Federal Register #2026-20346

CDC proposes revisions to NNDSS disease reporting and related public-health information collections

The CDC notice concerns revisions to public-health data collections, not a purchase of products or services. - Government organization: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). - The main NNDSS collection is associated with CDC’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology. - The attached PHCR collection is associated with CDC’s Office of Readiness and Response. - Main notice — National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS): CDC proposes adding case-notification data for flea-borne typhus and soil-transmitted helminth infections, new leprosy (Hansen’s disease) data elements, and additional data elements across conditions. - The respondent population would include up to 50 Tribal Nations submitting data voluntarily, alongside other public-health jurisdictions. - Estimated annual burden: 33,471 hours across 457 respondents. - Collection identifier: OMB Control No. 0920-0728. - Other collections described in the attachment: - The Public Health Crisis Response (PHCR) Cooperative Agreement collection (CDC-RFA-TU-27-0020) would gather applicant strategies and activities for initial and emergency-specific response. It estimates 113 applicants and 565 annual burden hours. - The Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), identified as CMS-10203, is a longitudinal survey of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries’ reported quality of life and daily functioning; respondent and burden estimates are not provided in the supplied summary. - Procurement status: This is an information-collection/public-comment notice, not a procurement. No products, quantities, OEMs, vendors, contract value, or procurement competitors are identified.

Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) submitted a revision to its National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System information collection to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. The notice describes collecting case notification data, including data for two new conditions under standardized surveillance, additional data elements for leprosy and other conditions, and voluntary submissions from up to 50 Tribal Nations. CDC requests a three-year approval and estimates an annual burden of 33,471 hours for 457 respondents. The notice invites public comments within 30 days of publication.

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