[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23764-23765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09361]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-13-0215]
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
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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 Ron 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
Application form and related forms for the operation of the
National Death Index (NDI), OMB No. 0920-0215 (expires November 30,
2013)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this request is to obtain Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval to extend the data collection for Application
form and related forms for the operation of the National Death Index
(NDI), OMB No. 0920-0215, expires 11/30/2013. Section 306 of the Public
Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.), as amended, authorizes that the
Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS,
shall collect statistics on the extent and nature of illness and
disability of the population of the United States.
The National Death Index (NDI) is a national data base containing
identifying death record information submitted annually to NCHS by all
the state vital statistics offices, beginning with deaths in 1979. This
request is for approval of forms used to request searches against the
NDI file to obtain the states and dates of death and the death
certificate numbers of deceased study subjects. The NDI Application
Form is provided to all investigators who express an interest in the
NDI. The Application Form is completed and submitted only by those
investigators who actually decide to apply for use of the NDI services.
The Request for a Repeat NDI File Search is used by those NDI users who
already have an approved application on file. This form is used by
researchers when they have additional study subjects that need to be
identified as deceased. The final form used in the User Data
Transmittal Form. The researcher uses this from when transmitting their
data file to the NDI staff.
Using the NDI Plus service, researchers have the option of also
receiving cause of death information for deceased subjects, thus
reducing the need to request copies of death certificates from the
states. The NDI Plus option currently provides the International
Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for the underlying and multiple
causes of death for the years 1979-2010. Health researchers must
complete administrative forms in order to apply for NDI services, and
submit records of study subjects for computer matching against the NDI
file. A three-year clearance is requested. There is no cost to
respondents except for their time. The total estimated annual burden
hours are 182.
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 hrs) (in hrs)
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Researcher.................... Application form 50 1 2.5 125
Researcher.................... Repeat request 70 1 18/60 21
form.
Researcher.................... Data Transmittal 120 1 18/60 36
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 182
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Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-09361 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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