OMB control number

National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS)

OMB 0920-1304 · HHS/CDC.

OMB 0920-1304

The National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) is a web-based platform used by local, state, and territorial health departments in the US to report to CDC all waterborne and foodborne disease outbreaks and enteric disease outbreaks transmitted by contact with environmental sources, infected persons or animals, or unknown modes of transmission. CDC analyzes outbreak data to determine trends and develop and refine recommendations for prevention and control. This Revision is a request to combine the two currently approved forms. Minor clarifications have been made to the description of select (<5) fields to ensure compliance with Executive Order 14168: Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government. NORS data are currently transmitted to CDC through a secure, web-based reporting system hosted by CDC (ITSO/AHB).

The latest form for National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) expires 2028-09-30 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form CDC 52.14 National Outbreak Reporting System Form and Instruction
Attachment 5_Description of Documents.docx Supplementary Document
Attachment 2_Published Federal Register 0920-1304 NORS.pdf Supplementary Document
Attachment 1_Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 241).pdf Supplementary Document
Supporting Statement B_NORS_09March2022.docx Supporting Statement B
Supporting Statement A_NORS_09March2022_final.docx Supporting Statement A
National Outbreak Reporting System Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

202203-0920-010 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-04-04
202108-0920-012 Improperly submitted and continue	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2021-08-31
202005-0920-011 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2020-06-02