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NBER: Urgent Info for users of Death Master File.
Urgent Info for users of Death Master File.
If you use data from the Death Master File currently, you will need to
register to participate in the temporary
certification program by 6:00 p.m. tonight, March 26.
(I apologize if this duplicates messages you receive from other lists.)
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>From: Dan Newlon <dan.newlon_at_aeapubs.org>
>Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 10:15 AM
>Subject: Second Notice. You Must Apply NOW for DMF Certification for
>Continued Access to DMF
>To: dweir_at_isr.umich.edu, mduggan_at_wharton.upenn.edu, RHauser_at_nas.edu,
>olsen.6_at_osu.edu, poterba_at_mit.edu
>
>
>
>Hi!
>
>IF YOU WANT UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS TO THE DEATH MASTER FILE (DMF) YOU
>HAVE
>TO SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATION FORM AND AGREEMENT BY 6PM TODAY to
>mfcert_at_ntis.gov<mailto:dmfcert_at_ntis.gov>.
>
>I apologize for the extremely short notice. Please pass this along to
>anyone you know who is currently using the DMF.
>
>The certification form: http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-certification.pdf.
>
>DMF SUBSCRIBER Agreement http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-subscribeagrmt.pdf
>and the Limited Access DMF LICENSEE Agreement
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-licenseeagrmt.pdf
>
>On the certification form under law cite any governmental support for
>your
>research or data collection, especially support from the National
>Science
>Foundation or the National Institutes of Health. And e-mail me if you
>do
>ask for certification today.
>
>See below for more detail.
>
>Dan
>
>---------------------------- Original Message
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>Subject: FW: Second Notice. You Must Apply NOW for DMF Certification
>for
>Continued Access to DMF
>From: "John Hounsell" <jhounsell_at_ntis.gov>
>Date: Tue, March 25, 2014 6:59 pm
>To: "dmfcert_at_newman.ntis.gov" <dmfcert_at_newman.ntis.gov>
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>Dear Colleagues:
>
>To assure your continued access to the Limited Access Death Master
>File,
>you must submit your certification form and agreement to
>dmfcert_at_ntis.gov<mailto:dmfcert_at_ntis.gov> by tomorrow, 6PM EST, March
>26.
>NTIS will begin sending out notices of certification on March 26 when
>the
>law goes into effect.
>
>IMPORTANT NOTICE: Updated versions of Limited Access DMF SUBSCRIBER
>Agreement http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-subscribeagrmt.pdf and the
>Limited
>Access DMF LICENSEE Agreement
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-licenseeagrmt.pdf are available. Please use
>these updated versions. If you have already submitted the previous
>version of the agreement, it will be honored, but NTIS will request
>that
>you sign the updated version.
>
>
>The previous message is repeated in full below:
>
>NTIS to Publish Interim Final Rule Establishing Temporary Certification
>Program for Continued Access to Death Master File
>
>The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is establishing a
>temporary certification program for subscribers to the DMF. The program
>is being established through an Interim Final Rule (IFR), pursuant to
>Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 (Pub. L. 113-67). The
>IFR will be published in the Federal Register Wednesday, March 26,
>2014,
>and will be effective that day. The IFR invites public comments on the
>temporary certification program, and sets a 30 day comment period. The
>IFR may be reviewed at http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-ifr.pdf If there are
>any inconsistencies between this document and the version published in
>the
>Federal Register, the version published in the Federal Register
>governs.
>
>Under the temporary certification program established under the IFR,
>access to the "Limited Access DMF," that discloses decedent information
>during the three-calendar-year period following that individual's
>death,
>will be limited to those certified under the program. Subscribers must
>have a legitimate fraud prevention interest, or have a legitimate
>business
>purpose pursuant to a law, governmental rule, regulation, or fiduciary
>duty in order to be certified under the program. Certification will be
>mandatory for continued access to the DMF.
>
>NTIS is taking this action immediately to avoid or minimize access
>interruptions for subscribers, while satisfying its mandate under
>Section
>203 of the Act. After March 26, 2014, in order to access the Limited
>Access DMF, you must:
>
>* Review and submit completed a Limited Access DMF Certification
>Form.
>
>* Pay the certification fee.
>
>* Once NTIS has accepted your certification form, you must also
>submit the appropriate new Subscriber Agreement or Licensee Agreement.
>
>* Details on all these requirements are set out below.
>
>You can download the Certification Form at
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-certification.pdf.
>
>NTIS will begin accepting completed certification forms and fees
>beginning
>at 8:00 am Eastern Time on Monday, March 24, 2014. To continue your DMF
>subscription, YOU MUST FULLY SIGN AND SUBMIT the Limited Access DMF
>Certification Form. You must also sign and submit either a new
>Subscriber
>Agreement http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-subscriberagrmt.pdf or a Licensee
>Agreement http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-licenseeagrmt.pdf depending on
>how
>you use the Limited Access DMF. Please note that all existing
>subscribers
>(other than Federal agency subscribers) must enter into a new
>Subscriber
>Agreement or a Licensee Agreement.
>
>To obtain and fill out the Certification Form and the Subscriber
>Agreement
>or the Licensee Agreement, follow these instructions:
>
>Certification Form
>
>1. Download the Limited Access DMF Certification Form
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-certification.pdf.
>2. Fill out the certification form. To be approved for certification
>you must both check the appropriate box(es) and write in the space(s)
>provided the reason(s) you checked the applicable box(es) in the second
>paragraph and the fourth paragraph.
>3. When you are ready to submit the Certification Form you will need to
>first pay the certification processing fee of $200. Upon payment, you
>will receive your Invoice/Order Confirmation Number.
>Credit Card payments can be made online at
>http://www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=DMFCERT0001 or by calling
>the
>NTIS Customer Contact Center at 1-800-553-6847 and referencing Order
>Number DMFCERT0001. The Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 AM to
>6PM
>Eastern Time.
>
>4. You will receive your Invoice/Order Confirmation Number in a
>confirmatory email from NTIS when you pay your certification processing
>fee. Enter your Invoice/Order Confirmation Number in the appropriate
>field on the Certification Form. This field must be filled out in order
>to
>process your application.
>5. Sign your Certification Form and submit it.
>To submit the certification form, please choose one of the following
>methods:
>- Fax to 703-605-6900
>- Email the form as an attached PDF file to
>DMFCERT_at_ntis.gov<mailto:DMFCERT_at_ntis.gov>
> - Mail to:
>
>National Technical Information Service
>
>DMF Certification
>
>5301 Shawnee Rd
>
>Alexandria, VA 22312-2312
>
>
>
>NTIS will notify you by email of acceptance of your certification form.
>
>
>
>
>
>Subscriber Agreement or Licensee Agreement?
>
>
>
>
>
>1. Once you receive notification that NTIS has accepted your
>certification form, you will need to review and accept the terms of the
>appropriate agreement (Subscriber or Licensee) by signing the agreement
>and submitting it to NTIS.
>
>
>
>2. If you use DMF only internally only, sign the Subscriber Agreement
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-subscriberagrmt.pdf. If you will make DMF
>available outside your organization, sign the Licensee Agreement
>http://www.ntis.gov/pdf/dmf-licenseeagrmt.pdf. You should review the
>two
>forms themselves for more details.
>
>
>
>3. Once you complete and sign either the Subscriber Agreement or the
>Licensee Agreement, submit the completed form in one of the following
>manners:
>
>
>- Fax to 703-605-6900
>- Email the form as an attached PDF file to
>DMFCERT_at_ntis.gov<mailto:DMFCERT_at_ntis.gov>
> - Mail to:
>
>National Technical Information Service
>
>DMF Certification
>
>5301 Shawnee Rd
>
>Alexandria, VA 22312-2312
>
>
>
>Payment of Subscriber or Licensee fees
>
>
>
>1. If you have a current DMF subscription with NTIS, you will not
>need to pay a subscription fee until the term of your current
>subscription
>expires.
>
>2. If you do not have a current DMF subscription with NTIS, you will
>need to pay the subscription fee for the subscription you select (see
>Attachment A to the Subscriber Agreement or Attachment A-1 or A-2 to
>the
>Licensee Agreement) using one of the payment methods listed in the
>applicable Attachment A.
>
>
>
>
>NTIS looks forward to supporting your transition to this certification
>program. Please feel free to call the NTIS Customer Contact Center at
>1-800-553-6847 for questions about the Certification Form and
>Subscriber
>and Licensee Agreements.
>
>
>
>_______________
>John W. Hounsell
>Business and Industry Specialist
>Office of Product and Program Management
>National Technical Information Service
>Department of Commerce
>5301 Shawnee Road
>Alexandria, VA 22312
>
>Tel. 703-605-6184
>Fax. 703-605-6383
>jhounsell_at_ntis.gov<mailto:jhounsell_at_ntis.gov>
>www.ntis.gov<http://www.ntis.gov>
>
>We welcome your comments<http://www.ntis.gov/about/form.aspx>.
>
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>Mark G. Duggan
>Rowan Family Foundation Professor
>Professor and Chair, Department of Business Economics and Public Policy
>Professor, Department of Health Care Management
>Faculty Director, Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative
>The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
>mduggan_at_wharton.upenn.edu, 215.898.0928
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Received on Wed Mar 26 2014 - 11:37:17 EDT
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