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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Revision of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Limited Access Death Master File Certification Program Forms

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March 27, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14827-14828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06019]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Revision 
of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Limited 
Access Death Master File Certification Program Forms

    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 January 30, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Commerce.
    Title of Information Collection: Limited Access Death Master File 
(LADMF) Certification Program Forms
    OMB Control Number: 0692-0013
    Form Number(s): NTIS FM161, NTIS FM101, NTIS FM100A and NTIS FM100B
    Type of Request: Regular Submission. Revision of currently approved 
collection.
    Number of Respondents, Average Hours per Response, Burden Hours, 
Frequency:

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                                      NTIS FM161          NTIS FM101          NTIS FM100A         NTIS FM100B
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Number of Respondents...........  260...............  65................  250...............  30
Average Hours Per Response......  3 hours...........  1 hour............  3 hours...........  3 hours
Burden Hours....................  780...............  65................  750...............  90
Frequency.......................  Once a year.......  Every 3 years.....  Every 3 years.....  Every 3 years
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    Needs and Uses: The final rule for the LADMF Certification Program 
was
    promulgated under Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, 
Public Law 113-67 (Act) and published on June 1, 2016 (81 FR 34882). 
The rule became effective on November 28, 2016 (15 CFR part 1110).
    The Act prohibits the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) from 
disclosing Death Master File (DMF) information during the three-year 
period following an individual's death (Limited Access DMF or LADMF), 
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. a Person, as defined in 15 CFR 1110.2, seeking access to the 
LADMF establish a legitimate fraud prevention interest or legitimate 
business purpose pursuant to a law, governmental rule, regulation, or 
fiduciary duty. The Certification Form (NTIS FM161) collects 
information that NTIS will use to evaluate whether the respondent 
qualifies to receive the LADMF under the rule.
    b. a Person seeking certification or a Certified Person, as defined 
in 15 CFR 1110.2, seeking renewal of a certification must submit a 
written attestation from an ``Accredited Conformity Assessment Body'' 
(ACAB), as defined in 15 CFR 1110.2, that such Person or Certified 
Person has information security systems, facilities and procedures in 
place to protect the security of the Limited Access DMF, as required 
under 15 CFR 1110.102(a)(2). The ACAB Systems Safeguards Attestation 
Form (NTIS FM100A) collects information based on an assessment by the 
ACAB conducted within three years prior to the date of the Person or 
Certified Person's submission of a completed certification statement 
under 15 CFR1110.101(a). This collection includes specific requirements 
of the final rule, which the ACAB must certify are satisfied, and the 
provision of specific information by the ACAB, such as the date of the 
assessment and the auditing standard(s) used for the assessment.
    c. the ACAB must be independent of the Person or Certified Person 
seeking certification, unless it is a conformity assessment body which 
qualifies for ``firewalled status'' pursuant to 15 CFR 1110.502.
    The Firewalled Status Application Form (NTIS FM101) collects 
information that NTIS will use to evaluate whether the respondent 
qualifies for ``firewalled status'' under the rule, and, therefore, can 
provide a written attestation in lieu of an independent ACAB's 
attestation. This information includes specific requirements of 15 CFR 
1110.502(b), which the respondent ACAB must certify are satisfied, and 
the provision of specific information by the respondent ACAB, such as 
the identity of the Person or Certified Person that would be the 
subject of the attestation and the basis upon which the certifications 
were made.
    d. under 15 CFR 1110.501(a)(2), a state or local government office 
of Auditor General (AG) or Inspector General (IG) and a Person or 
Certified Person that is a department or agency of the same state or 
local government, respectively, are not considered to be owned by a 
common ``parent'' entity under 15 CFR 1110.501(a)(1)(ii) for the 
purpose of determining independence, and attestation by the AG or IG is 
possible. The AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation Form (NTIS 
FM100B) is for the use of a state or local government AG or IG to 
attest on behalf of a state or local government department or agency 
Person or Certified Person. The AG or IG Systems Safeguards Attestation 
Form requires the state or local government AG or IG to attest that a 
Person seeking certification or a Certified Person seeking renewal of 
certification has information security systems, facilities and 
procedures in place to protect the security of the Limited Access DMF, 
as required under 15 CFR 1110.102(a)(2). The AG or IG Systems 
Safeguards

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Attestation Form collects information based on an assessment by the 
state or local government AG or IG conducted within three years prior 
to the date of the Person or Certified Person's submission of a 
completed certification statement under 15 CFR 1110.101(a). This 
collection includes specific requirements of the final rule, which the 
state or local government AG or IG must certify are satisfied, and the 
provision of specific information by the state or local government AG 
or IG, such as the date of the assessment.
    Affected Public: Anyone seeking access to the Limited Access Death 
Master File and Accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies and state or 
local government Auditors General or Inspectors General attesting that 
a Person seeking certification or a Certified Person seeking renewal of 
certification under the final rule for the ``Certification Program for 
Access to the Limited Access Death Master File'' has information 
security systems, facilities and procedures in place to protect the 
security of the Limited Access DMF, as required by the final rule.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, 
Public Law 113-67; 15 CFR part 1110.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    If there is an existing OMB control number: 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-06019 Filed 3-26-26; 8:45 am]
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