# 2025-23789: Defense Dept. Refreshes Disability Accommodation Forms

2025-23789, Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, is a Federal Register notice from Defense Department published 2025-12-29, effective 2026-01-28 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-23789
- Title: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Defense Department
- Citation: 90 FR 60690
- Published: 2025-12-29
- Effective: 2026-01-28
- Comments close: 2026-01-28
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Defense Dept. Refreshes Disability Accommodation Forms

## Summary

The Department of Defense is updating forms that help employees request workplace accommodations for medical needs. About 720 people will fill out these forms once a year, taking about 15 minutes each. Comments on these changes are open until January 28, 2026, so everyone affected has a chance to weigh in before the update happens.

## Abstract

The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

## Effects PRIA read

- You must use updated accommodation forms: benefit, low. If you are a Department of Defense employee requesting a workplace accommodation, you must complete the updated Reasonable Accommodation Request (Form A) and Medical Information and Restriction Assessment (Form B). About 720 people will fill these forms once a year, each taking about 15 minutes, fo…
- Medical assessments and privacy protections required: benefit, low. Medical assessments completed by medical providers are required as part of the accommodation process to confirm qualifying conditions and describe functional limitations and any temporary or permanent restrictions. The forms are intended to protect confidentiality, avoid prohibited disclosures unde…

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## Sources
- [2025-23789 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23789/submission-for-omb-review-comment-request)
- [2025-23789 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23789.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23789 (as of 2026-06-08).