Notice2022-26889
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
December 12, 2022
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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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Research Data Center Data Security Forms for Access to Confidential Data. CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) plans to collect information from the public for the purpose of evidence building using security forms, along with the corresponding security protocols, that allow NCHS to maintain careful controls on confidentiality and privacy, as required by law.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76048-76049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26889]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-23-23BI; Docket No. CDC-2022-0138]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Research Data Center Data Security Forms for Access to
Confidential Data. CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
plans to collect information from the public for the purpose of
evidence building using security forms, along with the corresponding
security protocols, that allow NCHS to maintain careful controls on
confidentiality and privacy, as required by law.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 10,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0138 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments
to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f00020d2f0c0b0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="17787a755774737439707861">[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
Research Data Center (RDC) Data Security Forms for Access to
Confidential Data--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 the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (HHS), 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. This is a request for approval from OMB to collect
information via the Researcher Data Center (RDC) Data Security Forms
over the next three years.
As part of a comprehensive data dissemination program, the RDC/
NCHS/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. 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
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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
respondents other than their time to complete the forms.
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 hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Researcher.................... Research Data 110 1 1 110
Center (RDC)
Proposal.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 110
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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. 2022-26889 Filed 12-9-22; 8:45 am]
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