Assurance of Confidentiality

D

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC)

EPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Memorandum

Date

February 5, 2024

To

Dr. Karen Hacker, MD, MPH

Director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)

From

Joanne Cono MD, ScM

Acting Director, Office of Science, CDC

Subject

Authorization to Extend 308(d) Assurance of Confidentiality Protection for the “National Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Surveillance System (NASS).”

This memo is to provide formal approval of the NCCDPHP request to extend the authorization to assure confidentiality under Section 308(d) of the Public Health Service Act for the “National Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Surveillance System (NASS).”

For ongoing projects, CDC practice is that every five years, the program must apply for a formal extension of the 308(d) authority. Please apply for the extension at least six months prior to March 31, 2029.

Please use 42 USC 242(k), and 42 USC 242(m) as the legal references for information collection and protection.

If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Rush Jr., Senior Privacy Analyst, at (404) 639-4772.