Notice2022-00103
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
January 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR) Form. The NVSR Forms collects annual statistics on marriage and divorce and is used to permit uninterrupted tracking of family dynamics.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 976-977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00103]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-0213; Docket No. CDC-2022-0004]
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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled National Vital Statistics Report
(NVSR) Form. The NVSR Forms collects annual statistics on marriage and
divorce and is used to permit uninterrupted tracking of family
dynamics.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0004 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1ceccc3e1c2c5c28fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b0406092b080f08450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
National Vital Statistics Report (NVSR) Forms (OMB Control No.
0920-0213, Exp. 10/31/2023)--Revision--National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The compilation of national vital statistics dates back to the
beginning of the 20th century and has been conducted since 1960 by the
Division of Vital Statistics of the National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), CDC. The collection of data is authorized by 42
U.S.C. 242k. This submission requests to continue use of the Annual
Vital
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Statistics Report Form for collection of annual marriage and divorce/
annulment summary statistics for three years and to discontinue the
Monthly Vital Statistics Report, which is currently used to provide
counts of monthly occurrences of births, deaths, and infant deaths. The
collection of the provisional birth and death data is now being
achieved on a more timely, ongoing basis which negates the need to
continue to use the monthly form.
Data on vital events are used by the Department of Health and Human
Services and by other government, academic, private research, and
commercial organizations for research, tracking, and policy-making
purposes. Respondents for the Annual Vital Statistics Reports Form are
registration officials in all 50 States, seven Territories, including
American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin
Islands, the District of Columbia, and New York City, and the 33 local
(county clerk) officials in New Mexico who record marriages occurring,
and divorces and annulments granted in each county of New Mexico.
The Annual Vital Statistics Occurrence Report Form collects final
annual counts of marriages and divorces by month for the United States
and for each State. These final counts are usually available from State
or county officials about eight months after the end of the data year.
The data are widely used by government, academic, private research, and
commercial organizations in tracking changes in trends of family
formation and dissolution.
CDC requests approval for an estimated 46 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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State, Territory, and New Monthly Vital 91 1 30/60 46
Mexico County Officials. Statistics
Report.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 46
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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. 2022-00103 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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