This collection
is approved for six months only. If the Department plans to use
this collection for more than 6 months, the collection must go
through a regular 60 and 30 day comment process. Also, if this
collection is resubmitted, the SORN and PIA must be part of the
package.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2017
6 Months From Approved
560
0
0
1,680
0
0
0
0
0
The National Technical Information
Service respectfully requests an expedited review and approval of
this information collection for the following reason: Section 203
of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 prohibits disclosure of
Limited Access Death Master File (Limited Access DMF) information,
as detailed in this supporting statement and the cover memorandum,
unless a person has been certified for access pursuant to certain
criteria in a program established by the Secretary of Commerce, who
has delegated that responsibility to the Director of NTIS. NTIS
issued a final rule establishing a certification program, which
becomes effective November 28, 2016, replacing and superseding the
interim final rule now in effect. The final rule contains new
requirements for certification, including the submission with a
person’s application of a written attestation from an “Accredited
Conformity Assessment Body” (ACAB) that the person meets the
safeguarding requirements of the final rule for the protection of
Limited Access DMF information. A state or local government Auditor
General (AG) or Inspector General (IG) may submit the written
attestation for a state or local government department or agency
seeking certification or renewal if the AG or IG is a department or
agency of the same state or local government. The forms are to be
used by ACABs and state and local AGs and IGs attesting on the
behalf of the applicants. Many businesses and other organizations,
including credit card companies, financial institutions, health and
life insurance companies, medical and health care, as well as state
and local government departments and agencies, rely upon
uninterrupted access to the Limited Access DMF. If the information
collection is not available for use under the final rule, NTIS will
not be able to implement the final rule. This could result in such
persons who require a renewal of certification not being able to be
recertified and experience a disruption in access.
Related to the
implementation of Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013,
Pub. L. 113-67 (Act), the ACT prohibits disclosure of information
from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Death Master File
(DMF) during the three-year-calendar-year period following an
individual's death (referred to as "Limited Access DMF"), unless
the person requesting the information has been certified under a
program established by the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary). The
Secretary delegated the authority to carry out Section 203 of the
Act to the Director of NTIS. NTIS issued a final rule establishing
a certification program for Limited Access DMF that becomes
effective on November 28, 2016, replacing and superseding the
interim rule currently in place. The forms can not be used until
OMB approval is received.
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.
Form NTIS FM100B NTIS Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) State or Local Government Auditor General (AG) or Inspector General (IG) Systems Attestation Formsttestation Form
0692-XXXX-Emergency-NTIS-LADMF-AttestationForms-DRAFT-NTIS-1_SORN_v0-6.docx
0692-XXXX-NTIS-LADMF-AttestationForms-EmergencyJustificationLetter-NTIS-To-OIRA-11-23-16.pdf
NTIS Limited Access Death Master File (LADMF) State or Local Government Auditor General (AG) or Inspector General (IG) Systems Attestation Formsttestation Form