{"description":"Documents matching 'reduce burdens compared prior version'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=reduce+burdens+compared+prior+version&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This ICR is for NHTSA's information collection for incident reporting requirements for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). NHTSA previously requested and received a three-year approval of this information collection. NHTSA now requests OMB's approval for a three-year reinstatement of this previously approved information collection with modifications. These modifications streamlined reporting requirements to reduce burdens compared to the prior version of this information collection and sharpened the focus on safety critical information. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting public comments on the following information collection was published on March 4, 2026 (Docket No. NHTSA-2026-0529), and NHTSA received fourteen comments.","document_number":"2026-10363","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10363/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10363.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10363.pdf?1779453909","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"for the previous <span class=\"match\">version</span> of the General Order (OMB Control No. 2127-0754). NHTSA is publishing this document to seek a reinstatement of this information collection with modifications. \n \n NHTSA significantly <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> of this information collection through its changes to streamline the \n \n General Order. Specifically, the changes eliminated some categories of <span class=\"match\">burden</span> addressed in the <span class=\"match\">prior</span> Paperwork Reduction Act analysis, saving 5,639 <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours annually. For other categories, NHTSA significantly <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> by eliminating unnecessary"},{"title":"Hazardous Materials: Eliminating Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on Fuel Transportation","type":"Rule","abstract":"PHMSA is adopting several amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens associated with the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including energy products. These amendments will reduce costs for hazardous materials transporters and eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on fuel transportation while maintaining or increasing the level of safety provided in the Hazardous Materials Regulations.","document_number":"2026-00578","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00578/hazardous-materials-eliminating-unnecessary-regulatory-burdens-on-fuel-transportation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00578.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00578.pdf?1768311922","publication_date":"2026-01-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","name":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","id":408,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/408","parent_id":492,"slug":"pipeline-and-hazardous-materials-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Final rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n PHMSA is adopting several amendments to the Hazardous Materials Regulations to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> unnecessary regulatory <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> associated with the safe transportation of hazardous materials, including energy products. These amendments will <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> costs for hazardous materials transporters and eliminate unnecessary regulatory <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> on fuel transportation while maintaining or increasing the level of safety provided in the Hazardous Materials Regulations. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n \n Effective Date: \n This rule is effective February"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)","type":"Notice","abstract":"NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an extension of a currently approved information collection with modifications. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This document describes NHTSA's information collection for incident reporting requirements for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). NHTSA previously requested and received a three-year approval of this information collection. NHTSA now requests OMB's approval for a three-year extension of this currently approved information collection with modifications. These modifications streamlined reporting requirements to reduce burdens compared to the prior version of this information collection and sharpening the focus on safety critical information.","document_number":"2026-04240","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/04/2026-04240/agency-information-collection-activities-notice-and-request-for-comment-incident-reporting-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-04/pdf/2026-04240.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04240.pdf?1772545514","publication_date":"2026-03-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"collection for the previous <span class=\"match\">version</span> of the General Order (OMB Control No. 2127-0754). NHTSA is publishing this document to seek an extension of this information collection with modifications. \n NHTSA significantly <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> of this information collection through its changes to streamline the General Order. Specifically, the changes eliminated some categories of <span class=\"match\">burden</span> addressed in the <span class=\"match\">prior</span> Paperwork Reduction Act analysis, saving 5,639 <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours annually. For other categories, NHTSA significantly <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> by eliminating unnecessary"},{"title":"Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"These proposals are intended to improve the electronic exchange of health care data and streamline processes related to prior authorization by increasing the interoperability of systems used across the health care industry. We are proposing new requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations, state Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) programs, state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) FFS programs, Medicaid managed care plans, CHIP managed care entities, and Qualified Health Plan (QHP) issuers on the Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs), including issuers that offer small group market QHPs on the Federally-facilitated Small Business Health Options Program (FF- SHOP) Exchanges (hereinafter referred to as \"small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs\") (collectively \"impacted payers\"), to make available electronic prior authorization for drugs. We are also proposing to extend many existing interoperability requirements for the prior authorization of non-drug items and services to include prior authorizations for drugs to further reduce patient and provider burden. We are also proposing to require impacted payers to report their application programming interfaces (API) endpoints and related information for the Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and Prior Authorization APIs to CMS. To help assess the impact of our policies, we are proposing to collect API usage metrics. In addition, we are proposing to apply the existing interoperability requirements to small group market QHP issuers on the FF-SHOPs as impacted payers. To improve impacted payers' ability to exchange health information while continuing CMS's drive toward interoperability, we are proposing to require certain Health Level Seven (HL7[supreg]) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR[supreg]) implementation guides (IGs) that are currently recommended. In addition, HHS is proposing to adopt the HL7 FHIR base standard and certain associated specifications and IGs as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (hereinafter referred to as \"HIPAA\") (Pub. L. 104-191, enacted Aug. 21, 1996) standards for dental, professional, and institutional \"referral certification and authorization\" transactions and \"eligibility for a health plan\" transactions associated with prior authorization. We are proposing to add a definition for \"failure to report,\" which would allow CMS to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) on applicable manufacturers or applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs) if those entities fail to grant CMS timely access to documents for the purposes of an audit. Finally, ONC is using this rulemaking to propose to adopt updated versions of certain health information technology (health IT) standards and specifications for HHS use, such as CMS's interoperability requirements, to support a more robust health IT infrastructure.","document_number":"2026-07205","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/14/2026-07205/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-standards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-14/pdf/2026-07205.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07205.pdf?1775852111","publication_date":"2026-04-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"payers”), to make available electronic <span class=\"match\">prior</span> authorization for drugs. We are also proposing to extend many existing interoperability requirements for the <span class=\"match\">prior</span> authorization of non-drug items and services to include <span class=\"match\">prior</span> authorizations for drugs to further <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> patient and provider <span class=\"match\">burden</span>. \n We are also proposing to require impacted payers to report their application programming interfaces (API) endpoints and related information for the Patient Access, Provider Directory, Provider Access, Payer-to-Payer, and <span class=\"match\">Prior</span> Authorization APIs to CMS. To help"},{"title":"Cost Standards and Procedures; Purchasing and Property Management","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule revises the Legal Services Corporation's (LSC) regulations governing cost allowability, prior approval requirements, and property and procurement standards applicable to LSC recipients. Through these amendments, LSC seeks to clarify existing requirements, reduce administrative burden, promote consistent oversight and enforcement, and strengthen accountability in the use of federal funds.","document_number":"2026-08387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/30/2026-08387/cost-standards-and-procedures-purchasing-and-property-management","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-30/pdf/2026-08387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08387.pdf?1777466711","publication_date":"2026-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION","name":"Legal Services Corporation","id":276,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/legal-services-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/276","parent_id":null,"slug":"legal-services-corporation"}],"excerpts":"contract for services must request and receive LSC's <span class=\"match\">prior</span> approval.”). The language in the latter quote mirrors the language from the previous <span class=\"match\">version</span> of the <span class=\"match\">prior</span> approval rule and is the language that LSC intended to adopt in each provision applicable to the <span class=\"match\">prior</span> approval requirement. \n The phrasing inconsistency between these provisions creates uncertainty about when a recipient must seek <span class=\"match\">prior</span> approval. LSC proposes to align these provisions and to clarify that recipients must obtain <span class=\"match\">prior</span> written approval before they incur a legal obligation"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Drive-Mode Design Best Practices","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This is a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval for a one-time voluntary experiment which will examine how different drive-mode implementations affect driver attention and performance compared to standard interfaces. A Federal Register Notice with a 60- day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on February 11, 2026. NHTSA received two comments.","document_number":"2026-11456","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/08/2026-11456/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-08/pdf/2026-11456.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11456.pdf?1780663518","publication_date":"2026-06-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"form once. \n \n Estimated Total Annual <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> Hours: \n 111\n \n The annual estimated burned is 111 hours. This estimate includes 25 hours for 100 potential participants to complete the initial screening. The annual <span class=\"match\">burden</span> estimate also includes 8 hours for 32 participants to review the consent form. An additional 43 hours are estimated for the 16 annual participants in the test track experiment and 35 hours for the 16 annual participants in the cones course experiment. The total <span class=\"match\">burden</span> is the sum of the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> across screening, consenting, and completing"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; ACF-700 Tribal Annual Report","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate approval of the ACF-700: Tribal Annual Report (OMB #0970-0430) with proposed revisions. ACF requests changes to the form that reduce annual burden hours.","document_number":"2026-11428","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/08/2026-11428/proposed-information-collection-activity-acf-700-tribal-annual-report","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-08/pdf/2026-11428.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11428.pdf?1780663514","publication_date":"2026-06-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"revised the previous <span class=\"match\">version</span> of the ACF-700 to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> administrative <span class=\"match\">burden</span> for tribes. Specifically:\n \n \n Part 2: \n Tribal Narrative on the form was <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> due to repetitive questions.\n \n \n Part 3: \n American Rescue Plan (ARP) was deleted since OCC is no longer collecting ARP data.\n \n \n Respondents: \n Tribal Grantees receiving CCDF funding. Tribes that operate child care under Public Law 102-477 Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Plan are exempt from ACF-700.\n \n Annual <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> Estimates \n OCC has revised the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> estimates based on"},{"title":"Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission","type":"Notice","abstract":"As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.","document_number":"2025-20625","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/21/2025-20625/information-collection-being-reviewed-by-the-federal-communications-commission","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-21/pdf/2025-20625.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20625.pdf?1763646324","publication_date":"2025-11-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's <span class=\"match\">burden</span> estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the information collection <span class=\"match\">burden</span> on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.\n \n \n \n DATES: \n Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January"},{"title":"Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget","type":"Notice","abstract":"As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.","document_number":"2026-05120","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/17/2026-05120/information-collection-being-submitted-for-review-and-approval-to-office-of-management-and-budget","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-17/pdf/2026-05120.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05120.pdf?1773665107","publication_date":"2026-03-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"comments. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n As part of its continuing effort to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> paperwork <span class=\"match\">burdens</span>, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the information collection <span class=\"match\">burden</span> for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. "},{"title":"Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request approval for a revision to a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance project (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0497; expiration date July 31, 2026). The goal of the project is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the PREP-funded programs. The purpose of the request is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by PREP grant recipients, with revisions to the current performance measures. We are proposing revisions to the current participant surveys and reporting forms to address feedback from grant recipients to simplify and clarify information collections, and to ensure the measures meet FYSB data needs while reducing burden.","document_number":"2026-12266","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/18/2026-12266/submission-for-office-of-management-and-budget-review-personal-responsibility-education-program-prep","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-18/pdf/2026-12266.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12266.pdf?1781700313","publication_date":"2026-06-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"changes described above <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the overall length of the surveys and are expected to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> for completing the participant entry survey from 8 minutes to 5 minutes per response and the participant exit survey from 7 minutes to 5 minutes per response. Additionally, the estimated number of respondents has been adjusted to reflect the estimated number over the next 3 years, which is <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> <span class=\"match\">compared</span> to previous estimates. Overall, we expect a 40 percent reduction in the annual <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours under this request <span class=\"match\">compared</span> to the previously approved"},{"title":"Proposed Information Collection Activity; Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) and the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) request approval for a revision to a currently approved information collection activity as part of the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Performance Measures project (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #: 0970-0497; expiration date July 31, 2026). The goal of the project is to collect, analyze, and report on performance measures data for the PREP-funded programs. The purpose of the request is to continue the ongoing data collection and submission of the performance measures by PREP grant recipients, with revisions to the current performance measures. We are proposing revisions to the current participant surveys and reporting forms to address feedback from grant recipients to simplify and clarify information collections, and to ensure the measures meet FYSB data needs while reducing burden.","document_number":"2026-07499","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/17/2026-07499/proposed-information-collection-activity-personal-responsibility-education-program-prep-performance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-17/pdf/2026-07499.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07499.pdf?1776343510","publication_date":"2026-04-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Administration for Children and Families","name":"Children and Families Administration","id":49,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/children-and-families-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/49","parent_id":221,"slug":"children-and-families-administration"}],"excerpts":"changes described above <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the overall length of the surveys and are expected to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> for completing the participant entry survey from 8 minutes to 5 minutes per response and the participant exit survey from 7 minutes to 5 minutes per response. Additionally, the estimated number of respondents has been adjusted to reflect the estimated number over the next 3 years, which is <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> <span class=\"match\">compared</span> to previous estimates. Overall, we expect a 40 percent reduction in the annual <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours under this request <span class=\"match\">compared</span> to the previously approved"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program Performance Measures, OMB No. 0906-0044-Revision","type":"Notice","abstract":"In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.","document_number":"2025-15807","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15807/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-public-comment-request-information","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15807.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15807.pdf?1755521157","publication_date":"2025-08-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","id":222,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-resources-and-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/222","parent_id":221,"slug":"health-resources-and-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"information. The total annual <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the table below.\n \n All changes to the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> for this ICR, <span class=\"match\">compared</span> to the currently approved <span class=\"match\">version</span> (expiration date of August 31, 2027), are due to the addition of the new form for Rural Communities Opioid Response—Impact. \n \n Total Estimated Annualized <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> Hours \n \n Form name \n \n Number of \n respondents \n \n \n Number of \n responses per \n respondent \n \n \n Total \n responses \n \n \n Average \n <span class=\"match\">burden</span> per \n response \n (in hours) \n \n \n Total \n <span class=\"match\">burden</span> hours \n \n \n \n Rural Communities"},{"title":"Request for Information Regarding Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This notice requests information from the public about potential regulatory changes that may reduce regulatory burdens and promote access to mortgage credit, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) seeks to reduce unwarranted regulatory burdens to ensure that creditworthy borrowers can access mortgage credit. Specifically, the CFPB is requesting information on industry and consumer burdens related to the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) (TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures or TRID), the right of rescission, and reverse mortgage disclosures.","document_number":"2026-13834","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/09/2026-13834/request-for-information-regarding-promoting-access-to-mortgage-credit","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-09/pdf/2026-13834.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13834.pdf?1783514709","publication_date":"2026-07-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","name":"Consumer Financial Protection Bureau","id":573,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/consumer-financial-protection-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/573","parent_id":null,"slug":"consumer-financial-protection-bureau"}],"excerpts":"This notice requests information from the public about potential regulatory changes that may <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> regulatory <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> and promote access to mortgage credit, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) seeks to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> unwarranted regulatory <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> to ensure that creditworthy borrowers can access mortgage credit. Specifically, the CFPB is requesting information on industry and consumer <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> related to the integrated mortgage disclosures under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and Real"},{"title":"Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule seeks to advance interoperability, improve transparency, and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information through proposals for: standards adoption; adoption of certification criteria to advance public health data exchange; expanded uses of certified application programming interfaces, such as for electronic prior authorization, patient access, care management, and care coordination; and information sharing under the information blocking regulations. It proposes to establish a new baseline version of the United States Core Data for Interoperability. The proposed rule would update the ONC Health IT Certification Program to enhance interoperability and optimize certification processes to reduce burden and costs. The proposed rule would also implement certain provisions related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), which would support the reliability, privacy, security, and trust within TEFCA.","document_number":"2024-14975","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/05/2024-14975/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-patient-engagement-information-sharing-and-public-health","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-05/pdf/2024-14975.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14975.pdf?1721825115","publication_date":"2024-08-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"representatives may want to monitor and share EHI with relevant health care providers and entities. The health IT certification provisions of the proposed rule aim to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the <span class=\"match\">burden</span> associated with <span class=\"match\">prior</span> authorization processes, which can ensure that patients receive the care they need in a timely manner, lower administrative cost, and <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the complexity of obtaining a <span class=\"match\">prior</span> authorization for health care providers and patients. Collectively, these provisions of the proposed rule help advance the equitable and effective delivery of services"},{"title":"Notice of Availability of Final Policy Guidance for the Capital Investment Grants Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is making available the agency's final policy guidance for the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. This version amends FTA's CIG Policy Guidance published in December 2024 and incorporates input, as appropriate, FTA received from the public comment on its proposed Policy Guidance published in the Federal Register in August 2025. The final guidance has been placed in the docket and posted on the FTA website. The policy guidance complements FTA's regulations governing the CIG program.","document_number":"2025-19848","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/12/2025-19848/notice-of-availability-of-final-policy-guidance-for-the-capital-investment-grants-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-12/pdf/2025-19848.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19848.pdf?1762782306","publication_date":"2025-11-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"environmental benefits, <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> administrative <span class=\"match\">burden</span>, and expedite the CIG process. Some commenters specifically criticized the existing vehicle miles traveled (VMT)-based methodology, noting it is complex, subject to varied interpretations, data-intensive, complicated, and burdensome. One of these commenters additionally requested FTA continue working with the industry in the future regarding the environmental benefits methodology. Two of these commenters argued the proposed methodology would capture air quality improvements and <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> emissions without"},{"title":"Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule focuses on deregulatory actions identified in HHS regulations regarding Health information technology standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria and certification programs for health information technology, and information blocking. This proposed rule seeks to reduce burden, offer flexibility to both developers and providers, and support innovation through the removal and revisions of certain certification criteria and regulatory provisions. This proposed rule also seeks to address reported misuse and abuse of information blocking definitions and exceptions.","document_number":"2025-23896","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23896/health-data-technology-and-interoperability-astponc-deregulatory-actions-to-unleash-prosperity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23896.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23896.pdf?1766438109","publication_date":"2025-12-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"-records. \n \n \n Second, our proposed removal of the implantable device list certification criterion would <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> <span class=\"match\">burden</span> and costs. We have historically, where feasible and appropriate, taken measures to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> <span class=\"match\">burden</span> within the Certification Program and make the Certification Program more effective, flexible, and streamlined. We believe our proposal to remove the implantable device list certification criterion would result in <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> <span class=\"match\">burden</span>, increased flexibility, and cost savings. Developers of certified heath IT would have the flexibility to implement"},{"title":"Information Collection Activities; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the \"Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.\" A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual listed below in the Addresses section of this notice.","document_number":"2025-06728","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/18/2025-06728/information-collection-activities-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-18/pdf/2025-06728.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06728.pdf?1744893922","publication_date":"2025-04-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Labor Statistics","name":"Labor Statistics Bureau","id":272,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-statistics-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/272","parent_id":271,"slug":"labor-statistics-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Public: \n Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Governments.\n \n \n BLS 9300—Respondent <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> Estimates \n \n Form \n \n Annual\n number of \n respondents \n \n Frequency \n \n Total annual\n responses \n \n \n Average time\n per response \n (minutes) \n \n <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> hours \n \n \n Total Recording <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> \n 77,700 \n Annually \n 77,700 \n 69.907 \n 90,530 \n \n \n Total Reporting <span class=\"match\">Burden</span> \n 228,700 \n Annually \n 228,700 \n 29.677 \n 113,117 \n \n \n Totals \n 228,700 \n Annually \n 228,700 \n \n 203,647 \n \n \n Comments submitted in response"},{"title":"Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule would revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system for calendar year 2027 based on our continuing experience with these systems. We also describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment systems. In addition, this proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program. There are no changes to the Rural Emergency Hospital Quality Reporting Program. We propose to expand the prior authorization requirement to include additional Botulinum Toxin Injection services. We also propose to implement certain provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, for off-campus outpatient departments of a provider. In addition, this proposed rule announces notices of closure of teaching hospitals and opportunities to apply for available slots. This rule also requests information regarding potential approaches to improve comparability and standardization, particularly for complex contracting methodologies, of the HPT information reported in machine- readable files and consumer-friendly displays. We propose hospital AOs with deeming authority to assess compliance with certain Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) administrative requirements during accreditation and reaccreditation surveys. Finally, we are soliciting comments on a potential separate payment under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for domestic procurement of personal protective equipment and essential medicines.","document_number":"2026-13656","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13656/medicare-program-hospital-outpatient-prospective-payment-and-ambulatory-surgical-center-payment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13656.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13656.pdf?1782996328","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"OQR Program will use a <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> OPD fee schedule update factor of 0.4 percent (that is, the proposed OPD fee schedule increase factor of 2.4 percent further <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> by 2.0 percentage points). \n For CY 2027, as previously discussed in section V.B.7, we propose to <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> payments for non-drug items and services for hospitals for whom the annual reduction to payment amounts under §  419.32(b)(1)(iv)(B)(12) applies with a 3 percentage point reduction to the OPD fee schedule increase factor. This would result in a proposed <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> conversion factor for"},{"title":"Joint Industry Plan; Order Approving an Amendment to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail, as Modified by the Commission, To Further Reduce the Costs of the Consolidated Audit Trail","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2026-06255","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/01/2026-06255/joint-industry-plan-order-approving-an-amendment-to-the-national-market-system-plan-governing-the","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-01/pdf/2026-06255.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06255.pdf?1774961110","publication_date":"2026-04-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"facilitate the eventual retirement of EBS and could thereby <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> the cost and <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> to Industry Members.\n \n \n 2. <span class=\"match\">Reduced</span> Linkage Processing Timeline Component \n \n The Original CAT LLC Proposal included the <span class=\"match\">Reduced</span> Linkage Processing Timeline Component, which would have <span class=\"match\">reduced</span> the linkage processing timeline from four days to two days.\n 321 \n \n However, CAT LLC states that after discussions with the Advisory Committee and other Industry Member groups, CAT LLC did not include the <span class=\"match\">Reduced</span> Linkage Processing Timeline Component in the Proposed Amendment"},{"title":"Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) commences a thorough review of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and proposes changes to ensure the system is collecting information useful to disaster response without imposing unreasonable burdens on stakeholders. To reduce these burdens, this document proposes replacing the different DIRS worksheets with a single, dynamic form and introduces a \"one-click\" option for indicating there is \"no change\" from the preceding day's DIRS report. Further, this document proposes eliminating or modifying information fields that are duplicative or that may not request information that offers significant value for disaster response. The document further proposes reducing burdens by removing the requirement for mandatory DIRS filers to submit a final report within 24 hours of DIRS deactivation, and eliminating the reporting obligations for non- facilities-based providers. Other modernization proposals include suspending Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) reporting requirements for providers that timely report in DIRS Lite and removing barriers to outage information sharing for state agencies.","document_number":"2025-16737","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/02/2025-16737/resilient-networks-disruptions-to-communications","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-02/pdf/2025-16737.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16737.pdf?1756471520","publication_date":"2025-09-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"response without imposing unreasonable <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> on stakeholders. To <span class=\"match\">reduce</span> these <span class=\"match\">burdens</span>, this document proposes replacing the different DIRS worksheets with a single, dynamic form and introduces a “one-click” option for indicating there is “no change” from the preceding day's DIRS report. Further, this document proposes eliminating or modifying information fields that are duplicative or that may not request information that offers significant value for disaster response. The document further proposes <span class=\"match\">reducing</span> <span class=\"match\">burdens</span> by removing the requirement for mandatory"}]}