NLM Lost People-Finder System

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Family Members Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 1 Emergency Care First-Responders, Physicians, Other Health Care Providers Form and Instruction	Modified
Haiti Earthquake People Locator_screenshot with statement.docx Supplementary Document	2010-02-04
NLM memo of compliance with OMB TOS_ICR Control #0925-0612.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2010-02-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
191876	Family Members Form and Instruction	Modified
191875	Emergency Care First-Responders, Physicians, Other Health Care Providers Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0925-0612	ICR Reference No: 201002-0925-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-0925-001
Agency/Subagency: HHS/NIH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NLM Lost People-Finder System
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/29/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/23/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2010	07/31/2010	07/31/2010
Responses	150,000	0	150,000
Time Burden (Hours)	12,000	0	12,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The LPF was developed by NLM for possible future use by BHEPP during emergencies in the National Capitol Region. BHEPP was established to improve community disaster preparedness and response in Bethesda, Maryland and includes the National Naval Medical Center, the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, and Suburban Hospital/Johns Hopkins Medicine. Multi-agency exercises identified a need for a tool to help reunify families during a crisis, in particular as disaster victims are brought to medical facilities for care. The LPF system is designed to allow first responders to submit photographs and descriptive information about disaster victims (name (if known), age group, gender, status, and location) to a Web site that other family members can search to locate loved ones. The system has been designed to share data with other lost-person finder systems, including the system established by Google, but it provides additional functionality not available in these other systems, including the capability to upload photographs from camera-equipped cell phones and to search by information other than name.

Emergency Justfication: As the Director, National Library of Medicine (NLM), I submit this request for emergency clearance of the information collection for the Bethesda Hospitals Emergency Preparedness Partnership (BHEPP) Lost Person Finder (LPF). Development of the LPF system has been greatly accelerated to enable its use in the US Government's ongoing efforts to respond to the recent earthquake in Haiti. As such, I have determined, in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13, that the collection of the information for the Lost Person Finder: a) is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established under 5 CFR 1320; b) is consistent with the mission of the agency; c) is needed to respond to circumstances that could not be foreseen; and d) the agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures because the use of the normal clearance procedures could result in significant harm to the public or the program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 241 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Emergency Care First-Responders, Physicians, Other Health Care Providers	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	database ,   database ,   database ,   database ,   database
Family Members	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	database ,   database ,   database ,   database ,   database

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	150,000	150,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,000	12,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/22/2010

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