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OMB Control No: 0920-0728	ICR Reference No: 202001-0920-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-0920-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-0728
Title: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/23/2020
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/23/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/22/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving this information collection request for a period of six months during which time the agency will request approval to extend or revise the collection if the agency seeks to continue the information collection activity beyond the period approved under this action. Previous terms continue. Approved with the understanding that changes in data elements will be submitted as nonsub changes and larger revisions, including methodology, methods of administration, or the addition of conditions will be submitted as revisions. CDC will work with their OIRA desk officer to brief upcoming changes and determine the appropriate pathways for submission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	4 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	7,948	0	7,288
Time Burden (Hours)	20,045	0	19,578
Cost Burden (Dollars)	851,619	0	830,600

Abstract: 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.

Emergency Justfication: 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).

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	7,948	7,288	660
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,045	19,578	467
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	851,619	830,600	21,019

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Increases due to addition of 2019-nCoV to NNDSS

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,042

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jeffrey Zirger 404 639-7118 wtj5@cdc.gov