This is a nonmaterial/non-substantive change request for the addition of 9 disease-specific data elements for Legionellosis only and one core data element for all of the nationally notifiable conditions. The data elements included in this change request were originally intended to be included with the original submission. The National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) is the nation's public health surveillance system that enables all levels of public health (local, state, territorial, federal and international) to monitor the occurrence and spread of the diseases and conditions that the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has officially designated as either "nationally notifiable" or as under "national surveillance." The NNDSS facilitates the submission and aggregation of case notification data voluntarily submitted to CDC from 57 jurisdictions: health departments in every U.S. state, New York City, Washington DC, and 5 U.S. territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). NNDSS also facilitates relevant data management, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of the information. The data are used to monitor health occurrence of notifiable conditions and to plan and conduct prevention and control programs at the state, territorial, local and national. There is no change in burden as the burden was accounted for at the time OMB No. 0920-0728 was originally submitted.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: The Public Health and Welfare;chapter 6A
This revision request increases burden, but reduces the number of annual responses due to the consolidation of data from other approved data collections.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.