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.

91 FR 25887