[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 15991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05319]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) 
Certification Form

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on December 27, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Technical Information Service, Commerce.
    Title: Limited Access Death Master File Certification Form.
    OMB Control Number: 0692-0013.
    Form Number(s): NTIS FM161.
    Type of Request: Regular submission. Renewal of currently approved 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 260.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
    Burden Hours: 780.
    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: Anyone seeking access to the Limited Access Death 
Master File.
    Frequency: Once a year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce 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 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 either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0692-0013.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-05319 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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