81 FR 78156 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78156-78158]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26829]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-17-16BBS]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of

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the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden 
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Airline and Traveler Information Collection: Domestic Manifests and 
the Passenger Locator Form--Existing Information Collection in use 
without an OMB Control Number--National Center for Emerging Zoonotic 
and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Stopping a communicable disease outbreak--whether it is naturally 
occurring or intentionally caused--requires the use of the most rapid 
and effective public health tools available. Basic public health 
practices, such as collaborating with airlines in the identification 
and notification of potentially exposed contacts, are critical tools in 
the fight against the introduction, transmission, and spread of 
communicable diseases in the United States.
    The collection of timely, accurate, and complete contact 
information enables Quarantine Public Health Officers in CDC's Division 
of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) to notify state and local 
health departments in order for them to make contact with individuals 
who may have been exposed to a contagious person during travel and 
identify appropriate next steps.
    Under the Public Health Service Act (42 United States Code 264) and 
under 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 70.2 CDC can order airlines 
traveling between states to submit a data set, including airline flight 
details, and passenger and crew member information, if CDC reasonably 
believes that a traveler exposed to or infected with a communicable 
disease of public health concern could have put other passengers at 
risk for a communicable disease.
    In order to collect this data set, aka a manifest, CDC seeking 
approval for domestic airline and traveler information orders under 
current authorities in 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 70.2. This 
activity is already current practice.
    Additionally, CDC requests to transition the Passenger Locator Form 
(PLF), previously included and approved by OMB in 0920-0134 Foreign 
Quarantine Regulations, into this Information Collection Request. 
Further, CDC is requesting approval for the use of the PLF for the 
collection of traveler information from individuals on domestic 
flights. The PLF, a formed developed by the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO) in concert with its international member 
states and other aviation organizations, is used when there is a 
confirmation or strong suspicion that an individual(s) aboard a flight 
is infected with or exposed to a communicable disease that is a threat 
to co-travelers, and CDC is made aware of the individual(s) prior to 
arrival in the United States. This prior awareness can provide CDC with 
an opportunity to collect traveler contact information directly from 
the traveler prior to departure from the arrival airport. CDC conducts 
this information collection under its regulations at 42 CFR 70.6 for 
domestic flights and 71.32 and 71.33 for flights arriving from foreign 
countries.
    CDC seeks a three-year OMB clearance for this information 
collection request.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

    CDC estimates that for each set of airline and traveler information 
ordered, airlines require approximately six hours to review the order, 
search their records, and send those records to CDC. CDC anticipates 
that travelers will need approximately five minutes to complete the 
PLF. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to perform 
these actions. For manifest information, CDC does not have a specified 
format for these submissions, only that it is one acceptable to both 
CDC and the respondent.

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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondent                    Form name           respondents    responses per   response (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Airline Medical Officer or Equivalent/  Domestic TB Manifest                   1               1          360/60
 Computer and Information Systems        Template.
 Manager.
Airline Medical Officer or Equivalent/  Domestic Non-TB Manifest              28               1          360/60
 Computer and Information Systems        Template.
 Manager.
Traveler..............................  Public Health Passenger        2,700,000               1            5/60
                                         Locator Form: Outbreak
                                         of public health
                                         significance
                                         (international flights).
Traveler..............................  Public Health Passenger              800               1            5/60
                                         Locator Form: Limited
                                         onboard exposure
                                         (international flights.
Traveler..............................  Public Health Passenger              800               1            5/60
                                         Locator Form (domestic
                                         flights).
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    Total.............................  ........................  ..............  ..............  ..............
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Leroy A. Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-26829 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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