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Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Application, and Withdrawal of Application or Declination of Placement Form

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The Refugee Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-212, 8 U.S.C. 1522, amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a domestic refugee resettlement program that provides assistance and services to refugees resettling in the United States. With the enactment of this legislation, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) established comprehensive requirements for a State-administered refugee resettlement program including child welfare services to unaccompanied refugee minors. The Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) Program currently operates in 14 states and the District of Columbia and provides the same range of child welfare benefits and services available to other foster children in those states as well as services required by ORR regulation and policy guidance. Originally, the URM Program provided services for refugee minors arriving from overseas unaccompanied by a parent or adult relative. Over the years Congress passed laws making other special populations already in the United States eligible for the URM Program. A completed URM Program Application must be submitted to ORR for eligibility determination, initiation of placement efforts, and approval to enter the URM Program. In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

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8 USC 1522(d)	View Law

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PPS-exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program (CMS-10431)

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Section 3005 of the Affordable Care Act authorizes the establishment of a quality reporting program for PPS-exempt cancer hospitals (PCHs). This is an update to the previously approved PCHQR Program PRA submission. In the FY 2025 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we are proposing to adopt the Patient Safety Structural measure into the PCHQR Program measure set beginning with the CY 2025 reporting period/FY 2027 program year. For this measure, PCHs will be required to submit measure data via CDC’s NHSN. We are also proposing to modify the HCAHPS Survey beginning with the CY 2025 reporting period/FY 2027 program year.

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Pub.L. 111 - 48 3005	View Law

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Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant Program Data Reporting

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The Voluntary Agencies Matching Grant (MG) Program Data Reporting was approved by OMB in February, 2024. Under this data collection, resettlement agencies submit MG Program data to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Upon OMB approval of the collection, the Refugee Arrivals Data System (RADS) team within ORR began building the new reporting module in ORR’s database. Over the course of building the database system, ORR program staff and RADS teams identified minor technical changes needed to accurately capture the approved information. Changes were approved through a nonsubstantive change request, including updated options to certain drop-down menus or acceptable values, clarification to instructions for certain fields, or correction to conflicting guidance within the instructions. In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

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Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Case Study

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On March 17, 2023, we received OMB approval to conduct a descriptive case study for the Culture of Continuous Learning Project: Case Study (OMB #0970-0605). The purpose of this project is to document the factors that contribute to the feasibility of implementing the Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) quality improvement methodology in Head Start and child care centers. The OMB-approved information collection includes: (1) implementation materials (e.g., worksheets); (2) key informant interviews; (3) focus groups with key staff, teachers, and parents; and (4) surveys with administrators, teachers, staff, and parents. In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

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42 USC 9844	View Law

Pub.L. 113 - 186 8	View Law

42 USC 9835	View Law

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Evaluation of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Pediatric Mental Health Care Access and Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Programs Project

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This information collection will be used to evaluate the Pediatric Mental Health Care Access (PMHCA) Program and the Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (MMHSUD) Program. The evaluation will be used to study the efforts of PMHCA and MMHSUD programs to achieve key outcomes (e.g., increase in access to behavioral health services; HPs trained; identification of community-based resources, including counselors or family service providers) and to measure whether and to what extent awardee programs are associated with changes in these outcomes. The evaluation will examine changes over time within and/or across PMHCA and MMHSUD programs, regarding PMHCA- and MMHSUD-enrolled/participating HPs’ and practices’ (1) capacity to address patients’ behavioral health and access to behavioral health care, through screening, assessment, treatment, and referral for behavioral health conditions, and (2) use of program services (i.e., consultation, care coordination, training).

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Pub.L. 114 - 255 10002	View Law

Pub.L. 117 - 2 2712	View Law

Pub.L. 117 - 159 11005	View Law

42 USC 247b-13a	View Law

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Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities

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This information collection request (ICR) is for a revision to the umbrella Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities. The current expiration date is November 30, 2023. The overall proposed purposes, uses, and scope of the umbrella remain unchanged. The only changes are to the burden estimates, as described in sections A12 and A15. The Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities allows Administration for Children and Families (ACF) program offices to collect standardized information from recipients that receive Federal funds to ensure oversight, evaluation, support purposes, and stewardship of Federal funds. The information is necessary to ensure compliance with Federal and programmatic requirements, monitor progress on recipient activities, and determine and respond to recipient needs such as Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA). ACF is primarily a grant-making agency that promotes the economic and social well-being of families, children, individuals and communities with partnerships, funding, guidance, T/TA. ACF program offices have evolving monitoring needs, dependent on both internal and external factors, such as but not limited to: current grantee activities, needs; uses of federal funds; changes to aspects of programs based on statutory authority, federal regulations or policy, and/or Congressional appropriations; availability of program office funds for site visits (v. desk monitoring); matters of importance related to national health and safety needs of the public, or other events that lead to program changes. There are times when standardized collections of information would be helpful for program offices as they monitor recipient activities and needs. This generic clearance allows program offices the flexibility to create tailored information collections based on current circumstances and to receive approval for these in a timely manner. This is important to allow for ACF’s: • monitoring of compliance with federal practice, guidelines and requirements, • quick understanding of and remediation to national, regional, and/or site-specific issues, • provision of support as needed, • accurate assessment of the efficiency and efficacy of recipient activities • documentation of promising practice, innovative services, and program strengths • flexible and responsive oversight of federal funds May 2025 NonSub Change: In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo (May 29, 2025).

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West Coast Fisheries Participation Survey

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The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is submitting this non-substantive change request in order to bring the demographic questions in line with the OPM issued memorandum titled, "Initial Guidance Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women. The only change was to remove the question regarding the applicability of EO 13985. This change is minor and does not affect the public burden.

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16 USC 1801 et seq.	View Law

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NWS Fire Weather Social and Behavioral Sciences Research

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The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration is submitting this non-substantive change request in order to bring the demographic questions in line with the OPM issued memorandum titled, "Initial Guidance Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women. The only change was to question 10.8 to reflect that NOAA is collecting ‘sex’ information and to remove two response options. This change is minimal and does not change the public burden.

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Pub.L. 117 - 43 Title 2	View Law

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State Plan for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement

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In order for a State or Replacement Designee (RD) to receive refugee resettlement assistance funds, it must submit a plan that meets the requirements of 8 U.S.C. 1522 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) [Title IV, Sec. 412 of the Act] for each state agency requesting federal funding for refugee resettlement under 8 U.S.C. 524 [Title IV, Sec. 414 of the Act]) and 45 CFR Part 400. The State Plan Template for Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement provides states and RDs with the required components and mandatory sequence of a State Plan. The collection is necessary for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to ensure that a state or RD administering an ORR-funded refugee assistance program has prepared a plan that meets the requirements of 45 CFR Part 400. In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

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Pub.L. 96 - 212 412	View Law

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Annual Survey of Refugees

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The Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) helps the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) meet its congressional reporting requirements, as specified in The Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, [8 U.S.C. 1523]). From the time of their arrival in the United States, refugees are eligible for social services, including means-tested public assistance, according to eligibility criteria established by the locality in which they are resettled. Following an initial 90-day reception period funded by the U.S. Department of State, ACF, through ORR, provides transitional resettlement assistance through a network of national non-profit grantees and their local affiliates. In many cases, these services are expected to end after an 8-month resettlement period. By that time, refugees are expected to be transitioned to mainstream social services or to self-sufficiency. The design of the resettlement program means that ORR has limited administrative information on refugees’ experiences after the 8-month resettlement period. The information collected through the ASR generates national population estimates of refugee labor force participation, public benefits receipt, English language acquisition, and conversion to legal permanent residency to meet Congressional reporting requirements. Given that ORR does not have access to cross-program administrative data on refugees’ participation in state-provided services, a representative survey is the most resource-efficient way to meet ORR’s annual reporting requirements, laid out in the Refugee Act of 1980. In particular, descriptive information from the survey is used to meet the requirement of 413(b)(1): “an updated profile of the employment and labor force statistics for refugees who have entered the United States within the five-fiscal-year period immediately preceding the fiscal year within which the report is to be made.” Descriptive information from the survey is also used alongside quantitative and qualitative data collected during program administration to meet the requirements of 413(b)(5): “the extent to which (A) the services provided under this chapter are assisting refugees in achieving economic self-sufficiency, achieving ability in English, and achieving employment commensurate with their skills and abilities.” This request covers the following administrations of the ASR: ASR 2023 (to be fielded spring 2024), ASR 2024 (to be fielded spring 2025), and ASR 2025 (to be fielded spring 2026). In January 2025, the current Administration released multiple Executive Orders (EO) and memoranda requiring updates to information collections that request gender and/or gender identity, to only request “Sex” with the options Male/Female. Additionally, presidential actions focused on the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-specific activities. To be responsive to the new administration, ACF is submitting change requests for a number of implicated information collections. This request is specific to updates related to a recent presidential action, as detailed in the accompanying Justification for a NonSubstantive Change Memo.

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Pub.L. 96 - 212 413(a)	View Law

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SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT)

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In an effort to continue to meet Government Performance and Results Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010 reporting requirements and to align performance reporting requirements with other parts of the Federal Statistical System, SAMHSA will combine and align the existing client-level performance instrument for the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and National Outcomes Measures (NOMs) instrument for the SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), and (2) create a two-component tool that will allow for a client (or caregiver) self-administered questionnaire (called SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) – C: Client or Caregiver Form or ‘SUPRT-C’) and a grantee completion of administrative data (called SAMHSA Unified Performance Reporting Tool (SUPRT) – A: Administrative Report or ‘SUPRT-A’).

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5 USC 1105(a)(29)	View Law

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Automobile Parts Tariff Offset

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On March 26, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10908 (90 FR 14705), “Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States,” (Proclamation 10908) finding that imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts continue to threaten to impair the national security of the United States and imposing specified tariffs to adjust imports of automobiles and certain automobile parts so that such imports will not threaten to impair national security pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“Section 232”). Section 232 authorizes the President to adjust the imports of an article and its derivatives that are being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States so that such imports will not threaten to impair national security. Proclamation 10908 imposed a 25 percent tariff on certain imports of automobiles, effective April 3, 2025, and certain imports of automobile parts, effective May 3, 2025. On April 29, 2025, the President issued Proclamation 10925 (90 FR 18899), which allowed for automobile manufactures assembling automobiles in the United States to apply for an import adjustment offset amount, which would offset certain tariff liability under Proclamation 10908 on imports of automobile parts. Proclamation 10925 required that within 30 days of the date of the order the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) shall establish a process by which automobile manufacturers could submit documentation supporting eligibility and a claim for an import adjustment offset amount. A prepared notice announces procedures for administration of the import adjustment offset amount program, including application, documentation, and certification requirements, eligibility conditions, and coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This notice establishes procedures for submission and review of such documentation by the Department of Commerce (Department), and the establishment of this notice has resulted in this new IC request.Emergency Justfication:The collection of information is needed to meet requirements described in Proclamation 10925 (90 FR 18899), issued by the President on April 29, 2025, which allowed for automobile manufactures assembling automobiles in the United States to apply for an import adjustment offset amount, which would offset certain tariff liability under Proclamation 10908 on imports of automobile parts. Proclamation 10925 required that within 30 days of the date of the order the Secretary of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) shall establish a process by which automobile manufacturers could submit documentation supporting eligibility for an import adjustment offset amount. A prepared notice announces procedures for administration of the import adjustment offset amount program, including application, documentation, and certification requirements, eligibility conditions, and coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The establishment of this notice has resulted in this new IC request.

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Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens

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The Application/ Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition By Nonimmigrant Aliens - ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D) is used by nonimmigrant aliens to temporarily import firearms and ammunition into the United States for hunting or other sporting purposes.

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Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire

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The Explosives Employee Possessor Questionnaire - ATF Form 5400.28 will be used to determine if an individual is qualified to serve as an employee possessor, who can ship, transport, receive, and/or possess materials for an explosives business or operation.

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18 USC 842	View Law

18 USC 843	View Law

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Application for Federal Firearms License

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Section 922 of Chapter 44 of Title 18 requires persons wishing to be licensed to complete ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/ 7CR (5310.16) and for persons wishing to be added as a responsible person to complete Part B of ATF Form 7 (5310.12A)/ 7CR (5310.16) to certify compliance with the provisions of the law for the FFL business.

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18 USC 923	View Law

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List of Responsible Persons

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All holders of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) explosives licensees or permits must report identifying information for each responsible person (RP) and possessor of explosives to ATF. Subsequent changes to their list of RPs must be reported to ATF within 30 days.

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18 USC 843	View Law

Pub.L. 107 - 296 Title XI, Subtitle C	View Law

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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Online Reporting Tool (CORT)

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The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Online Reporting Tool (CORT) instruments will be used to monitor CSAP discretionary grant programs through administration of a suite of data collection instruments for grant compliance and programmatic performance monitoring. This request for data collection will replace OMB No. 0930-0354: Division of State Programs – Management Reporting Tool. Data collected through the CORT will provide critical information to SAMHSA’s Government Project Officers related to grant oversight, including barriers and facilitators that the grantees have experienced, and an understanding of the technical assistance needed to help grantees implement their programs. The information also provides a mechanism to ensure grantees are meeting the requirements of the grant funding announcement as outlined in their notice of grant award. In addition, the tool reflects CSAP’s desire to elicit pertinent program level data that can be used not only to guide future programs and practices, but also to respond to stakeholder, congressional and agency inquiries

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42 USC 516	View Law

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Incident Reporting for the Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau

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The ORR Unaccompanied Alien Children Bureau (UACB) provides care and custody for unaccompanied alien children until they can be safely released to a sponsor, repatriated to their home country, or obtain legal status. ORR funds residential care provider facilities that provide temporary housing and other services to children in ORR custody. Generally, care provider facilities are State- licensed (with the exception of those located in states unwilling to consider them for licensure and temporary influx care facilities) and must meet ORR requirements to ensure a high-level quality of care. Services provided at care provider facilities include, but are not limited to, education, recreation, vocational training, acculturation, nutrition, medical, mental health, legal, and case management. ORR uses several forms directly related to the care of unaccompanied alien children. The forms in this information collection allow ORR to ensure that serious issues are elevated to ORR and that all incidents, and responses to such incidents, are documented and resolved in a way that protects the interests of unaccompanied alien children. ORR is in the process of reorganizing its information collections to better manage its large portfolio of forms. As part of that reorganization effort, ORR is submitting this request to transfer six existing forms (with revisions) currently approved under OMB# 0970-0547 under a new OMB control number.

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6 USC 279	View Law

8 USC 1232	View Law

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Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program Performance Analysis Study (SRAE PAS) [Descriptive Study - Performance Measures]

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The goal of the SRAE PAS is to collect performance measures data from SRAE grant recipients and their program participants ages 10–20 on: the characteristics of youth involved in programming; youth sexual behavior, sexual behavior intentions, and behaviors relevant to the success sequence; the range of services youth receive; program structure, cost, and support for implementation; program attendance, reach, and dosage; how programs addressed the A–F topics; and youth outcomes at program exit. The performance measures have and will continue to allow both the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) program office and grant recipients to monitor and report on progress in implementing SRAE programs and informs technical assistance. 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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42 USC 710	View Law

42 USC 1310	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 352 1115	View Law

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[NCHS] National Health Interview Survey

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DHIS collects on an annual basis, statistically valid data on the amount, distribution, and effects of illness and disability in the population and on the utilization of health care services for such conditions. NHIS data are used widely throughout the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to monitor trends in illness and disability and to track progress toward achieving many of the health objectives for the nation. This Revision includes updated Survey information and burden edits. The current design of the NHIS questionnaire, implemented in 2019, features a rotational schedule consisting of annual core, rotating core, emerging content, and sponsored content modules. This change request is submitted to adhere to recent executive orders.

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Pub.L. 107 - 347 511	View Law

42 USC 242	View Law

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Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity and Required Data Elements for the Paternity Establishment Affidavit

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This request is for an extension of an approved information collection: Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity and Required Data Elements for the Paternity Establishment Affidavit (OMB #0970-0171). The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is proposing minor changes to the burden estimate as last updated in 2020. Section 466(a)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act requires States to enact laws ensuring a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity via an affidavit. The State must provide that, before a mother and putative father can sign a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, the mother and putative father must be given notice, orally and in writing of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights (including any rights, if one parent is a minor, due to minority status) and responsibilities of acknowledging paternity. One affidavit needs to be filled out for each paternity established and the information cannot be provided any less frequently than once to each mother and putative father. The development and use of an affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity would include the minimum requirements specified by the Secretary and to give full faith and credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State according to its procedures. 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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42 USC 652	View Law

42 USC 666	View Law

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45 CFR 303.7 - Provision of Services in Intergovernmental IV-D; Federally Approved Forms

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The federally-approved intergovernmental forms are used to facilitate interstate child support case processing when more than one state child support agency is involved, estimated to be in about 15-25% of child support cases. Use of these federal forms is required by 45 CFR 303.7(a)(4) and Section 311(b) of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (state law that states must adopt as a condition of receiving federal funding for child support). This information collection was first approved in 1988 and has evolved over time. The current set of forms will expire in February 2026. Currently, there are 13 intergovernmental forms each addressing different case processing actions that may be needed in a case. Some of the forms are for agency use only, while some may be completed by private individuals or entities involved in the case. For a list of the forms, see the OCSS website: Intergovernmental Child Support Enforcement Forms | The Administration for Children and Families (hhs.gov). Many families receiving child support services may be English-language learners for whom forms in English are a barrier to receiving effective services. Over the years, states have asked OCSS for translated versions of the forms, especially to serve the large numbers of Spanish-speaking families in many states. According to 2019 Census data, as many as 41 million people speak Spanish in their homes in the U.S. Better serving these families with translated forms aligns with Secretary Becerra’s commitment to improve and provide language access services to English-language learners (i.e., individuals with Limited English Proficiency) under Executive Orders 13166, 13985, and 14031. 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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42 USC 666(f)	View Law

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Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program Monitoring

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The TTA data collection is designed to monitor performance for fourteen (14) SAMHSA programs that offer information, tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders. The programs monitored under the TTA data collection are: the Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs), the Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTCs), the Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTCs), the Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA), the Expansion of Practitioner’s Education (PRAC-Ed), The Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (CSS-SMI), the Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI), the National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (NCEED), the Provider’s Clinical Support System - Medication Assisted Treatment (PCSS-MAT), the Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC), the National Peer-Run Training and TA Center for Addiction Recovery Peer Support (APR-CoE), the Family Support Center of Excellence (FAM-CoE) and the Centers of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities (CoE-BD Disparities).

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42 USC 501	View Law

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[NCHHSTP] The STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)

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The STD Surveillance Network provides critical clinical, demographic and behavioral information through enhanced and sentinel surveillance among people diagnosed with gonorrhea, syphilis and those persons seeking care at STD clinics in order to enhance STD surveillance data, to inform a more comprehensive understanding of epidemiologic trends and determinants of STDs of interest, monitor public health program impact and provide a more robust evidence base for directing public health action. This change request is to adhere to recent executive orders.

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Pub.L. 301 - 356 301.[241](a)	View Law

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National Medical Support Notice - Part A

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The Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) developed the National Medical Support Notice (NMSN) Part A as a standard, required form for child support agencies to use to ensure dependent children are enrolled in available employer-sponsored medical coverage, if required by a support order. The NMSN Part A was most recently approved on 11/22/2022 and the current expiration date is11/30/2025. Currently, child support agencies download the paper NMSN form from the OCSS website, complete the form manually, and exchange NMSNs with employer partners by U.S. mail. Some states (e.g. TX) allow employers to retrieve the NMSN from their employer portal but there are not many states that do so. Currently, states send the completed NMSN to employers via U.S. mail, the employer responds to the state child support agencies by U.S. mail, and employers send the NMSN to their plan administrators, also by U.S. mail. OCSS developed an electronic option for child support agencies to exchange NMSNs with employer partners. To exchange that information, OCSS created the e-NMSN record specifications to accompany the currently approved NMSN Part A. With the electronic e-NMSN process, states, employers, and plan administrators may exchange the documents electronically without using the U.S. mail, thereby saving time and mailing costs. Note that use of the e-NMSN electronic reporting process will not change any of the data elements collected under the currently approved NMSN Part A. Adding the newly developed e-NMSN record specifications to the NMSN Part A allows states and tribes to program their systems to send the notice electronically to employers participating in e-NMSN. The electronic process reduces the time for states and tribes to send and employers to receive and process medical support orders allowing coverage for children to begin much sooner. This e-NMSN process is voluntary for all states, tribes, and employers. 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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29 USC 1169	View Law

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Pub.L. 105 - 200 401(c) Section 609	View Law

42 USC 666	View Law

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