WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis has issued an information collection notice entitled "Direct Investment Surveys: BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad." This notice invites comments as the Bureau of Economic Analysis prepares to submit the collection to the Office of Management and Budget. This survey gathers sample data on the financial structure and operations of United States parents and their foreign affiliates. The information is essential for providing accurat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Aggregate Reports for Tuberculosis Program Evaluation" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0018). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed data collection aims to allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor and evaluate key program activities in the effort to elim more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Application for Training" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0026). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collects information from training course developers and the learners participating in them. This supports the development, administration, a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Emergency Epidemic Investigation Data Collections" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0016). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed information collection focuses on Emergency Epidemic Investigations, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention frequently conducts at the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Global Action in Healthcare Network Antimicrobial Resistance Module" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0011). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed collection supports planning and management of antimicrobial resistance prevention, detection, and response activities. Antimicrobi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0020). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed information collection supports Million Hearts(R), a national initiative to prevent one million heart attacks and strokes by 2027. The challenge aims to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "CDC Model Performance Evaluation Program for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility Testing" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0015). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed information collection seeks a three-year approval extension for a program that monitors and evalua more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Monitoring Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Care--U.S. Hospitals" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0021). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed data collection, known as the Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care survey, is a census of maternity care hospitals across t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "National Healthcare Safety Network Respiratory Data" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0023). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This data collection is designed to standardize the data elements collected across the country regarding the impact of respiratory viruses on healthcare faciliti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "National Outbreak Reporting System" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0025). This action aligns with the agency's goal to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed collection supports the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in its critical public health mission. The National Outbreak Reporting System collects dat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "National Vital Statistics Report Form" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0027). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize government information utility. This data collection provides annual marriage and divorce counts, supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national vital statistics compilation role. The Nationa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "National Youth Tobacco Survey 2024-2026" (Docket No. CDC-2024-0106). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. The National Youth Tobacco Survey provides national estimates of tobacco use behaviors, information about exposure to pro- and anti-tobacco influences, and data on racial an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "NCEZID Rapid Message Testing & Development System" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0012). This action aligns with the agency's goal to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed collection seeks to enable the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, located in Atlanta, Georgia, to test health messages and gather inf more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Performance Monitoring of CDC's Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0014). This action supports the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize government information utility. This proposed data collection will allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor its Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Sudden Death in the Young" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0019). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. The goal of this data collection is to improve and standardize the identification of deaths to better understand the occurrence and risk factors for sudden death in youth. Current estimat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Traveler Risk Assessment and Management Activities during Disease Outbreaks" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0007). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed information collection aims to aid the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's responsibility in efficiently implement more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice entitled "Income and Eligibility Verification System Confidentiality" information collection request. This notice seeks comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct this information collection request. This comment request is part of continuing efforts to lessen paperwork and burden on those providing information, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This process ensures data can more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration has issued a notice entitled "Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Activity and Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Outcomes." This notice seeks comments on a proposed extension for this information collection, part of ongoing efforts to reduce paperwork and burden. The program identifies unemployment insurance claimants likely to exhaust unemployment insurance benefits before reemployment and refers them to suitable services. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a notice entitled "Special Purpose Pilot Authorization, Sec. 61.77 Application." This notice invites public comments about the agency's intention to request Office of Management and Budget approval for an information collection. The collection involves applications for a Special Purpose Pilot Authorization submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for the purpose of performing pilot duties on a civil aircraft of the United more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice entitled "Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program Compliance Notification." This notice invites public comments on this information collection, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce paperwork burdens as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection pertains to the Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program, which involves agreements between the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau and private entities, typically stat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice entitled "Consumer Information - Posting by Aggregators" (Sections 64.703(b) and (c)): This notice invites public comments on this information collection as part of an ongoing effort to reduce paperwork burdens as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection covers requirements for aggregators, which are entities that provide telephones to the public or to transient users on their premises. This helps the agency determine if the info more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a notice entitled "Uncrewed Aircraft Communications in the 5030-5091 MHz Band." This notice invites comments as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to submit this information collection for review and approval. This collection, which affect Sections 88.27, 88.31, 88.33, 88.35, 88.135, 88.137 and 88.141, is part of an ongoing effort to reduce paperwork burdens as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. It also seeks specific feedback on how t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice and request for comment entitled "46 CFR part 540 - Application for Certificate of Financial Responsibility" (Docket No. FMC-2024-0016). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This existing information collection, which affects Form FMC-131 relates to Passenger Vessel Operators. Public Law 89-777 requires owners, charterers, or operators of passenger vessels with 50 or more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Importation and Transportation of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products." This collection aims to gather necessary information for reviewing and approving requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Food Safety and Inspection Service protects the public by ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, unadulterated, and properly labeled and packaged. Meat an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Imported Undenatured Inedible Product and Samples for Laboratory Examination, Research, Evaluation Testing or Trade Show Exhibition." The purpose of this collection is to gather necessary information for reviewing and approving requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Food Safety and Inspection Service holds the authority to ensure meat and egg products are safe, whole more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Registration Requirements." The purpose of this collection is to gather necessary information for reviewing and approving requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Food Safety and Inspection Service is authorized by statutes like the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act. These mandates ensure meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Procedures for Determination Letters and Other Rulings." This request concerns details taxpayers provide when asking for determination letters and private letter rulings from the Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Employee Plans Office. These inquiries clarify tax status and how tax laws apply to transactions. Form 15662 will standardize the application process for private letter  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Local Food Marketing Practices Survey." The collection of this information is considered essential for its reinstatement and for informing policymaking related to the local foods sector. The data to be gathered by the Local Food Marketing Practices Survey is vital for understanding the local foods sector, which guides policy and program implementation. This survey fulfills requirem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration has issued an information collection notice entitled "Certification Requirements for Funeral Honors Providers." This notice seeks comments as the National Cemetery Administration prepares to submit this information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The information, gathered via Veterans Affairs Form 40-10190, is essential for ensuring that funeral honors activities conducted on Veterans Affairs property uphold more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Division of Vital Statistics Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use Data for the National Center for Health Statistics" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0013). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed information collection will assess research more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has issued an information collection notice entitled "Standard Application Process Portal." This request concerns the Standard Application Process Portal, which is a common online application for the public to gain access to confidential data assets from federal statistical agencies. Mandated by the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, this process aims to standardize how researchers and governments appl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics has issued an information collection notice entitled "Program Monitoring Data Collections for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program." This request concerns data collected for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program, which began in 2011 to build a national innovation ecosystem from fundamental research. The program guides scientific and engineering discoveries towards technologie more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Exposures, Health Effects, and Controls of Chemicals from Thermal Spray Coating: Part 2" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0009). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed data collection aims to assess exposures and respiratory  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a notice with comment period entitled "Occupational Exposures to Waste Anesthetic Gases in Healthcare Professionals" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0022). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed data collection aims to assess occupational exposures to waste anest more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has issued a notice with comment period entitled "X-Ray Classification Collection for Metal and Nonmetal Miners" (Docket No. CDC-2025-0006). This action is part of the agency's continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information. This proposed data collection aims to improve understanding of the burden of pneumoconiosis in th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an information collection notice entitled "Visitor Access Request System." This is a proposed collection submitted for review. The Visitor Access Request System is a module within the agency's Space and Property Management System, used to manage visitor access at Nuclear Regulatory Commission facilities. Agency employees can preregister visitors or register them on-site, also assigning parking when needed. The required information includes the visitor's name, compa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The National Science Foundation has issued an information collection notice entitled "Grantee Reporting Requirements for Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials." This request concerns information needed from grantees of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials program. The PREM initiative aims to broaden the participation of underserved groups in materials research and education by fostering collaborations between minority-serving colleges and universities and National Science Fo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The National Science Foundation has issued an information collection notice entitled "Research Infrastructure Guide." This request concerns information about the National Science Foundation's Research Infrastructure Guide, which outlines requirements for providing advanced instrumentation to the academic community. This is the third public comment notice, following two earlier notices that collectively drew ninety-five comments from fourteen sources. The guide covers a range of instrumentation, from small res more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Office of Special Counsel has issued an information collection notice entitled "Alternative Dispute Resolution Program Survey." This request concerns a proposed collection of information that the Office of Special Counsel is submitting for review and approval. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey is distributed to participants after they complete the mediation process. Its purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and to pinpoint areas for improvement. All responses to this survey are a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Office of Special Counsel has issued an information collection notice entitled "OSC Annual Survey." This request seeks to reinstate a previously approved information collection. The Office of Special Counsel is legally required to conduct a yearly evaluation of its operations and the effectiveness of its services. These services include those related to Prohibited Personnel Practices complaints, whistleblower disclosures, and Hatch Act advisory opinions. The survey is a vital tool for assessing the agency more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- A notice issued by the Regulatory Secretariat Division announces a request for an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 46 requirements. This submission made to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval originates from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA. This clearance covers information that contractors may be required to submit to comply with  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- A notice issued by the Regulatory Secretariat Division announces a request for an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 7 requirements. This submission made to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval originates from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA. This clearance, identified under OMB Control No. 9000-0082, covers information that offerors  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- A notice issued by the Regulatory Secretariat Division announces a request for an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding indirect cost rate proposals, payments to small business subcontractors, and bankruptcy notifications. This submission, made to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval, originates from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA. This clearance covers information that c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Regulatory Secretariat Division has issued an information collection notice entitled "Cost Accounting Standards Administration." This submission made to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval originates from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA. This collection covers information that contractors must submit to adhere to Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements. Specifically, it involves contractors working on Cos more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- A notice from the Regulatory Secretariat Division announces a request to extend an existing information collection requirement related to termination settlement proposal forms (Standard Forms 1435-1440). This submission, sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review, comes from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Department of Defense, General Services Administration and NASA. This clearance covers information contractors must submit to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requireme more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service has issued an information collection notice entitled "Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program." The purpose of this collection is to gather necessary information for reviewing and approving requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The program aims to foster job creation and bolster industry clusters within low-income rural communities. This is achieved through grants awarded to partnerships focused on rural job accele more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Small Business Administration has issued a notice entitled "Entrepreneurial Development Nexus information system Counseling Information Form and Management Training Report." This request concerns information collected by recipients of grant awards from the Small Business Administration for counseling and training. These recipients are required to gather details using SBA Form 641, the Counseling Information Form, from each small business or prospective small business receiving one-on-one advising. They al more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (Docket Number USCG-2025-0463) entitled "Special Local Regulation; 100th Annual Pony Swim, Chincoteague Inlet and Surrounding Waters, Sector Virginia Captain of the Port Zone." This action proposes a temporary special local regulation. This action is necessary to ensure safety on the navigable waters surrounding Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops Islands during the week of the 100th Annual Pony Roundup, Swim & A more PR