SSB DVS Application

Supporting Statement B

Request for Clearance: In use without OMB Approval

Division of Vital Statistics Proposal for Access to Restricted-Use Vital Statistics Data

for the

National Center for Health Statistics

OMB No. 0920-XXXX

Contact Information

Andrés A. Berruti

Division of Vital Statistics

National Center for Health Statistics

3311 Toledo Road, Room 5303

Hyattsville, MD 20782

404-825-3605

ilq9@cdc.gov

February 20, 2025

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Supporting Statement B

Division of Vital Statistics Proposal for Access to Confidential Data

National Center for Health Statistics

B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods

1. Potential respondent universe and respondent selection method

The Division of Vital Statistics (DVS) proposal does not use any statistical methods for collection of information.

The DVS accepts proposals from researchers on a flow basis and the researcher determines when they submit their proposal to the DVS. Researchers self-select whether they will author and submit the proposal and when the proposal is submitted. The researchers are from the public at-large.

2. Procedures for the Collection of Information

The information about the researcher and their project are collected using the DVS proposal. Researchers self-select whether they will author and submit the proposal.

3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse

Since researchers self-select whether they will author and submit the proposal, the response rate and nonresponse are not relevant to this information collection.

4. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken

The DVS proposal has been in use since 1991. Tests of procedure and methods are not relevant to this information collection.

5. Individuals consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data.

There are no statistical aspects or data to analyze within the DVS proposal. The text descriptions of the researchers’ projects are reviewed for completeness and specificity by DVS staff and data stewards.

NCHS DVS staff

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

3311 Toledo Rd.

Hyattsville, MD 20782-2064

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