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OMB Control No: 0920-0666	ICR Reference No: 202112-0920-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-0920-002
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-0666
Title: The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/26/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/03/2022
Terms of Clearance: Previous terms continue: Approved consistent with the understanding that CDC will continue to add language to its website and reports that clearly caveats the interpretation of longitudinal trends due to changes in the number and characteristics of participating hospitals, particularly changes driven by Medicare and State-level reporting. CDC will also update this package to reflect the burden associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Reporting when appropriate.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	6,161,922	0	6,147,301
Time Burden (Hours)	1,584,651	0	1,530,891
Cost Burden (Dollars)	102,863,816	0	101,704,078

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,161,922	6,147,301	14,621
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,584,651	1,530,891	53,760
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	102,863,816	101,704,078	1,159,738

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The proposed changes in this revision include ten NHSN data collection tools and 6,161,922 responses for a total estimated burden of 1,584,651 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,045,604

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Odion Clunis 770 488-0045 lta2@cdc.gov