[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29318-29319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10371]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-22-0213]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled ``National Vital Statistics Report Form'' to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC 
previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public 
Comment and Recommendations'' notice on January 7, 2022 to obtain 
comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive any 
comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an 
additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (a) 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;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected;
    (d) 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 submission of responses; and
    (e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct 
written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in 
this notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice 
publication.

Proposed Project

    National Vital Statistics Report Form (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 this data is authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 242k, and this submission requests to continue use of the Annual 
Vital Statistics Report Form for collection of annual marriage and 
divorce/annulment summary statistics for three years. Additionally, 
this Revision requests 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.
    Continued use of the Annual Vital Statistics 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 the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), and other government, academic, private research, 
and commercial organizations in tracking changes in trends of family 
formation and dissolution. Respondents for the Annual Vital Statistics 
Reports Form are registration officials in all 50 States, seven U.S. 
Territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, 
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, and New York 
City, as well as the 33 local (county clerk) officials in New Mexico 
who record marriages occurring and divorces and annulments granted in 
each county of New Mexico.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 46 annual burden hours. 
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State, Territory, and New Mexico        Monthly Vital Statistics              91               1           30/60
 County Officials.                       Report.
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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. 2022-10371 Filed 5-12-22; 8:45 am]
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