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and expedite hiring of qualified 

candidates; focus and align training, 

education, and career development; 

recognize staff accomplishments; and 

foster learning and growth with 

improved knowledge management. 

Dated: April 17, 2007. 

Gerald Parker, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office 

of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–1983 Filed 4–18–07; 12:17 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4150–37–C 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–07–0217] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Vital Statistics Training Application, 

OMB No. 0920–0217–ExtensionNational Center for Health Statistics 

(NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

In the United States, legal authority 

for the registration of vital events, i.e., 

births, deaths, marriages, divorces, fetal 

deaths, and induced terminations of 

pregnancy, resides individually with the 

States (as well as cities in the case of 

New York City and Washington, DC) 

and Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 

Guam, American Samoa, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands. These governmental entities are 

the full legal proprietors of vital records 

and the information contained therein. 

As a result of this State authority, the 

collection of registration-based vital 

statistics at the national level, referred 

to as the U.S. National Vital Statistics 

System (NVSS), depends on a 

cooperative relationship between the 

States and the Federal government. This 

data collection, authorized by 42 U.S.C. 

242k, has been carried out by NCHS 

since it was created in 1960. 

NCHS assists in achieving the 

comparability needed for combining 

data from all States into national 

statistics, by conducting a training 

program for State and local vital 

statistics staff to assist in developing 

expertise in all aspects of vital 

registration and vital statistics. The 

training offered under this program 

includes courses for registration staff, 

statisticians, and coding specialists, all 

designed to bring about a high degree of 

uniformity and quality in the data 

provided by the States. This training 

program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 

242b, section 304(a). In order to offer the 

types of training that would be most 

useful to vital registration staff 

members, NCHS requests information 

from State and local vital registration 

officials about their projected needs for 

training. NCHS also asks individual 

candidates for training to submit an 

application form containing name, 

address, occupation, work experience, 

education, and previous training. These 

data enable NCHS to determine those 

individuals whose needs can best be 

met through the available training 

resources. NCHS is requesting 3 years of 

OMB clearance for this project. There is 

no cost to respondents in providing 

these data other than their time. The 

total estimated annualized burden hours 

are 44. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response (in 

hours) 

State, local, and Territory Registration Officials .......................................................................... 57 1 20/60 

Training applicants ....................................................................................................................... 100 1 15/60 

Dated: April 17, 2007. 

Maryam Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E7–7648 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–07–06AO] 

Proposed Data Collections Submitted 

for Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

In compliance with the requirement 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed projects. To 

request more information on the 

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, call 404–639–5960 and 

send comments to Joan Karr, CDC 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 

Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, GA 

30333 or send an e-mail to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Written comments should 

be received within 60 days of this 

notice. 

Proposed Project 

Evaluation of an Occupational Safety 

and Health Program for the Small 

Business Wood Pallet Industry, National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 


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