[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3306-3307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-621]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-06-0213]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction 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 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-4766 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    National Vital Statistics Report Forms--Extension--National Center 
for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

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,

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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 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.
    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.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annualized burden hours are 208.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                 Average burden
                      Respondents                              No. of        No. of responses  per response  (in
                                                            respondents       per respondent         hours)
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CDC64.146: State and Territory registration officials..                 58                 12              12/60
CDC64.146: New Mexico County marriage registrars.......                 33                 12               6/60
CDC64.147: State/Territory/City registration officials.                 58                  1              30/60
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    Dated: January 11, 2006.
Betsey S. Dunaway,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-621 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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