WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: Title: Conditions for Payment of Avian Influenza Indemnity Claims. OMB Control Number: 0579-0440. Type of Request: Revision to and extension of an information collection. Abstract: The Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) is the primary Federal law governing the protection of animal health. The law gives the Secr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking public comment on its information collection entitled "Distribution of Traceable Opioid Material Kits (TOM Kits) across U.S. and International Laboratories." This is a continuing effort by the agency to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, as mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this collection is more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking comment on an information collection from the public. The notice describes the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Field Test. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is required to collect and report on the quality and performance of Medicare health plans under the Social Security Act. The Medicare Health Outcomes Survey meets the requirement for collecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is publishing a notice about its information collection entitled "Non-Exchange Entities," is being reinstated with change. The original collection was discontinued in 2020 due to the discontinuation of standardized options in a previous rule. It was reinstated with the reintroduction of standardized plan option requirements in 2023. The standardized plan options, which  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is announcing an opportunity for public input on an information collection request entitled "Medicare Part C and Part D Data Validation." The agency is looking for an extension of a currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection involves forms used by Data Validation Contractors to evaluate the quality of data submitted by plans more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued the following information collection: Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies Cybersecurity Education and Training Catalog Collection OMB Number: 1670-0030. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: General Public. Number of Respondents: 500. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 0.775 Hours. Total  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness issued the following information collection: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Reserve Component Spouse Survey; OMB Control Number 0704-0653. Type of Request: Revision. Number of Respondents: 17,800. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 17,800. Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 8,900. Needs and Uses: The Reserve more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Accreditation Participation and Disclosures. OMB Control Number: 1845-0156. Type of Review: Extension without change to a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,116. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 583,171. Abstract: This is a re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies Security Self-assessment and Attestation. OMB Control Number: 1845-0134. Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,226. Abstract: This is a request for a revision of the approved informat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Student Assistance General Provisions--Financial Assistance for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. OMB Control Number: 1845-0099. Type of Review: Reinstatement without change to a previously approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 712. Total Estimated N more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration submitted a proposed information collection entitled "Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards." This information collection is designed to implement the FDA's work with state, local, tribal and territorial food safety authorities to improve foodborne illness surveillance. The standards provide a uniform approach for programs that regulate human and animal food. This information c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration is announcing a proposed collection of information on medical device accessories. The document entitled "Medical Device Accessories" has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance. This collection is an extension of a prior one and its purpose is to provide guidance to industry and staff about the regulation of accessories to medical devices. The g more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing issued the following information collection: Title of Information Collection: Annual MTW Plan and Report Elements; MTW Plan-Expansion. OMB Approval Number: 2577-0216. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Form Number: 50900; 50900-EXPANSION. Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use: The Moving to W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing issued the following information collection: Title of Information Collection: HOPE VI Implementation and HOPE VI Main Street Programs. OMB Approval Number: 2577-0208. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Form Number: HUD-52825-A, HUD-52861, HUD-53001-A. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following information collection: The Title of the Form/Collection: Report of Mail Order Transactions. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form Number: None. The Department of Justice component is the Drug Enforcement Administration, Diversion Control Division. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Mining and Mining Claims and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights, 36 CFR part 9, subparts A and B. OMB Control Number: 1024-0064. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 799. Estimated Completion Time per Response more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: National Historic Landmarks Nomination Form. OMB Control Number: 1024-0276. Form Number: 10-934, National Historic Landmark Nomination. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Private individuals; Federal, State, Tribal and local governments; businesses; educational institutions; and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following information collection: Proposed Collection Title: Hazardous Waste Worker Training Cooperative Agreement Recipient Data Collection--42 CFR part 65, 0925-0348, Expiration Date 07/31/2025 REVISION, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Institute of Env more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking public input on its Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs, which includes the Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form. SAMHSA intends to ask for an extension of the form, which is used by federal agencies and by employers regulated by the Department of Transportation and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Small Business Administration issued the following information collection: Title: Surety Bond Guarantee Assistance. Description of Respondents: Surety companies, surety agents, small businesses, and project owners. Form Number: SBA Form 990, 991, 994, 994B, 994F, 994H, TBD, TBD. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 34,154. Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 8,407. * * * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under its Surety Bond Guarantee Program (SBG Program), t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget for an extension of an information collection titled "Rule 701--Exempt Offerings Pursuant to Compensatory Arrangements." The rule provides an exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 for certain limited offerings and sales of securities issued under compensatory benefit plans or contracts. Rule 701 allows issuers that are not r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public input on its information collection entitled "Form 1-SA." The form is a semiannual report that Tier 2 issuers under Regulation A must file. This requirement applies to those conducting offerings up to $75 million within a 12-month period. The form provides semiannual financial statements and information on liquidity, capital resources and operations for companies that have conducted Tier 2 offerings. Thi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget to extend a previously approved collection of information entitled "Rule 17a-10 under the Investment Company Act of 1940." The rule permits a subadviser to a fund to engage in transactions with funds that it does not advise but are affiliated with a fund it does advise. The rule also permits a subadviser and its affiliated persons to engage in transactions with fu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is requesting an extension for its collection of information under Rule 17a-25 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The rule requires registered broker-dealers to submit securities transaction data electronically when requested by SEC. This information is used for enforcement inquiries, investigations and trading reconstructions. The rule also mandates broker-dealers to provide and keep current contact information for e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking comments on its information collection entitled "Rule 14f-1 Statements of Change in Majority of Directors". This collection is required under Rule 14f-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the Exchange Act Rule 14f-1, if a majority of an issuer's directors are to be elected or designated by a person or persons acquiring securities, then the issuer must file with SEC and provide all security holders wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued the following information collection: Title of the Form/Collection: Application for T Nonimmigrant Status. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I-914; USCIS. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. An estimate of the total number of respond more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued the following information collection: Title of the Form/Collection: Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: N-445; USCIS. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. The information furnished on Form N-445 re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued the following information collection: Title of the Form/Collection: Immigration Bond. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: I-352; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individual or Househ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued the following information collection: Title of the Form/Collection: Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-17 and Form I-20; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued the following information collection: Title of the Form/Collection: Notice to Student or Exchange Visitor. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-515A; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract Pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration issued the following information collection: Title: Authorization to Disclose Personal Information to a Third Party--Education Benefits, VA Form 22-10278. OMB Control Number: 2900-0914 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The VA Form 22-10278 is used to release information in its custody or control in the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Benefits Administration issued the following information collection: Title: VA Form 26-1817, Request for Determination of Loan Guaranty Eligibility--Unmarried Surviving Spouses. OMB Control Number: 2900-0055 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The VA Form 26-1817 is submitted by an unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran whose dea more PR