[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55722-55723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22038]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-13-0215]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written comments
to CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC or
by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written comments should be received within 30
days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Application form and related forms for the operation of the
National Death Index (NDI), (OMB No. 0920-0215, Expiration 11/30/13)--
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 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 Act (42 U.S.C.),
as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the extent and nature
of illness and disability of the population of the United States.
The 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 is the User Data Transmittal Format. 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.
Table 1--Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden/
Type of respondent Form type Number of responses/ response (in
respondents respondent hours)
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Health Researcher/Investigator..... Application Form.......... 50 1 2.5
Health Researcher/Investigator..... Repeat Request Form....... 70 1 18/60
Health Researcher/Investigator..... Data Transmittal Form..... 120 1 18/60
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LeRoy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the
Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-22038 Filed 9-10-13; 8:45 am]
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