[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62517-62518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25248]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0217]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or
send comments to Ronald Otten, at 1600 Clifton Road, MS D74, Atlanta,
GA 30333 or send an email to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Vital Statistics Training Application, OMB No. 0920-0217--Revision
exp. 5/31/2013--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In the United States, legal authority for the registration of vital
events, i.e., births, deaths, marriages, divorces, fetal deaths, and
induced terminations of pregnancy, resides individually with the States
(as well as cities in the case of New York City and Washington, DC) and
Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These governmental
entities are the full legal proprietors of vital records and the
information contained therein. As a result of this State authority, the
collection of registration-based vital statistics at the national
level, referred to as the U.S. National Vital Statistics System (NVSS),
depends on a cooperative relationship between the States and the
Federal government. This data collection, authorized by 42 U.S.C. 242k,
has been carried out by NCHS since it was created in 1960.
NCHS assists in achieving the comparability needed for combining
data from all States into national statistics, by conducting a training
program for State and local vital statistics staff to assist in
developing expertise in all aspects of vital registration and vital
statistics. The training offered under this program includes courses
for registration staff, statisticians, and coding specialists, all
designed to bring about a high degree of uniformity and quality in the
data provided by the States. This training program is authorized by 42
U.S.C. 242b, section 304(a). NCHS notifies State and local vital
registration officials, as well as Canadian counterparts, about
upcoming training. Individual candidates for training then submit an
application form including name, address, occupation, and other
relevant information. NCHS is requesting 3 years of OMB clearance for
these training application forms. There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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State, Local health department Application for 60 1 15/60 15
and Canadian vital health Mortality
employees. coding Training.
State, Local health department Application for 60 1 15/60 15
and Canadian vital health Vital
employees. Statistics
Training.
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Dated: October 9, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-25248 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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