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.
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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.