CDC National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) – 30-Day Public Comment Period
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted a new information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS), a biennial survey tracking national and regional blood product collection, utilization, and safety. This notice opens a final 30-day public comment window following an initial comment period launched on December 5, 2025, during which CDC received 10 comments. The 2026 NBCUS introduces several updates compared to the 2023 edition: answer options have been simplified, outdated policy questions required of blood centers by end of 2023 have been removed, and new questions have been added covering bacterial transfusion-transmitted infections, duration of blood shortages, cold-stored platelets, and pathogen-reduced cryoprecipitated units. Survey respondents include community-based blood collection centers, hospital-based blood collection centers, and transfusing hospitals (excluding facilities with fewer than 100 inpatient surgeries per year). CDC is taking over NBCUS data collection responsibilities from HHS/OASH and estimates a total annual burden of 4,612 hours across approximately 2,635 respondents, with no monetary cost to participants. Comments must be submitted within 30 days of publication (by approximately May 1, 2026) via www.reginfo.gov or by written correspondence to the CDC Desk Officer at OMB, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
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Key Changes
- CDC takes over NBCUS data collection from HHS/OASH, requiring new OMB approval for an estimated 4,612 annual burden hours
- New survey questions added on bacterial transfusion-transmitted infections, duration of blood shortages, cold-stored platelets, and pathogen-reduced cryoprecipitated units
- Answer options revised to be more straightforward compared to the 2023 survey edition
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What this law requires
Submit comments on the proposed National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) information collection within 30 days of publication (by approximately May 1, 2026) via www.reginfo.gov or written correspondence to CDC Desk Officer, OMB, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503
Community-based blood collection centers must respond to the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey with estimated burden of 1 hour 45 minutes (105/60 hours) per response
Hospital-based blood collection centers must respond to the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey with estimated burden of 1 hour 45 minutes (105/60 hours) per response
Transfusing hospitals must respond to the biennial National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey with estimated burden of 1 hour 45 minutes (105/60 hours) per response
CDC must collect NBCUS data on blood product collection, utilization, safety, bacterial transfusion-transmitted infections, duration of blood shortages, cold-stored platelets, and pathogen-reduced cryoprecipitated units