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, or modify 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.
Note: Presidential Action influences are notated for ICRs received between January 20, 2025 and July 19, 2025.
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| 202106-2030-002 | Public Health Emergency Workplace Response System (Renewal) | EPA/OMS | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Public Health Emergency Workplace Response System (Renewal)
Key Information
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OMB Memorandum M-20-23, “Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the National Guidelines for Opening Up American Again,” dated April 20, 2020, requires employers to develop and implement policies and procedures for workforce contact tracing following an employee’s COVID-19 positive test. In doing so, M-20-23 requires symptomatic Federal employees and contractors to follow their Agency’s process if they are symptomatic or test positive for COVID-19. EPA’s processes will protect the anonymity and privacy of Federal employees and contractors, to the extent possible, while disclosing only the information necessary for agencies to take appropriate actions of notifying potentially affected employees and cleaning the facility. Additionally, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance entitled Get and Keep America Open, COVID-19 Contact Tracing is essential to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Furthermore, in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, public health leaders are calling for communities around the country to ramp up capacity and implement a massive contact tracing effort to control spread of the Coronavirus. The response and recovery from the effect of COVID-19 will continue to present Federal agencies with unprecedented challenges, as well as opportunities for improvement, that require new processes and practices such as COVID-19 Contact Tracing to keep the workforce and the public safe. As EPA plans to reconstitute the workforce, it is essential to have an internal EPA Contact Tracing Program that informs mission readiness and protects our workforce. |
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| 202106-2025-001 | Cross-Media Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule (Renewal) | EPA/OEI | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping Rule (Renewal)
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Abstract
The scope of this ICR is the electronic reporting components of CROMERR, which is designed to: (i) allow EPA to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, technology-neutral framework for electronic reporting across all EPA programs; (iii) allow EPA programs to offer electronic reporting as they become ready for CROMERRR; and (iv) provide states with a streamlined process--together with a uniform set of standards--for approval of their electronic reporting provisions for all their EPA-authorized programs. Responses to the collection of information are voluntary. In order to accommodate CBI, the information collected must be in accordance with the confidentiality regulations set forth in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Additionally, EPA will ensure that the information collection procedures comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the OMB Circular 108. |
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| 202103-0578-001 | Long Term Contracting | USDA/NRCS | 2021-06-30 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Long Term Contracting
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The purpose of the Long-Term Contracting information collection is to provide for those programs to extend financial and technical assistance through easements and long-term contracts to landowners and others. |
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| 202106-2040-003 | EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal) | EPA/OW | 2021-06-30 | Historical Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
EPA's WaterSense Program (Renewal)
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WaterSense is a voluntary program designed to create self-sustaining markets for water-efficient products and services via a common label. The program provides incentives for manufacturers and builders to design, produce, and market water-efficient products and homes. The program also encourages consumers and commercial and institutional purchasers of water-using products and systems to choose water-efficient products and use water-efficient practices. As part of strategic planning efforts, EPA encourages programs to develop meaningful performance measures, set ambitious targets, and link budget expenditures to results. Data collected under this ICR will assist WaterSense in demonstrating results and carrying out evaluation efforts to ensure continual program improvement. In addition, the data will help EPA estimate water and energy savings and inform future product categories and specifications. All shipment and sales data submitted by WaterSense manufacturer and retailer/distributor partners are collected as confidential business information (CBI) using the procedures outlined in the WaterSense CBI security plan under the Clean Water Act. |
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| 202106-3220-001 | Claimant Appeal Under the Railroad Retirement Act or Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act | RRB | 2021-06-30 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Claimant Appeal Under the Railroad Retirement Act or Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
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Abstract
Under Section 7(b)(3) of the Railroad Retirement Act and Section 5(c) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, a person aggrieved by a decision on his or her application for an annuity or other benefit has the right to appeal to the RRB. The collection provides the means for the appeal action. |
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| 202105-0960-009 | Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment | SSA | 2021-06-30 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Claimant's Recent Medical Treatment
Key Information
Authorizing Statutes
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When DDSs deny a claim at the reconsideration level, the claimant has a right to request a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). For the hearing, SSA asks the claimant to complete and return the HA-4631 if the claimant’s file does not reflect a current, complete medical history as the claimant proceeds through the appeals process. ALJs must obtain the information to update and complete the record and to verify the accuracy of the information. Through this process, ALJs can ascertain whether the claimant’s situation changed. The ALJs and hearing office staff use the response to make arrangements for consultative examination(s) and the attendance of any expert witnesses, if appropriate. During the hearing, the ALJ offers any completed questionnaires as exhibits and may use them to: (1) Refresh the claimant’s memory, and (2) shape their questions. The respondents are claimants requesting hearings on entitlement to Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits or SSI payments. |
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| 202106-2080-002 | Application for Reference and Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal) | EPA/ORD | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Application for Reference and Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal)
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To determine compliance with the NAAQS, State air monitoring agencies are required to use, in their air quality monitoring networks, air monitoring methods that have been formally designated by the EPA as either reference or equivalent methods under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A manufacturer or seller of an air monitoring method (e.g. an air monitoring sampler or analyzer) that seeks to obtain such EPA designation of one of its products must carry out prescribed tests of the method. The test results and other information must then be submitted to the EPA in the form of an application for a reference or equivalent method determination in accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The EPA uses this information, under the provisions of Part 53, to determine whether the particular method should be designated as either a reference or equivalent method. After a method is designated, the applicant must also maintain records of the names and mailing addresses of all ultimate purchasers of all analyzers or samplers sold as designated methods under the method designation. If the method designated is a method for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5), the applicant must also submit a checklist signed by an ISO-certified auditor to indicate that the samplers or analyzers sold as part of the designated method are manufactured in an ISO 9001-registered facility. Also, an applicant must submit a minor application to seek approval for any proposed modifications to previously designated methods. |
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| 202105-1600-001 | Various contract related forms that will be included in the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation | DHS | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Various contract related forms that will be included in the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation
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This information collection associated with the forms are necessary in order to implement applicable parts of the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (48 CFR Chapter 30). The forms under this collection of information request are used by offerors, contractors, and the general public to comply with requirements in contracts awarded by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the information collected is used by contracting officers to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of DHS contracts. These forms will be used by contractors and/or contract employees during contract administration to collect the following: DHS Forms 0700-01, 0700-02 and 0700-03 are used to collect information when applicable and prior to contract closure to determine whether there are excess funds are available for deobligation versus remaining (payable) funds on contracts; assignment or transfer all rights, title, and interest to the Government; and release from liability. The contracting officer obtains the listed DHS Forms 0700-01, 0700-02 and 0700-03 from the contractor for closeout, as applicable. DHS Form 0700-04 is used by contractor employees for claims for unpaid wages. |
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| 202106-3220-004 | Request to Non-Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitants Work and Earnings | RRB | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Request to Non-Railroad Employer for Information About Annuitants Work and Earnings
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Under the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA), benefits are not payable if an annuitant works for an employer covered under the RRA or last non-railroad employer. The collection obtains information regarding an annuitant's work and earnings from a non-railroad employer. The information is used to determine whether benefits should be withheld. |
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| 202106-3220-002 | Application for Benefits Due but Unpaid at Death | RRB | 2021-06-30 | Historical Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Application for Benefits Due but Unpaid at Death
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The collection obtains the information needed by the Railroad Retirement Board to pay benefits accrued under section 2(g) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, but not paid because of the death of the employee. |
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| 202106-2020-001 | Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal) | EPA/OECA | 2021-06-30 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report (Renewal)
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Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that each state that has primary enforcement authority under the Act shall prepare, make readily available to the public, and submit to the Administrator of EPA, an annual report of violations of national primary drinking water regulations in the state. The states' reports are to include violations of maximum contaminant levels, treatment requirements, variances and exemptions, and monitoring requirements determined to be significant by the Administrator after consultation with the states. To minimize a States burden in preparing its annual statutorily-required report, EPA issued guidance that explains what Section 1414(c)(3)(A) requires and provides model language and reporting templates. EPA also annually makes available to the States a computer query that generates for each State (from information States are already separately required to submit to EPAs national database on a quarterly basis) the required violations information in a table consistent with the reporting template in EPAs guidance. |
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| 202106-0572-003CF | Form SF-424A, “Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs” | USDA/RUS | 2021-06-29 | Active | RCF New
Form SF-424A, “Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs”
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| 202106-0572-004CF | Form SF-424B, “Assurances--Non-construction Programs” | USDA/RUS | 2021-06-29 | Active | RCF New
Form SF-424B, “Assurances--Non-construction Programs”
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| 202106-0572-002CF | Form SF- 424, “Application for Federal Assistance” | USDA/RUS | 2021-06-29 | Active | RCF New
Form SF- 424, “Application for Federal Assistance”
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| 202101-1084-001 | Documenting, Managing and Preserving DOI Museum Property Housed in Non-Federal Repositories | DOI/OAPM | 2021-06-29 | Active | Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Documenting, Managing and Preserving DOI Museum Property Housed in Non-Federal Repositories
Key Information
Authorizing Statutes
16 USC 470aaa-470aaa–11 (View Law) 16 USC 461-467 (View Law) 16 USC 18f (View Law) 16 USC 431-433 (View Law) 25 USC 3001-3013 (View Law) 40 USC 524 (View Law) 16 USC 1 et seq. (View Law) 16 USC 470 et seq. (View Law) 16 USC 469-469c (View Law) 16 USC 470aa-mm (View Law) Abstract
The Department of the Interior (DOI) manages an estimated 74 million objects and scientific specimens, and over 91,000 linear feet of archives in trust for the American public. This diverse collection consists of archaeological artifacts, archives, biological specimens, ethnographic objects, fine arts, geological specimens, historic objects, and paleontological specimens that are held by the Department’s bureaus and offices (bureaus). This information collection request is directed to non-Federal repositories that house DOI museum collections. The information that DOI obtains, on a voluntary basis, concerns DOI museum collections held at non-Federal repositories. Receipt of this information supports the Department’s management of its museum collections for public benefit, including preservation, protection, access, and use, as well as where applicable, compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Although the majority of DOI’s documented collections are housed in bureau facilities across the nation, at least 10 percent are located at approximately 970 non-Federal repositories, primarily state, tribal, and local museums and university departments. Most of the DOI museum artifacts, specimens, and archives housed in non-Federal repositories resulted from projects on Federal lands, and include collections from the disciplines of archaeology, biology, geology, and paleontology, as well as associated project documentation. |
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| 202106-0572-001 | 7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program | USDA/RUS | 2021-06-29 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
7 CFR 1780, Water and Waste Loan and Grant Program
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This regulation promulgated the policies and procedures for the Water and Waste loan and grant program. The Water and Waste loan and grant program provides loans and grants to fund the development of drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas with populations of up to 10,000 residents. |
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| 202106-0584-004CF | Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) | USDA/FNS | 2021-06-25 | Active | RCF New
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B)
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| 202106-0584-005CF | Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) | USDA/FNS | 2021-06-25 | Active | RCF New
Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C)
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| 202104-0960-003 | Claim for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Beneficiary | SSA | 2021-06-25 | Active | Revision of a currently approved collection
Claim for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Beneficiary
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Section 204(d) of the Act provides that if an individual dies before payment under Title II is complete, or before a Medicare premium refund is due, SSA will pay the amount due (including the amount of any check not negotiated) to people who meet specified qualifications under an order of priority. When a Social Security payment, or Medicare premium, was due to a deceased beneficiary at the time of death, and there is insufficient information in the file to identify the people entitled to the payment, or their addresses, SSA asks the surviving spouse, next of kin, or legal representative of the estate to complete Form SSA-1724, Claim for Amounts Due in the Case of a Deceased Beneficiary. SSA collects the information when a surviving child(ren), parent(s), or spouse is not already entitled to a monthly benefit on the same earnings record, or is not filing for a lump-sum death payment as a former spouse. SSA uses the information Form SSA-1724 provides to ensure proper payment of an underpayment due to a deceased beneficiary. The respondents are applicants for Title II underpayments or Medicare premium refunds owed to deceased beneficiaries. |
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| 202106-0584-003CF | Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) | USDA/FNS | 2021-06-25 | Active | RCF New
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A)
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