# Federal Register #30Day-27-1198

CDC requests clearance for Cyclospora outbreak questionnaire data collection

**Buyer:** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Identifier:** 30Day-27-1198

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is requesting clearance to collect questionnaire data for foodborne illness investigations, not seeking a commercial purchase.
- Government buyer: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID).
- Requested activity: Use of the Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (CNHGQ), or a locally developed form with the same data elements, to collect exposure information from people with symptomatic Cyclospora infections or their proxies during foodborne disease cluster and outbreak investigations.
- Estimated annual volume: 2,800 respondents, one response each, with about 45 minutes per response and 2,100 total burden hours annually.
- The information supports centralized pooling and rapid analysis. No products, hardware, OEMs, vendors, or commercial procurement services are identified.

### Description

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention submitted a revised information collection request, “Use of the Cyclosporiasis National Hypothesis Generating Questionnaire (CNHGQ) During Investigations of Foodborne Disease Clusters and Outbreaks,” to OMB for review and approval. The notice allows an additional 30 days for public and affected-agency comments. CDC seeks a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act clearance to collect information from people with symptomatic Cyclospora infection using the CNHGQ during outbreak investigations. The estimated annual burden is 2,100 hours, based on approximately 2,800 interviews lasting 45 minutes each.

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