[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64336-64337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-09-0213]


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 project or to obtain a copy 
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC Assistant 
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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 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

    National Vital Statistics Report Forms (0920-0213)--Extension--
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The compilation of national vital statistics 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. 
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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 Monthly Vital Statistics Report Form are 
registration officials in each State and Territory, the District of 
Columbia, and New York City; in addition, 60 local (county) officials 
in New Mexico who record marriages occurring and divorces and 
annulments granted in each county of New Mexico will use this form. 
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 Statistical Report Form 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 Monthly Vital 
Statistics Report Form in that they represent complete 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 Statistical 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. In addition, counts of marriages will be 
collected from individual counties in New Mexico, and counts of 
divorces will be collected from individual counties in California, 
Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Mexico, and the boroughs of New York 
City due to a lack of centralized complete collections in these 
registration areas.
    This submission requests approval for three years. There are no 
costs to respondents other than their time; the data are routinely 
available in each reporting office as a by-product of ongoing 
activities.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                            Number of     Average
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     Total
        Type of respondents                 Form name         respondents      per        response   burden  (in
                                                                            respondent   (in hours)     hours)
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State, Territory and New Mexico      Monthly Vital                    117           12        30/60          702
 County officials.                    Statistics Report.
State, Territory and selected        Annual Marriage and              404            1        30/60          202
 County, Borough and City officials.  Divorce Statistical
                                      Report.
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    Total..........................                                                                          904
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    Dated: October 20, 2008.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Science 
Officer,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-25779 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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