Change Requests

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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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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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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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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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Special Needs Request Under the Plant Protection Act

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The purpose of this information collection is to allow a State, or political subdivision of a State, to request approval to impose prohibitions for the dissemination of plant pest and noxious weeds within their State.

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7 USC 7701 et seq.	View Law

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Importation of Gypsy Moth Host Materials from Canada

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The purpose of this collection is to implement regulations that are necessary to prevent injurious inspect pests and plant diseases from entering the United States.

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7 USC 7701-et seq	View Law

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Animal Disease Traceability

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This information collection enables APHIS to document the movement history of an animal throughout its life. Knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are -- as well as where they have been and when -- is indispensable during an emergency response and for ongoing disease programs.

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7 USC 8301-8317	View Law

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Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program (CMS-10250)

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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(a)	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 148 3014	View Law

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Reporting Portal for Civil Rights Violations

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The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice enforces the nation's federal civil rights statutes. Members of the public play a critical role in this effort by reporting civil rights violations to the Division. To facilitate this reporting process, the Division is developing a streamlined online Reporting Portal for Civil Rights Violations. This Portal is designed to facilitate and enhance individual complainant's reporting opportunities, save members of the public time in reporting violations, and improve how the Division responds to those reports. The information the Division plans to collect using the reporting portal will help the Division fulfill its enforcement responsibilities.

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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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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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Information Collections contained in Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material Interim Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 110 and NRC Form 7

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INTERIM FINAL RULE- Information Collections contained in Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material Interim Final Rule, 10 CFR Part 110 and NRC Form 7 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations which govern the export of nuclear equipment and materials as part of the wholesale effort to review and revise its regulations under Executive Order (E.O.) 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” This revision includes expanding the scope of an existing general license to include exports of components for all reactor types, making technical clarifications for advanced reactors, incorporating recent updates to the Nuclear Suppliers Group export control guidelines, and revising the list of restricted countries based on updated foreign policy guidance from the U.S. Department of State. NOTE: Because this rule results in a net burden reduction, the data fields in the submission reflect a nominal entry of 1 hour and 1 response. Please refer to the supporting statement and burden tables for the actual burden estimates.

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National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Reviewer Request Form

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This information collection will enable the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships Directorate within the National Science Foundation to recruit reviewers for its programs.

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42 USC 1861, et seq.	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 PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital (PCH) Quality Reporting Program PRA submission. In the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS proposed rule, we proposed adoption of two electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) beginning with the CY 2028 reporting period/FY 2030 program year: (1) the Advance Care Planning eCQM; and (2) the Malnutrition Care Score eCQM.

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Pub.L. 111 - 48 3005	View Law

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Firearms Transaction Record/Registro de Transacción de Armas de Fuego

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Prior to transferring a firearm, a federal firearms licensee (FFL) must determine if the unlicensed transferee may lawfully receive the firearm. The FFL must also initiate a background check. Form 4473 is is the vehicle by which transferees provide the necessary information for the FFLs to accomplish both statutorily required tasks. This collections is critical to law enforcement, complying with statutes prohibiting certain persons from possessing firearms, facilitating crime gun traces.

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18 USC 923	View Law

18 USC 922	View Law

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Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement

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CNCS requests clearance for the collection of data concerning the Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement (CEVS), to be conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in conjunction with the annual November Current Population Survey (CPS). CNCS uses the CEVS to collect data for the Civic Health Assessment, an annual report that is mandated by the Serve America Act. The CEVS provides information on the extent to which American communities are places where individuals are civically active. It also provides information on the number of Americans who are active in their communities, communicating with one another on issues of public concern, and interacting with public institutions and private enterprises. This request is a revision because AmeriCorps is seeking clearance of additional questions on volunteering requested by members of the public in case a change in U.S. Census policy allows for the additional questions before expiration of this OMB Control Number. Additionally, AmeriCorps is seeking clearance of rephrased questions to expedite testing in the event that Census pursues introducing an internet self-response mode to the CEV before expiration of this OMB Control Number. The U.S. Census Bureau is currently field testing an internet self-response mode for the core CPS module as part of modernization efforts.

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42 USC 12501 et Seq.	View Law

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Advanced Drunk Driving Prevention Technology Telltale Development

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will collect information from the public as part of a multi-year effort to understand how best to alert drivers that a drunk driving detection system has (1) detected the presence of alcohol corresponding to a driver that is near or above the legal limit or (2) detected that the driver’s behavioral state is likely to be classified as under the influence of alcohol or “drunk.” The overall objective of this research is to advance the state of knowledge regarding driver alcohol impairment detection telltales through developing and evaluating telltale alternatives. This information collection is intended for reporting purposes and does not immediately intend to inform regulations or policy. In automotive systems, a telltale may be a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol, or text legend. The telltale may indicate the status or condition of a system (e.g., turn signals, transmission mode) or act as a warning about a malfunction or condition that requires attention (e.g., low oil, check engine). The research will be conducted in three parts, referred to as Study 1A, Study 1B, and Study 2. Study 1B will involve both sober and alcohol-dosed participants, and all participants in Study 2 will be alcohol-dosed. All study procedures will be approved by the University of Iowa Institutional Review Board (IRB). Data collection will begin upon receipt of ICR approval and will involve human-subjects data collection conducted at the University of Iowa (UI) Driving Safety Research Institute (DSRI). The data collections will be performed once to obtain the target number of valid test participants: 500 for Study 1A, 90 for Study 1B, and 30 for Study 2. Study participants will be members of the general public and participation is voluntary with monetary compensation provided. Participants will be generally healthy individuals 18 and older (21 and older if alcohol-dosed) recruited via the DSRI registry, through email blasts to the UI community, and through DSRI websites and social media. Study 1A and Study 1B will focus on the evaluation of candidate telltales developed under this project. Study 2 will be a repeated-measures simulator study to assess the impact of the final candidate telltale on pre-drive and mid-drive decision making.

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Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, Rebuilding, and Alteration

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This collection of information involves the mandatory reporting and recordkeeping of maintenance, major modifications, repairs, and alterations performed on U.S. civil registered aircraft. The reporting and maintenance recording required by FAR 43 may only be done by certified mechanics, repair stations, and air carriers authorized to perform maintenance. Pilots are also authorized to perform and record preventive maintenance, however, the authorization applies only to those pilots who own or lease their aircraft for private operation for preventative maintenance only. The reporting and maintenance recordkeeping requirements of FAR 43 is a ongoing process and initiated on occasion as needed at the time of maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding and alteration of an aircraft airframe, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance. All information on completed 337 forms are submitted to FAA division AFS-750 through electronic process or paper copy. Information collected is aircraft data arranged by registration “N” number, owner name and address, with certificate number of the person accomplishing the work. The form also contains detailed information of the work accomplished. The information is then recorded in the aircraft official database record to be kept indefinitely. This is accomplished to enhance safety by ensuring quality workmanship and parts are utilized for the continued operational safety of the flying public and passengers aboard the aircraft and on the ground. This information is collected for all aircraft undergoing maintenance, repair or alteration. Some allowances have been given to FAR part 121 air carriers to authorize an alternative method of reporting major repairs and alterations. This alternative method is a record keeping system approved by the local office through company procedures to maintain and approve the repairs and alterations for their aircraft in a permanent record. This is only accomplished by 80% of the certificated air carriers. The remaining 20 % still utilize Form 337 for these modifications to their aircraft under their operational authority.

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49 USC 44701	View Law

49 USC 44702	View Law

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FERC-606 (Notification of Request for Federal Authorization & Requests for Further Information) & FERC-607 (Report on Decision or Action on Request for Federal Authorizations)

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18 CFR 385.2013 directs the agency or official to forward that initial assessment of federal authorizations (e.g. permits, special use authorizations, certifications, concurrences, or other approvals) to the Commission. If in the course of processing a federal authorization request, an agency or official finds additional information from the applicant is needed, 18 CFR 385.2013 directs the agency or official to forward to the Commission a copy of any data request sent to the applicant. With respect to 18 CFR 385.2014, the Commission assumes that in considering a request for a federal authorization for natural gas projects, agencies compile and title the documents and materials they rely upon in reaching a decision. The Commission does not require a specific format for the index of documents and materials that are to be submitted to FERC. An agency's in-house recordkeeping may be presented as an index, as long as it functions as a table of contents to the documents and materials. FERC-606 requires agencies and officials responsible for issuing, conditioning, or denying requests for federal authorizations necessary for a proposed natural gas project to report to the Commission regarding the status of an authorization request. This reporting requirement is intended to allow agencies to assist the Commission to make better informed decisions in establishing due dates for agencies' decisions. FERC-607 requires agencies or officials to submit to the Commission a copy of a decision or action on a request for federal authorization and an accompanying index to the documents and materials relied on in reaching a conclusion. The information collections cannot be discontinued nor collected less frequently because of statutory requirements. The consequences of not collecting this information are that the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory mandate under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to: •- Establish a schedule for agencies to review requests for federal authorizations required for a project, and • -Compile a record of each agency's decision, together with the record of the Commission's decision, to serve as a consolidated record for the purpose of appeal or review, including judicial review.

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15 USC 717n-717o	View Law

Pub.L. 109 - 58 313	View Law

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NASA Complaint of Discrimination Form 1355

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) collects information from individuals who file a complaint of discrimination using NASA Complaint of Discrimination public form NF1355P. This information is necessary for NASA to comply with Federal Equal Employment Opportunity requirements and to ensure concerns of discrimination are addressed promptly and appropriately. NASA uses the information to process, track, and report discrimination complaints in accordance with applicable regulations and program management needs.

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29 USC 633a	View Law

Pub.L. 92 - 261 11	View Law

42 USC 2000e-16	View Law

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Flight Attendant Fatigue Risk Management Plan

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On October 5, 2018, Congress enacted Public Law (PL) 115-254, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (“the Act”). Section 335(b) of the Act required each certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 121 to submit to the FAA for review and acceptance a Flight Attendant Fatigue Risk Management Plan (FA FRMP) for each certificate holder’s flight attendants. Section 335(b) delineates the required contents of the FA FRMP, including a rest scheme consistent with current flight time and duty period limitations, and development and use of methodology to continually assess the effectiveness of the ability of the plan to improve alertness and mitigate performance errors. Section 335(b) requires that each certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 121 shall update its FA FRMP every two years and submit the update to the FAA for review and acceptance. Further, section 335(b) of the Act requires each certificate holder operating under 14 CFR part 121 to comply with its FA FRMP that is accepted by the FAA.

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14 USC Part 121	View Law

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Grant Funded Cemetery Data Sheet and Cemetery Grant Documents

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Information is used by the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program to provide data regarding the number of interments conducted at State Veterans cemeteries and support grant applications each year. This data is necessary for budget and oversight purposes.

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38 USC Section 2408	View Law

38 USC 501	View Law

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Rule 31a-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Records of Fair Value Determinations

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Rule 31a-4 is a rule under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that contains the recordkeeping requirements associated with Investment Company Act rule 2a-5. Rule 2a-5 provides the requirements for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments of a registered investment company or companies that have elected to be treated as business development companies under the Investment Company Act for purposes of section 2(a)(41) of the Investment Company Act and rule 2a-4 thereunder.

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15 USC 80a-8	View Law

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Bird Banding and Recovery Reports

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In accordance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712, the trapping and marking of wild migratory birds by persons holding Federal permits must be monitored. Formerly managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the bird banding program is now the responsibility of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL). The primary role of the BBL is to support the use of banding and banding data by researchers and managers engaged in science, conservation, and management of birds, and not to play a lead role in original research. The BBL collects information using three forms and one electronic database: (1) the Application for Federal Bird Banding or Marking Permit, (2) Bird Band Recovery Report, (3) permit renewal form, and (4) an electronic database (Bandit).

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16 USC 703-712	View Law

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Black Lung Clinics Program Measures

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The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), conducts an annual data collection of user information for the Black Lung Program (BLCP), which has been ongoing with OMB approval since 2004. The purpose of the Black Lung Clinics Program is to improve the health status of coal workers by providing services to minimize the effects of respiratory and pulmonary impairments of coal miners, including treatment required in the management of problems associated with black lung disease, which improves the miner’s quality of life and reduces economic costs associated with morbidity and mortality arising from pulmonary diseases. The purpose of the revised data collection is to assess BLCP awardees’ progress toward meeting BLCP program goals (as stated in the authorizing statute) and how well each awardee is meeting the needs of these miners in their communities.

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30 USC 937	View Law

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