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Notice to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS F-7 Notice)

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The FMCS F-7 Notice Submission Form, (FMCS Form F-7), is used to facilitate a reporting requirement to FMCS by labor or management practitioners under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), 29 U.S.C. 158(d)(3), in an effort to utilize federal mediation to prevent or minimize disruption to the community that could arise from a labor/management dispute.

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29 USC 172	View Law

29 USC 158 (d)	View Law

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Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail

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The purpose of this information collection is to assist the National Park Service (NPS) in submitting suitable trails or trail systems to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Recreation Trails (NRTs), and in recommending exemplary water trails to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Water Trails (NWTs) to be included in the National Water Trails System (NWTS). The NPS administers the NRT program by authority of section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 USC 1243). Secretarial Order No. 3319 established National Water Trails as a class of National Recreation Trails and directed that such trails collectively be considered in a National Water Trails System. National Recreation Trail designation provides national recognition to local and regional trails or trail systems, acknowledging local and state efforts to build and maintain viable trails and trail systems. This recognition function is shared by the Secretary of Agriculture (for trails on National Forest lands and waters) and the Secretary of the Interior (for all other trails). The National Water Trails System is focused on building a national network of exceptional water trails that can be sustained by an ever growing and vibrant water trail community. The NWTS connects Americans to the nation’s waterways and strengthens the conservation and restoration of those waterways. Best management practices provide high quality water-based outdoor recreational opportunities.

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16 USC 1243	View Law

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Eligible investments for Trump accounts NPRM

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 70204 of Public Law 119 21, 139 Stat. 72 (July 4, 2025), commonly referred to as the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, in relevant part, added new section 530A to the IRC. IRC Section 530A provides for the establishment of a Trump account for an eligible individual and for rules related to investments for a Trump account. IRC Section 530A(b)(1)(C)(iii) requires that, under the written governing instrument creating the account, no part of the account funds will be invested in any asset other than an eligible investment during any period before the first day of the calendar year in which the account beneficiary attains age 18. The collections of information in this notice are a recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosures contained in proposed regulation § 1.530A-3(g)(2), (g)(4), (g)(5), and (g)(7). The recordkeeping requirement within this proposed regulation is related to the section 530A(b)(1)(C)(iii) requirement for the written governing instrument creating the Trump account to satisfy the requirement that funds will only be invested in eligible investments during any period before the first day of the calendar year in which the account beneficiary attains age 18, and is provided for in proposed regulation section 1.530A-3(g)(2). The first third-party disclosure requirement within this proposed regulation is related to the trustee disclosing to the account beneficiary of the Trump account how new funds and dividends will be invested in the Trump account, absent specific instructions by the account beneficiary, in order to meet the requirement that funds only be invested in eligible investments. This third-party disclosure requirement is provided in proposed regulation section 1.530A-3(g)(4). The second third-party disclosure requirement within this proposed regulation is related to the trustee disclosing to the account beneficiary of the Trump account how the funds from an investment that has ceased to be an eligible investment were re-invested in an eligible investment, in order to meet the requirement that funds only be invested in eligible investments. This third-party disclosure requirement is provided in proposed regulation section 1.530A-3(g)(5). The last third-party disclosure requirement within this proposed regulation is related to the trustee disclosing to the account beneficiary of the Trump account how the funds from an investment in an ineligible investment (that happened due to administrative error) were re-invested in an eligible investment, in order to meet the requirement that funds only be invested in eligible investments. This third-party disclosure requirement is provided in proposed regulation section 1.530A-3(g)(7).

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Pub.L. 191 - 21 139	View Law

26 USC 530A	View Law

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Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program: Communications and Marketing Provisions (CMS-10837)

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The statutory provisions help ensure Medicare beneficiaries are informed and protected when making an election to enroll in an MA (including MAPD) or Part D plan. We believe the regulations strengthen CMS’ ability to ensure that MA and Part D marketing to beneficiaries is not misleading, inaccurate, or confusing. Additionally, under 42 CFR 417.428, most marketing requirements in subpart V of part 422 also apply to section 1876 cost plans.

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42 USC 1851(h) and (j)	View Law

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42 USC 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(vi)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-4(a)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-4(l)	View Law

42 USC 1860D-12(b)(3)(D)	View Law

42 USC 1876(i)(3)(D)	View Law

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Application for Benefits Under the Italy-U.S. International Social Security Agreements

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As per the November 1, 1978, totalization agreement between the United States (U.S.) and Italian Social Security agencies, residents of Italy filing an application for U.S. Social Security benefits directly with one of the Italian Social Security agencies must complete Form SSA-2528-IT. SSA uses Form SSA-2528-IT to establish age, relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, and military service, or to evaluate a family bible or other family record when determining eligibility for U.S. benefits. The Italian Social Security agencies assist applicants in completing Form SSA-2528-IT and then forward the application to SSA for processing. The respondents are individuals living in Italy who wish to file for U.S. Social Security benefits.

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42 USC 433	View Law

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Passive Enrollment Processes for D-SNPs (CMS-10953)

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CMS can passively enroll certain dually eligible individuals currently enrolled in an integrated D-SNP into another integrated D-SNP, after consulting with the State Medicaid agency that contracts with the D-SNP or other integrated managed care plan, when CMS determines that the passive enrollment will promote continuity of care and integrated care. D-SNPs will be required to provide noticing to enrollees who are moved from an expiring D-SNP to a gaining D-SNP. This noticing will include two notices to individuals. The D-SNP must provide the first notice no fewer than 60 calendar days prior to the enrollment effective date and the second notice no fewer than 30 days prior to the enrollment effective date.

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42 USC 1851(c)(1)	View Law

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JSC Form 1830 – Report of Medical Examination

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The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center provides astronauts with training for future on-orbit procedures, including extravehicular activities. NASA also permits non-NASA guest divers, typically media photographers, to participate in the NBL diving experience. Guest divers must present a dive physical, completed within one year of the targeted diving opportunity. Individuals without a current U.S. Navy, Association of Diving Contractors, or British MA1 commercial diving physical must obtain an examination from a certified Diving Medical Examiner. Results are documented on the JSC Form 1830 "Report of Medical Examination" and reviewed by the NBL Dive Physician prior to participation.

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Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 209, Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs

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This information collection concerns organizational conflicts of interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). This collection requirement is necessary to implement section 207 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA). Section 207 requires that DoD provide uniform guidance in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and tighten existing requirements for organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) by contractors in major defense programs. This statutory requirement is implemented in DFARS 209.571-8 and the associated solicitation provision 252.209-7008, Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest–Major Defense Acquisition Program. In order to comply with the statute, DFARS provision 252.209-7008 requires an offeror to submit a mitigation plan if requesting an exemption from the statutory limitation on future contracting.

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Pub.L. 111 - 23 207	View Law

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Data Elements for Bureau-Funded Schools

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The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is required by the Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13), Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 5301), Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2001), Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), and Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 6301) to provide educational services to federally recognized Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition, 25 CFR 43, Maintenance and Control of Student Records in Bureau Schools, contain regulations governing the maintenance, control, and accessibility of student records. BIE’s Student Enrollment Application is utilized by schools operated or funded by BIE. The information is collected by school registrars to determine the student’s eligibility for enrollment in a bureau-operated school, and if eligible, is shared with appropriate school officials to identify the student’s base and supplemental educational and/or residential program needs. The information is compiled into a national database by the Bureau of Indian Education to facilitate budget requests and the allocation of congressionally appropriated funds.

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99 Stat. 1747

25 USC 2001	View Law

25 USC 5301	View Law

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FERC-725E: Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Western Electric Coordinating Council (RD26-5)

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RD26-5 Retirement of BAL-002-WECC-3 (Contingency Reserve) - requires balancing authorities and reserve sharing groups to document compliance with the contingency reserve requirements described in the standard. The retirement of Regional Reliability Standard BAL-002-WECC-3 would increase the availability of reserves currently held as excess Contingency Reserves to better support system operations and manage variable generation concerns.30 Retirement would also increase the restoration timeframe for Contingency Reserves after a contingency event occurs and increase an entity’s ability to secure additional resources. Bulk-Power System reliability would continue to be maintained through the continent-wide Reliability Standard BAL-002-3 by requiring sufficient Contingency Reserves are maintained and a restoration timeframe that is compatible with market scheduling practices. FERC-725E is the information collection that is required to implement the statutory provisions of section 215 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) (16 U.S.C. 824o). Section 215 of the FPA buttresses the Commission's efforts to strengthen the reliability of the interstate grid through the grant of new authority by providing for a system of mandatory Reliability Standards developed by the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO). The FERC 725E information collection pertains specifically to the Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC). WECC promotes bulk electric system reliability in the Western Interconnection. WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for compliance monitoring and enforcement. In addition, WECC provides an environment for the development of Reliability Standards and the coordination of the operating and planning activities of its members as set forth in the WECC Bylaws. For the purposes of the extension, the following standards will remain unchanged: BAL-004-WECC-3 (Automatic Time Error Correction) - requires balancing authorities to document that time error corrections and primary inadvertent interchange payback were conducted according to the requirements in the standard. FAC-501-WECC-2 (Transmission Maintenance) - requires transmission owners with certain transmission paths to have a transmission maintenance and inspection plan and to document maintenance and inspection activities according to the plan. IRO-006-WECC-3 (Qualified Transfer Path Unscheduled Flow (USF) Relief) - requires balancing authorities and reliability coordinators to document actions taken to mitigate unscheduled flow. VAR-501-WECC-4 (Power System Stabilizers (PSS)) requires the Western Interconnection is operated in a coordinated manner under normal and abnormal conditions by establishing the performance criteria for WECC power system stabilizers.

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16 USC 824o	View Law

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Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation

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A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving customer service delivery as discussed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A-11. As discussed in OMB guidance, agencies should identify their highest-impact customer journeys (using customer volume, annual program cost, and/or knowledge of customer priority as weighting factors) and select touchpoints/transactions within those journeys to collect feedback. These results will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will also provide government-wide data on customer experience that can be displayed on www.performance.gov to help build transparency and accountability of Federal programs to the customers they serve. As a general matter, these information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. Social Security Administration will only submit collections if they meet the criteria listed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A-11. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency, its customers and stakeholders, and OMB as it monitors agency compliance on Section 280. These responses will inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on services will be unavailable. The respondents are Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.

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Service Request Form

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FMCS’ authorizing statute requires private sector parties whose collective bargaining contract is unsettled or being modified to file a form which FMCS uses to proffer services. However, no form is statutorily required by similarly-situated parties in the public or federal sectors. Prior to this, the requests for services in these sectors came to various people at FMCS in various departments by various methods, leading to sometimes inefficient administration of services. This form is required to allow FMCS to streamline services and to receive sufficient information to proffer services.

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29 USC 173	View Law

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Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order

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Claimants who disagree with a judge’s hearing decision, or dismissal of a hearing request on Title II and Title XVI claims have the right under current SSA regulations to request Appeals Council (AC) review. Claimants may request Appeals Council review by filing a written request using paper Form HA-520; uploading the fillable static PDF of Form HA-520 through SSA’s Upload Documents portal (OMB No. 0960-0830), or submitting the Internet application, i520. In addition, they may submit additional evidence or arguments to support their request for review at the same time. SSA uses the information gathered on Form HA-520 to establish that the claimant filed the request for review within the prescribed time and to ensure the claimant completed the requisite steps permitting the AC review. The AC uses the information to: (1) document the claimant’s reason(s) for disagreeing with the hearing decision or dismissal order; (2) determine whether the claimant has additional evidence to submit; (3) determine whether the claimant is requesting an extension of time, and (4) help determine whether the claimant has a representative or wants to appoint one, regardless of if they had a representative for their hearing request. In situations where the respondent submits the HA-520 or i520 without providing additional evidence or argument, or requesting an EOT, the AC reviews the request based on the existing file. The respondents are claimants, or their appointed representative, guardian, parent of a minor claimant, or representative payee, requesting review of a hearing decision or order of dismissal.

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42 USC 1383	View Law

42 USC 405	View Law

Pub.L. 106 - 169 251	View Law

Pub.L. 106 - 169 809	View Law

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Data for Payment of Retired Personnel

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To collect information needed to establish a retired/retainer pay account for members of the Uniformed Services who are retiring or reaching the age of eligibility to receive retired pay. This includes designation of beneficiaries for unpaid retired pay, state tax withholding election, lump sum of retired pay election, information on dependents, and election of Survivor Benefit Plan coverage.

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10 USC Section 1415	View Law

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CFM Stakeholder Feedback Survey

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As part of CFM's focus on quality assurance and continuous improvement, CFM leadership established the Stakeholder Feedback Program to solicit input from affected stakeholders, identify challenges, and implement improvements to enhance CFM's service delivery. The Stakeholder Feedback Program’s vision is to improve overall project quality and delivery using near real-time stakeholder feedback.

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Certificate of Election for Reduced Widow(er)’s and Surviving Divorced Spouse’s Benefits

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To elect reduced widow(er) benefits, a recipient completes Form SSA-4111, and mails it back to SSA. SSA uses the information to pay a qualified dually entitled widow(er) (or surviving divorced spouse) who elects to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit. The respondents are qualified dually entitled widow(er)s (or surviving divorced spouse) who elect to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit.

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42 USC 402	View Law

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Report of Adult Functioning-Employer

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Under the authority provided in sections 205(a), 223(d)(5)(A), 1631(d)(1), and 1631(e)(1) of the Act, the agency may collect information from each applicant for, or recipient of (collectively referred to as ‘‘claimant’’), disability insurance benefits (DIB) or SSI payments. We use this information as evidence to help us determine eligibility or continued eligibility for DIB or SSI. These sections of the Act grant us the authority to establish procedures for collecting and verifying this evidence. Sections 20 CFR 404.1512 and 20 CFR 416.912 of the Code of Federal Regulations provide detailed requirements for the types of evidence we request claimants provide showing how their impairment(s) affects their ability to work (e.g., medical, work experience, daily activities, efforts to work). When SSA’s Disability Determination Service adjudicative team determines that SSA needs additional information to process an applicant’s or claimant’s case, we use Form SSA-3385, Report of Adult Functioning – Employer, to collect information from a claimant’s current or former employer on an as needed basis, to collect information regarding the claimant’s job performance as evidence to help inform the disability eligibility for the claimant. We send the SSA-3385 with a pre addressed and stamped envelope to a claimant’s direct supervisor, or another person who has direct knowledge of the claimant’s job performance and ask that individual to provide information about the claimant’s day-to-day functioning in a work setting. The respondent completes Form SSA-3385 and sends it back to SSA in the enclosed envelope. Once SSA receives the SSA-3385, the field office scans the form into the claimant’s electronic folder. Then the Disability Determination Service adjudicative team uses this information to evaluate the claimant’s impairment-related functional limitations to determine eligibility or continued eligibility for SSDI or SSI. The respondents are current or former employers who are contacted only when the adjudicative team decides additional information is necessary and the employer may be a good source for the information.

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42 USC 423	View Law

42 USC 405	View Law

42 USC 1381	View Law

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Medicare Part D Subsidies

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The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) established the Medicare Part D program for voluntary prescription drug coverage of premium, deductible, and co-payment costs for certain low-income individuals. The MMA also mandated the provision of subsidies for those individuals who qualify for the program and who meet eligibility criteria for help with premium, deductible, or co-payment costs. This law requires SSA to make eligibility determinations and to provide a process for appealing SSA's determinations. Regulation sections 418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670 contain public reporting requirements pertaining to administrative review hearings. Respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidies who request an administrative review hearing.

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Pub.L. 108 - 173 101	View Law

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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act (PA) Request (VA Form 20-10206)

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VA Form 20-10206 is used by VA to gather the necessary information to fulfill claimants’ requests to access Federal agency records and requests for access to records based on name or another personal identifier. Without this information, VA would not be able to efficiently process FOIA and PA requests in a standardized manner. As such, requests from claimants and stakeholders vary in nature and in scope.

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38 USC 5102(b)	View Law

38 USC 5101(a)	View Law

38 USC 501	View Law

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Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS OnLine Form and Instructions (CMS-10198)

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Information collection requirements will ensure that entities that currently provide prescription drug benefits to any Medicare Part D eligible individual disclose to CMS whether the prescription drug benefit that they offer is creditable coverage. The disclosure is required to be provide annually and upon any change that affects whether the coverage is creditable prescription drug coverage. This collection also provides creditable coverage disclosure instructions for entities complying with these infromation collection request.

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1 Stat. 1860

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Education Award Transfer Forms

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This information collection consists of forms AmeriCorps members use to request a transfer of their education award or revoke a transfer, and forms that transfer recipients use to accept or decline the transfer or rescind their acceptance. The information collected identifies those qualified to transfer their award, the transfer award amount, and those qualified to receive the award transfer, as well as establish a trust account for the transfer recipient.

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42 USC 12501 et seq.	View Law

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Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Appeals

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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB or Board) is established by statute under 35 U.S.C. Section 6. This statute directs that PTAB "shall on written appeal of an applicant, review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for patent and shall determine priority and patentability of invention in interferences." PTAB has the authority, under pre-AIA sections of the Patent Act, i.e. 35 U.S.C. Sections 134, 135, 306, and 315, to decide ex parte and inter partes appeals and interferences. The information in this information collection can be submitted in paper or electronically. In this renewal, the USPTO is adding the Petitions to the Chief Administrative Patent Judge Under 37 CFR 41.3 into the information collection, in addition to adjusting the responses, burden hours, and annual (non-hour) costs. The USPTO expects that businesses or other for-profits and non-profit institutions will mainly respond to this information collection, in addition to individuals or households.

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35 USC 134 and 135	View Law

35 USC 6	View Law

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Voluntary Partner Surveys to Implement Executive Order 12862 in the Health Resources and Services Administration

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This generic project clearance allows HRSA to conduct voluntary customer satisfaction surveys of its partners to assess strengths and weaknesses in program services and products. Examples of such surveys include satisfaction with technical assistance provided to grantees, in class evaluations of training sessions, and satisfaction with information services.

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Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet

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The identification worksheet is needed to evaluate and control Spongy Moth infestations from entering the United States.

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7 USC 7701-et seq.	View Law

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Health Standards for Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure (Underground Coal Mines)

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MSHA established standards and regulations for diesel-powered equipment in underground coal mines that provide additional important protection for coal miners who work on and around diesel-powered equipment. The standards were designed to reduce the risks to underground coal miners of serious health hazards that are associated with exposure to high concentrations of diesel particulate matter and contain information collection requirements for underground coal mine operators to provide annual training to all miners who may be exposed to diesel emissions, to keep a record of the training, and to require underground coal mine operators to maintain an inventory of diesel powered equipment units together with a list of information about any unit's emission control or filtration system.

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30 USC 813(h)	View Law

30 USC 811	View Law

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