[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23764-23765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09361]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-0215]


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

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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 404-639-7570 or 
send comments to Ron Otten, at 1600 Clifton Road, MS D74, Atlanta, GA 
30333 or send an email 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

    Application form and related forms for the operation of the 
National Death Index (NDI), OMB No. 0920-0215 (expires November 30, 
2013)--Extension--National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The purpose of this request is to obtain Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval to extend the data collection for Application 
form and related forms for the operation of the National Death Index 
(NDI), OMB No. 0920-0215, expires 11/30/2013. Section 306 of the Public 
Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.), as amended, authorizes that the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, 
shall collect statistics on the extent and nature of illness and 
disability of the population of the United States.
    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. This 
request is for approval of forms used to request searches against the 
NDI file to obtain the states and dates of death and the death 
certificate numbers of deceased study subjects. The NDI Application 
Form is provided to all investigators who express an interest in the 
NDI. The Application Form is completed and submitted only by those 
investigators who actually decide to apply for use of the NDI services. 
The Request for a Repeat NDI File Search is used by those NDI users who 
already have an approved application on file. This form is used by 
researchers when they have additional study subjects that need to be 
identified as deceased. The final form used in the User Data 
Transmittal Form. The researcher uses this from when transmitting their 
data file to the NDI staff.
    Using 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 International 
Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for the underlying and multiple 
causes of death for the years 1979-2010. Health researchers must 
complete administrative forms in order to apply for NDI services, and 
submit records of study subjects for computer matching against the NDI 
file. A three-year clearance is requested. There is no cost to 
respondents except for their time. The total estimated annual burden 
hours are 182.

                                        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 hrs)        (in hrs)
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Researcher....................  Application form              50               1             2.5             125
Researcher....................  Repeat request                70               1           18/60              21
                                 form.
Researcher....................  Data Transmittal             120               1           18/60              36
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             182
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Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-09361 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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