The Division of Transplantation
proposes to develop an application to give organ recipients, living
donors, and donor families the opportunity to voluntarily submit
their stories to DoT via a standardized online form. The online
form will be posted on organdonor.gov and will collect demographic
and contact information, the individual's donation/transplant story
up to 500 words, a high resolution photo and a signed
authorization. The standardized, electronic form will increase HRSA
staff's ability to process those stories more efficiently. In
addition to enabling story submission, the online application
process will make the donor and recipient life stories posted on
the site searchable by the public to enhance public viewing and
understanding of the organ donation process. Submission of a story
and completion of the form is voluntary. Overall, this application
has the potential to strengthen DoT's outreach efforts and increase
organ donation registration in the United States.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.