OMB control number

[NCEH] National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)

OMB 0920-0980 · HHS/CDC.

OMB 0920-0980

Reducing the number of foodborne illness outbreaks requires identification and understanding of the environmental factors that cause these outbreaks. CDC has developed the National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) to obtain data from environmental assessments routinely conducted by food safety program officials in response to foodborne illness outbreaks will be reported. The data reported will provide timely information on the causes of outbreaks, including environmental factors associated with outbreaks. This Revision requests minor changes to collection instruments, project supporting documents, and respondent numbers and burden.

The latest form for [NCEH] National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) expires 2029-03-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Manager Interview Form and Instruction
NEARS Manager Interview Form (Retail Food) Form and Instruction
Registration Form Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Registration Form and Instruction
Manager Interview Form and Instruction
NEARS Manager Interview Form and Instruction
Data Reporting Web Screenshots Form and Instruction
Data Recording Form Form and Instruction
Environmental Assessment Training Form and Instruction
Food Safety Training Program Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Training (Webinar) Form and Instruction
CSTE NEARS Comments 1-30-2026.pdf Public Comments
Attachment1_2026-01615 (91 FR0 3504).pdf (document unavailable) Public Comments
PC_202601-0920-006_021726_050120_1.pdf Public Comments
Att2A Comment on NEARS 60 day FRN.docx (document unavailable) Public Comments
Att10A NEARS in DFWED OES System 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att10A NEARS in DFWED OES System 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att10 PIA DFWED OES System 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att10 PIA DFWED OES System 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att9 STARS determination form 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att2 60-day FRN 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att1B Authorizing Legislation 21USC2201 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att1B Authorizing Legislation 21USC2201 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att1A Authorizing Legislation USC241 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
Att1A Authorizing Legislation USC241 11-25.pdf Supplementary Document
1-NCEH-ATSDR SSB 11-25_final.docx Supporting Statement B
1-NCEH-ATSDR SSA 11-25 clean_final.docx Supporting Statement A
1-NCEH-ATSDR SSA 11-25 clean_final.docx Supporting Statement A
NEARS Manager Interview Form (Retail Food) Form and Instruction
NEARS Manager Interview Form (Retail Food) Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Registration Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Registration Form and Instruction
NEARS Manager Interview Form and Instruction
NEARS Manager Interview Form and Instruction
NEARS Data Recording and Manager Interview Web Entry Form and Instruction
NEARS Data Recording and Manager Interview Web Entry Form and Instruction
NEARS Data Recording Form Form and Instruction
NEARS Data Recording Form Form and Instruction
NEARS e-Learning Form and Instruction
NEARS e-Learning Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Training (Webinar) Form and Instruction
NEARS Food Safety Program Training (Webinar) Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202601-0920-006 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2026-01-28
202208-0920-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-08-12
201905-0920-008 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2019-06-12
201604-0920-009 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2016-04-28
201304-0920-007 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2013-04-10

OMB Details

NEARS Food Safety Program Training (Webinar)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Health - Illness Prevention

Form n/a

Food Safety Training Program

Fillable Fileable

Form and instruction

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