[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30 Day-04-0215]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    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 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 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, (0920-0215)--Extension--National Center for 
Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background

    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. 
Searches against the NDI file provide the states with dates of death, 
and the death certificate numbers of deceased study subjects. Since the 
implementation of 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 ICD codes for the 
underlying and multiple causes of death for the years 1979-2002. Health 
researchers must complete five administrative forms in order to apply 
for NDI services, and submit records of study subjects for computer 
matching against the NDI file. While there are five forms, it is rare 
for an NDI user to complete more than one of each per year; therefore, 
the burden table addresses respondents and not forms. There are no 
costs to respondents except for their time. The estimated annualized 
burden is 228 hours.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                      No. of          No. of        burden per
                           Respondents                              respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondents        hrs.)
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Government researchers..........................................              48               1             1.9
University researchers..........................................              60               1             1.9
Private industry researchers....................................              12               1             1.9
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    Dated: October 6, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-23024 Filed 10-13-04; 8:45 am]
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