Health

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law pertains to the review process required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for information collection requests submitted by federal agencies. Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks approval for a revision of its National Disease Surveillance Program II, which involves the data collection on various infectious diseases. The notice allows an additional 30 days for public and agency comments on the proposed collection, aiming to evaluate its necessity, accuracy, quality, and burden on respondents.

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Key Changes

  • Revision of information collection with minimal modifications
  • Additional 30 days for public comments
  • Estimation of 27,517 annual burden hours

Obligations

What this law requires

high

CDC must submit the National Disease Surveillance Program II information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
reporting
high

CDC must accept all public and affected agency comments for the proposed information collection project within the 30-day comment period

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
operational
high

CDC must publish notice allowing an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments on the National Disease Surveillance Program II revision

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
disclosure
high

Respondents must submit completed surveillance forms including Influenza forms, Respiratory Virus forms, MERS forms, Viral Gastroenteritis forms, Enterovirus forms, Adenovirus forms, and Pediatric Hepatitis forms as part of the National Disease Surveillance Program II

Epidemiologists and collaborating laboratories reporting to CDC
reporting
medium

CDC must provide information collection plan and instruments upon request by calling (404) 639-7570

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
operational

Affected Parties

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Public and affected agencies

Tags

Paperwork Reduction Act,Disease Surveillance,Public Health