Privacy Act of 1974; system of records--PHS.

In accordance with the Privacy Act, the Public Health Service (PHS) is publishing notice of a proposal to add a new routine use to system of records 00-37-0013. "Health Resources Utilization Statistics, HHS/OASH/NCHS." This system of records is maintained in the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for the purposes of collecting statistics on the utilization of health services, processing and analyzing the data, and publication of the statistical findings. NCHS is proposing to add a new routine use to permit disclosure of information to a contractor. PHS invites interested persons to submit comments on or before January 11, 1984.