This is a nonmaterial/non-substantive
change request for OMB No. 0920-0728, expiration date 01/31/2017,
for the reporting of Nationally Notifiable Diseases. 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
levels.
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USC 241 Name of Law: The Public Health and Welfare;chapter
6A
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.