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Accountability Definitions

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Section 84001 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, modified the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Proposed regulations stemming from the OBBBA require updates to several regulatory sections. Burden for these sections can be found spread across many currently approved information collection packages. On January 30, 2026, the Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) (91 FR 4254) revising 34 CFR Part 685. Specifically, the RISE NPRM proposed to add several new definitions under §685.102: expected time to credential, graduate student, professional student and program length. The OBBBA accountability framework also proposes amending §685.102 by adding new definitions: eligible non-GE program and gainful employment program (GE program). Due to the timing of these regulatory packages, the Department is requesting approval of a new collection to define eligible non-GE program and gainful employment program (GE program). Once regulations are final, the Department will merge 1845-0190 with 1845-0021 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (DL) Regulations so the burden for §685.102 stays within one information collection without compromising the public’s review of proposed rules and burden of the new accountability framework. This way, all regulations proposed by changes from the OBBBA can be put out for public comment and OMB approval, as we are unable to propose regulatory changes to §685.102 in two separate NPRMs.

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20 USC 1091	View Law

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The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (EARTH MRI) Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements

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The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI; https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/earth-mri) is a component of MRP and is a national effort to carry out the fundamental resources and mapping mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The goal of Earth MRI is to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain critical mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will decrease the Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of minerals fundamental to national security and the economy. USGS developed a new competitive cooperative agreement program with the State geological surveys to support mine waste activities authorized and funded by the BIL. State geological surveys apply for funds through an annual competitive agreement process. The Earth MRI Mine Waste Cooperative Agreements support three goals of the USGS-Earth MRI effort: 1) building a national mine waste inventory, 2) characterizing mine waste at sites across the nation, and 3) partnering with State geological surveys to plan Earth MRI data acquisition. Individual State projects last for up to two years.

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Pub.L. 117 - 58 3684	View Law

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Medicare Part C and D Reporting Requirements (CMS-10185)

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Section 1857(e)(1) and Section 1860D–12(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (the Act) authorizes the Secretary to include contract terms requiring Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) and Part D sponsors to provide information deemed necessary and appropriate. Pursuant to this authority, CMS codified these information collection requirements at 42 CFR § 422.516 for MAOs and § 423.514 for Part D sponsors. Compliance with these disclosure and reporting requirements is enforced under 42 CFR §§ 422.504 and 423.505. .

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Pub.L. 110 - 275 164	View Law

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[NCHS] Developmental Projects to Improve the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Similar Programs

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The mission of the Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (DHNES) is to produce descriptive statistics that measure the health and nutrition status of the general population. The continuous operation of DHNES programs presents unique challenges in testing new survey content and data collection activities, such as outreach or participant screening etc. This generic request covers developmental projects to help evaluate and enhance DHNES existing and proposed data collection activities to increase research capacity and improve data quality, as well as developmental projects for similar NCHS data collections.

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Pub.L. 101 - 445 103	View Law

Pub.L. 104 - 170 301	View Law

42 USC 242	View Law

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Military Experiences, Risk and Protective Factors, and Adolescent Health and Well-Being

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In partnership with the Millennium Cohort Program to assess the direct and indirect association of military experiences with adolescents’ psychosocial adjustment and physical health, academic achievement, and educational/military career aspirations to identify risk and protective factors that may promote or inhibit positive outcomes among military-connected adolescents and their families.

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[NCHS] Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation Research

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This generic clearance request encompasses general questionnaire development, pre-testing, measurement-error reduction activities to be carried out in 2021-2024 in the Division of Research and Methodology, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The change request is for RANDS 11 to adhere to recent executive orders. This generic reinstatement without change requests 14,100 annualized burden hours, totaling 42,300 burden hours over a three-year period.

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42 USC 242k	View Law

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Medicare Part C and Part D Program Audit Protocols (CMS-10717)

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42 CFR 422.502 describes CMS' regulatory authority to evaluate, through inspection or other means, Medicare Advantage Part C organizations. These records include books, contracts, medical records, patient care documentation and other records that pertain to any aspect of services performed, reconciliation of benefit liabilities, and determination of amounts payable. 42 CFR 423.503 states that CMS must oversee a Part D plan sponsor's continued compliance with the requirements for a Part D plan sponsor. 423.514 states that the Part D plan sponsor must have an effective procedure to develop, compile, evaluate, and report to CMS, to its enrollees, and to the general public, at the times and in the manner that CMS requires, statistics regarding areas such as cost of operations, patterns of utilization availability, accessibility, and acceptability of services. CMS developed a strategy to address our oversight and audit responsibilities within the context of limited audit/oversight resources. We have combined all Part C and Part D guides into one universal guide promoting efficiency and effectiveness and reducing financial and time burdens for both CMS and Medicare-contracting entities.

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42 USC 1395w-112	View Law

42 USC 1395w–27	View Law

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The National Map: Topographic Data Grants

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The National Geospatial Program (NGP) of the US Geological Survey (USGS) provides funding to collect, archive and disseminate base layer geospatial data as part of The National Map. We accept applications from State, Local or Tribal governments; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; and academic institutions to advance the development of The National Map and other national geospatial databases.

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44 USC 101	View Law

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Earnings Accountability Reporting, Disclosures, and Warnings

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Section 84001 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, established an accountability framework for all postsecondary programs of study that participate in the Direct Loan Program, modifying the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The proposed framework would compare the median earnings of graduates to median earnings of a comparison group and would discontinue a program’s Direct Loan eligibility if its graduates earn less than the comparison group. This information collection seeks to update the current accountability regulations with the requirements of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Department is also requesting that 1845-0173 and 1845-0174 information requirements and burden be merged with this collection (1845-0814) and be renamed 1845-0184 Earnings Accountability Reporting, Disclosures, and Warnings. It no longer makes sense to separate these collections with the proposed harmonization of regulations.

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20 USC 1231a	View Law

20 USC 3474	View Law

Pub.L. 119 - 21 84001	View Law

20 USC 1221e-3	View Law

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Application, Reports, and Recordkeeping for the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA) Grant Program

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Authorized under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA or Act), amends Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq., to provide $100 million in funding to implement “Social Impact Partnership Demonstration Projects” (projects) and feasibility studies to assist states and local governments in applying for project funding. SIPPRA authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to enter into award agreements with state or local governments for projects addressing entrenched social problems. SIPPRA requires the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) to conduct a request for proposals for projects, make award decisions, and enter into project award agreements. Treasury is publishing a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) seeking applications for projects, and anticipates that ten or more persons will respond to its notice announcing availability of funding for SIPPRA projects. Although Treasury is asking applicants to use the SF-424 family of common forms for their applications, in order to effectively and efficient assess and evaluate applications and ensure that projects comply with statutory requirements, Treasury is also soliciting additional detailed information from applicants. This request only includes the burden for this additional information. The burden for the SF-424 forms is covered under OMB Control Numbers 4040-0004, 4040-0006, 4040-0007, 4040-0008, 4040-0009, 4040-0010 and 4040-0013. The additional information includes the following components: • Project Narrative, to include an Executive Summary; • Project Narrative Attachments, to include project budget, partnership agreements, partner qualifications, independent evaluator qualifications, evaluation design plan, independent evaluator contract, outcome valuation), legal compliance, and (optional) additional supporting documentation such as a preexisting feasibility study; o The evaluation design plan is discussed further below • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and SAM registration; • Copy of application proposing privileged or confidential information to be redacted; • Treasury Office of Civil Rights and Diversity Assurances and Certifications • Administrative Reporting, including Performance and Financial Report, Evaluation Progress Reports, and Final Evaluation Report; • Records Retention

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42 USC 1397	View Law

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Student Assistance General Provisions

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Section 84001 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, established an accountability framework for all postsecondary programs of study that participate in the Direct Loan Program, modifying the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The proposed framework would compare the median earnings of graduates to median earnings of a comparison group and would discontinue a program’s Direct Loan eligibility if its graduates earn less than the comparison group. On January 5, 2026, the Department of Education (the Department) convened a negotiated rulemaking committee to consider the new institutional accountability framework to develop regulations that improve institutional accountability by increasing transparency on program costs, aid, and outcomes. This is a request for a revision of the currently approved collection 1845-0022 Student Assistance General Provisions. Revisions to this collection will allow the Department to obtain the required information to implement the accountability framework as outlined in OBBB.

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20 USC 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088	View Law

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Resolution Readiness Adjustments

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The FDIC is requesting approval to collect information from entities that wish to participate in the resolution readiness adjustment. This includes information to notify the FDIC of a large or highly complex financial institution’s election to participate on the resolution readiness adjustment, information relating to the virtual data room capabilities test, information relating to the data access capabilities test, and a notice of any material change.

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12 USC 1811 et seq.	View Law

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Form PF and Rule 204(b)-1

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Form PF and rule 204(b)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) require certain investment advisers registered with the SEC to report confidential information about the private funds they advise. The rules implement provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”), which amended the Advisers Act to require the SEC to, among other things, establish reporting requirements for advisers to private funds. The information collected on Form PF is designed to facilitate the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (“FSOC”) monitoring of systemic risk in the private fund industry and assist FSOC in determining whether and how to deploy its regulatory tools with respect to nonbank financial companies. The SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) also may use information collected on Form PF in their regulatory programs, including examinations, investigations, and investor protection efforts relating to private fund advisers. Form PF is a joint form between the SEC and the CFTC with respect to sections 1 and 2; the SEC solely adopted the other sections of the form.

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18 USC 80a-1 et seq.	View Law

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Inspection and Testing of Meter Provers

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The information collections request (ICRs) within this OMB control number are mandatory for those who load or unload liquid hazardous materials involving bulk packagings, such as cargo tanks and portable tanks. Entities that load or unload liquid hazardous materials involving bulk packagings will be most likely to respond to these ICRs. This OMB control number includes reporting requests. These ICRs are typically conducted on an as-needed basis. The information in these ICRs consist of testing reports conducted by the entities and provided to enforcement personnel. The information within these ICRs may be requested by PHMSA for enforcement purposes. The purpose of these ICRs are to ensure that equipment used in the loading or unloading of liquid hazardous materials involving bulk packagings is done so in compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) ensuring their safe transportation.

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49 USC 5101-5127	View Law

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Cargo Tank Motor Vehicles in Liquefied Compressed Gas Service

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The information collections request (ICRs) within this OMB control number are mandatory for cargo tank motor vehicles in natural gas service. Entities that deliver natural gas will be most likely to respond to these ICRs. This OMB control number includes both reporting and recordkeeping requests. These ICRs are typically conducted on an as-needed basis. The information in these ICRs consist of testing reports conducted by the entities and provided to enforcement personnel. The information within these ICRs may be requested by PHMSA for enforcement purposes. The purpose of these ICRs are to ensure that equipment used in the delivery of flammable compressed gases is done so in compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) ensuring their safe transportation.

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49 USC USC 5101-5127	View Law

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Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training & Planning Grants

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This is a request for a renewal without change of an existing information collection approval under OMB No. 2137-0586. Part 110 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) addresses a reimbursable grant program to enhance existing State, Territories, and Indian tribes hazardous materials emergency preparedness response programs. This information collection supports the Departmental Strategic Goal for safety. This reimbursable grant program is required by Section 5116 (49 App. U.S.C.) of the Federal hazardous materials transportation law. Section 5116 authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide assistance to States, Territories, and Indian tribes for hazardous materials emergency response planning and training. The purpose of the grant program is to increase the effectiveness of States, Territories, and Indian tribes in safely and efficiently handling hazardous materials accidents and incidents; enhance implementation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA); and encourage a comprehensive approach to emergency planning and training by incorporating the unique challenges of response to transportation situations. Where practicable, the requirements contained in 2 CFR part 200 “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards,” apply to grants issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). This revision stems from a General Accounting Office (GAO) recommendation (GAO-17-91) to develop a process for regularly collecting information to ensure that State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) are receiving and distributing information provided from the railroads regarding certain hazardous materials shipments to local planning entities. In response to this recommendation, PHMSA is adding questions to grant applications in order to determine if SERCs have received copies of the information provided by railroads and if the SERCs are disseminating this information to local planning entities. PHMSA is estimating an increase in burden because of this additional questions.

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49 USC 5101-5127	View Law

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Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging (Formerly: Testing Requirements for Packaging).

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This is a request for the approval with change of an existing approval under OMB Control No. 21370572, applicable to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180). This information collection supports the Departmental Strategic Goal for Safety. The HMR are promulgated in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5110, the Federal hazardous materials transportation law. The strength and integrity of non-bulk packaging (maximum 119-gallon capacity) is established by a series of performance tests. Depending on the HMR requirements, the packaging must pass or be capable of passing specified tests to be authorized for the carriage of hazardous materials. For example, a Class 3, Flammable liquid, packing group (PG) II material must be placed in a packaging that has been built to certain specifications and has passed all appropriate tests, including specific tests for liquid hazardous material (such as leakproofness testing). In addition, the package must be rated to a PG I or II strength, which is related to the strength of the packaging—a higher hazard for a material, requires a high/stronger packaging integrity. The HMR allows for a variety of materials and sizes/types of packaging, such as steel drums, aluminum drums, and aluminum jerricans. Unless specifically excepted in the HMR, all hazardous materials transported in a package with a capacity less than 119 gallons must meet these standards and pass appropriate testing to ensure that the package will be capable of transporting the hazardous materials safely.

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49 USC 5101-5127	View Law

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Hazardous Materials Incidents Reports

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The information collections request (ICRs) within this OMB control number are mandatory for reporting incidents involving hazardous materials. Any entity involved in the transportation of hazardous materials will be most likely to respond to these ICRs. This OMB control number includes only reporting requests. These ICRs are typically conducted on an as-needed basis. The information in these ICRs consist of calling the National Response Center (NRC) and filing incident reporting forms with PHMSA. The purpose of these ICRs are to inform PHMSA of any incident involving the transportation of hazardous materials.

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49 USC 5101-5127	View Law

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Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Intermediate Bulk Containers

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This is a request for an extension without change of an approved collection under OMB Control No. 2137-0018 on provisions for documenting qualifications, inspections, and tests pertaining to the manufacture and use of portable tanks and IBCs under various provisions in parts 173, 178, and 180 of the HMR. This information collection supports the Departmental Strategic Goal for Safety. The HMR are promulgated in accordance with the Federal hazardous materials transportation law (U.S.C. 5110).

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Application for Regional Center Designation

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The Form I-956 is used to request U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) designation as a regional center under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 203(b)(5)(E), or to request an amendment to an approved regional center designated under INA 203(b)(5)(E). The Form I-956F is used by a designated regional center to request approval of each particular investment offering through an associated new commercial enterprise. The Form I-956G is used by regional centers to provide required information, certifications, and evidence to support their continued eligibility for regional center designation. Each approved regional center must file Form I-956G for each Federal fiscal year (October 1 through September 30) on or before December 29 of the calendar year in which the Federal fiscal year ended. The Form I-956H must be completed by each person involved with a regional center, new commercial enterprise, or affiliated job-creating entity and submitted as a supplement to Form I-956, Application for Regional Center Designation, or other forms where persons are required to attest to their eligibility to be involved with the EB-5 entity and compliance with INA section 203(b)(5)(H). The Form I-956K must be completed by each person acting as a direct or third-party promoter (including migration agents) of a regional center, any new commercial enterprise, an affiliated job-creating entity, or an issuer of securities intended to be offered to alien investors in connection with a particular capital investment project.

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Pub.L. 117 - 103 101 - 108	View Law

8 USC 1153	View Law

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Petition by Investor to Remove Conditions on Permanent Resident Status

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This form is used by a conditional resident alien entrepreneur who obtained such status through a qualifying investment, to apply to remove conditions on his or her conditional residence.

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8 USC 1153	View Law

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Immigrant Petition by Standalone Investor, Immigrant Petition by Regional Center Investor

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The form I-526 is used by a standalone investor to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United States under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. The form I-526E is used by an investor pooling their investment with one or more qualified immigrants participating in the Regional Center Program to petition USCIS for status as an immigrant to the United Stated under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration Nationality Act (INA), as amended. A regional center investor may also use Form I-526E to report any amendments necessary to establish ongoing eligibility if the regional center, new commercial enterprise, or job-creating entity in which the investor has invested is terminated or debarred from participation in the Regional Center Program. The data collected on this information collection will be used by USCIS to determine eligibility for the requested immigration benefit.

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8 USC 1153	View Law

Pub.L. 117 - 103 101 - 108	View Law

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Annual Survey of Refugees

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The Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) helps the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) meet its congressional reporting requirements, as specified in The Refugee Act of 1980 (Section 413 of the Immigration and Naturalization Act, [8 U.S.C. 1523]). From the time of their arrival in the United States, refugees are eligible for social services, including means-tested public assistance, according to eligibility criteria established by the locality in which they are resettled. Following an initial 90-day reception period funded by the U.S. Department of State, ACF, through ORR, provides transitional resettlement assistance through a network of national non-profit grantees and their local affiliates. In many cases, these services are expected to end after an 8-month resettlement period. By that time, refugees are expected to be transitioned to mainstream social services or to self-sufficiency. The design of the resettlement program means that ORR has limited administrative information on refugees’ experiences after the 8-month resettlement period. The information collected through the ASR generates national population estimates of refugee labor force participation, public benefits receipt, English language acquisition, and conversion to legal permanent residency to meet Congressional reporting requirements. Given that ORR does not have access to cross-program administrative data on refugees’ participation in state-provided services, a representative survey is the most resource-efficient way to meet ORR’s annual reporting requirements, laid out in the Refugee Act of 1980. In particular, descriptive information from the survey is used to meet the requirement of 413(b)(1): “an updated profile of the employment and labor force statistics for refugees who have entered the United States within the five-fiscal-year period immediately preceding the fiscal year within which the report is to be made.” Descriptive information from the survey is also used alongside quantitative and qualitative data collected during program administration to meet the requirements of 413(b)(5): “the extent to which (A) the services provided under this chapter are assisting refugees in achieving economic self-sufficiency, achieving ability in English, and achieving employment commensurate with their skills and abilities.” This request is for an extension with no changes to complete data collection for the 2025 Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) and to field the 2026 ASR while updates are considered and tested. As such, this request is for two years of approval, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement will submit a revision request prior to the 2027 ASR.

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Pub.L. 96 - 212 413(a)	View Law

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Chafee Strengthening Outcomes for Transition to Adulthood (Chafee SOTA) Project Overarching Generic

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The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) seeks Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a 3-year extension of an overarching generic clearance to submit individual information collection (GenIC) requests for evaluations of programs serving youth transitioning out of foster care as part of the Chafee SOTA Project. Potential data collection efforts will request similar information using similar methods, which could include conducting interviews/focus groups, and surveys with current, past, or potential participants in programs serving youth with foster care experience (e.g., including potential participants who are included in comparison groups). The purpose of these efforts is to inform ACF programming by building evidence about what works to improve outcomes for the target population, and to identify innovative learning methods that address common evaluation challenges. The iterative and rapid nature of the methods to be utilized, as well as the necessity of ongoing, authentic engagement of experts with lived experience, poses a challenge to complying with the timeline for seeking full approval of each individual information collection activity subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Since ACF knows the types of methods that will be used and types of information that will be requested but does not have information needed to tailor the information to each site. This information will not be available until a date closer to when studies will begin, ACF sought approval for an overarching generic clearance to conduct this work. This work is ongoing and an extension is being requested. In this request ACF has reduced the number and type of potential respondents and the number of responses per respondent to reduce the overall expected burden for the project. For each GenIC, instruments will be tailored to the specific intervention and the specific site; once a set of instruments for a particular site is developed, and prior to use in the field, ACF will submit a supporting statement Part A and B and the specific instruments to be used to OMB for approval.

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Submissions of Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH) Waiver Submission and Data Collection (CMS-10950)

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Acute Hospital Care at Home is a waiver initiative established by CMS on November 23, 2020 in response to the unprecedented strain on hospital capacity due to the severe national increase in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) witnessed. This waiver, which is granted at the individual hospital/CMS Certification Number (CCN) level, waives §482.23(b) and (b)(1) of the Hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) which require nursing services to be provided on premises 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and the immediate availability of a registered nurse for care of any patient. In exchange for this flexibility, hospitals will utilize models of at-home hospital care that have seen prior success in several leading hospital institutions and networks. This care and its results have been reported in leading academic journals, including a major study funded by a Healthcare Innovation Award from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). This extensive research has shown that quality and safety are at least as high as that received by similar patients admitted to traditional brick and mortar hospitals.

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Pub.L. 117 - 138 5131	View Law

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