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The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) was enacted to preserve paleontological resources for current and future generations because these resources are nonrenewable and are an irreplaceable part of America’s heritage. PRPA requires that implementation be coordinated between the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture and that DOI and USDA issue regulations as appropriate to carry out the law. We (DOI) are proposing regulations to implement the PRPA. The proposed rule would preserve, manage, and protect paleontological resources on BLM, NPS, Reclamation, and FWS lands and ensure that these resources are available for current and future generations to enjoy as part of America’s national heritage. The rule would address the management, collection, and curation of paleontological resources from Federal lands using scientific principles and expertise, including collection in accordance with permits, curation in an approved repository, maintenance of confidentiality of specific locality data, and authorization of penalties for illegal collecting, damaging, otherwise altering or defacing, or sale of paleontological resources. Information collected will allow the DOI bureaus to inventory paleontological resources, implement the permitted collection of fossils from the ground, preserve collected fossils in repositories, track and report the location and condition of paleontological resources, implement the civil penalties provisions with due process considerations, and monitor the results of scientific investigations that involve the use of paleontological resources in both the field and in museum collections.

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Little information exists on the prevalence or likelihood of zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 transmission events. Currently, reporting of zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 transmission events is not systematically reported. The information gathered using this surveillance mechanism will provide insight into the role of animals in SARS-CoV-2 transmission and will also provide context for understanding prevalence of linked human and animal infections throughout the nation

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The NCPDP Standardized Pharmacy Billing Data Requirements are the electronic billing format used by pharmacies throughout the country to request payment for prescription drugs through data clearinghouses. They identify the provider, claimant, prescribing physician, drug by National Drug Code (NDC) number, prescription volume and charge. Similar data elements are required to process paper-based pharmacy bills.

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 34 allows a refundable credit for excise tax paid on gasoline and other fuels used for nontaxable uses as outlined in IRC sections 6420, 6421, 6427, and associated Treasury Regulations. Taxpayers use Form 4136 to calculate and claim the credit on their tax return.

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Nonsterile medical devices that are labeled as sterile but are in interstate transit to a facility to be sterilized are normally considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be adulterated and misbranded. FDA regulations established a control mechanism by which firms may manufacture and label medical devices as "sterile" at one establishment and ship the devices in interstate commerce for actual sterilization at another establishment, a practice that facilitates the processing of devices and is economically necessary for some firms. Manufacturers and sterilizers may sign an agreement containing instructions for maintaining accountability of the number of units in each shipment, acknowledgment that the devices are nonsterile and are being shipped for further processing, and specifications for the product's sterilization processing. This agreement allows the manufacturer to ship adulterated or misbranded products to be sterilized without initiating regulatory action and provides FDA with a means to protect consumers from use of nonsterile products. The agreement must include: (a) Instructions for maintaining accountability of the number of units in each shipment; (b) acknowledgment that the devices are nonsterile, being shipped for further processing; and (c) specifications for sterilization processing. These agreements must be retained for two years, as FDA may review them up to two years after final shipment or delivery of devices.

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The guidance document “Medical Device Accessories--Describing Accessories and Classification Mechanisms for Accessory Types” encourages manufacturers and other parties to utilize the “de novo request” process defined in section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act to request risk-based classifications of new types of medical device accessories. This process provides a pathway to class I or class II classification for accessory devices for which general controls, or general and special controls, provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, but for which there is no legally marketed predicate device. Under the de novo request process, manufacturers and other parties may submit a de novo requesting that FDA make a classification determination for the accessory device. The de novo must include a description of the device and detailed information and reasons for any recommended classification.

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The information collection requirement is necessary to comply with section 861 of Public Law 110–181 and DoD Instruction 3020.41, ‘‘Operational Contract Support’’ and other appropriate policy, Memoranda of Understanding, and regulations. The Department of Defense, the Department of State (DoS), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) require that Government contract companies enter their employee’s data into the Synchronized Predeployment and Operational Tracker (SPOT) System before contractors are deployed outside of the United States. Any persons who choose not to have data collected will not be entitled to employment opportunities which require this data to be collected.

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This is to request OMB clearance for the information collection entitled Strengthening Mobility And Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grant program. The program is being implemented pursuant to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) § 25005; 23 U.S.C. 502(b). The purpose of this program is to conduct demonstration projects focused on advanced smart city or community technologies and systems in a variety of communities to improve transportation efficiency and safety. Eligible entities must respond to the SMART Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) by completing an application.

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49 CFR Part 563, Event data recorders, specifies uniform, national requirements for vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDRs) concerning the collection, storage, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash event data. More specifically it requires manufacturers that voluntarily install EDRs in vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 3,855 kilograms (8,500 pounds) or less to ensure that the EDRs: • Record 15 essential data elements; • Record up to 30 additional data elements if the vehicle is equipped to record these elements; • Record these data elements in a standardized format, with specifications for range, accuracy, resolution, sampling rate, recording duration, and filter class; • Function after full-scale vehicle crash tests specified in FMVSS Nos. 208 and 214; and • Have the capacity to record two events in a multi-event crash. In addition, Part 563 requires vehicle manufacturers to make a retrieval tool for the EDR information commercially available, and include a standardized statement in the owner’s manual indicating that the vehicle is equipped with an EDR and describing its purpose (the owner’s manual requirements will be incorporated into the consolidated owner’s manual requirements information collection with OMB Control Number 2127-0541). Part 563 helps ensure that EDRs record, in a readily usable manner, data valuable for effective crash investigations and for analysis of safety equipment performance (e.g., advanced restraint systems). The information from EDRs are used by crash investigators and researchers to better understand the severity of the crash, operation of vehicle air bags, and what air bag deployment decision strategies were used during the event, which may in turn lead to the development of safer vehicle designs. Additionally, the agency’s experience in handling unintended acceleration and pedal entrapment allegations has demonstrated that, if a vehicle is equipped with an EDR, the data from that EDR can improve the ability of both the agency and the vehicle’s manufacturer to identify and address safety concerns associated with possible defects in the design or performance of the vehicle.

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The NASA Ames Research Center, Human Systems Integration Division, manages voluntary safety reporting systems (VSRS) to collect and share safety information including, but not limited to, the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS). Both systems are voluntary reporting systems for the reporting of safety incidents, events, or situations. Respondents include, but are not limited to, any participant involved in safety-critical domains such as aviation or railway operations including commercial and general aviation pilots, rotorcraft pilots, drone operators, air traffic controllers, flight attendants, ground crews, maintenance technicians, dispatchers, train engineers, conductors, and other members of the public. The collected safety data are used by NASA, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and other organizations that are engaged in research and the promotion of safety. The data are used to (1) Identify deficiencies and discrepancies so that these can be remedied by appropriate authorities, (2) Support policy formulation and planning for improvements and, (3) Strengthen the foundation of human factors safety research.