Information Collection Request (ICR) Tracker
An Information Collection Request (ICR) is a federal agency's request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect information from the public.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies must justify why the information is needed and how it will be used.
Federal agencies are required to submit an ICR whenever they create, renew, modify, or discontinue an information collection. Each ICR includes a description of the collection,
supporting materials and documentation (such as forms, surveys, or scripts), and proof that the agency has met the requirements of the PRA.
The ICR is submitted to the The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within OMB for review and approval. OIRA grants approval for a maximum of three years, after
which the collection must be renewed through a new ICR submission.
ICRs are publicly available on RegInfo.gov, and additional guidance can be found in the FAQs.
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| 202202-1076-003 | Secretarial Elections | DOI/BIA | 2022-02-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Secretarial Elections
Key Information
Authorizing Statutes
Abstract
This information collection addresses requests by Indian tribes for a Secretarial election to be held and petitions by tribal members for a Secretarial election as well as registrations and ballots to vote and challenges to election results. |
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| 202202-1076-002 | Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program | DOI/BIA | 2022-02-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Bureau of Indian Affairs Housing Improvement Program
Key Information
Abstract
Submission of this information allows BIA to determine applicant eligibility for housing services based upon the criteria referenced in 25 CFR 256.9 (repairs and renovation assistance) and 256.10 (replacement housing assistance). Enrolled members of federally recognized tribes, who live within a tribe’s designated and approved service area, submit information on an application form. The information is collected on a BIA Form 6407, “Housing Assistance Application,” and includes: applicant information; family information including; income information; housing information including; land information; general information; and an applicant certification including. The program also seeks OMB approval for two additional collections. The Tribal Annual Performance Report (TAPR) Excel workbook file, is a tool created to simplify the process for the tribal servicing housing office to verify eligibility, rank, and rate each application received. The Government Performance Results Act (GPRA) Reporting Form is a tool created to simplify the process for the tribal servicing housing office to report the amount of administrative and construction funds spent each quarter of the first fiscal year after receipt of HIP funding. |
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| 202202-1902-002 | FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility | FERC | 2022-02-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
FERC-556, Certification of Qualifying Facility (QF) Status for a Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facility
Key Information
Abstract
FERC-556 in general. The data required under 18 CFR Section 131.80 and 18 CFR Part 292 are used by the Commission to determine whether a proposed certification for QF status meets the criteria for a qualifying small power production facility or a qualifying cogeneration facility under its regulations and is eligible to receive the benefits available to it under PURPA. In order to obtain QF status and obtain PURPA benefits, an owner or operator of a small power production or cogeneration facility must follow the process indicated in FERC Form 556 and select, at its option, either the procedure set forth in 18 CFR Section 292.207(a), which requires the submission to FERC of a self-certification or self-recertification, or the procedure set forth in 18 CFR Section 292.207(b), which requires the submission to FERC of an application for Commission certification or recertification. The information requirements for these two processes are largely the same (i.e., the submittal of a completed FERC Form 556 provides the information necessary to demonstrate compliance with FERC’s regulations). If FERC did not collect the FERC Form 556 information, there would be no basis for the Commission to determine whether a facility satisfies the requirements of QF status. Since revocation of the qualifying status of a small power production or cogeneration facility may occur if the facility fails to comply with any of the 18 CFR Part 292 criteria, private financial lenders to small power production and cogeneration power facilities occasionally require small power producers and cogenerators to follow 18 CFR Section 292.207(b) procedures (certification by FERC as opposed to self-certification) in order to reduce the risk of status revocation. |
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| 202112-2126-003 | National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB) | DOT/FMCSA | 2022-02-23 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
National Consumer Complaint Database (NCCDB)
Key Information
Abstract
FMCSA is seeking approval of a revision of the ICR due to 3 new information collection instruments, the new Electronic Log Device (ELD), Substance Abuse Practitioner (SAP), and Medical Review Officer (MRO) complaint forms and an increase in estimates of annual responses, respondents, annual burden hours, and respondent burden cost due to the year-over-year expected complaint increase. FMCSA maintains online information and resources to assist consumers, drivers, and others associated with the motor carrier industry to file complaints regarding household goods carriers, third party intermediaries (brokers and freight forwarders) and their financial responsibility providers, hazardous material (HM) carriers, property carriers, cargo tank facilities, and passenger carriers. The respondents of the collection therefore are the public, consumers, drivers, and the motor carrier industry. The NCCDB allows the public and FMCSA staff to submit complaints using an online form which lists individual violations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety, Hazardous Material, and Commercial Regulations. The collection is voluntary and is one of reporting and disclosure. The purpose of the collection is to collect data by this system for FMCSA enforcement staff and state agencies to, among other things: help improve motor carrier safety enforcement; improve consumer protection by ensuring that moving companies use fair business practices; and identify and address passenger carrier discrimination and service issues. There is no determined collection frequency, the information is collected as needed. Complainants may visit the NCCDB online at http://nccdb.fmcsa.dot.gov, where they will be guided through the process of filing a complaint. The information reported and disclosed is information concerning the incident(s) that lead to different types of complaints concerning truck safety, moving companies, brokers, violations of the American Disabilities Act, bus safety, bus service, cargo tank facilities, and/or hazardous materials regulations. The online interface then leads them through the process by soliciting information about the incident giving rise to the complaint, contact information for the complainant (for follow up purposes), and company information. They also have the ability to upload supporting files/documents if any exist. DOT receives the information. At the end of the process, each complaint is submitted to the NCCDB, where it is directed to the proper FMCSA or DOT office for investigation. |
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| 202202-1076-004 | Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child Custody Proceedings, 25 CFR 13 | DOI/BIA | 2022-02-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction over Child Custody Proceedings, 25 CFR 13
Key Information
Abstract
This information collection is necessary to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs to determine if tribes are eligible to reassume jurisdiction from State governments over Indian child custody proceedings, in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. |
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| 202201-1210-006 | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Research Exception Notice | DOL/EBSA | 2022-02-23 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Research Exception Notice
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The Notice must be sent to the Department in order for group health plans and group health insurance issuers to use GINA's research exception to GINA's prohibitions on requesting or requiring genetic testing. |
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| 202201-0581-003 | Lamb Research and Promotion: Lamb Assessment Refund Form | USDA/AMS | 2022-02-23 | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Lamb Research and Promotion: Lamb Assessment Refund Form
Key Information
Abstract
The various National Research, Promotion and Consumer Information Programs maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets of its agricultural commodities. This form is needed to effectively carry out the regulatory action that would authorize the new collection procedures of their assessment funds to the national program |
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| 202110-0581-002 | Survey of Hemp Producers and Production Trends | USDA/AMS | 2022-02-23 | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Survey of Hemp Producers and Production Trends
Key Information
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This study would support the operation and administration of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. |
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| 202202-0920-005 | One Health Surveillance for Zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 Events | HHS/CDC | 2022-02-23 | Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
One Health Surveillance for Zoonotic SARS-CoV-2 Events
Key Information
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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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| 202202-0581-001 | Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program | USDA/AMS | 2022-02-23 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program
Key Information
Abstract
Supports eligible entities including State agencies, Tribal entities, and nonprofits with tax exempt status that have experience in providing support or relief services to farmworkers, meatpacking workers, or grocery store workers. |
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| 202202-0579-003 | Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR Subchapter, Parts 101-124 | USDA/APHIS | 2022-02-23 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act and Regulations in 9 CFR Subchapter, Parts 101-124
Key Information
Abstract
The purpose of this collection is to verify that compliance requirements for biological products used in the United States are met (i.e., the products are pure, safe, potent, and effective). |
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| 202202-0985-001 | Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on Investment | HHS/ACL | 2022-02-23 | Historical Active | New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on Investment
Key Information
Abstract
This proposed data collection for the Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on Investment is intended to provide timely information on, (1) how agencies in the Aging Network collaborate to serve older adults and family caregivers, and (2) how agencies measure the effectiveness of their efforts with the goal of strengthening their reach and impact. Through this data collection ACL will investigate how states differ in their network structure, how agencies work together, and potential strategies for evaluating return on investments (ROI) of ACL programs. The Process Evaluation of the Aging Network and its Return on Investment will include: (1) a census of agencies in the Aging Network, and (2) key informant interviews with agencies that are evaluating ROI. The survey seeks to collect data from all State Units on Aging (SUAs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) (including some Aging and Disability Resource Centers), and Older Americans Act Title VI Native American tribal organizations. Surveying these organizations will help ACL understand how and with whom agencies in the network collaborate to address the needs of older adults and family caregivers, partnerships that have formed or expanded because of COVID-19, and how agencies measure the effectiveness and ROI of their various programs. The study will also include key informant interviews with a subset of 10 agencies that responded to the survey whose responses indicate that their agency is evaluating ROI. The data collection team will ask in-depth questions about the costs and benefits included in ROI calculations, successes and challenges to evaluating ROI, and lessons learned that could benefit other agencies seeking to conduct their own assessment of ROI. |
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| 202101-0572-003 | 7 CFR 1700, subpart D - Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA) | USDA/RUS | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
7 CFR 1700, subpart D - Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA)
Key Information
Abstract
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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| 202202-2132-001 | Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC) | DOT/FTA | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC)
Key Information
Abstract
The information collection request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection (IC) under OMB control number 2132-0563 “Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Program. The revision is due to the annual burden hours decreasing from 3,971 hours to 98 hours for the current request; representing a decrease of 3,873 hours. The decrease is due to the decline in the open grants over the past three years and the elimination of the quarterly Federal Financial Reporting requirements since all the JARC projects are 100% completed. However, after outreach by FTA program managers to respondents there are still 49 respondents with small amounts of funding left available in their program accounts. As a result of the 100% completion, the only information provided to FTA are annual Milestone Progress Reports (MPR’s). The JARC program was a competitive grant program aimed at improving access to employment and employment related activities for welfare recipients and low-income individuals. Toward this goal, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) provided financial assistance for transportation services that met the unique transportation needs of eligible low-income individuals. The respondents were private non-profit organizations, State or local governments, and operators of public transportation services including private operators of public transportation services. The program was repealed by Congress under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act in 2012. This is a mandatory collection of information as FTA must continue to collect information under the program management stage until the period of availability expires; the funds are fully expended; the funds are rescinded by Congress; or the funds are otherwise reallocated. Since being repealed, the number of respondents affected by this IC will continue to decrease until all funds are expired. There are currently 49 respondents that are required to continue reporting under the project management stage. The reports required under this program are submitted on an annual basis. The reports are submitted to the program manager and contain financial and project updates. This IC is only being renewed because there are still very small amounts of funding left sitting in respondents accounts for draw down. FTA must continue to collect information under the program management stage until the period of availability expires; the funds are fully expended; the funds are rescinded by Congress; or the funds are otherwise reallocated. Once all funds are fully expended and the reporting requirements expire, this information collection will be discontinued. |
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| 202202-2132-002 | Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs | DOT/FTA | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs
Key Information
Abstract
The information collection request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection under OMB control number 2132-0542 “Non-Discrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs. There have been no programmatic changes or burden changes since the last approval from OMB. However, this revision is a result of the previous submission to OMB erroneously listing the annual burden hours as 1,575. That was incorrect, the 1,575 hours is actually the burden hours per respondent not the total annual burden hours. The total annual burden hours is 83,475 (1,575 annual burden hours per respondent x 53 annual respondents). So, although neither the annual respondents nor the burden hour per response has changed since the previous submission, the revision in the 2022 ICR submission reflects FTA notating the data in the correct fields of the ROCIS table. This is a mandatory collection of information that requires that recipients of FTA funds submit Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) plans during the application stage. This requirement is necessary to assure that affirmative action is properly and earnestly undertaken by grant recipients and that project sponsors receiving financial assistance pursuant to a FTA-funded project shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. The information being collected is an EEO plan and analysis to ensure that the Civil Rights program requirements are met. No special form is used to collect this information. Each plan may differ in size and format, but each grantee’s plan must adhere to specific program requirements prior to receipt of funding assistance. An example of an EEO Plan has been included in the supplemental section of this ICR. |
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| 202110-0584-004 | National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms (FNS 543) (Renewal) | USDA/FNS | 2022-02-22 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
National Hunger Clearinghouse Database Forms (FNS 543) (Renewal)
Key Information
Abstract
To maintain and further develop the National Hunger Clearinghouse (NHC). NHC database information is updated yearly through the use of the simple database form FNS 543. |
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| 202106-0572-004 | Advance of Loan Funds and Budgetary Control and Related Burdens. | USDA/RUS | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Advance of Loan Funds and Budgetary Control and Related Burdens.
Key Information
Abstract
This collection provides the documentation needed to support advances of loan funds and related budgetary control issues. |
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| 202101-0572-002 | The Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program | USDA/RUS | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
The Rural Alaska Village Grant (RAVG) Program
Key Information
Abstract
The RAVG regulations are at 7 CFR Part 1784. Under the RAVG program, the Secretary may make grants to the State of Alaska for the benefit of rural or Native Villages in Alaska to provide for the development and construction of water and wastewater systems to improve the health and sanitation conditions in those villages. This collection involves the information collected from applicants, grantees, and consultants to the program. |
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| 202106-0572-006 | 7 CFR 1773, Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers | USDA/RUS | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
7 CFR 1773, Policy on Audits of RUS Borrowers
Key Information
Abstract
RUS relies on the information provided by the borrowers in their annual audited financial report to allow RUS to analyse the borrowers' financial strength and to act in a timely manner to protect the government's security interest by assisting the borrower in taking timely corrective action if accounting irregularities or financial downturns are detected. |
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| 202202-0648-004 | Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms | DOC/NOAA | 2022-02-22 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms
Key Information
Abstract
This request is for revision and extension of currently approved information collection 0648-0016. NMFS has existing regulations in 50 CFR part 622 and approved information collections under 0648-0016 that require specific recordkeeping and reporting from the fishing industry and associated communities to support scientifically based management actions to achieve NMFS’ stewardship responsibilities throughout the U.S. southeast region. Regulatory Amendment 29 effective July 15, 2020 would require at least one descending device to be on board and ready for use on commercial, for-hire, and private recreational vessels while fishing for or possessing snapper-grouper species in the South Atlantic. Most recently the Descend Act was passed, which added a new section 321 to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This requires commercial and recreational fishermen to possess a venting tool or descending device that is rigged and ready for use when fishing for reef fish in the Gulf Exclusive Economic Zone. Descending devices increase survivability from barotrauma, which is injury caused by internal gas expansion when reeled up from depth. In addition to being asked to report the number of fish released respondents would be asked to report the method used to release fish as part of their current logbook submissions. The purpose of asking respondents to distinguish between fish releases without descending devices, fish released with gas bladders vented, and fish released with descending devices is to provide data needed by NMFS to accurately account for fishing mortality when performing stock assessments. The proposed addition to collect information on the method used to release fish with descending devices would revise the currently approved information collections in OMB Control No. 0648-0016. NMFS seeks to revise this collection to add an additional question to the recreational Headboat part of the collection to make it more consistent with the data collected through the commercial discard logbook. |
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