The National Notifiable Diseases
Surveillance System is the nation's public health surveillance
system used to monitor the occurrence and spread of nationally
notifiable conditions. The NNDSS facilitates the submission and
aggregation of case notification data voluntarily submitted to CDC
from 60 jurisdictions including health departments in every U.S.
state, New York City, Washington DC, 5 U.S. territories, and 3
freely associated states. It is the official source of statistics
in the U.S. for nationally notifiable conditions and CDC is the
sole repository for these national, population-based data. 2019
novel coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) to the National Notifiable Diseases
Surveillance System (NNDSS). NNDSS is the nation’s public health
surveillance system used to monitor the occurrence and spread of
nationally notifiable conditions as well as some conditions under
national standardized surveillance.
Much remains unknown
about the etiology, transmissibility, and characteristics of
2019-nCoV, and as demonstrated by previous outbreaks of
SARS-associated coronavirus and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
(MERS), novel coronaviruses provide a significant threat of
spreading among humans and causing severe illness. Early detection
and intervention remains the best way to control the spread of
novel infectious diseases, and complying with normal clearance
timelines for 2019-nCoV would delay effective detection and control
efforts, potentially threatening public health if this novel,
poorly understood virus proves to be transmissible among humans,
2019 novel coronavirus (2019-n-CoV) to the National Notifiable
Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). NNDSS is the nation’s public
health surveillance system used to monitor the occurrence and
spread of nationally notifiable conditions as well as some
conditions under national standardized surveillance.
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.