[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61362-61363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25621]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-0213]


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 Daniel Holcomb, 
CDC 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

    National Vital Statistics Report Forms (OMB No. 0920-0213, 
Expiration Date April 30, 2012)--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. 
242k. This submission requests approval to collect the monthly and 
annually summary statistics for three years.
    The Monthly 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, 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 also designed to collect counts of monthly occurrences of 
births, deaths, infant deaths, marriages, and divorces immediately 
following the month of occurrence.
    The Annual Vital Statistics Occurrence 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 Vital Statistics 
Occurrence Report Form are registration officials in each State and 
Territory, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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State, Territory and New        Monthly Vital                 91              12           10/60             182
 Mexico County officials.        Statistics
                                 Report.

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State, Territory and other      Annual Vital                  58               1           30/60              29
 officials.                      Statistics
                                 Occurrence
                                 Report.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             211
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    Dated: September 28, 2011.
Daniel Holcomb,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-25621 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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