEC 009a is a supplement to the FFIEC 009 that must be filed by FFIEC 009 filers that have exposure exceeding certain thresholds set forth in the FFIEC 009a instructions. The FFIEC 009a collects quarterly information on material foreign country exposures of U.S. banking organizations. The agencies collect the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a under the auspices of the FFIEC. The Board is responsible for collecting and compiling the data reported on the FFIEC 009 and FFIEC 009a on behalf of all three agencies. Each of the agencies submits a separate supporting statement to OMB for this collection of information for relevant banking organizations under their supervision. For the Board, these banking organizations are state member banks, Edge or agreement corporations, BHCs, SLHCs, and IHCs.

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Section §414.234 of Social Security Act requires prior authorization as a condition of payment for certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS). A claim with a provisional affirmative prior authorization decision will be paid as long as all other requirements are met. A claim with a non-affirmative decision or without a decision and submitted for processing will be denied.

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This information collection request covers the reporting and recordkeeping provisions associated with FDA's implementation of sections 222, 223, and 224 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA), which require that device establishment registrations and listings under section 21 U.S.C. 360(p) (including the submission of updated information) be submitted to the Secretary by electronic means, unless the Secretary grants a request for waiver of the requirement because the use of electronic means is not reasonable for the person requesting the waiver.

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The information collection has been updated to require the electronic submission of responses via Grants.gov and to provide instructions regarding the use of Grants.gov. The list of legislatively allowable activities in the application has also been updated to match current law.

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A Material Event is defined as an occurrence that affects an organization’s strategic direction, mission, or business operation and, thereby, its compliance with the terms and conditions of its allocation or assistance agreement or their status as an entity certified by the CDFI Fund. The CDFI Fund requires this information to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of Federal funds. The CDFI Fund implements programs that provide financial assistance in the form of grants, loans, and tax credits to increase the capacity of financial institutions to provide capital, credit, and financial services in underserved markets. Additionally, the CDFI Fund is responsible for confirming certification for Community Development Entities (CDEs) and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Organizations that receive Federal financial assistance from the CDFI Fund are required to report Material Events in order to be in compliance with requirements of their award agreements. CDEs and CDFIs are required to report Material Events to maintain their certification status with the CDFI Fund.

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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, service personnel, and their dependents and/or beneficiaries. 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 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.

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This form is used by taxpayers to apply for relief from a significant hardship which may have already occurred or is about to occur if the IRS takes or fails to take certain actions. This form is submitted to the IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office in the state or city where the taxpayer lives.

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Section 1311(c)(3) of the Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary to develop a system to rate QHPs on the basis of quality and price and requires Exchanges to display this quality rating information on their respective websites. Section 1311(c)(4) of the Affordable Care Act requires the Secretary to develop an enrollee satisfaction survey (ESS) system to assess enrollee experience with each QHP (with more than 500 enrollees in the previous year) offered through an Exchange. Section 1311(h) requires QHPs to contract with certain hospitals that meet specific patient safety and health care quality standards beginning January 1, 2015. CMS is requesting approval for information collection associated with these related Marketplace quality standards.

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This form will be completed by beneficiaries, providers and suppliers who wish to appoint representatives to assist them with obtaining initial determinations and filing appeals. The appointment of representative form must be signed by the party making the appointment and the individual agreeing to accept the appointment.

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seeks to renew the control number (1004-0121) pertaining to the leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale other than coal and oil shale on Federal land, and the development of those lease. Respondents affected by this information collection request are those who desire to obtain lease for Federal minerals other than coal and oil shale, and operators of such leases. The regulations at 43 CFR part 3590 apply to operations for discovery, testing, development, mining, reclamation, and processing. The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number of an additional three years.

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The Stem Cell Therapeutic Outcomes Database was established under contract by HRSA to establish and maintain information related to patients who have received stem cell therapeutic products using a standardized, electronic format. Data is collected from transplant centers by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research and is used for ongoing analysis of transplant outcomes. HRSA uses the information to carry out its statutory responsibilities. Information is needed to monitor the clinical status of transplantation and to provide the Secretary of HHS with an annual report of transplant center-specific survival data.

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DD Form 2065 records disposition instructions and costs for preparation and final disposition of remains. DD Form 1375 provides the next-of-kin an instrument to apply for reimbursement of funeral/interment expenses. This information is used to adjudicate claims for reimbursement of these expenses.

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In alignment with the Weather Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115-25), two data collections are proposed under this request. There are no other collections for which these can be merged. The first proposed information collection request is sponsored by DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service (NWS)/Office of Science and Technology Integration (OSTI). Currently, NOAA lacks data and data collection instruments that articulate and explicate how individuals receive, interpret, and respond to NOAA information, forecasts, and warnings for severe, winter, and tropical weather hazards. Furthermore, NOAA lacks this type of data longitudinally (i.e., collected over time). The second proposed collection is sponsored through NOAA's FY2021 Weather Program Office's Social Science Program, and addresses the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBES) component of meeting NOAA's Research and Development (R&D) Vision Areas (2020-2026) to integrate SBES into products, tools, and services that improve weather and air quality forecasting and societal outcomes.