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National Compensation Survey

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Under the National Compensation Survey (NCS), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) currently uses the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and Occupational Employment Statistics (OEWS) to provide grade and local wage data required by the President's Pay Agent to comply with the requirements of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA). The President's Pay Agent uses these data to recommend pay increases for Federal General Schedule workers; NCS data produces the Employment Cost Index which is designated a Principal Federal Economic Indicator under OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 3. NCS data is used to produce the ECI, the Employer Cost for Employee Compensation (ECEC) and data for the President's Pay Agent.

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5 USC 5304	View Law

5 USC 5318	View Law

2 USC 4501	View Law

29 USC 2b	View Law

5 USC 5303	View Law

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NESHAP for Taconite Iron Ore Processing (40 CFR part 63 subpart RRRRR) (Proposed Rule)

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he National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Taconite Iron Ore Processing was proposed on December 18, 2002 and promulgated on October 30, 2003. The NESHAP is codified at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRRRR. The regulations apply to existing facilities and new facilities that either emit or has the potential to emit any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) at a rate of 9.07 megagrams (10 tons) or more per year or any combination of HAP at a rate of 22.68 megagrams (25 tons) or more per year from all emission sources at the plant site. Affected sources include each new or existing ore crushing and handling operation, ore dryer, indurating furnace, and finished pellet handling operation. The pollutants regulated include HAP metals, using particulate matter (PM) as a surrogate. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of the original proposal (December 18, 2002). The NESHAP was last amended in 2020 as part of the residual risk and technology review of the regulation (85 FR 45476, July 28, 2020). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add emission standards for mercury, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen fluoride for taconite iron ore indurating furnaces and to require additional notifications and reports to help ensure compliance with the proposed standards. This ICR package summaries the estimated burden and costs for the proposed amendments In general, all NESHAP require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. Owners/operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any failures to meet applicable standards, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. In addition to the notifications, a semiannual report is also required. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all sources subject to NESHAP. Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at least 5 years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated state or local authority. In the event there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the United States EPA regional office.

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42 USC 7401 et.seq.	View Law

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Registration under the Commodity Exchange Act

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The Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”) requires commodity interest market intermediaries and participants to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”), including: Futures commission merchants and introducing brokers (7 U.S.C. 6d); Commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors (7 U.S.C. 6(1)); Retail foreign exchange dealers (7 U.S.C. 2(c)); Associated persons (7 U.S.C. 6k); Floor traders or floor brokers (7 U.S.C. 6e); and Swap dealers and major swap participants (7 U.S.C. 6s(a)). The CFTC uses various forms (Forms 7-R, 8-R, 7-W and 8-T) for registration (and withdrawal therefrom) (the “Registration Forms”). OMB Control No. 3038-0023 applies to the Registration Forms for registration of persons other than swap dealers and major swap participants.

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7 USC 6e, 6f, 6k, 6m, 6n, 6s	View Law

7 USC 12a	View Law

7 USC 13c	View Law

Pub.L. 110 - 246 122 Stat., 1651, 2189-2204	View Law

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High Frequency Surveys Program Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (March and May 2026)

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The High-Frequency Surveys Program was established as a natural progression from the creation of the Household Pulse Survey. The Census Bureau developed the Household Pulse Survey to produce near real-time data in a time of urgent and acute need to inform federal and state action in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Changes in the measures over time provided insight into individuals’ experiences on social and economic dimensions during the period of the pandemic. It has evolved to include content on other emergent social and economic issues facing households and is designed to supplement the federal statistical system’s traditional benchmark data products with a new data source that provides relevant and timely information based on a high-quality sample frame, data integration, and cooperative expertise. In January 2025, the HPS and CHP will be relaunched as the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS). The HTOPS will continue the strong tradition of the HPS by rapidly providing insight into national events that have social and economic impacts on U.S. households. It will complement more traditional federal surveys by producing data much closer to real time as the events develop and with the new longitudinal design, have the ability to track changes over time. Along with HPS content, the survey will enable the Census Bureau to address research and content development needs for its census and survey programs. The HTOPS will be one more tool among the Census Bureau's data collection efforts to provide the nation with quality, up-to-date information that informs our future.

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13 USC 8(b), 182, 193, 141	View Law

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Behavioral Health Integration Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program Integration Telehealth Evidence Collection Tool

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Administered by HRSA’s Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), the Behavioral Health Integration Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Program integrates behavioral health services into primary care settings using telehealth technology. The information HRSA will collect through this new ICR will be used to measure the effectiveness of grantees’ telebehavioral services and monitor progress toward program goals.

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Restraint and Seclusion Standards for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (CMS-R-306)

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Psychiatric residential treatment facilities are required to report deaths, serious injuries and attempted suicides to State Medicaid Agency and Protection and Advocacy Organization. Also required to provide residents restraint and seclusion policy in writing, and to document resident record of all activities involving use of restraint and seclusion.

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42 USC 483.350	View Law

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(CMS-10578) Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers

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In response to past terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and the subsequent national need to refine the nation’s strategy to handle emergency situations, there continues to be a coordinated effort across Federal agencies to establish a foundation for development and expansion of emergency preparedness systems. This information collection captures the burden necessary to support the development and implementation of emergency preparedness requirements that will be consistent and enforceable across 17 affected Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers. We obtained the data used in this discussion on the number of the various Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers from Medicare’s Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CASPER) as of , 2015.June 1, 2016. We have not included data for health care facilities that are not Medicare and/or Medicaid certified. This information collection consists primarily of the review, revision, and/or development of emergency plans, policies and procedures, and training and testing materials to ensure on-going compliance with the requirements contained in the regulation, discussed above.

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42 USC 1396r	View Law

42 USC 1395i	View Law

42 USC 1395x	View Law

42 USC 1396d	View Law

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State Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control Sample Selection Lists and Supporting Regulations

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The Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) program provides states and the District of Columbia (hereinafter, “states”) a unique opportunity to improve the quality and accuracy of their Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility determinations. The MEQC program is intended to complement the Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) program by ensuring state operations make accurate and timely eligibility determinations so that Medicaid and CHIP services are appropriately provided to eligible individuals.

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42 USC 1396b	View Law

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Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (CMS-10653)

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Each organization seeking to be treated as an eligible organization that wishes to use the optional accommodation process offered under these final rules must either use the EBSA Form 700 method of self-certification or provide notice to HHS of its religious objection to coverage of all or a subset of contraceptive services.

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Pub.L. 111 - 148 1001	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 148 1563	View Law

42 USC 300gg-13	View Law

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ORR-6 Semi-Annual Performance Report

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The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision to the ORR-6 Performance Report (OMB Control No. 0970-0036). The ORR-6 collects participation and performance data for refugee assistance programs including Refugee Cash Assistance, Refugee Medical Assistance, Medical Screening, Refugee Support Services (RSS), RSS Set-Asides, including the Annual Service Plan and the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program. This extension with revisions includes modifications to data collection instruments and instructions to improve data quality, reduce respondent burden, clarify reporting requirements, and align with current program operations and eligible populations.

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8 USC 1522(b)(7)	View Law

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Cable Carriage of Television Broadcast Stations: Section 76.56(a) Carriage of qualified noncommercial educational stations; Section 76.57, Channel positioning; Section 76.61(a)(1)-(2) Section 76.64...

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

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47 USC 615	View Law

47 USC 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 336, 614	View Law

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FLO Professional Development Fellowship (PDF) Application

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FLO needs the information collected in the PDF application to determine who will receive a Professional Development Fellowship. The information is provided to selection committees that use a set of criteria to score the applications. Respondents are spouses and partners of direct-hire U.S. government employees from all agencies serving overseas under Chief of Mission who want to maintain, enhance, and/or develop professional skills while overseas. The information is sought pursuant to 22 U.S.C. § 2651a– Organization of the Department of State, 22 U.S.C. § 3921- Management of the Foreign Service.

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Rule 22c-1 (17 CFR 270.22c-1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Pricing of redeemable securities for distribution, redemption and repurchase

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Rule 22c-1 (17 CFR 270.22c-1) permits a registered open-end investment company (but not a registered investment company that is regulated as a money market fund, and not including an exchange-traded fund) to use "swing pricing," the process of adjusting a fund's current net asset value per share to mitigate dilution of the value of its outstanding redeemable securities as a result of shareholder purchase and redemption activity, under certain circumstances. Rule 22c 1(a)(3) requires a fund that chooses to use swing pricing to adopt swing pricing policies and procedures that include certain elements and are approved by the fund’s board of directors, and to maintain certain records, including written copies of the fund’s swing pricing policies and procedures, the periodic report provided to the board, and records of support for each computation of an adjustment to the fund’s NAV based on the fund’s swing pricing policies and procedures. The information collections assist the Commission’s examination staff to ascertain whether a fund that has adopted swing pricing policies and procedures has done so in compliance with the requirements of rule 22c 1(a)(3).

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15 USC 80a	View Law

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Pre-Employment Drug Policy Notification and Acknowledgement (DEA-200)

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Applicants for employment with the Drug Enforcement Administration must complete this form and submit it as part of their employment application. This form requests information related to an applicant's drug usage.

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Information Collection Requirements for Non-Exchange Entities (CMS-10666)

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This Information Collection Request (ICR) serves as the formal request for a new data collection clearance associated with the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 Proposed Rule (2023 Proposed Payment Notice) regarding the authority to allow HHS to collect the necessary information to enable web-brokers and issuers using the Classic DE and EDE pathways to submit a request to deviate from the manner in which standardized options are differentially displayed on HealthCare.gov, if they so choose.

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Pub.L. 111 - 148 1400(b)	View Law

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13n-4 - Access to Data Obtained by Security-Based Swap Data Repositories and Exemption from Indemnification Requirement

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The rule amendments implement the conditional Exchange Act requirement that security-based swap data repositories make data available to certain regulators and other authorities, and would set forth a conditional exemption from the statutory indemnification requirement associated with that regulatory access provision.

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Pub.L. 114 - 94 86001(b)	View Law

15 USC 78m(n)	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 203 763(i)	View Law

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Rule 17Ad-10: Accurate Creation and Maintenance of Securityholder Files (17 CFR 240.17Ad-10)

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Rule 17Ad-10 (17 CFR 240.17Ad-10), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, requires a registered transfer agent to create and maintain minimum information on securityholders' ownership of an issue of securities for which it performs transfer agent functions, including the purchase, transfer and redemption of securities. In addition, the rule requires transfer agents that maintain securityholder records to keep certificate detail that has been deleted from those records for a minimum of six years and to maintain and keep current an accurate record of the number of shares or the principle dollar amount of debt securities that the issuer has authorized to be outstanding (a control book). These recordkeeping requirements assist in the creation and maintenance of accurate securityholder records, the ability to research errors, and ensure the transfer agent is aware of the number of securities that are properly authorized by the issuer, thereby avoiding over-issuance. Transfer agents are required to establish written standards for the acceptance or rejection of guarantees of securities transfers from eligible guarantor institutions. Transfer agents are also required to establish procedures, including written guidelines where appropriate, to ensure that those standards are used in determining whether to accept or reject guarantees from eligible guarantor institutions.

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15 USC 78q-1(d)	View Law

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Rule 3a71-3(d) - Conditional Exception from De Minimis Counting Requirement in Connection with Certain Transactions Arranged, Negotiated or Executed in the United States

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Request for an extension of OMB approval for the collection of information in Exchange Act rule 3a71-3(d), 17 CFR 240.3a71-3(d), providing a conditional exception from the security-based swap dealer de minimis counting requirement for certain transactions arranged, negotiated or executed by personnel in the United States.

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15 USC 78a et seq.	View Law

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Labor Standards for Federal Service Contracts

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Recordkeeping and incidental reporting requirements in Service Contract Act regulations applicable to employers performing on service contracts with the Federal government.

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41 USC 6703	View Law

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Statement of Disposition of Civilian Remains

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To provide reimbursement, cover expenses, or otherwise provide mortuary services for decedents, including civilian employees serving with the armed forces. In order to provide reimbursement or these services, the Department of Defense is charged with electing and documenting the elections of Person Authorized to Effect Disposition (PAED) of the remains, to whom the payment/reimbursement is made.

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Pilot Medical Disclosure Decision Making Model for Safety Risk Assessment Survey

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The Office of Aerospace Medicine (AVS/AAM) is developing a pilot medical disclosure decision making model in to support current and future safety risk assessments. Following the Mental Health Aviation Rulemaking Committee's recommendation, AVS/AAM and the Office of Safety Standards (AFS) conducted a joint safety risk assessment on pilot medical non-disclosure. The assessment identified the need for a validated model of pilot medical disclosure decision-making to better estimate safety risks. A one-time, voluntary online survey will be administered using the Qualtrics platform. The survey includes 67 items and is expected to take up to 15 minutes to complete. All responses will remain confidential and reported in a manner that protects participant anonymity.

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5 USC 552a	View Law

44 USC Chapter 35	View Law

49 USC 44516	View Law

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2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census

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As part of the Decennial Census Program, the American Community Survey provides an opportunity to research and test elements of survey data collection that relate to the decennial census. As such, the ACS Methods Panel can serve as a testbed for the decennial census. The 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census is an American Community Survey test using the ACS Methods Panel Tests framework that is planned to help the Census Bureau prepare for the 2030 Census. The 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census (hereafter, the "Test") is not an end-to-end test of all operational work. Instead, it is a scaled-down version of the selected aspects of the census. The Test will be conducted in two test sites - Spartanburg, SC and Huntsville, AL - which allows for testing in real world situations and on a larger scale than research simulations allow. The Test will test the viability of new and revamped systems and methods researched and developed for the census; to identify, document, and address potential challenges. Additionally, the Test will evaluate and assess the use of United States Postal Service (USPS) staff to increase efficiency in various capacities typically performed by temporary Census Bureau field workers.

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13 USC 23(c),141, 193, and 221	View Law

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Program to Prevent Smoking in Hazardous Areas of Underground Coal Mines

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Regulations 30 CFR Section 75.1702 prohibits persons from smoking or carrying smoking materials underground or in places where there is a fire or explosion hazard. Section 75.1702-1 requires a mine operator to submit a smoking prevention plan to MSHA for approval.

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30 USC 813(h)	View Law

30 USC 811	View Law

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Standard on Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119, 29 CFR 1926.64)

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The Standard on Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals ensures that employers collect the information necessary to control and reduce injuries and fatalities in workplaces that have the potential for highly hazardous chemical catastrophes.

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29 USC 651	View Law

29 USC 657	View Law

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Interstate Arrangement for Combining Employment and Wages

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This report provides data necessary to measure the scope and effect of the program for combining employment and wages covered under different States' laws of a single State and to monitor States' payment and wage transfer performance. States are required to provide this information under Section 3304(a)(9)(B), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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26 USC 3304(a)(9)(B)	View Law

29 USC 303(a)(6)	View Law

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