[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12763-12764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05912]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0213]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled National Vital Statistics Report Forms to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC 
previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations'' notice on December 13, 2017 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received two 
comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an 
additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including, through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)

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395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    National Vital Statistics Report Forms (OMB Control Number 0920-
0213, expires 04/30/2018)--Revision-- 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, and infant deaths. 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 Reports Form are 
registration officials in each State and Territory, the District of 
Columbia, and New York City. This form is also designed to collect 
counts of monthly occurrences of births, deaths, and infant deaths 
immediately following the month of occurrence.
    The Annual Vital Statistics Occurrence Report Form collects final 
annual counts of marriages and divorces by month for each State and 
Territory, the District of Columbia, and New York City as well as 33 
counties in New Mexico. 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.
    This submission contains no changes to the actual data collection 
forms. However, the respondent numbers for the monthly and annual forms 
have shifted from 91 and 58 respectively to 58 and 91, since the 33 New 
Mexico Counties only send marriage and divorce information that is now 
only captured in the annual report. Consequently, the total burden has 
been reduced from 175 hours to 139 hours.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State, Territory, and other officials.  Monthly Vital Statistics              58              12            8/60
                                         Report.
State, Territory, and New Mexico        Annual Vital Statistics               91               1           30/60
 County Officials.                       Occurrence Report.
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-05912 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
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