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Application Package for Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) (1894-0001)

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The Strengthening Historically Black Graduate Institutions (HBGI) Program provides grants to assist institutions in establishing and strengthening their physical plants, development offices, endowment funds, academic resources and student services so that they may continue to participate in fulfilling the goal of equality of educational opportunity in graduate education. Since OMB’s last review and approval of the package, the application has been updated to include only the program-specific forms required for this collection. All standard forms that have already been approved by OMB and are not unique to this information collection, as well as additional information not directly related to the program-specific forms associated with this program, have been removed from the collection.

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20 USC Title III, Part B, Section 326	View Law

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Create Payment Request for the VA Funding Fee Payment System (VA FFPS); A Computer Generated Funding Fee Receipt (VA Form 26-8986)

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VA Form 26-8986 is needed since a funding fee must be paid to VA before a loan can be guaranteed.

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38 USC 3729	View Law

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OFAC Sanctions Compliance Program (SCP) for Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers (PPSIs)

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This information collection request is submitted to request approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a new OMB control number for the specific, new information collection and recordkeeping requirements for permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSI). PPSIs will be required to maintain an effective sanctions compliance program (SCP) under a proposed rulemaking to implement provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), 12 U.S.C. 5901–5916, of July 18, 2025, issued jointly by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the Department of the Treasury. Pursuant to the GENIUS Act, OFAC is proposing new regulations that would add a new part 502 under 31 CFR chapter V. Section 502 would set forth the recordkeeping, reporting and other information collection requirements for PPSIs to develop and maintain an effective SCP. Even though the SCP will require five categories of elements, only internal controls (maintaining a copy of PPSI’s SCP in writing to be made available to OFAC upon request and providing a PPSI certification to OFAC upon request) and maintaining the records of results from testing and auditing and any enhancements identified for the SCP will be covered by this information collection. However, the internal controls time and cost burden are part of overall anti-money laundering/counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) internal controls and are therefore accounted for under FinCEN’s requested new OMB control number 1506-XXXX. Other information collection and recordkeeping requirements pursuant to any OFAC sanctions program are approved by OMB under control number 1505-0164 and contained in § 501.901 of OFAC’s Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations (31 CFR part 501), which pertains to the operation of the various economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC under 31 CFR chapter V.

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Authorizing Statutes

12 USC 5901-5916	View Law

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Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes, and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: Eligibility and Enrollment (CMS-10468)

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152, enacted on March 30, 2010 (collectively, “Affordable Care Act”), expands access to health insurance for individuals and employees of small businesses through the establishment of new Affordable Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges), including the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP). The Exchanges, which became operational on January 1, 2014, enhanced competition in the health insurance market, expanded access to affordable health insurance for millions of Americans, and provided consumers with a place to easily compare and shop for health insurance coverage. Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes, and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: Eligibility and Enrollment (CMS-2334-F) address: (1) standards related to notices, (2) procedures for the verification of enrollment in an eligible employer-sponsored plan and eligibility for qualifying coverage in an eligible employer-sponsored plan; and (3) other eligibility and enrollment provisions to provide detail necessary for state implementation. The submission seeks OMB approval of the information collection requirements Sections 1311(b) and 1321(b) of the Affordable Care Act provide that each state has the opportunity to establish an Exchange that (1) facilitates the purchase of insurance coverage by qualified individuals through QHPs; (2) assists qualified employers in the enrollment of their employees in QHPs; and (3) meets other standards specified in the Affordable Care Act. Section 1311(k) of the Affordable Care Act specifies that Exchanges may not establish rules that conflict with or prevent the application of regulations promulgated by the Secretary. Section 1311(d) of the Affordable Care Act describes the minimum functions of an Exchange, including the certification of QHPs.

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Authorizing Statutes

Pub.L. 111 - 148 1311	View Law

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West Coast Fisheries Participation Survey

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This request is for a revision and extension of an existing information collection. This survey updates the 2023 survey to remove a question regarding identity in underserved groups and provide multiple choice answer options for two questions that were previously open-ended in order to reduce response time. The overall purpose of collecting these data is to develop stakeholder-based societal inputs relative to fisheries participation, but these survey data will also increase the capacity of NOAA to respond effectively to relevant mandates and executive orders that guide social science activities within the National Marine Fisheries Service (NEPA, MFCMA and its National Standard 8, and Executive Order (EO) 12898).

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16 USC 1801 et seq.	View Law

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Native American Language (NAL@ED) Application Package (1894-0001)

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The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requests an extension of the information collection clearance for the Native American Language Program Grant Application (ALN84.415B), a competitive grant program authorized under Title VI, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). The grant applications submitted for this program are evaluated on the basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria and are used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of award for projects selected for funding. The criteria are not expected to change prior to a future competition.

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20 USC 7423	View Law

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EERE Small Businesses and Startups Impact Evaluation Data Collection

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This package requests approval for information collection from small businesses that have applied for funding through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s ( EERE’s) financial assistance offerings, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants and prizes between 2008 and 2024, to collect information that will serve as inputs to a program evaluation study that will evaluate the impacts of EERE’s funding on small businesses. The results of this evaluation study will be used by DOE leadership to understand the impact to date and opportunities for improvement in financial awards provided to small businesses. This is planned to be a one-time information collection effort.

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Pub.L. 97 - 219 Small Business Innovation	View Law

42 USC 7133	View Law

Pub.L. 115 - 345 Foundations for Evidence-based	View Law

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Substantially Underserved Trust Areas (SUTA)

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The SUTA initiative gives the Secretary of Agriculture certain discretionary authorities relating to financial assistance terms and conditions that can enhance the financing possibilities in areas that are underserved by certain RUS electric, water and waste, and telecom and broadband programs. The SUTA initiative identifies the need and improves the availability of RUS programs to reach trust areas when they are determined by the Secretary of Agriculture (such authority has been delegated to the Administrator of RUS) to be substantially underserved. The collection consists of the information necessary to request assistance for the discretionary authorities.

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7 USC 906f	View Law

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Procedures for Requests from Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Funds for Construction or Major Renovation of Child Care Facilities

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The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act allows Tribal Lead Agencies to use Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) funds for construction or major renovation of child care facilities. The CCDBG Act requires a Tribal Lead Agency, including one that has consolidated its CCDF program into an approved Plan under the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017, also known as P.L. 102-477, to first request and receive approval from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) before using CCDF funds for construction or major renovation. CCDBG requires ACF to develop and implement uniform procedures for the solicitation and consideration of such requests. This Program Instruction (PI) sets forth the uniform procedures. The Office of Child Care (OCC) proposes extending approval of the information collection with changes, significantly reducing the burden for Tribal Lead Agencies and clarifying requirements.

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42 USC 9858c (6)	View Law

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Generic Clearance for 2024-2026 IMLS Grant Application Forms

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To facilitate the administration of the IMLS application and review processes for its discretionary grants and cooperative agreements, the agency uses standardized application forms for eligible libraries, museums, and other organizations to apply to its funding opportunities. The forms submitted for public review in this Notice are the IMLS Library-Discretionary Program Information Form, the IMLS Museum Program Information Form, the IMLS Supplementary Information Form, and the IMS Budget From. The IMLS Library-Discretionary Program Information Form, the IMLS Museum Program Information Form, the IMLS Supplementary Information Form, and the IMLS Budget From are each included in one or more of the Grants.gov application packages associated with IMLS grant programs’ Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs). These forms automatically transmit data into IMLS’s electronic grants management system, eGMS, through a system-to-system interface. This action is to renew the forms and instructions associated with all IMLS NOFOs from fiscal year (FY) 2027 through FY 2029.

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Data Security Requirements for Accessing Restricted Data

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The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (44 U.S.C. 3583) mandates that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) establish a standard application process (SAP) for requesting access to certain confidential data assets. While the adoption of the SAP is required for statistical agencies and units designated under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018 (CIPSEA), it is recognized that other agencies and organizational units within the Executive Branch may benefit from the adoption of the SAP to accept applications for access to confidential data assets. The SAP is to be a process through which agencies, the Congressional Budget Office, State, local, and Tribal governments, researchers, and other individuals, as appropriate, may apply to access confidential data assets held by a federal statistical agency or unit for the purposes of developing evidence. With the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP) as advisors, the entities upon whom this requirement is levied are working with the SAP Project Management Office (PMO) and with OMB to implement the SAP. The SAP Portal is to be a single web-based common application designed to collect information from individuals requesting access to confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies and units. BJS makes the microdata it is required to protect as confidential available to approved researchers through a restricted access setting via its official criminal justice data archive. As a Federal Statistical Agency, BJS adheres to the SAP requirements and BJS restricted (confidential) microdata are available for discovery and application via the SAP Portal. In late 2022, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), in its role as the SAP PMO, published a 60-day Federal Register Notice (87 FR 53793) and 30-day Federal Register Notice (87 FR 66754) announcing plans to collect information through the SAP Portal. This collection request was submitted to the OMB as a Common Form in late 2022; the OMB control number for SAP Portal information collection is 3145-0271 and the expiration date is 12/31/2025.

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34 USC 10132	View Law

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Protecting National Security Through FCC Programs

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Providers of advanced communications services are prohibited from using Universal Service Fund (USF) monies to purchase, maintain, improve, modify, obtain, or otherwise support any equipment or services produced or provided by a company that poses a national security threat to the integrity of communications networks or the communications supply chain. Pursuant to the Supply Chain Reimbursement Program, the Commission has established requirements for the removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment and services that pose a national security risk.

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47 USC 1603-1604	View Law

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Generic for ACF Program Monitoring Activities

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

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Value Analysis: Clean Fuel Production Credit - 45Z

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DOE seeks to collect information from fuel producers in order to provide an emissions value that a producer may use to petition the Internal Revenue Service for a Provisional Emissions Rate needed to claim the section 45Z tax credit. DOE will share relevant information collected with one or more National Laboratories as needed so those Laboratories can perform the required emissions analysis. Likely respondents include owners of qualified facilities as defined in section 45Z.

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Pub.L. 117 - 169 45z	View Law

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Peace Corps Awareness and Affinity: National Survey of U.S. Adults

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The Peace Corps’ Office of Communications will use the information collected by the Peace Corps Awareness and Affinity: National Survey of U.S. Adults to help assess the effectiveness of the national awareness and recruitment campaign to meet the Administration's goal of 8,000 Peace Corps Volunteers by 2030. The survey will also collect information to help broaden the pool of potential Volunteers. This information collection will also be used to gather information and insights to identify key audience segments and help ensure the efficiency and success of future marketing efforts. The Office of Communications will conduct this survey twice.

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Pub.L. 87 - 293 2509	View Law

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Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation Impact and Implementation Study

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The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection for an impact and implementation evaluation of Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) programming , on behalf of the SRAE National Evaluation. As part of the federal government’s ongoing efforts to support youth in making healthy decisions about their relationships and behaviors, in February 2018, Congress updated Title V, Section 510 of the Social Security Act to authorize the SRAE grant program. Administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) within ACF of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), SRAE funds programs that teach adolescents to refrain from nonmarital sexual activity. The programs also provide education on personal responsibility, self-regulation, goal setting, healthy relationships, a focus on the future, and preventing drug and alcohol use. The SRAE legislation requires the conduct of one or more rigorous evaluations of the education provided by SRAE programs. The current data collection request is necessary to conduct impact and implementation evaluations that will build evidence around the effectiveness of SRAE programming.

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42 USC 710	View Law

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FERC-725Z, (DLO in RD25-10 and IC26-1), Mandatory Reliability Standards: IRO Reliability Standards

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The commission is seeking approval on the renewal of all existing standards and the revision of IRO-010-5: Reliability Standard IRO-010-5 is currently located in the FERC-725Z (OMB Control No. 1902-0276) collection. The purpose of the standard is to prevent instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages that adversely impact reliability by ensuring each reliability coordinator has the data and information it needs to plan, monitor and assess the operation of its reliability coordinator area. The category 2 generator owners and operators will now have to meet Requirement R3 that requires the generator owners and generator operators to satisfy the obligations of the documented specifications from the reliability coordinator on data and information needed for the operational planning analyses, real-time monitoring, and real-time assessments.

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Pub.L. 109 - 58 1211	View Law

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Improving Customer Experience Circular A-11 Section 280 Implementation

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To improve the delivery of Federal services and programs and provide government-wide data on customer experience.

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Information collections contained in Modernizing Materials Licensing Proposed Rule, 10 CFR Parts 30, 37, 40, 51, 70, 72, and 140

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PROPOSED RULE: Information collections contained in Modernizing Materials Licensing Proposed Rule, 10 CFR Parts 30, 37, 40, 51, 70, 72, and 140 The proposed rule would revise information collection related to materials licensing. Major changes would include eliminating the nine-month advance application requirement for facility construction in 10 CFR parts 30, 40, and for some facilities under 10 CFR part 70, and allowing construction to begin at the applicant’s risk for most materials facility types; introducing a new exemption in 10 CFR part 37 for large components and robust structures containing category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material, with new recordkeeping for exemption documentation; streamlining and clarifying application content and reporting requirements in 10 CFR part 70, especially for spent fuel reprocessing facilities; shifting certain annual and biennial reporting requirements in 10 CFR part 72 to recordkeeping only, and adjusting notification and registration deadlines for spent fuel storage; and establishing new documentation requirements in 10 CFR part 140 for spent fuel reprocessing facility licensees (liability insurance and indemnification for reprocessing facilities). These changes collectively would reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, clarify ambiguous requirements, and improve the efficiency and practical utility of NRC’s information collections, ensuring that the agency would continue to receive essential information for effective oversight while minimizing paperwork burdens on regulated entities. NOTE: Because this rule results in a net reduction in the number of responses, but an overall increase in burden, the data fields in the submission reflect a nominal entry of 1 response. Please refer to the supporting statement and burden tables for the actual burden estimates. In addition, the cost to the government is a savings of $23,100, but 0 has been entered in the field, as it does not allow a negative response.

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Survey of State Government Research & Development

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The Survey of State Government Research and Development (SGRD) provides comprehensive, uniform statistics regarding the extent of research and development (R&D) activity performed and funded by departments and agencies in each of the nation's 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The Census Bureau conducts this survey on behalf of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). NCSES sponsors surveys of R&D activities of businesses, government, higher education, and other private nonprofit organizations. The results of these surveys provide a consistent information base for both federal and state government officials, industry professionals, and researchers to use in formulating public policy and planning in science and technology. These surveys allow for the analysis of current and historical trends of R&D in the U.S. and in international comparisons of R&D with other countries. The data collected from the SGRD fills a void that previously existed for collection of R&D activities. Although NCSES conducted periodic data collections of state government R&D in 1995, 1988 and 1987, more frequent collection was necessary to account for the changing dynamic of state governments’ role in performing and funding R&D and their role as fiduciary intermediaries of federal funds for R&D. The survey is a census of state government departments, agencies, commissions, public authorities, and other dependent entities as defined by the Census Bureau’s Census of Governments program, that performed or funded R&D activities in a given fiscal year.

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13 USC 8(b)	View Law

42 USC 1861-1876	View Law

Pub.L. 111 - 358 505	View Law

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Third Party Servicer Data Collection

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The Department is seeking a reinstatement with change of information collection 1845-0130, covering a Third-Party Servicer Data Inquiry form. This form collects information from third party servicers. The HEA allows institutions of higher education to outsource aspects of their participation in Title IV programs. Any individual or entity that contracts with or performs work on behalf of an institution to administer any aspect of that institution’s responsibilities required under the Title IV programs is defined as a third-party servicer. The Title IV regulations authorize the Department to provide oversight of third-party servicers, which are subject to the highest standard of care and diligence in their administration of Title IV programs. (34 CFR 668.2) The information collected through the Third-Party Servicer Data Inquiry form allows the Department to identify institutions of higher education that are failing to report or incorrectly reporting third-party servicer information; to monitor and enforce third-party servicer compliance with annual audit requirements; to identify other persons or organizations that contract with a third-party servicer to assist with any aspect of the administration of a Title IV program on behalf of the third-party servicer or its clients; and to effectively coordinate third-party servicer program review assessments

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20 USC 1094	View Law

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National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)

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Title IV, Part G of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA) as further amended by the 1998 Amendments to the HEA (P.L. 105-244) section 485B, requires the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) to establish a National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) that contains information about Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans, Federal Perkins loans (including National Direct Student Loans and National Defense Student Loans), William D. Ford Federal Direct Student loans (Direct Loan), Federally Insured Student Loans (FISL) and Federal Grants including Pell Grants, Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG), Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants (IASG), National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants. NSLDS is operated out of Federal Student Aid (FSA) and is used for research, policy analysis, monitoring student enrollment, identifying loan holders and servicers, calculating default rates, monitoring program participants, and verifying student aid eligibility. This is a request for a reinstatement without change of the current information collection and burden assessed to 1845-0035.

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20 USC 1087	View Law

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Law School Clinic Certification Program

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Public Law 113–227 (Dec. 16, 2014) requires the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to establish regulations and procedures for application to, and participation in, the USPTO Law School Clinic Certification Program (LSCCP). The LSCCP Program allows students enrolled in a participating law school’s clinic to practice patent or trademark law before the USPTO under the direct supervision of a faculty clinic supervisor. Each clinic provides legal services on a pro bono basis for clients who qualify for assistance from the law school’s clinic. By drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent and trademark applications, students gain valuable experience that would otherwise be unavailable to them while in law school. The program also facilitates the provision of pro bono services to trademark and patent applicants who lack the financial resources necessary for traditional legal representation. In 2020, there were 60 law schools participating. This information collection covers the applications from law schools that wish to enter the program, faculty advisors who seek to become a faculty clinic supervisor, and students who seek to participate in this program. The information collection also includes the required biannual reports from participating law school clinics and biennial renewals required by the program as well as the request to make special under the Law School Clinic Certification Program, which allows a limited number of applications per semester to be advanced out of turn (accorded special status) for examination if the applicant makes the appropriate showing, to provide law students with practical experience as they will be more likely to receive substantive examination of applications within the school year that the application is filed.

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Pub.L. 113 - 227 1	View Law

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FERC-538, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Section 7(a) Mandatory Initial Service

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The purpose of FERC-538 is to implement the information collections pursuant to Sections 7(a), 10(a) and 16 of Natural Gas Act (NGA), and part 156 of the Commission Regulations. These statutes and regulations apply upon application by a person or municipality authorized to engage in the local distribution of natural gas, and allow the Commission to order a natural gas company to extend or improve its transportation facilities and sell natural gas to the municipality or person and, for such purpose, to extend its transportation facilities to communities immediately adjacent to such facilities or to territories served by the natural gas pipeline company. The Commission uses the application data in order to be fully informed concerning the applicant and the service the applicant is requesting.

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15 USC 717-717w	View Law

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NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Data Submission Request Form - Center for Cancer Genomics (CCG) (NCI)

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This is a request for OMB to approve an extension for an additional three (3) years. The purpose of the NCI Genomic Data Commons (GDC) Data Submission Request Form is to provide a vehicle for investigators to request submission of their cancer genomic data into the GDC to support data sharing. The purpose is also to provide a mechanism for the GDC Data Submission Review Committee to review and assess the data submission request for applicability to the GDC mission. The scope of the form involves obtaining information from investigators that: 1) would like to submit data about their study into the GDC, 2) are affiliated with studies that adhere to GDC data submission conditions. The benefits of the collection are that it provides the needed information for investigators to understand the types of studies and data that the GDC supports. It also allows for a standard mechanism for the GDC to assess incoming data submission requests.

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