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Previous ICR	202303-0915-001

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Performance measures for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (Network Planning Program) serve the purpose of quantifying awardee-level data that conveys the successes and challenges associated with the grant award. These measures and aggregate data substantiate and inform the focus and objectives of the grant program. The approved measures encompass the following principal topic areas: network infrastructure, network collaboration, sustainability, and network assessment. The respondents for these measures are Rural Health Network Development Planning Program award recipients.

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Previous ICR	202502-0970-047

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Information collection for the Next Generation of Enhanced Employment Strategies (NextGen) Project was originally approved in April 2020 and granted a three-year extension in April 2023. Approval covered 11 data collection instruments including a baseline survey, identifying and contact information, two follow-up participant surveys, service receipt tracking, program and staff surveys, program and employer discussion guides, an in-depth participant interview, and a cost workbook. Currently, the NextGen Project has completed study enrollment and is fielding both the first and second follow-up surveys (Instruments 3 and 4) with NextGen study participants across four programs. The following ICR has been updated with non substantive changes in response to the Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government Executive Order (Defending Women EO) and recent Presidential Actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), such as those covered under the EO Initial Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.

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Previous ICR	202006-1557-003

Federal Register Notices

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Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act added a new section 13 to the Bank Holding Company (BHC) Act (BHC Act) (codified at 12 U.S.C. 1851) that generally prohibits any banking entity from engaging in proprietary trading or from acquiring or retaining an ownership interest in, sponsoring, or having certain relationships with a hedge fund or private equity fund, subject to certain exemptions. The OCC’s version of the rule is codified at 12 CFR part 44. The reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure requirements associated with the rule permit banking entities and the OCC to enforce compliance with section 13 of the BHC Act and the rule and to identify, monitor, and limit risks of activities permitted under section 13.

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Previous ICR	202210-2126-003

Federal Register Notices

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Motor carriers of property and passengers, property brokers, surface freight forwarders, including exempt for hire and private motor carriers, operating in interstate or foreign commerce must register with the FMCSA. The collection is mandatory reporting. As a condition of registration, these entities must designate process agents for each State in which they operate on the “Designation of Agents for Service of Process” form, Form BOC-3. The form is submitted by registration applicants to FMCSA to meet a statutory requirement and is filed on an “as-needed” basis and cannot be done less frequently. Most forms are filed by blanket companies on behalf of carriers. Currently, information contained on the completed Form BOC-3 identifies a process agent for each State in which the motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker will operate. These process agents are authorized by the transportation entity to accept, on its behalf, legal process or notice in Agency and court proceedings. Persons considering bringing legal actions against a carrier, broker, or freight forwarder may obtain the name of its process agent in a particular State by contacting FMCSA.

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Previous ICR	201908-0960-006

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Prior to the personal conference, SSA provides the opportunity for the individual to review the information in their file that we used to make the overpayment and waiver determinations. SSA technicians send respondents a notice informing them of their overpayment and their ability to request review of their information via a personal conference. In addition, the notice explains that the respondent can provide additional documents to support their claim for waiver of their overpayment. SSA employees conduct the personal conferences mentioned above as one-time face-to-face, telephone, or video conference interviews. At the time of the conference, overpaid individuals may provide documents to support their contention they: • are without fault in causing the overpayment, • believe the overpayment is unfair, or • do not have the ability to repay the debt. Respondents may submit a personal statement, provide new or updated information, or present any previously submitted documentation or forms related to their case during their conference. For instance, they may present the SSA 795, Statement of Claimant or Other Person (OMB #0960-0045); or the SSA-632, Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery (OMB #0960-0037). If respondents decide not to attend the personal conference, SSA makes a final waiver decision based on available information. SSA does not track the percentage of individuals who attend their conference via a face-to-face meeting, telephone, or video conference. The respondents are beneficiaries or SSI recipients, for whom SSA denied their initial request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment, thus requiring a personal conference with them when SSA cannot approve the waiver.

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Previous ICR	201807-0572-001

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The SUTA initiative gives the Secretary of Agriculture certain discretionary authorities relating to financial assistance terms and conditions that can enhance the financing possibilities in areas that are underserved by certain RUS electric, water and waste, and telecom and broadband programs. The SUTA initiative identifies the need and improves the availability of RUS programs to reach trust areas when they are determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (such authority has been delegated to the Administrator of RUS) to be substantially underserved. The collection consists of the information necessary to request assistance for the discretionary authorities.

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Previous ICR	202209-0960-006

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Application Status provides users with the capability to check the status of their pending Social Security claims either via the Internet or the National 800 Number Automated Telephone Service. Users need their Social Security number and a confirmation number to access this information. The Application Status shows users when SSA received the application, if we requested additional documents (e.g., military discharge papers, W2s, birth records, etc.), and provides the address for the office that is processing their application. Once SSA makes a decision on a claim, we post a copy of the decision notice online for the user to view. There are some exceptions to posting a copy online, such as disability denial notices (even if filed electronically) or claims that users did not file via the Internet, as we may not have those notices available for online review. Users access this application either via http://www.ssa.gov/onlineservices/ or through the National 800 Number. Respondents are Social Security claimants. We are submitting a Change Request to enhance the current Application Status system to give more information to the public when they request the status of their applications or claims.

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Previous ICR	201908-0960-003

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The PABSS projects are part of Social Security’s strategy to increase the number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (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 information and advice about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services; and provides advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may need to secure, maintain, or regain employment. The National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is a membership organization that holds a contract with Social Security to provide training and technical support to the PABSS grantees. As part of that contract, NDRN maintains a secure, proprietary internet database that grantees use to submit an annual report reflecting services they provide under PABSS funding. Only the PABSS grantees and the contractor have access to the database. The contractor generates each grantee’s report annually, and sends each report, as well as an aggregate report including the total of all services PABSS grantees provide nationally, to the Social Security Contract Officer and to the Contract Officer’s Representative 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. We are submitting this Change Request to make minor revisions to the SSA-4570 in compliance with E.O. 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.

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Previous ICR	202405-0920-002

Federal Register Notices

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The purpose of the Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD-STEPS) is to evaluate factors associated with the occurrence of birth defects and stillbirths and ultimately to work to prevent major birth defects and stillbirths associated with maternal risk factors. Data from BD-STEPS and the National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) will play an important part in the decision-making process that determines federal research agendas, birth defect prevention activities, and the direction of funding programs such as cooperative agreements. This Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted to modify (BD-STEPS) Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview to align with issued EO [14168]. There is no change to the approved burden.

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Previous ICR	202206-2503-001

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The information collected is needed by Ginnie Mae for the participation of issuers/customers in its Mortgage-Backed Securities programs and to monitor performance and compliance with established rules and regulations.

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Previous ICR	202306-0920-008

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This project will be utilized to gain knowledge about the expression of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from childhood through early adulthood that can inform efforts to improve the health and functioning of individuals with ASD as they mature. The SEED Follow-up Study will collect information from families through surveys on the health and functioning of individuals during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, and in-person assessments of cognitive abilities. Data obtained through this information collection may improve our understanding of which co-occurring conditions are most prevalent; increase our understanding of the needs of individuals with ASD; how the needs change with age and can be best met at different points in development; and inform research and public health policies on eligibility for services and public health outreach efforts, that could provide opportunities for education, employment, and social connection to improve the health, functioning, and quality of life among persons with ASD and their families. This CR adds Spanish versions for several of the instruments.

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Previous ICR	201902-0920-020

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The Laboratory Response Network is an integrated national and international network of laboratories that can respond to suspected acts of biological, chemical, or radiological terrorism and other public health emergencies. Member laboratories submit information regarding the testing capabilities of the laboratory; report all biological and chemical testing results; and participate in Proficiency Testing Challenges or Validation. The goal of the study is to identify gaps in preparedness for biological threats and emerging infectious diseases. The data will be used to develop strategies, policies, and operating procedures for responding to biological threat emergencies. The LRN website, Results Messenger data exchange application, and Special Data Calls Questionnaires are methods used to collect data from member laboratories. There is a reduction in Burden Hours from the previously approved collection due to a decrease in participating laboratories.

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Previous ICR	202302-1293-001

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Title 38 U.S.C. Section 4322 of USERRA authorizes the Secretary of Labor (through the Veterans' Employment and Training Service) to investigate claims by individuals who believe their USERRA rights have been violated. The information is used to determine eligibility of veterans complaints to reemployment rights they are seeking as well as to state alleged violations by employers of the pertinent statutes and request assistance in obtaining appropriate reemployment benefits. The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) of 1998, P.L. 105-339, 112 Stat. 3182, contained in Title 5 U.S.C. § 3330a-3330(b), provides assistance to preference eligible individuals who believe their rights under the veterans' preference (VP) laws and the Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law No: 110-389) have been violated. Section 3 of the VEOA provides the Secretary of Labor similar authority to investigate complaints brought by preference eligibles. The collection instrument completed by claimants contains the information required and needed for the Department to determine initial eligibility of the claimant.

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Previous ICR	202302-0915-001

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HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) administers the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) authorized under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act. The RWHAP Allocations and Expenditures Reports (A&E Reports) allow HRSA HAB to monitor and track the use of grant funds for compliance with program and grants policies, and requirements as outlined in the legislation. To avoid duplication and reduce recipient reporting burden, HRSA HAB created an electronic grantee contract management system (GCMS) that includes data required for various reports, including the Allocations Reports and other HRSA HAB data reports, such as the RWHAP Services Report (RSR). Recipients can access GCMS year-round to upload or manually enter data on their service provider contractors or subrecipients, the RWHAP core medical and support services provided, and their funding amounts. Data required for Allocations Reports and other reports are automatically prepopulated from GCMS. This package only includes the Allocations Report. The Expenditure Report will be sent for OMB approval in a separate Information Collection Request package.

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Previous ICR	202305-1850-005

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NCES annually publishes comprehensive data on the finances of public elementary/secondary schools through the Common Core of Data (CCD). For numerous years, these data have been released at the state level through the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) (OMB#1850-0067) and at the school district level through the Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33). (OMB# 0607-0700). There is a significant demand for finance data at the school level. Policymakers, researchers, and the public have long voiced concerns about the equitable distribution of school funding within and across school districts. School-level finance data addresses the need for reliable and unbiased measures that can be utilized to compare how resources are distributed among schools within local districts. Education expenditure data are now available at the school level through the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS). The School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) data collection is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In November of 2018, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved changes to the SLFS wherein variables have been added to make the SLFS directly analogous to the F-33 Survey and to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions on reporting expenditures per-pupil at the local education agency (LEA) and school-level. A previous package cleared in October 2021 approved data collection for FY 2021, 2022, and 2023 (OMB# 1850-0930 v.3). This request includes considerable modifications to the previous package, and will allow NCES to conduct in 2023 through 2025 the SLFS for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 (corresponding to school years 2021/22 through 2023/24) and to continue the collection of data that is analogous to the current ESSA expenditures per pupil provision. As an important new addition that is part of this request, the Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) proposes to engage NCES to assist OCR with collecting school level finance data as part of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). Pursuant to its authority under the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), as well as its regulations, OCR has determined that the CRDC is necessary to ascertain or ensure compliance with the civil rights laws within its jurisdiction, and therefore established it as a mandatory collection. Parts A and B of this submission present the justification for the information collection and an explanation of the statistical methods employed. Part C describes the SLFS instrument, Appendix A provides the SEA communication materials that will be used to conduct the SLFS data collection, Appendix B provides the SLFS data collection form and instructions, and Appendix C provides the survey of SEA’s school-level finances fiscal data plan.

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Previous ICR	202302-1250-002

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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 Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 793. These requirements apply to both supply and service and construction federal contractors and subcontractors who meet the appropriate thresholds. The agency is proposing changes to the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability form, in an overall effort to increase the response rate on the form. Specifically, OFCCP proposes revising the list of disabilities to reflect the current preferred language for the specific disabilities and to include additional examples.

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Previous ICR	202307-0906-002

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The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to electronically collect data for Optimizing Virtual Care (OVC) grant recipient activities and performance measures over an approximately 14-month period. In February 2022, HRSA awarded nearly $55 million to 29 HRSA-funded health centers through the OVC grant program to increase health care access and quality for underserved populations through virtual care such as telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital patient tools, and health information technology platforms. The goal of the OVC grant program is to continue to support innovation that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, when health centers quickly expanded their use of virtual care to maintain access to essential primary care services for underserved communities. HRSA-funded health centers serve special and vulnerable populations facing barriers to virtual care access, such as low digital literacy, low connectivity capabilities, or limited technology access. The 29 grant recipients will serve as a model for how to increase equitable virtual care, generating and refining strategies that can be adapted and scaled across the Health Center Program. The data on grant recipient activities and performance will help HRSA demonstrate, adapt, assess, and disseminate promising practices, strategies, and novel models of virtual care across the nation’s health centers. The grant recipient activities related to implementation of novel models of virtual care, including aggregate data on patients served and the services they received, will be captured via monthly progress reports. A set of health center performance measures will be captured via a biannual measures report and will provide evidence-informed insight into health equity and virtual care. The Health Center Program and supplemental awards to health centers are authorized by Section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b). Notably, HRSA is authorized under 42 U.S.C. 254b(d) to make supplemental awards for health centers to “implement evidence-based models for increasing access to high-quality primary care services, which may include models related to… expanding the use of telehealth and technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models .” As per 45 CFR §75.301, HRSA is obligated to collect performance information on its grants “in a way that will help the HHS awarding agency and other non-Federal entities to improve program outcomes, share lessons learned, and spread the adoption of promising practices.” The original version of the information collection instruments submitted to OMB inadvertently included the April 2022 versions of the data collection instruments developed prior to the 60-day public comment period (Biannual 12-Items Measures Progress Report version 3.1 and OVC Grant Recipient MPR template version 3.5b, dated April 5, 2022). Thus, HRSA is now submitting the revised instruments (OVC Biannual Measures Report Template version 6.0 and OVC Grant Recipient MPR version 4.0, dated December 8, 2022), which include minor revisions made in response to grant recipient and OVC project officer feedback.

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Previous ICR	202204-0960-008

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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.

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Previous ICR	202303-3235-015

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Form F-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 is the short form registration statement used by foreign private issuers to register offerings of their securities.

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Previous ICR	202006-3060-001

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Under Section 614 of the Communications Act and the implementing rules adopted by the Commission, commercial TV broadcast stations are entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located within the station’s television market. Under Section 325(b) of the Communications Act, commercial TV broadcast stations are entitled to negotiate with local cable systems for carriage of their signal pursuant to retransmission consent agreements in lieu of asserting must carry rights. This system is therefore referred to as “Must-Carry and Retransmission Consent.” Under Section 615 of the Communications Act, noncommercial educational (NCE) stations are also entitled to assert mandatory carriage rights on cable systems located within the station’s market; however, noncommercial TV broadcast stations are not entitled to retransmission consent.

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Previous ICR	201906-3235-005

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This disclosure requirement obligates each national securities exchange and national securities association to make available to quotation vendors for dissemination to the public the best bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation size for each “subject security,” as defined under the Rule. Rule 602 of Regulation NMS contains two related collections of information. The first collection of information is found in Rule 602(a). This disclosure requirement obligates each national securities exchange and national securities association to make available to quotation vendors for dissemination to the public the best bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation size for each “subject security,” as defined under the Rule. The second collection of information is found in Rule 602(b). This disclosure requirement obligates exchange members and over-the-counter (“OTC”) market makers that are a “responsible broker or dealer,” as defined under the Rule, to communicate to an exchange or association their best bids, best offers, and quotation sizes for subject securities.

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Previous ICR	202307-1405-001

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The documents are necessary to the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 4084, 3901, 3984). They are used to document results of the Foreign Service Medical History and Examination for preemployment decisions. Every person who has been given a conditional offer of employment for Foreign Service with the Department of State (DOS) must be healthy and able to travel to post of assignment worldwide. Those who are not able to travel and serve world wide are not hired. Without these forms, DOS would not have a consistent and fair means to document that each new employee meets the medial criteria for world wide employment in the Foreign Service and family health care needs be met at overseas posts.

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Previous ICR	202108-1625-004

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Official Logbooks identify particulars of the voyage of a vessel, including the vessel's name, official number, port of registry, tonnage, name of the master and crew, nature of the voyage, vessel's draft, drills and inspections, and maintenance of watertight integrity. Logbooks are used by the Coast Guard and shipping companies. 46 U.S.C. 11301, 11302, 11303, and 11304 are the authorities for this collection.

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Previous ICR	201903-3245-001

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Small Business Administration maintains the SBIR.GOV database (formerly Tech-Net) which collects information form small businesses (1) Company Registry-where firms register in the system as a prerequisite to applying with a proposal to one of the SBIR/STTR participation agencies; and (2) Commercialization Database-where firms provide information to document the commercialization development of their awarded technologies.

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Previous ICR	202301-3235-017

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Schedule 13E-4F may be used by any foreign private issuer of: (1) the issuer is incorporated or organized under the laws of Canada; (2) the issuer is making a cash tender or exchange offer for the issuer's own securities; and (3) less than 40% of the class of such issuer's securities outstanding that is the subject of the tender offer is held by U.S. holders.