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The Department of Agriculture has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of a new information collection requirement related to geospatial products and services. The purpose is to gather feedback on whether this data collection is necessary for the agency's functions and to improve its quality and usability. Interested parties can provide comments until January 29, 2025. The collection involves farmers, ranchers, and other customers who are interested in purchasing geospatial imagery products, and it's estimated to take about 16 minutes to respond.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for collecting information about public housing agencies contracting with resident-owned businesses. This document outlines the need for public comment over a period of 60 days regarding these information collection procedures. HUD wants feedback on whether the information collection is necessary, the accuracy of the estimated burden, and ways to improve the process while reducing the burden. The notice also details compliance requirements for contracts with resident-owned businesses and the associated costs in terms of hours and financial impact on public housing agency staff.

The Department of State is seeking public comments on a proposed information collection related to the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP), which aims to prevent international parental child abductions and unauthorized minor travel. This notice allows individuals to comment until March 26, 2021, as per the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The program requires the collection of certain information, like Form DS-3077, from parents or legal guardians. The form can be completed online or by hand and submitted through email, fax, or mail.

The Department of Commerce is submitting an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program. This program aims to enhance public understanding of environmental science through education grants. The information collection involves surveys from program participants to evaluate and improve the program. The public is invited to comment on this request within 30 days of the notice's publication.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved new information collection requirements that allow the use of unlicensed devices in the 6 GHz band and establish new rules for broadband operations in the 900 MHz band. The rules are part of FCC's efforts to expand wireless services and enable broadband deployment. The compliance date for these changes, which will require modifications to existing procedures and forms, is February 19, 2021. These changes aim to promote the efficient use of spectrum and support innovative wireless technologies.

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public comments on an information collection request (ICR) related to the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation. The request, submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, aims to gather necessary data to process medical bills for certain employees under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. Feedback is needed on the necessity, timeliness, and accuracy of the information collected, as well as suggestions for minimizing the burden on respondents. Comments must be submitted by February 18, 2021.

The United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is seeking public comments on the revision of an existing information collection as outlined in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This pertains to assessing the necessity, accuracy, and utility of the collected information and ways to minimize the burden on respondents. The RUS uses this information, provided mainly through audited financial statements by borrowers, to make decisions about their creditworthiness and the appropriate use of loan funds. Interested parties are encouraged to submit their comments by April 12, 2021, which will be taken into account in the request for approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The Department of Agriculture has submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to review information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This involves feedback on the necessity and utility of the information collected, and suggestions for reducing the burden on respondents using technological solutions. Specifically, this revision relates to the Food Delivery Portal (FDP) Data Collection for the WIC Program, which gathers data from 89 WIC State agencies to ensure program integrity and compliance. The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) uses this information for oversight and to report to Congress and other stakeholders. The total number of respondents to this data collection is 356, with an annual reporting requirement resulting in 3,576 total burden hours.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the Health and Human Services Department, is seeking public comments on a new information collection process to ease administrative burdens. This notice explains how agencies can quickly obtain approval for voluntary, low-burden information requests through a "generic" clearance process provided by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). CMS encourages feedback on their proposed collections to improve their efficiency and accuracy. Public comments are due by December 27, 2024, and can be submitted electronically or by mail.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is asking for public comments on its information collection process to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. People can comment on whether the information collection is necessary, the accuracy of the FCC's burden estimates, and how to reduce the burden on small businesses. Comments should be submitted by April 26, 2021. The FCC uses Form 396-C to check if Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributors are following Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements, and no privacy impacts or confidentiality issues are associated with this data collection.