[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18086]


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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION

[MCC FR 21-07]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Restricted Data Use Application; Submission to the Office of Management 
and Budget for Review and Approval

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.

ACTION: 30-Day notice; request for comments; submission to the Office 
of Management and Budget for review and approval.

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SUMMARY: The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will submit the 
following information collection request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of 
this notice and invites the public to comment on the proposed 
collection. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on April 22, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 21358, 
April 22, 2021). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comment.

DATES: Comments are due by September 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: This information collection request may be viewed at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Millennium Challenge 
Corporation collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function and entering the title of the collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for 
copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting 
documentation, may be directed to Christopher Ice, Acting Chief 
Information Officer, MCC, [email protected], (202) 521-2652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Information Collection: MCC Restricted Data Use 
Application.
    OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Affected Public: The likely respondents are expected to be 
researchers, including university and college faculty and students, who 
will use this data for statistical analysis.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 new respondents 
are expected annually to access MCC-funded restricted data.
    Frequency: One application for each restricted data package for 
which access is requested by a respondent.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,500 hours total.
    Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary reply.
    Abstract: MCC is committed to providing public access to high-value 
data collected as part of the development, implementation, and 
evaluation of MCC-funded assistance programs, while being equally 
committed to protecting the confidentiality of individuals and 
organizations from which the data are collected. To achieve these twin 
aims, MCC publishes de-identified public use files of microdata on its 
website through the MCC Evaluation Catalog. In addition, MCC plans to 
make restricted data files available in cases where the de-
identification efforts for public use files would significantly impair 
the analytic potential of the data, or where the data contain highly 
sensitive information that cannot be shared as a public-use file. 
However, access to restricted data will only be granted to users who 
meet eligibility criteria and agree to terms of access established by 
MCC, including agreeing to follow strict requirements for maintaining 
data confidentiality. The MCC Restricted Data Use Application collects 
information that will be used by MCC and its data steward, the 
University of Michigan's Interagency Consortium for Political and 
Social Research (ICPSR), to evaluate whether respondents qualify for 
access to MCC's restricted data. The application, which will be 
submitted electronically, requires the provision of specific 
information by the respondent, such as (i) the name, contact 
information, and CV/Resume/Biosketch for each person that will access 
the restricted data, (ii) a research proposal describing the need for 
the data and how it will be used, (iii) evidence of Institutional 
Review Board approval or exemption of the research proposal, and (iv) a 
signed restricted data use agreement.

(Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35))

    Dated: August 18, 2021.
Thomas G. Hohenthaner,
Acting VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-18086 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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