Notice2025-10903
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 16, 2025
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 to take this opportunity to comment on a proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the Division of Vital Statistics Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use Data for the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). This data collection will be used to assess researcher's requests for access to restricted-use NCHS data for their research projects.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25275-25276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10903]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-25-0036; Docket No. CDC-2025-0013]
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 a proposed
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This notice invites comment on the Division of Vital Statistics
Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use Data for the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS). This data collection will be used to assess
researcher's requests for access to restricted-use NCHS data for their
research projects.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0013 by any 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. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: All public comment should be submitted 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#6d02000f2d0e090e430a021b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="325d5f50725156511c555d44">[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
Division of Vital Statistics Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use
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 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 for
restricted-use data from the public through the Division of Vital
Statistics Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use Data. This is a
request for approval from OMB to collect information via the Division
of Vital Statistics proposal over the next three years at an overall
burden rate of 600 annual hours.
As part of a comprehensive data dissemination program, the Division
of Vital Statistics (DVS), National Center for Health Statistics
(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requires
prospective researchers who need access to restricted-use vital
statistics data to complete a research proposal. Researchers self-
select whether they need access to restricted-use vital statistics data
to answer their research questions. The DVS requires the researcher to
complete a research proposal so NCHS understands the research proposed,
whether restricted-use vital statistics data are appropriate for the
research questions, how the data will be used and what data outputs the
researcher needs to satisfy their project. The completed proposal is
sent to NCHS DVS for adjudication on whether the proposed research is
possible.
To capture the information needed to adjudicate researchers' need
for access to restricted-use vital statistics data, this request allows
for both number of respondents and time per response for a total
estimated annual burden total of 600 hours; 1,800 hours for a three-
year clearance period. There is no cost to respondents other than their
time to complete the proposal. The resulting information will be for
NCHS internal use.
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.................... Division of 600 1 1 600
Vital
Statistics
proposal.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-10903 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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