Notice2025-00165
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
January 8, 2025
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Pathogens of High Consequence, which assesses the incidence and prevalence of select high consequence pathogens of public health importance in acute care hospitals. In addition to the nine diseases approved for collection, the following three additional diseases are being added to the form: Influenza A (H5), Marburg, and Oropouche.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1495-1496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00165]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-25-0666; Docket No. CDC-2025-0001]
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.
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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 proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed
information collection project titled Pathogens of High Consequence,
which assesses the incidence and prevalence of select high consequence
pathogens of public health importance in acute care hospitals. In
addition to the nine diseases approved for collection, the following
three additional diseases are being added to the form: Influenza A
(H5), Marburg, and Oropouche.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0001 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cda2a0af8daea9aee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4aba9a684a7a0a7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0666, Exp. 12/31/2027)--Revision--Information Collection Request--
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infection Diseases (NCEZID),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP), National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data from healthcare
facilities in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) under OMB
Control Number 0920-0666. NHSN provides facilities, health departments,
states, regions, and the nation with data necessary to identify problem
areas, measure the progress of prevention efforts, and ultimately
eliminate healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) nationwide. NHSN also
allows healthcare facilities to track blood safety errors and various
HAI prevention practice methods such as healthcare personnel influenza
vaccine status and corresponding infection control adherence rates.
Enrollment in NHSN has continuously increased, with over 37,000
actively reporting healthcare facilities across the U.S. Of the total
enrolled healthcare facilities, there are over 6,000 acute care
facilities. NHSN currently has eight components, and the collection of
information is authorized by the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
242b, 242k, and 242m (d)), (Attachment A1-A3). Data reported under
NHSN's Patient Safety Component are used to determine the magnitude of
the healthcare-associated adverse events and trends in the rates of the
events, in the distribution of pathogens, and in the adherence to
prevention practices. Data will help detect changes in the epidemiology
of adverse events resulting from new medical therapies and changing
patient risks. Additionally, reported data is being used to describe
the epidemiology of antimicrobial use and resistance and to better
understand the relationship of antimicrobial therapy to this rising
problem.
NHSN's data is used to aid in the tracking of HAIs and guide
infection prevention activities/practices that protect patients. The
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other payers use
these data to determine incentives for performance at healthcare
facilities across the U.S. and surrounding territories, and members of
the public may use some protected data to inform their selection among
available providers.Each of these parties is dependent on the
completeness and accuracy of the data. CDC and CMS work closely and are
fully committed to ensuring complete and accurate reporting, which are
critical for protecting patients and guiding
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national, state, and local prevention priorities.
This Revision includes an update to add three diseases included as
part of Form 57.130--Pathogens of High Consequence. The original
collection captured the number of patients newly admitted and currently
hospitalized with certain diseases in acute care hospitals (e.g.,.
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Dengue, Ebola, Lassa, Measles,
Mpox, MERS-CoV, Nipah, and Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae) broken down by
adult patients and pediatric patients. Three additional diseases are
being added to the data collection, Influenza A (H5), Marburg, and
Oropouche. Influenza A (H5) has been on the CDC's Office of Readiness
and Response website as an active response. Marburg and Oropouche were
recently added to the website as active responses due to international
outbreaks. It is crucial for CDC to be aware of cases of these select
infectious diseases of public health concern to help ensure that local
and state authorities are equipped to contain and prevent further
spread. Facilities enrolled in the NHSN Patient Safety Component will
be asked to select the specific diseases they are reporting on and then
provide the overall number of patients hospitalized with confirmed
disease along with stratification of disease in adult and pediatric
patients. The data collection will be collected electronically via the
NHSN application.
This Revision requests OMB approval for an estimated 111,021 annual
burden hours to be added to Form 57.130--Pathogens of High Consequence.
The total estimated annual burden hours for the NHSN package will be
increased to 4,508,255. Participation is required for healthcare
facilities that report through the NHSN platform. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Infection Preventionist/ 57.130 Pathogens 3,650 365 5/60 111,021
Microbiologist. of High
Consequence.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,508,255
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-00165 Filed 1-7-25; 8:45 am]
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