Notice2026-09436
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 12, 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 public and other federal agencies 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 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Respiratory Data. The NHSN Respiratory Data collection provides situational awareness of the impact of respiratory diseases including information about COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25887-25889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09436]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-26-1317; Docket No. CDC-2026-0760]
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 public and other federal
agencies 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 National Healthcare
Safety Network (NHSN) Respiratory Data. The NHSN
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Respiratory Data collection provides situational awareness of the
impact of respiratory diseases including information about COVID-19,
influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 13, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0760 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#bed1d3dcfedddadd90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a7a5aa88abacabe6afa7be">[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) Respiratory Data (OMB
Control No. 0920-1317, Exp. 1/31/2028)--Revision--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 respiratory virus
data from healthcare facilities in the National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN) under OMB Control Number 0920-1317. CDC's NHSN Hospital
Respiratory Data collection will provide situational awareness of the
impact of respiratory diseases. Reporting will include information
about COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). CDC
will continue to report hospital respiratory data publicly to permit
the recognition of trends at the local, state, and national levels.
These data will complement data that CDC collects and disseminates from
other sources, such as wastewater, laboratory, and emergency department
data, to help ensure there are robust systems to detect and monitor
threats and keep the public informed about threats in their area, as
well as informing flu and COVID-19 forecasting efforts.
The NHSN Respiratory Data collection was previously approved in
February 2026 for 3,323,021 responses and 1,558,384 burden hours. The
proposed changes in this new ICR include revisions to 10 existing data
collection forms. These revisions include the addition, modification,
or removal of certain questions and the adjustment of burden to more
accurately reflect the time needed to respond to the NHSN modules. In
this Revision, CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated annual burden
of 1,697,390 hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondent Form number Form respondents responses per response (in hours
respondent hours)
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Microbiologist...................... 57.101.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 1,148 52 202 200,977
Form (Weekly) (user entry).
Microbiologist...................... 57.101.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 3,444 52 29 86,559
Form (Weekly) (.csv import).
Information Technology.............. 57.101.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 1,786 52 15 23,218
Form (Weekly) (API).
Microbiologist...................... 57.102.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 492 365 58 173,594
Form (Daily) (user entry).
Microbiologist...................... 57.102.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 1,476 365 29 260,391
Form (Daily) (.csv import).
Information Technology.............. 57.102.............. Hospital Respiratory Data 765 365 15 69,806
Form (Daily) (API).
Microbiologist...................... 57.140.............. National Healthcare Safety 11,500 1 5 958
Network (NHSN) Registration
Form.
Microbiologist...................... 57.155.............. Point of Care Testing 3,135 150 11 86,213
Results--Manual.
Microbiologist...................... 57.155.............. Point of Care Testing 3,135 150 11 86,213
Results--CSV.
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Microbiologist...................... 57.216.............. Optional Person-Level 1,071 52 61 56,620
Reporting of Weekly
Respiratory Pathogens
Vaccination for Long-Term
Care Residents--LTCF
Component (manual).
Information Technology.............. 57.216.............. Optional Person-Level 119 52 63 6,497
Reporting of Weekly
Respiratory Pathogens
Vaccination for Long-Term
Care Residents--LTCF
Component (.csv).
Microbiologist...................... 57.217.............. Optional Person-Level 1,159 12 61 14,140
Reporting of Weekly COVID-
19 Vaccination for
Healthcare Personnel--HPS
and LTCF Components
(manual).
Information Technology.............. 57.217.............. Optional Person-Level 129 12 63 1,625
Reporting of Weekly COVID-
19 Vaccination for
Healthcare Personnel--HPS
and LTCF Components (.csv).
Microbiologist...................... 57.218.............. Weekly Respiratory Pathogen 11,725 52 36 365,820
and Vaccination Summary for
Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities (manual).
Information Technology.............. 57.218.............. Weekly Respiratory Pathogen 1,632 52 36 50,918
and Vaccination Summary for
Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities (csv).
Microbiologist...................... 57.219.............. Healthcare Personnel COVID- 13,328 12 45 119,952
19 Vaccination Cumulative
Summary (manual)--LTC and
HPS.
Information Technology.............. 57.219.............. Healthcare Personnel COVID- 7,501 12 45 67,509
19 Vaccination Cumulative
Summary (.csv).
Microbiologist...................... 57.509.............. Weekly Patient COVID-19 107 12 45 963
Vaccination Cumulative
Summary for Dialysis
Facilities--Manual.
Microbiologist...................... 57.509.............. Weekly Patient COVID-19 2,802 12 40 22,416
Vaccination Cumulative
Summary for Dialysis
Facilities--.CSV.
Microbiologist...................... 57.510.............. COVID-19 Module Dialysis 500 12 20 2,000
Outpatient Facility--manual.
Microbiologist...................... 57.510.............. COVID-19 Module Dialysis 500 12 10 1,000
Outpatient Facility--.csv.
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Total........................... .................... ............................ .............. .............. .............. 1,697,390
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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. 2026-09436 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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