[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15025-15026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-23-23BI]


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 ``Research Data Center Proposal (RDC) 
Security Forms for Access to Confidential Data'' 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 12, 2022 to obtain comments from 
the public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive any 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to 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. 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) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    Research Data Center Data Security Forms for Access to Confidential 
Data for the National Center for Health Statistics--Existing Collection 
In Use Without OMB Approval--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 the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through the National Center for Health 
Statistics (NCHS), to receive requests for furnishing statistics to the 
public. NCHS receives requests for statistics from the public through 
the Standard Application Process (SAP). The public may apply to access 
confidential data assets held by a federal statistical agency or unit 
through the SAP for the purposes of generating statistics and 
developing evidence. Once an application for confidential data is 
approved through the SAP, NCHS will collect information to meet its 
data security requirements through its Data Security Forms. This 
information collection through the Data Security Forms will occur 
outside of the SAP.
    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

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complete a research proposal and to 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. The completed proposal is sent to 
NCHS through the SAP portal for review and adjudication. If the 
research proposal is approved by NCHS, then the researcher must fill 
out two of three data security forms. If the researcher will access the 
data at a RDC, then the ``Data Access Form'' and the ``Designated Agent 
Form'' would need to be completed and returned to NCHS. If the 
researcher will access the data through the NCHS Virtual Data Enclave 
(VDE), then the ``VDE Data Use Agreement Form'' and the ``Designated 
Agent Form'' would need to be completed and returned to NCHS.
    In order to capture the information needed to adjudicate a 
researcher's commitment to protect confidential NCHS data, researchers 
must complete and sign the data security forms. This request allows for 
both researcher signature and the time per response for a total 
estimated annual burden total of 110 hours. There is no cost to a 
researcher other than their time to complete the forms unless the 
researcher has to pay a nominal notary fee for services incurred. The 
resulting information will be used for NCHS internal purposes.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of      Avg. burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)
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Researcher............................  Research Data Center                 110               1               1
                                         proposal.
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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. 2023-04969 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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