Notice2026-10513
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
May 27, 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 Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT). The AVERT program provides funding to jurisdictions to conduct routine monitoring of Emergency Department visits related to violence-related injuries and mental health conditions, and to analyze these data in a timely manner.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31458-31459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10513]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-1414; Docket No. CDC-2026-0827]
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 Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT). The AVERT
program provides funding to jurisdictions to conduct routine monitoring
of Emergency Department visits related to violence-related injuries and
mental health conditions, and to analyze these data in a timely manner.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before July 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0827 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#36595b547655525518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce3e1eeccefe8efa2ebe3fa">[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
Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT) (OMB Control
No. 0920-1414, Exp. 9/30/2026)--Revision--National Center for Injury
Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This Information Collection Request (ICR) for Advancing Violence
Epidemiology in Real-Time (AVERT) is submitted as a renewal of
previously approved information collection. This request is for
continued approval to collect information for AVERT using the existing
data collection approach, case definitions, and National Syndromic
Surveillance Program (NSSP) infrastructure. The length of data
collection requested for OMB approval is three years. AVERT supports
data collection efforts that expand and enhance partnerships with
public health departments initiated to share
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emergency department (ED) visit data with CDC. The AVERT program
provides funding to jurisdictions to conduct routine monitoring of ED
visits related to violence-related injuries and mental health
conditions, and to analyze these data in a timely manner and share
these data with CDC to support public health surveillance and response.
AVERT also ensures that participating jurisdictions use their data to
track these violent injury outcomes by providing jurisdictions
standardized definitions, which can facilitate rapid identification and
tracking of violence and mental health related ED visits. AVERT
leverages existing ED data collection efforts deployed across state
health departments through CDC's National ED Syndromic Surveillance
program. The Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology
(OPHDST) in CDC operates the National Syndromic Surveillance Program
(NSSP) BioSense Platform (OMB Control No. 0920-0824) through which
state and local health departments share preliminary ED visit data from
approximately 85% of ED facilities in the US (>7,500 participating
EDs).
AVERT will continue to establish and maintain local and state
information collection of violence-related injuries and mental health
conditions and provide public health partners and the public with more
timely and useful violence surveillance data than is currently
available. Jurisdictions provide CDC access to their syndromic
surveillance data from EDs in CDC's NSSP system. Health departments
have used this data to populate state data dashboards and develop
alerts for local communities. In addition, health departments have used
this data in concert with other violence data sources, including the
National Violent Death Reporting System, to gain a better overall
picture of violence-related injuries in their communities.
Health departments sharing syndromic surveillance data with CDC
will be required to complete the ED Violence Data Form on a bimonthly
basis using data from existing state and local ED data collection
efforts, described previously.
In Year 1, the AVERT program received funding to support a total of
12 jurisdictions. Additionally, through collaboration with NSSP, the
AVERT program has developed advanced scripts and standardized data
reports. As a result, participating jurisdictions will receive these
reports directly and will no longer need to develop their own. This has
reduced estimated burden hours. CDC requests OMB approval for an
estimated 18 annual burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other
than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Total number
Number of of responses Average burden Total annual
Type of respondent Form name respondents per respondent per response burden (hours)
(annual No.) (hours)
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Participating health ED form (ED 12 6 15/60 18
departments sharing case- violence data
level ED data with CDC form).
through the NSSP BioSense
(OMB #0920-0824).
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 18
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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. 2026-10513 Filed 5-26-26; 8:45 am]
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