Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-04-42]

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 the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.

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. Send comments to Sandra Gambescia, CDC

Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11,

Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 60 days

of this notice.

Proposed Project

The National Death Index, (0920-0215)--Extension--National Center

for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC).

Background

The National Death Index (NDI) is a national data base containing

identifying death record information submitted annually to NCHS by all

the state vital statistics offices, beginning with deaths in 1979.

Searches against the NDI file provide the states and dates of death,

and the death certificate numbers of deceased study subjects. Since the

implementation of the NDI Plus service, researchers have the option of

also receiving cause of death information for deceased subjects, thus

reducing the need to request copies of death certificates from the

states. The NDI Plus option currently provides the ICD codes for the

underlying and multiple causes of death for the years 1979-2002. Health

researchers must complete five administrative forms in order to apply

for NDI services, and submit records of study subjects for computer

matching against the NDI file. There is no cost to respondents except

for their time.

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Number of Average burden

Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden

respondents respondents (in hrs.) (in hrs.)

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Government researchers...................... 48 1 2 96

University researchers...................... 60 1 2 120

Private industry researchers................ 12 1 2 24

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Total................................... ............... ............... ............... 240

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Dated: April 13, 2004.

Alvin Hall,

Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 04-8874 Filed 4-19-04; 8:45 am]

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