[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56168-56169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-05-0213]


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 404-371-5983 
and send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 
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

    The National Vital Statistics Report Forms--(OMB No. 0920-0213)--
Revision--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
    Background and Brief Description: The National Vital Statistics 
Report Forms project (0920-0213) is an approved collection and 
compilation of national vital statistics. This collection dates back to 
the beginning of the 20th century and has been conducted since 1960 by 
the Division of Vital Statistics of the National Center for Health 
Statistics, CDC. The collection of the data is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
242k. The National Vital Statistics Report forms provide counts of 
monthly occurrences of births, deaths, infant deaths, marriages, and 
divorces. Similar data have been published since 1937 and are the sole 
source of these data at the national level. The data are used by the 
Department of Health and Human Services and by other government, 
academic, and private research and commercial organizations in tracking 
changes in trends of vital events.
    Respondents for the National Vital Statistics Report form (CDC 
64.146) are registration officials in each State and Territory, the 
District of Columbia, and New York City. In addition, 33 local (county) 
officials in New Mexico who

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record marriages occurring in each county of New Mexico will use this 
form. The data are routinely available in each reporting office as a 
by-product of ongoing activities. This form is designed to collect 
counts of monthly occurrences of births, deaths, infant deaths, 
marriages, and divorces immediately following the month of occurrence. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                         Estimated Average Annual Burden
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                                                                                      Average
     Respondents to the form: National Vital         Number of       Number of        burden/      Total burden
         Statistics Report  (CDC 64.146)            respondents     responses/     response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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State and Territory registration officials......              58              12           12/60             139
New Mexico County marriage registrars...........              33              12            6/60              40
 
    nsTotal.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             179
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    The Annual Marriage and Divorce Occurrence Report form (CDC 64.147) 
collects final annual counts of marriages and divorces by month for the 
United States and for each State. The statistical counts requested on 
this form differ from provisional estimates obtained on the National 
Vital Statistics Report form in that they represent complete and final 
counts of marriages, divorces, and annulments occurring during the 
months of the prior year. These final counts are usually available from 
State or county officials about eight months after the end of the data 
year. The data are widely used by government, academic, private 
research, and commercial organizations in tracking changes in trends of 
family formation and dissolution.
    Respondents for the Annual Marriage and Divorce Occurrence Report 
form are registration officials in each State, the District of 
Columbia, New York City, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Northern 
Marianas, and American Samoa. The data are routinely available in each 
reporting office as a by-product of ongoing activities.

                                         Estimated Average Annual Burden
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                                                                                      Average
  Respondents to the form: annual marriage and       Number of       Number of        burden/      Total burden
     divorce occurence report  (CDC 64.147)         respondents     responses/     response  (in     (in hrs)
                                                                    respondent         hrs)
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State/Territory/City registration officials.....              58               1           30/60              29
 
    nsTotal.....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............              29
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    Dated: September 20, 2005.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 05-19147 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45 am]
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