Federal Register #2026-11584

CDC Public Health Data Collection Projects: National Death Index, NHANES, and Andes Hantavirus Monitoring

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking public and federal agency comments on several public health data collection projects: - Government Buyer: - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases - Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science - Projects and Services Requested: - National Death Index (NDI): - Collection and processing of mortality data - Use of administrative forms (application, transmittal, fee worksheets, data use agreements, data destruction forms) - Provision of mortality information to approved investigators - Both paper and electronic form submissions - NHANES Developmental Projects: - Evaluation and enhancement of data collection methods - Testing new procedures, equipment, survey questions, and participant engagement - 2026 Andes Hantavirus Cruise Passenger and Traveler Contact Monitoring: - Case investigations and active monitoring of contacts during hantavirus exposure events - Analysis of epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory data - Generation of reports for public health response - No OEMs or commercial vendors are specified, as these are data collection and administrative service opportunities rather than product procurements - Unique Requirements: - Submission and processing of various administrative forms by researchers - Emphasis on electronic form versions to streamline data collection - Annualized burden estimated at 1,374 hours for NDI - Three-year approval period requested for NDI and NHANES projects - New data collection effort for Andes Hantavirus monitoring project - No product part numbers or quantities are specified, as the focus is on services and data collection instruments

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites public and federal agency comments on a continuing information collection project titled the National Death Index (NDI). The NDI collects mortality data to support epidemiological research and provides mortality information to approved public health and medical investigators. This project involves the use of administrative forms for applying and using NDI services, including electronic versions to reduce data collection items. The CDC requests a three-year approval for this data collection with an estimated annual burden of 1,374 hours.

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