89 FR 228 pgs. 93296-93297 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 228Pages: 93296 - 93297
Pages: 93296, 93297Docket number: [60 Day-25-0728; Docket No. CDC-2024-0095]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-27691 Filed 11-25-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-25-0728; Docket No. CDC-2024-0095]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
AGENCY:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION:
Notice with comment period.
SUMMARY:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. This data collection provides the official source of statistics in the United States for nationally notifiable conditions.
DATES:
CDC must receive written comments on or before January 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-0095 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal ( www.regulations.gov ) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 404-639-7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (OMB Control No. 0920-0728, Exp. 3/31/2027)-Revision-Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (OPHDST), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 241) authorizes CDC to disseminate nationally notifiable condition information. The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) is based on data collected at the State, territorial and local levels because of legislation and regulations in those jurisdictions that require health care providers, medical laboratories, and other entities to submit health-related data on reportable conditions to public health departments. These reportable conditions, which include infectious and non-infectious diseases, vary by jurisdiction depending upon each jurisdiction's health priorities and needs. Each year, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), supported by CDC, determines which reportable conditions should be designated nationally notifiable or under standardized surveillance, under which a set of uniform criteria used to define a disease for public health surveillance to enable public health officials to classify and count cases consistently across reporting jurisdictions.
CDC requests a three-year approval for a Revision for the NNDSS (OMB Control No. 0920-0728, Exp. 03/31/2027) to: (1) receive case notification data for Chagas disease, yersiniosis (non-pestis), and injuries related to firearms, new conditions under standardized surveillance; and (2) receive new disease-specific data elements for toxoplasmosis and congenital toxoplasmosis. Like all other conditions NNDSS receives data for, CSTE voted to add the standardized public health case definition of these cases and data elements. Revising the NNDSS information collection to include these cases is necessary for NNDSS to receive these voluntary data as standardized case information. Data submission from reporting jurisdictions on these and all other NNDSS conditions is voluntary.
The NNDSS currently facilitates the submission and aggregation of case notification data voluntarily submitted to CDC from 60 jurisdictions: public health departments in every U.S. State, New York City, Washington DC, five U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and three freely associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). This information is shared across jurisdictional boundaries and both surveillance and prevention and control activities are coordinated at regional and national levels.
[top] Approximately 90% of case notifications are encrypted and submitted to NNDSS electronically from already existing databases by automated electronic messages. When automated transmission is not possible, case notifications are faxed, emailed,
The burden estimates include the number of hours that the public health department uses to process and send case notification data from their jurisdiction to CDC. Specifically, the burden estimates include separate burden hours incurred for automated and non-automated transmissions, separate weekly burden hours incurred for modernizing surveillance systems as part of CDC's Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) implementation, separate burden hours incurred for annual data reconciliation and submission, and separate one-time burden hours incurred for the addition of new diseases and data elements. The burden estimates for the one-time burden for reporting jurisdictions are for the addition of case notification data for the addition of case notification data for Chagas disease, yersiniosis (non-pestis), and injuries related to firearms, new conditions under standardized surveillance; and the addition of new disease-specific data elements for toxoplasmosis and congenital toxoplasmosis. The estimated annual burden for the 257 respondents is 18,354 hours.
| Type of respondent | Form name | Number of respondents | Number of responses per respondent | Average burden per response (in hours) | Total burden (in hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| States | Weekly (Automated) | 50 | 52 | 20/60 | 867 |
| States | Weekly (Non-automated) | 10 | 52 | 2 | 1,040 |
| States | Weekly (DMI Implementation) | 50 | 52 | 4 | 10,400 |
| States | Annual | 50 | 1 | 75 | 3,750 |
| States | One-time Addition of Diseases and Data Elements | 50 | 1 | 2 | 100 |
| Territories | Weekly (Automated) | 5 | 52 | 20/60 | 87 |
| Territories | Weekly, Quarterly (Non-automated) | 5 | 56 | 20/60 | 93 |
| Territories | Weekly (DMI Implementation) | 5 | 52 | 4 | 1,040 |
| Territories | Annual | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| Territories | One-time Addition of Diseases and Data Elements | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Freely Associated States | Weekly (Automated) | 3 | 52 | 20/60 | 52 |
| Freely Associated States | Weekly, Quarterly (Non-automated) | 3 | 56 | 20/60 | 56 |
| Freely Associated States | Annual | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Freely Associated States | One-time Addition of Diseases and Data Elements | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Cities | Weekly (Automated) | 2 | 52 | 20/60 | 35 |
| Cities | Weekly (Non-automated) | 2 | 52 | 2 | 208 |
| Cities | Weekly (DMI Implementation) | 2 | 52 | 4 | 416 |
| Cities | Annual | 2 | 1 | 75 | 150 |
| Cities | One-time Addition of Diseases and Data Elements | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 18,354 |
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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