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Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) was enacted to ensure that credit is made available to all creditworthy applicants without discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, race, color, religion, national origin, age, or other prohibited bases under the ECOA. The ECOA allows for creditors to collect information for self-testing against these criteria, while not allowing creditors to use this information in making credit decisions of applicants. For certain mortgage applications, the ECOA requires creditors to ask for some of the prohibited information for monitoring purposes. In addition, for certain mortgage applications, creditors are required to send a copy of any appraisal or written valuation used in the application process to the applicant in a timely fashion. In 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act. Section 1071 of that Act amended ECOA to require that financial institutions collect and report to the CFPB certain data regarding applications for credit for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses. Section 1071’s statutory purposes are to (1) facilitate enforcement of fair lending laws, and (2) enable communities, governmental entities, and creditors to identify business and community development needs and opportunities of women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses. Section 1071 specifies a number of data points that financial institutions are required to collect and report, and also provides authority for the CFPB to require any additional data that the CFPB determines would aid in fulfilling section 1071’s statutory purposes. Section 1071 also contains a number of other requirements, including those that address restricting the access of underwriters and other persons to certain data; recordkeeping; and publication of small business lending data. In addition, section 1071 permits the CFPB to modify or delete data prior to publication if it determines that such a deletion or modification would advance a privacy interest. ECOA also prescribes that creditors inform applicants of decisions made on credit applications. In particular, where creditors make adverse actions on credit applications or existing accounts, creditors must inform consumers as to why the adverse action was taken, such that credit applicants can challenge errors or learn how to become more creditworthy. Creditors must retain all application information for 25 months, including notices they sent and any information related to adverse actions. ECOA requires creditors who furnish applicant information to a consumer reporting agency to reflect participation of the applicant’s spouse, if the spouse if permitted to use or contractually liable on the account. Section 1071 specifies a number of data points that financial institutions are required to collect and report, and also provides authority for the CFPB to require any additional data that the CFPB determines would aid in fulfilling section 1071’s statutory purposes. Section 1071 also contains a number of other requirements, including those that address restricting the access of underwriters and other persons to certain data, recordkeeping, and publication of small business lending data. Additionally, section 1071 permits the CFPB to modify or delete data prior to publication if it determines that such a deletion or modification would advance a privacy interest. Section 1071 is implemented in subpart B of Regulation B (Sections 1002.101-1002.114), which the CFPB published in 2023Emergency Justfication:We are NOT requesting an Emergency review of this collection. However, due to ROCIS System limitations it was impossible to submit this collection without checking this category. This is intended to be a regular approval request.

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Pub.L. 111 - 203 1376	View Law

15 USC 1591	View Law

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Request to Digitize Records

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The collection is prepared by companies that wish to digitize archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. The contents of the request are specified in 36 CFR 1254.92. NARA uses the information to determine whether the request meets the criteria in 36 CFR 1254.94, to evaluate the records for digitization, and to schedule use of the limited space available for digitizing.

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Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System Common Form

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The Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis (AIM) System is vital to facilitate the real-time monitoring of aluminum imports in a volatile market. AIM will operate under the authority vested as part of the Census Act (13 U.S.C. 301(a) and 302). The import license information is necessary to assess import trends of covered aluminum products. In order to effectively monitor aluminum imports, Commerce must collect and provide timely aggregated summaries about the imports. The Aluminum Import License is the tool used to collect the necessary information.

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13 USC 301(a) and 302	View Law

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Information Required to Cross Private Land for Access to BLM Lands

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This form will collect information from members of the public who request permission to cross private lands in order to access Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands within the Carrizozo Land Partnership. The information that will be collected will be used by the BLM and participating private landowners to verify requests, maintain a record, and ensure responsible use of designated access routes. These measures will support the BLM’s mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations and will help protect the interests of private landowners who provide access across their property.

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Pub.L. 116 - 152 2	View Law

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Employee Self-Certification and Ability to Perform in Emergencies (ESCAPE)

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The purpose for soliciting this information is to make appropriate medical clearance decisions that better assess potential bidders that are capable of the unique, potentially challenging and life-threatening conditions at Employee Self-Certification and Ability to Perform in Emergencies (ESCAPE) posts and are capable of performing certain emergency safety functions.

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22 USC 3901	View Law

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Steel Import License

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The Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) System is vital to facilitate the real-time monitoring of steel imports in a volatile market. This is a continuation of the licensing and monitoring system which began as part of the 201 steel safeguards. Extension of the SIMA system has been expanded to over all steel mill products. SIMA is operating under authority as part of the Census Act (13 U.S.C. 301(a) and 302).

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13 USC 301(a) and 302	View Law

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Distraction: Modern Voice Command Interfaces

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing new research involving the collection of information from the public to understand the effects of voice command interfaces (VCIs) on driver performance, distraction, and cognitive workload via a driving simulator study. VCIs allow drivers to verbally request actions (e.g., send a text) or information (e.g., what is the weather forecast for today), which can be initiated with either a spoken phrase (e.g., “Hey Google”) or button presses. This study will compare VCI use to visual-manual interface use, particularly during safety-critical driving situations. A visual-manual interface refers to any system where a user interacts by looking at something (visual) and manipulating it with their hands (manual). Driver performance, distraction, and cognitive workload will be assessed using data collected from a driving simulator, eye tracker, electrocardiogram (ECG), and tactile detection response task (TDRT). The overall objective of this information collection request is to advance the state of knowledge regarding the use of VCIs in vehicles by comparing common tasks executed across different VCI systems, and across different input methods (VCI vs. visual-manual input).

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Service Provider and Billed Entity Identification Number and Contact Information Form

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This submission is being made for a non-substantive change request to existing information collections pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. The Commission seeks to change the FCC Form 498 and Instructions (OMB Control No. 3060-0824) in accordance with 2 CFR Part 25. The Administrator of the universal service support mechanisms must obtain contact and remittance information from service providers participating in the federal universal service High-cost, Low-income, Rural Health Care, and Schools and Libraries programs. The Administrator uses FCC Form 498 to collect service provider name, phone numbers, other contact information, and remittance information from universal service fund participants to enable the Administrator to perform its universal service disbursement functions under 47 CFR Part 54. FCC Form 498 allows fund participants to direct remittance to third parties or receive payments directly from the Administrator.

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47 USC 151-154	View Law

47 USC 254	View Law

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FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHS Bureaus

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On July 18, 2022, the Commission adopted the Partition, Disaggregation and Leasing of Spectrum Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that modifies partitioning, disaggregation, and leasing rules to provide specific incentives for small carriers and Tribal Nations, and entities in rural areas, to voluntarily participate in ECIP (ECIP Report and Order in WT Docket No. 19-38, FCC 22-53). The ECIP proceeding is in response to Congressional direction in the Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless Act (MOBILE NOW Act) to consider steps to increase the diversity of spectrum access and the availability of advanced telecommunications services in rural areas. The ECIP will promote greater competition in the provision of wireless services, facilitate increased availability of advanced wireless services in rural areas, facilitate new opportunities for small carriers and Tribal Nations to increase access to spectrum, and bring more advanced wireless service including 5G to underserved communities. The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its currently approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0800 to permit the collection of the additional information and changes in connection with assignments of authorizations pursuant to the rules adopted by the Commission’s ECIP Report and Order. Specifically, in the ECIP Report and Order, the Commission revised its rules to allow partition and/or disaggregation assignment applications pursuant to § 1.950. or full assignments pursuant to § 1.948, to designate a Qualifying Transaction identified in the application as seeking consideration under the ECIP. Respondents are also required to select the applicable ECIP prong to its Qualifying Transaction, pursuant to either § 1.60003 or § 1.60004. Please see the non-substantive change request justification for the reason behind this submission to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.

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47 USC 155	View Law

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Veteran/Servicemember's Supplemental Application for Assistance in Acquiring Specially Adapted Housing (VA Form 26-4555c)

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VA Form 26-4555c, authorized under Title 38, U.S.C., Chapter 21, is used to collection information necessary to support the VA program that provides specially adapted housing grants and evaluates the suitability of proposed housing modifications or construction for Veterans and Servicemembers.

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38 USC 2101(a)	View Law

Pub.L. 109 - 233 101	View Law

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Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs

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The proposed regulations provide guidance regarding employer contributions to Trump accounts under section 128 of the Internal Revenue Code and nondiscrimination requirements for dependent care assistance programs under section 129. The regulations require employers maintaining these programs to establish written plans, provide employee notifications and certifications, maintain records, furnish required statements, and communicate specified information necessary to administer and demonstrate compliance with the statutory requirements.

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Pub.L. 119 - 21 70204	View Law

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Availability of OCC Information

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The OCC is proposing to amend its rules on information disclosure, necessitating a revision to the agency’s existing information collection approval. The OCC’s proposal would clarify the process for obtaining OCC approval to disclose non-public OCC information (NPOI) and allow for the disclosure of confidential supervisory information (CSI) without OCC approval in certain circumstances, provided that applicable safeguards are observed. Specifically, the proposal would permit a supervised entity to disclose CSI without OCC prior approval in six situations, each of which prescribes information collection requirements. For CSI not covered by the six situations and NPOI that is not CSI, the proposal clarifies the current framework, under which the OCC decides on a case-by-case basis whether to permit disclosure and, if so, the applicable safeguards, which also may include information collection requirements. The proposal also clarifies when supervised entities can share CSI with Federal agencies.

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12 USC 93a	View Law

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Workforce Recruitment Program

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The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) is a recruitment program that connects students with disabilities to an opportunity for employment. Through participating colleges and universities, WRP creates a talent pool for Federal and interested private-sector employers nationwide to find college students and recent graduates with disabilities, including veterans, who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through internships or permanent jobs. Candidates are not placed into jobs; they are simply applying to be part of a resume talent database of postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities that is made available to Federal employers directly and to the private sector through a contractor. Employers will then reach out to candidates directly if they are interested in interviewing or hiring them for a specific position. Candidates also have the opportunity to participate in program career development activities and receive communication about hiring fairs and other federal opportunities shared with the WRP.

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Pub.L. 115 - 245 79	View Law

29 USC 557b	View Law

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Small Business Week Award Nominations

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Small business owners or advocates who have been nominated for an SBA recognition award submit this information for use in evaluating nominee's eligibility for an award: Verifying accuracy of information submitted and determining whether there are any actual or potential conflicts of interest. Awards are presented to winners during the Presidentially declared National Small Business Week.

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Mariner Survey

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The Mariner Survey is a voluntary survey of appropriately credentialed U.S. merchant mariners and will be used to estimate the number of qualified merchant mariners who are willing to serve on short notice during a period of war, armed conflict, national emergency, or maritime mobilization need (national need). This exercise will be used to assess the maritime workforce's capacity to support both sealift operations and maritime commerce during surge operations. Per 46 United States Code (U.S.C.) 50102(a), this survey will be conducted biennially, to adequately monitor changes in the mariner workforce's availability and willingness to sail.

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46 USC 50104	View Law

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Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notices

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This information collection supports agency rulemaking as required under 5 CFR 1320.11 (RIN No. 0910-AJ02.) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requires that all food additives (as defined by section 201(s) (21 U.S.C. 321(s)) be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) before they are marketed. Section 409 of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 348) establishes a premarket approval requirement for “food additives.” Section 201(s) of the FD&C Act provides an exclusion to the definition of “food additive,” and thus from the premarket approval requirement, for uses of substances that are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by qualified experts.

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21 USC 348	View Law

21 USC 321	View Law

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Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program Performance Measures

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The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood (TPEC) Program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 701(a)(2) (Title V, § 501(a)(2) of the Social Security Act), which authorizes awards for special projects of regional and national significance in maternal and child health. HRSA’s Special Projects of Regional and National Significance program supports HRSA's mission to improve the health and well-being of America's mothers, children, and families. Through the TPEC Program, HRSA directly funds organizations with statewide or tribal reach to place early childhood development experts in local pediatric practices to deliver team-based care to young children and their families. All TPEC funding recipients will collect data and report standardized annual performance measures included in this ICR.

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Small Business Investment Company Program Stockholders' Confirmation (Corporation); Ownership Confirmation (Partnership)

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The Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) of the SBA is required to examine Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) pursuant to Section 310 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, 15 U.S.C. Section 687b, and the implementing regulations at 13 CFR 107.690 to 107.692. The purpose of the examination, as provided by statute, is to determine, in part, whether or not the SBIC has engaged “solely in lawful activities and those [activities] contemplated” by title III of the Small Business Investment Act. As part of its effort to meet this statutory requirement, SBA’s Office of SBIC Examinations uses SBA Form 1405, Stockholder’s Confirmation (Corporation), and SBA Form 1405A, Ownership Confirmation (Partnership), as a means of gathering information relevant to each SBIC examination. The examinations are required by statute to occur at least biennially (15 U.S.C. Section 687b(c)).

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Consumer Information Regulations (Excluding UTQGS) 49 CFR Part 575

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) seeks the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval to reinstate a previously approved information collection (2127-0049) pertaining to 49 CFR Part 575 Sections 103 (Truck-camper loading) and 105 (Vehicle rollover). Part 575.103, “Truck-camper loading,” These regulations require manufacturers of light trucks that can accommodate slide-in campers to provide information on cargo weight rating and the longitudinal limits for center of gravity by affixing a label with identification and loading instructions, plus including more detailed guidance in the owner's manual. Part 575.105, “Vehicle rollover,” requires manufacturers of certain utility vehicles to affix a label in a prominent location alerting drivers that the handling and maneuvering characteristics of utility vehicles require special driving practices when these vehicles are operated. Also, as required by 49 CFR Part 575.6(d)(1)(i), vehicle manufacturers must submit to NHTSA's Administrator, prior to new model introduction, two copies of the information specified in Part 575.103 and Part 575.105 that is applicable to the vehicles offered for sale. The information must be submitted at least 90 days before information on such vehicles is first provided for examination by prospective purchasers. The supporting statement addresses only the annual reporting hours and cost burdens associated with Section 103 (Truck-camper loading) and Section 105 (“Vehicle rollover”). This is a reinstatement with a change. The burden hours associated with this collection have increased; however, the burden cost has decreased. The total burden hours increased from 300 hours to 22,865 because this reinstatement counts labor hours for labeling each utility vehicle and slide-in camper in addition to submission-related activities. The burden costs to respondents have decreased from $2,904,336 to $1,579,550 due to more accurate estimates of the number of utility vehicles manufactured that require labels under Part 575.105.

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49 USC 30117, Chapter 301	View Law

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Almonds Grown in California (7 CFR Part 981)

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Information is needed to administer a mandatory program to reduce the potential for Salmonella bacteria in almonds through outgoing quality control requirements. The information will assist in verifying that the almonds are treated in accordance with the outgoing quality control requirements specified in the order.

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7 USC 601-674	View Law

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Federal Work Study (FWS) Wages for Student Aid Index

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This is a request for an extension without change of the reporting and recordkeeping associated with this information collection. This collection is used to gather information available to participating institutions of higher education (IHE) which is required to fully calculate eligibility for title IV student financial aid for applicants under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The Department is updating to remove 200 hours from the total burden calculation. There is no other change to the collection. Pursuant to Sec 483(a)(2)(F) of the HEA, the Department of Education (the Department) is required to collect an applicant’s income earned under the FWS program from the IHE participating in the FWS program, and may not add additional questions to the FAFSA form to obtain this information from the FAFSA applicant.

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20 USC 483	View Law

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State Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs

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To collect information from federally-assisted State Meat and Poultry Inspection programs to ensure that their programs operate in a manner that it at least equal to FSIS’s Federal inspection program in the protection of public interest; comply with requirements of Federal Civil Rights laws and regulations; meet necessary laboratory quality assurance standards and testing frequencies; and have the capability to perform microbiology and food chemistry methods that are “at least equal to” methods performed in FSIS laboratories.

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21 USC 661(c)(4)	View Law

21 USC 454(c)(4))	View Law

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Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) requests clearance to conduct the 2025 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA). The CTLEA was first collected in 2019 (reference year of 2018) and is part of the larger BJS portfolio of tribal justice data collections that comprise the Tribal Justice Statistics Program (TJSP). Three tribal justice agency-specific data collections make up the core of the BJS TJSP: the Survey of Jails in Indian Country (SJIC), the CTLEA, and the Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS). The CTLEA collects aggregated administrative data from all tribal law enforcement agencies in Indian country, which consists of approximately 300 agencies, including tribally operated agencies, those operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Alaska State Troopers on behalf of the Village Public Safey Officers Program (VPSO).

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34 USC 10132	View Law

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Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker

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USCIS uses Form I-129 and accompanying supplements to determine whether the petitioner and foreign national beneficiary(ies) is (are) eligible for the nonimmigrant classification. A U.S. employer, or agent in some instances, may file a petition for nonimmigrant worker to employ foreign nationals under the following nonimmigrant classifications: H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-2, P-3, P-1S, P-2S, P-3S, Q-1, or R-1 nonimmigrant worker. The collection of this information is also required from a U.S. employer on a petition for an extension of stay or change of status for E-1, E-2, E-3, Free Trade H-1B1 Chile/Singapore nonimmigrants and TN (NAFTA workers) who are in the United States. The non-substantial change is adding the electronic filing option.

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Shaping the Future of Loan Repayment

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The National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) requests clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct new data collection activities for the Shaping the Future of Loan Repayment: Participation and Repayment Progress in Federal Student Loan Plans study. Little information exists on what borrowers understand about how repayment plan features such as longer repayment period, forgiveness, a payment cap, an interest subsidy, or income-driven monthly payment, affect aspects of repayment and how borrowers may prioritize these different plan features. Improving the borrower repayment experience requires understanding how borrowers choose repayment plans, including their understanding of available options, comprehension of plan features and how those features affect their ability to pay back their loans, and the priorities that guide their decisions. In this study, ED seeks to understand which borrowers do and do not enroll in IDR plans, why they do so, how long they stay in their plans, their repayment behaviors, and other household finance and life course outcomes, as feasible. The 60-day Federal Register notice was published on March 19, 2026, Vol. 91., No. 53 page 13297. Four comments were received on the study’s recruitment and proposed data collection plan. No comments expressed opposition to or concerns about the proposed data collection. Broadly, commenters emphasized the importance of acknowledging broader factors in the framing for the study and highlighted the need to account for the diversity of borrowers and their complex repayment experiences in sampling, recruitment, and interview methods. After reviewing the public comments, the study team revised selected measures of household financial circumstances in the interview protocol. No changes are recommended to the IDR sampling plan, recruitment strategy, data collection plan, or the analytic focus. This request covers telephone/virtual interviews with federal student loan borrowers in repayment. This is the first and only request for the collection of data for this study.

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Pub.L. 107 - 209 174	View Law

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