[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25300-25302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10863]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-25-1317; Docket No. CDC-2025-0023]
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 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Respiratory Data. This
data collection is designed to standardize the data elements collected
across the country regarding the impact of respiratory viruses on
healthcare facilities.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2025-
0023 by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
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 www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (www.regulations.gov) 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: [email protected].
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
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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 COVID-19 and
respiratory virus data from healthcare facilities in the National
Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) under OMB Control No. 0920-1317. NHSN
is the only national system that collects surveillance data on
healthcare-associated infections, infection prevention process
measures, healthcare personnel safety measures, such as blood and body
fluid exposures and vaccination practices, and adverse events related
to the transfusion of blood and blood products. NHSN existing platform
allows facilities to share data immediately with local, state, and
national partners for impact monitoring, decision-making, and
surveillance activities. The NHSN COVID-19 modules are designed to
standardize the data elements collected across the country regarding
the impact of the COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses on healthcare
facilities. In collecting standardized data, NHSN provides a vendor-
neutral platform and a national lens into the burden hospitals are
experiencing in a way that is designed to support the public health
response. NHSN is a platform that exists in nearly all acute-care
hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis facilities in the U.S. and can
provide a secure, sturdy infrastructure.
The NHSN data collection was previously approved in January 2025
for 3,557,181 responses and 1,731,823 annual burden hours. The proposed
changes in this Revision include modifications to 10 existing data
collection forms and a change in the title to more accurately reflect
data that is collected. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated
annual 1,567,929 burden hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average Total
Form No. Form Number of responses per burden per burden
respondents respondent response hours
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57.101.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 1,148 52 202/60 20,0977
(Weekly) (user entry).
57.101.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 3,444 52 29/60 86,559
(Weekly) (.csv import).
57.101.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 1,786 52 15/60 23,218
(Weekly) (API).
57.102.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 492 365 58/60 17,3594
(Daily) (user entry).
57.102.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 1,476 365 29/60 26,0391
(Daily) (.csv import).
57.102.................. Hospital Respiratory Data Form 765 365 15/60 69,806
(Daily) (API).
57.140.................. National Healthcare Safety 11,500 1 5/60 958
Network (NHSN) Registration
Form.
57.155.................. Point of Care Testing Results-- 3,135 150 11/60 86,213
Manual.
57.155.................. Point of Care Testing Results-- 3,135 150 11/60 86,213
CSV.
57.216.................. Optional Person Level Reporting 1,669 52 61/60 88,234
of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination
for Long-Term Care Residents
(manual).
57.216.................. Optional Person Level Reporting 167 52 61/60 8,829
of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination
for Long-Term Care Residents
(.csv).
57.217.................. Optional Person Level Reporting 96 52 61/60 5,075
of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination
for Healthcare Personnel
(manual).
57.217.................. Optional Person Level Reporting 106 52 61/60 5,604
of Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination
for Healthcare Personnel
(.csv).
57.218.................. Weekly Respiratory Pathogen and 13,123 52 25/60 28,4332
Vaccination Summary for
Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities (manual).
57.218.................. Weekly Respiratory Pathogen and 1,526 52 20/60 26,451
Vaccination Summary for
Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities (csv).
57.219.................. Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 11,360 12 45/60 102,240
Vaccination Cumulative Summary
(manual).
57.219.................. Healthcare Personnel COVID-19 4,107 12 40/60 32,856
Vaccination Cumulative Summary
(.csv).
57.509.................. Weekly Patient COVID-19 107 12 45/60 963
Vaccination Cumulative Summary
for Dialysis Facilities--
Manual.
57.509.................. Weekly Patient COVID-19 2,802 12 40/60 22,416
Vaccination Cumulative Summary
for Dialysis Facilities--.CSV.
57.510.................. COVID-19 Module Dialysis 500 12 20/60 2,000
Outpatient Facility--manual.
57.510.................. COVID-19 Module Dialysis 500 12 10/60 1,000
Outpatient Facility--.csv.
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Total............... ............................... ........... .............. ........... 1,567,929
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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.
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