[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01527]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Commerce.
    Title: Limited Access Death Master File Certification Form 
(Certification Form).
    OMB Control Number: 0692-0013.
    Form Number(s): NTIS FM161.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: NTIS expects to receive approximately 250 
applications and renewals for certification every year for access to 
the Limited Access Death Master File.
    Average Hours per Response: 2.5 hours.
    Burden Hours: 625 (250 x 2.5 hours = 625 hours).
    Needs and Uses: NTIS issued a final rule establishing a program 
through which persons may become eligible to obtain access to Death 
Master File (DMF) information about an individual within three years of 
that individual's death. The final rule was promulgated under Section 
203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public Law 113-67 (Act). The 
Act prohibits the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) from disclosing DMF 
information during the three-year period following an individual's 
death (Limited Access DMF), unless the person requesting the 
information has been certified to access the Limited Access DMF 
pursuant to certain criteria in a program that the Secretary 
establishes. The Secretary delegated the authority to carry out Section 
203 to the Director of NTIS.
    The final rule requires that a Person seeking access to the Limited 
Access DMF establish a legitimate fraud prevention interest or 
legitimate business purpose pursuant to a law, governmental rule, 
regulation, or fiduciary duty. The Certification Application Form 
collects information that NTIS will use to evaluate whether the 
respondent qualifies to receive the Limited Access Death Master File 
under the rule.
    Affected Public: Members of the public seeking certification or 
renewal of certification for access to the Limited Access Death Master 
File under the final rule for the ``Certification Program for Access to 
the Death Master File.''
    Frequency: Once a year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-01527 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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