Notice2026-06669
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
April 7, 2026
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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 continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data Collection. The information gathered about public health/public safety strategies to reduce overdose will be used to improve public health/public safety partnerships and responses to the overdose crisis that involve public safety.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17649-17650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06669]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-1419; Docket No. CDC-2026-0529]
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 continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose
Data Collection. The information gathered about public health/public
safety strategies to reduce overdose will be used to improve public
health/public safety partnerships and responses to the overdose crisis
that involve public safety.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 8, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0529 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#d7b8bab597b4b3b4f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b9bbb496b5b2b5f8b1b9a0">[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
Public Health/Public Safety Strategies to Reduce Drug Overdose Data
Collection (OMB Control No. 0920-1419, Exp. 10/31/2026)--Revision--
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The drug overdose epidemic continues to pose a threat to
communities across the country. In 2024, there were 79,384 overdose
deaths, which equates to approximately 217 overdose deaths each day.
While this indicates a decline in deaths since 2022, overdose remains
the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-44. In December 2025,
the declaration of
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the opioid crisis as a national public health emergency was renewed yet
again. Adding to this challenge, drug availability and overdose trends
continue to change, shaped most recently by the widespread inclusion of
adulterants in the drug supply (e.g., fentanyl, xylazine, medetomidine)
and an increase in the number of overdose deaths with evidence of
smoking.
Multisector collaboration is critical to saving lives and reducing
the overdose epidemic. Two key sectors in this response, public health
and public safety (PH/PS), are both on the front lines and tasked with
improving community safety and well-being. CDC demonstrates strong
commitment to PH/PS partnerships through implementation of several
national programs. In September 2019, CDC launched the first multiyear
Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) cooperative agreement that enhanced
surveillance and prevention of fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses in
47 states and 19 localities. In August 2023, CDC awarded new
cooperative agreements to 49 states and 40 localities that aimed to
apply lessons learned from the previous funding opportunity, continue
to enhance surveillance, and close gaps in prevention. The current
iteration of the program requires recipients to carry out prevention
activities in partnership with public safety or in public safety
settings. Since 2017, CDC has supported the Overdose Response Strategy
(ORS), a unique collaboration between public health and public safety
partners created to help local communities reduce drug overdose and
save lives. Finally, CDC leads the Opioid Rapid Response Program, an
interagency, coordinated federal effort with the HHS Office of
Inspector General, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and other
federal agencies, to help mitigate overdose risks among patients who
lose access to a prescriber of opioids due to law enforcement actions.
As PH/PS strategies for overdose prevention continue to be leveraged, a
comprehensive understanding of their design, implementation, and
effects is needed to inform these national programs.
The goal of this Revision for this Generic information collection
request (ICR) is to continue to collect data to improve overdose
prevention efforts that involve PH/PS sectors or address populations at
increased risk of overdose in the public safety setting. This requires
practical information and experiential knowledge on current
implementation of overdose prevention efforts by PH/PS. Based on
previous experience, NCIPC has revised this ICR to remove objective C:
Identify disparities in access to, or the effectiveness of, strategies,
as it is no longer needed.
This Generic ICR will continue to allow for the gathering of
information about PH/PS strategies to identify actions to improve
responses to the overdose crisis. The assessments conducted and
information gathered through this Generic ICR are used to rapidly
improve the implementation of programs enacted through these
partnerships throughout the lifespan of CDC's national programs. In
this context, a routine ICR does not suffice, as not collecting this
information in a timely manner impedes CDC from responding to state or
local requests for assistance and delays identifying new strategies or
modifying existing ones that could lead to reduced overdose morbidity
and mortality.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 2,500 annual burden
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to
participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Public Health/Public Safety Public Health/ 5,000 1 30/60 2,500
Strategies Data Collection Public Safety
Participants. Strategies Data
Collection
Instruments.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 2,500
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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. 2026-06669 Filed 4-6-26; 8:45 am]
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