[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58912-58913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23186]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-22-22AD; Docket No. CDC-2021-0113]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. This notice invites comment on the Research Data Center (RDC) 
Proposal for Access to Confidential Data for the National Center for 
Health Statistics (NCHS). The proposed collection will be used to 
assess researcher's requests for access to confidential NCHS data for 
their research projects.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 27, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0113 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS-H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    4. 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 
submissions of responses; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Research Data Center (RDC) Proposal for Access to Confidential Data 
for the National Center for Health Statistics--Existing Collection in 
use without an OMB Control Number--National Center for Health 
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306(b)(4) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k(b)(4)), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, receive requests for 
providing data and statistics to the public. NCHS receives requests

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for confidential data from the public through the Research Data Center 
(RDC) Proposal for Access to Confidential Data. This is a request for 
approval from OMB to collect information via the RDC proposal over the 
next three years.
    As part of a comprehensive data dissemination program, the Research 
Data Center (RDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), requires prospective 
researchers who need access to confidential data to complete a research 
proposal. Researchers self-select whether they need access to 
confidential data to answer their research questions. The RDC requires 
the researcher to complete a research proposal so NCHS understands the 
research proposed, whether confidential data are available to address 
the research questions, how the confidential data will be used, and 
what data outputs the researcher needs to satisfy their project. The 
completed proposal is sent to NCHS for adjudication on whether the 
proposed research is possible.
    To capture the information needed to adjudicate researchers' need 
for access to confidential NCHS data, CDC requests OMB approval for a 
total estimated annual burden total of 330 hours (990 hours for a 
three-year clearance period). The resulting information will be for 
NCHS internal use. There is no cost to respondents other than their 
time to complete the proposal.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Researcher....................  Research Data                110               1               3             330
                                 Center proposal.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             330
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-23186 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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