OMB approves
this package contingent upon CDC making the changes identified in
their correspondences of September 9 and 12, 1996.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/1999
09/30/1999
1,600
0
0
1,280
0
0
0
0
0
Information collected by this program
is needed by the CDC to monitor trends in birth defects and to
uncover their causes. The information is collected via abstraction
of hospital and clinic records, personal interviews, and clinical
examinations and will be subjected to statistical analysis and
reporting. The respondents are the parents of children with birth
defects and normal "control" children. They are interviewed only
once.
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.