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Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

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The purpose of CFP is to achieve community benefits through grants to local governments, Indian Tribes, and nonprofit organizations to establish community forests by acquiring and protecting private forest lands. The authorizing language specifies that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may award grants to eligible entities to acquire private forests that are threatened by conversion to nonforest uses and provide specified public benefits to communities.

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Pub.L. 110 - 234 8003	View Law

16 USC 2103d	View Law

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RETIRED/FORMER DSS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER LEOSA PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION CARD APPLICATION

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This collection is necessary for DS to process and issue the photographic identification cards (LEOSA Identification Cards) as specified under 18 U.S.C. § 926C (The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA), as amended).

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18 USC 926C	View Law

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Eligibility Questionnaire for HAVANA Act Payments

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Implements the HAVANA Act of 2021, in which Congress authorized federal agencies to make payments to affected current employees, former employees, and their dependents (hereinafter, “claimants” or “patients”) for qualifying injuries to the brain.

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Pub.L. 119 - 60 5604	View Law

22 USC 2651a	View Law

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Request for DoD Production Assistance DD Form 3205

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This information collection requirement is necessary to evaluate the eligibility of productions requesting DoD assistance for appropriateness and compliance with DoD policies and for coordination of the units involved to determine whether requested military assets are available.

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Post-Hurricane Research and Assessment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Communities in the U.S. Caribbean

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The U. S. Caribbean and many other island nations throughout the region suffered catastrophic damage to communities, infrastructure, farms, and forests during September 2017 hurricane events. To better understand the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on agriculture, forestry, and rural communities in the U.S. Caribbean and the internal and external factors that affected their vulnerabilities or resilience, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Forest Service and Caribbean Climate Hub (CCH), request permission to conduct focus groups and in-depth interviews to collect information from farmers, forest owners, and other agriculture and forestry community members about their experiences with, preparations for, responses to, and recovery from these storms. Results from the proposed research will inform natural disaster and disturbance prediction, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts by USDA, Forest Service, and other Federal agencies, as well as related local government, civil society, private sector, and community efforts. In the short term, results from this information collection will be critical in informing ongoing post-hurricane response and recovery efforts by USDA and its partners. In the long term, knowledge generated will contribute to reducing societal costs from disturbance processes, increasing cost-effective management, mitigation, and adaptation efforts, and supporting more resilient communities and economies in the U.S. Caribbean and broader contexts.

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7 USC 3101	View Law

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The Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP)

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The information collected via STEW_MAP will identify and map all stewardship projects in a given geographic area or city. The information will help natural resource decision makers, land managers, and the stewards themselves understand the extent and distribution of local civic environmental stewardship across the area.

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16 USC Chapter 41	View Law

Pub.L. 108 - 198 3	View Law

Pub.L. 91 - 190 102	View Law

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Labor Relations Report

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This package requests information from the Department of Energy Facilities Management Contractors for contract administration, management oversight and cost control. This information is used to ensure that Department contractors recruit and retain a workforce in accordance with the terms of their contract and in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements as identified by the contract. Collection is made to Department contractors, not the general public.

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42 USC 7254	View Law

42 USC 7256(a)	View Law

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Administrative Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Financial Assistance Programs

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The Service issues financial assistance through grants and cooperative agreement awards to commercial organizations, foreign entities, Indian tribal governments, individuals, institutions of higher education, non-profit organizations, and state and local governments under the bureau's Assistance Listing (CFDA) programs. The types of assistance provided under Service financial assistance programs include: • Mandatory Formula Grants • Discretionary Project Grants • Discretionary Cooperative Agreements • Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment Authorities and implementing regulations establish financial assistance program purposes and may specify funding instrument(s), selection criteria, and eligible and ineligible recipients and activities. For competitive programs, the authorities or implementing regulations may establish preferences or ranking factors for the selection of projects. These legal requirements make it essential for an awarding agency to have certain information so that it funds only eligible projects, and, in the case of competitive programs, to select those projects that will result in the greatest return on the Federal investment.

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16 USC 669 et seq.	View Law

16 USC 777 et seq.	View Law

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Strategic Economic and Community Development

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Under Section 6025, Strategic Economic and Community Development, under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), unless the Agency provides otherwise, the Agency will reserve up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated to certain Rural Development (RD) programs each fiscal year to fund projects that support the implementation of strategic economic and community development plans across multi-jurisdictional areas. The programs from which funds will be reserved are community facility programs, water and waste disposal programs, and rural business and cooperative development programs. To be eligible for the reserved funds, projects must be first eligible for funding under the programs from which the funds are reserved. In addition, projects must be carried out solely in rural areas. Any reserved funding that is not obligated by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds were reserved will be returned to the programs' regular funding accounts.

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Pub.L. 113 - 79 6025	View Law

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Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs

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The Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form is used for the Mandatory Guidelines required to in the chain of custody procedures to document the integrity and security of a urine specimen from the time it is collected until it is received by the laboratory.

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42 USC 290	View Law

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Class Location Change Notification Requirements

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The Pipeline Safety: Class Location Change Requirements Final Rule requires natural gas transmission pipeline operators to notify PHMSA if they choose to use an alternative to either an inline-inspection device or when conducting pressure tests on their pipelines. This information collection allows operators who choose to use a different method of pressure testing to demonstrate that the alternative method is sufficient and for the Office of Pipeline Safety to ensure that the technology is suitable for use. Operators will also be required to notify PHMSA if they use Integrity Management protocols to manage pipeline segments that have changed from a Class 1 to a Class 3 location. This prompt notification would provide PHMSA an opportunity to oversee the operator’s implementation of the proposed Class 1 to Class 3 location segment regulations. This information collection promotes the US DOT’s Safety Strategic Goals. The PHMSA delegation of authority is found in 49 CFR 1.97 which allows for PHMSA to exercise the authority vested in the Secretary in under Chapter 601 of title 49, U.S.C.

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49 USC 601	View Law

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Food Supply Chain Guarantee Loan Program

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Section 1001 of the American Recovery Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 provided funding for fiscal year 2022 (FY22) to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to maintain and improve food and agricultural supply chain resiliency. The purpose of the Food Supply Chain (FSC) Guaranteed loan is to make funds available to qualified applicants and projects to facilitate financing for the start-up or expansion of activities in the middle of the food supply chain, particularly the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, or distribution of food, to increase capacity and help create a more resilient, diverse, and secure U.S. food supply chain.

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Pub.L. 117 - 2 1001	View Law

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7 CFR Part 1786, Prepayment of RUS Guaranteed & Insured Loans to Electric & Telephone Borrowers

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This information collection contains submissions for 7 CFR part 1786, subpart E, "Discounted Prepayments on RUS Notes in the Event of a Merger of Certain RUS Electric Borrowers", subpart F, "Discounted Prepayments on RUS Electric Loans", and subpart G, "Refinancing and Prepayment of RUS Guaranteed FFB Loans pursuant to Section 306(c) of the RE Act". Subparts E and F allow agency borrowers to prepay RUS loans and subpart G allows refinancing.

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7 USC Sec. 306B, 306C	View Law

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7 CFR Part 1717, Subpart D, Mergers and Consolidations of Electric Borrowers

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This information addresses the requirements of RUS policies and procedures for mergers and consolidations of RUS electric program borrowers.

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7 USC 901	View Law

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7 CFR Part 1717, Subpart Y, "Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric Borrowers"

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This collection of information implements RUS policies and procedures for settlement of debt owed by electric borrowers. This collection requires only information essential for determining the need for debt settlement; the amount of relief needed; amount of debt that can be repaid; scheduling of repayment; and, opportunities for enhancing the amount of debt that can be recovered.

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7 USC 901	View Law

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Alaska American Fisheries Act Permits

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The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension of this currently approved information collection. This information collection contains applications for permits and transfers necessary for NMFS to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery under the American Fisheries Act. The AFA established sector allocations in the BSAI pollock fishery, determined eligible vessels and processors, allowed the formation of cooperatives, set limits on the participation of AFA vessels in other fisheries, and imposed special catch weighing and monitoring requirements on AFA vessels. No changes have been made to the forms since the 2023 renewal.

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Pub.L. 194 - 265 303(d)	View Law

16 USC 1851	View Law

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84.421F Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Evidence Building Support (EBS)

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The U.S. Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) requests clearance for a new data collection activity to support the 84.421F Disability Innovation Fund (DIF) Evidence-Building Support (EBS) project. The purpose of the DIF, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328), is to support innovative activities aimed at increasing competitive integrated employment (CIE) as defined in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act) (29 U.S.C. 705(5)) for children, youth, and other individuals with disabilities. RSA is investing a total of $251,934,086 in grant funding to the 27 State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), other State agencies, Public, Private and Nonprofit Entities, including Indian Tribes and Institutions of Higher Education through the 84.421F DIF program. This request covers the following single primary data collection for the EBS: • Annual interviews with 84.421F DIF project directors In September 2024, RSA awarded five-year cooperative agreements to 27 State VR, other State agencies, Public, Private and Nonprofit Entities, including Indian Tribes and Institutions of Higher Education to implement model demonstration projects. The projects vary across the 27 grants but they share the same purpose, which is to develop, implement, refine, assess, and disseminate innovative or substantially improved strategies or programs geared toward increasing CIE for individuals with disabilities. RSA is conducting evaluation and technical assistance (TA) activities and will report on implementation and evaluation progress across all grantees in Annual Evidence Reports. This report will also document findings that RSA can use to coordinate ongoing activities and communicate with outside agencies and congressional staff. To supplement the existing data sources, RSA will conduct one annual semi-structured interviews with the individual grantee project directors in grant Years 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Calendar Year (CY) 2025 - CY 2029). These interviews will provide valuable qualitative insights into overall project goals, implementation progress, and the barriers and facilitators encountered—information that is not captured through administrative data reporting alone. This richer understanding will help fill critical gaps and will support the development of the Annual Evidence Report, inform evaluations, coordination, and evaluation technical assistance efforts.

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Pub.L. 117 - 103 6	View Law

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7 CFR 1792, Subpart C-Seismic Safety of New Building Construction

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This regulation provides RUS borrowers, grant recipients, and the public with rules for compliance with seismic safety requirements for new building construction using RUS loan, grant, or guaranteed funds.

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42 USC 7701	View Law

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Request for Approval to Sell Capital Assets

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A borrower's assets provide the security for a Government loan. Selling of assets reduces the security and increases the risk to the Government. RUS Form 369 allows the borrowers to seek agency permission to sell some of its assets.

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7 USC 901	View Law

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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program (CMS-10530)

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Section 109(a) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA) (Pub. L. 109-432) amended section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act by adding a new subsection (17) that affects the payment rate update applicable to Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payments for services furnished by hospitals in outpatient settings on or after January 1, 2009. Section 1833(t)(17)(A) of the Social Security Act, which applies to hospitals as defined under section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, requires that hospitals that fail to report data required for quality measures selected by the Secretary in the form and manner required by the Secretary under section 1833(t)(17)(B) of the Social Security Act will incur a reduction in their annual payment update (APU) factor to the hospital outpatient department fee schedule by 2.0 percentage points. Hospital OQR Program payment determinations are made based on Hospital OQR Program quality measure data reported and supporting forms submitted by hospitals as specified through rulemaking. To reduce burden, a variety of different data collection mechanisms are employed, with every consideration taken to employ existing data and data collection systems.

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Pub.L. 109 - 432 109(b)	View Law

42 USC 1395	View Law

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Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting (REHQR) (CMS-10870)

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The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), 2021, was signed into law in December 2020. In this legislation, Congress established a new Medicare provider type: Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs). Section 125 of Division CC of the CAA, 2021 added section 1861(kkk) to the Social Security Act (the Act). This section defines an REH as a facility that, in relevant part, was as of December 27, 2020: (1) a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) or a subsection (d) hospital with not more than 50 beds located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area (defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Act); or (2) was a subsection (d) hospital with not more than 50 beds that was treated as being in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of the Act. Under section 1861(kkk)(7) of the Act, as added by section 125 of Division CC of the CAA, 2021, the Secretary is required to establish quality measurement reporting requirements for REHs, which may include the use of a small number of claims-based measures or patient experience surveys. An REH must submit quality measure data to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall establish procedures to make the data available to the public on a CMS website.

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Pub.L. 116 - 260 125	View Law

42 USC 1395x	View Law

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Toolkit Protocol for the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP)

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Data collection about services delivered and users of the services will be collected from the CCPs through standardized information tools which will then be reported to SAMHSA for appropriate processing and analysis. CCPs will be required to use the tools for data collection throughout the life of the program.

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42 USC 501	View Law

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Work Colleges Expenditure Report

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The Higher Education Opportunity Act, Pub. L. 110-315, established the allocation of Federal Work Study funds to recognize, encourage, and promote the use of comprehensive work-learning service programs as part of a financial plan which decreases reliance on grants and loans. The Work Colleges Program is one of the three Federal Work-Study Programs. The other two Federal Work-Study Programs are the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program and the Job Location and Development (JLD) Program. This is a request for an extension without change of the current information collection. The participants are required to report expenditure of funds annually. The data collected is used by the Department to monitor program effectiveness and accountability of fund expenditures. The data is used in conjunction with institutional program reviews to assess the administrative capability and compliance of the applicant.

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42 USC 2756b	View Law

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Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) for Disbursing Title IV Aid to Students with Intellectual Disabilities Expenditure Report

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This is a request for an extension of the current information collection 1845-0113 Financial Assistance for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Expenditure Report. There have been no changes to the regulatory requirements for this collection. The Higher Education Opportunity Act, Pub. L. 110-315, added provisions to the Higher Education Act, as amended (HEA) in sections 760 and 766 that enable eligible students with intellectual disabilities to receive Federal Pell Grant (Pell), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work Study (FWS) funds if they are enrolled in an approved program. This collection provides the method for institutions to report the number of Pell Grant, SEOG and FWS funds used for such a purpose.

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20 USC 1140f-1140i	View Law

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Model Employer Children's Health Insurance Program Notice

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On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA, Pub. L. 111-3). Under ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), Public Health Service Act (PHS) section 2701(f)(3)(B)(i)(I), and section 9801(f)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA), an employer that maintains a group health plan in a State that provides medical assistance under a State Medicaid plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (SSA), or child health assistance under a State child health plan under title XXI of the SSA, in the form of premium assistance for the purchase of coverage under a group health plan, is required to make certain disclosures. Specifically, the employer is required to notify each employee of potential opportunities currently available in the State in which the employee resides for premium assistance under Medicaid and CHIP for health coverage of the employee or the employee's dependents. These notices are referred to as “Employer CHIP Notices.” ERISA section 701(f)(3)(B)(i)(II) requires the Department of Labor to provide employers with model language for the Employer CHIP Notices to enable them to timely comply with this requirement, which is referred to as the “Model Employer CHIP Notice.” The model language is required to include information on how an employee may contact the State in which the employee resides for additional information regarding potential opportunities for premium assistance, including how to apply for such assistance.

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Pub.L. 111 - 3 311(b)(1)(D)	View Law

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