82 FR 27831 - Notice of Changes in Permit Application To Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized Against Rabies
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 116 (June 19, 2017)
| Page Range | 27831-27832 | |
| FR Document | 2017-12439 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 27831-27832] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-12439] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Notice of Changes in Permit Application To Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized Against Rabies AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces changes in the application process to import a dog inadequately immunized against rabies. As a result of these changes, at least 10 business days before arriving into the United States with an inadequately immunized dog, an importer must apply online at https://www.cdc.gov/importation/ for a Permit to Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized against Rabies. Permit applications to import an inadequately immunized dog will not be available at the port of entry and no permits will be issued at the port of entry. Inadequately immunized dogs arriving at a port of entry without an approved permit will be denied entry into the United States and exported to its country of origin at the owner's expense. DATES: This notice is effective August 18, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this notice contact: Ashley A. Marrone, J.D., Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E03, Atlanta, GA 30329. For information regarding CDC operations related to this notice contact: Kendra Stauffer, D.V.M., Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E28, Atlanta, GA 30329. Either may also be reached by telephone 404-498-1600 or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 264), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, has the authority to make and enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States and between U.S. states and territories. For purposes of carrying out and enforcing such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a variety of public health measures, including inspection, fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, pest extermination, destruction of animals or articles found to be sources of dangerous infection to human beings, and other measures. Since 1956, federal quarantine regulations have controlled the entry of dogs into the United States. See 21 FR 9870 (Dec. 12, 1956). Currently, HHS/CDC regulates the import of dogs into the United States under regulations found at 42 CFR 71.51. Among the principal concerns for regulating the import of dogs is to prevent the introduction and spread of rabies. Authority for carrying out 42 CFR 71.51 has been delegated to HHS/CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), which staffs and maintains quarantine stations at major U.S. ports of entry. DGMQ oversees the import of dogs into the United States to ensure that dogs show no signs of communicable disease upon arrival and are vaccinated against rabies. Under 42 CFR 71.51, the owner or owner's agent must present a valid rabies vaccination certificate for a dog upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry. The only exceptions to this requirement are if the owner or agent submits satisfactory evidence that the dog, for the previous 6 months before arrival, has only been in a country that does not present a risk for canine rabies or the dog is to be taken to a research facility and vaccination would interfere with the purposes of the research. Under 42 CFR 71.51(c)(2), however, the CDC Director may authorize admission of an inadequately immunized dog if the owner or owner's agent agrees to confine the dog under conditions that restrict its contact with humans and other animals until it is fully immunized against rabies. Under these circumstances, if the date of vaccination shown on the vaccination certificate is less than 30 days before the date of arrival and the dog was 3 months of age or older when vaccinated, the dog may be admitted into the United States, but must be confined until at least 30 days have elapsed since the date of vaccination. If the dog is unvaccinated upon arrival and is at least 3 months of age or older, it may be admitted, but must be confined until it is vaccinated against rabies and 30 days have elapsed since vaccination. If the dog is either unvaccinated or partially immunized upon arrival and is less than 3 months of age, it may be admitted, but must be confined until vaccinated against rabies at 3 months of age and for at least 30 days after the date of vaccination. In 2014, HHS/CDC published guidance in the Federal Register clarifying that it allows an owner or agent to import an inadequately immunized dog into the United States only for purposes of personal pet ownership. See 79 FR 39403 (July 20, 2014). This document also described the criteria that HHS/CDC uses in determining whether to issue a dog confinement agreement that allows the entry into the United States and confinement of a dog until it is adequately immunized against rabies. The document further described the steps that an importer may take if an imported dog is denied entry into the United States, including the availability of a written appeal. Through today's document, HHS/CDC is informing the public that it is changing its application process from a paper-based dog confinement agreement system to a web-based application and electronic permit system (Permit to Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized against Rabies). Effective August 18, 2017, an owner or owner's agent must apply for a Permit to Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized against Rabies at least 10 business days before arriving into the United States with an inadequately immunized dog through this web-based system. Permit applications to import an inadequately immunized dog will not be available at the port of entry and no permits will be issued at the port of entry. Inadequately immunized dogs arriving at a port of entry without an approved permit will be denied entry into the United States and re-exported to the country of origin at the owner's expense. II. Provisions of This Notice Effective, August 18, 2017, at least 10 business days before arriving into the United States with an inadequately immunized dog, an importer must apply online at https://www.cdc.gov/importation/ for a Permit to Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized against Rabies. [[Page 27832]] DGMQ will review a permit application within 3-5 business days of receiving the application and apply the criteria in Federal Register notice published at 79 FR 39403 (July 20, 2014). If the application is approved, a permit will be emailed to the dog's owner. The owner must present the permit to the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at the first arriving port of entry into the United States. The permit will be collected by the CBP officer and sent to CDC. If the permit application is denied, DGMQ will email the reasons for the denial to the dog's owner within 3-5 business days of receiving the application. The email will include instructions on whom to contact, including name, address, and telephone number, if the dog's owner has any questions, as well as information on how to submit an appeal. In accordance with current procedures, individuals who wish to contest CDC's determination will have five business days after receiving the denial to submit a written appeal. The individual must submit the appeal via email to [email protected], state the reasons for the appeal, and show that there is a genuine and substantial issue of fact in dispute. CDC will issue a response via email, which will constitute final agency action. The appeal will be reviewed and decided upon by a CDC senior management official who is senior to the employee who denied the initial permit application. In keeping with current practice, a successful appeal of a denial only permits the owner to import the dog into the United States at a later date under the requirements set forth in a dog import permit. The appeal does not entitle the owner to recover any costs related to returning a dog that has been denied entry to its country of origin and reimporting the dog into the United States. An owner or owner's agent will not be allowed to board a dog or arrange for its confinement at a port of entry pending a determination regarding the importer's application to import an inadequately immunized dog. Accordingly, inadequately immunized dogs arriving at a port of entry without an approved permit will be denied entry into the United States and re- exported to its country of origin at the owner's expense. III. Paperwork Reduction Act This change does not institute a new collection of information. The collection of information, has been previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507) and assigned the following OMB control number: Foreign Quarantine: OMB Control No. 0920-0134, expiration date 5/31/2019. Dated: June 12, 2017. Sandra Cashman, Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [FR Doc. 2017-12439 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-P
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For Further Information Contact: be reached by telephone 404–498–1600 may be admitted into the United States,
Theresa Kingsberry, Program Support or email CDCAnimalImports@cdc.gov. but must be confined until at least 30
Specialist, Federal Trade Commission SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: days have elapsed since the date of
Premerger Notification Office, Bureau of vaccination. If the dog is unvaccinated
Competition, Room CC–5301, I. Background upon arrival and is at least 3 months of
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 326–3100. Under section 361 of the Public age or older, it may be admitted, but
By direction of the Commission.
Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. must be confined until it is vaccinated
264), the Secretary of Health and against rabies and 30 days have elapsed
Donald S. Clark,
Human Services, has the authority to since vaccination. If the dog is either
Secretary. make and enforce regulations necessary unvaccinated or partially immunized
[FR Doc. 2017–12717 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am] to prevent the introduction, upon arrival and is less than 3 months
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communicable diseases from foreign confined until vaccinated against rabies
countries into the United States and at 3 months of age and for at least 30
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND between U.S. states and territories. For days after the date of vaccination.
HUMAN SERVICES purposes of carrying out and enforcing In 2014, HHS/CDC published
such regulations, the Secretary may guidance in the Federal Register
Centers for Disease Control and authorize a variety of public health clarifying that it allows an owner or
Prevention measures, including inspection, agent to import an inadequately
fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, pest immunized dog into the United States
Notice of Changes in Permit extermination, destruction of animals or
Application To Import a Dog only for purposes of personal pet
articles found to be sources of ownership. See 79 FR 39403 (July 20,
Inadequately Immunized Against dangerous infection to human beings,
Rabies 2014). This document also described the
and other measures. Since 1956, federal criteria that HHS/CDC uses in
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and quarantine regulations have controlled determining whether to issue a dog
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health the entry of dogs into the United States. confinement agreement that allows the
and Human Services (HHS). See 21 FR 9870 (Dec. 12, 1956). entry into the United States and
ACTION: Notice.
Currently, HHS/CDC regulates the confinement of a dog until it is
import of dogs into the United States adequately immunized against rabies.
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease under regulations found at 42 CFR The document further described the
Control and Prevention (CDC) in the 71.51. Among the principal concerns for steps that an importer may take if an
Department of Health and Human regulating the import of dogs is to imported dog is denied entry into the
Services (HHS) announces changes in prevent the introduction and spread of
United States, including the availability
the application process to import a dog rabies. Authority for carrying out 42
of a written appeal.
inadequately immunized against rabies. CFR 71.51 has been delegated to HHS/
CDC’s Division of Global Migration and Through today’s document, HHS/CDC
As a result of these changes, at least 10 is informing the public that it is
business days before arriving into the Quarantine (DGMQ), which staffs and
maintains quarantine stations at major changing its application process from a
United States with an inadequately paper-based dog confinement agreement
immunized dog, an importer must apply U.S. ports of entry.
DGMQ oversees the import of dogs system to a web-based application and
online at https://www.cdc.gov/ electronic permit system (Permit to
importation/ for a Permit to Import a into the United States to ensure that
dogs show no signs of communicable Import a Dog Inadequately Immunized
Dog Inadequately Immunized against against Rabies). Effective August 18,
Rabies. Permit applications to import an disease upon arrival and are vaccinated
against rabies. Under 42 CFR 71.51, the 2017, an owner or owner’s agent must
inadequately immunized dog will not be apply for a Permit to Import a Dog
available at the port of entry and no owner or owner’s agent must present a
valid rabies vaccination certificate for a Inadequately Immunized against Rabies
permits will be issued at the port of at least 10 business days before arriving
entry. Inadequately immunized dogs dog upon arrival at a U.S. port of entry.
The only exceptions to this requirement into the United States with an
arriving at a port of entry without an inadequately immunized dog through
approved permit will be denied entry are if the owner or agent submits
satisfactory evidence that the dog, for this web-based system. Permit
into the United States and exported to applications to import an inadequately
its country of origin at the owner’s the previous 6 months before arrival,
has only been in a country that does not immunized dog will not be available at
expense. the port of entry and no permits will be
present a risk for canine rabies or the
DATES: This notice is effective August dog is to be taken to a research facility issued at the port of entry. Inadequately
18, 2017. and vaccination would interfere with immunized dogs arriving at a port of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the purposes of the research. entry without an approved permit will
For information regarding this notice Under 42 CFR 71.51(c)(2), however, be denied entry into the United States
contact: Ashley A. Marrone, J.D., the CDC Director may authorize and re-exported to the country of origin
Division of Global Migration and admission of an inadequately at the owner’s expense.
Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control immunized dog if the owner or owner’s
II. Provisions of This Notice
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and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., agent agrees to confine the dog under
MS–E03, Atlanta, GA 30329. conditions that restrict its contact with Effective, August 18, 2017, at least 10
For information regarding CDC humans and other animals until it is business days before arriving into the
operations related to this notice contact: fully immunized against rabies. Under United States with an inadequately
Kendra Stauffer, D.V.M., Division of these circumstances, if the date of immunized dog, an importer must apply
Global Migration and Quarantine, vaccination shown on the vaccination online at https://www.cdc.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and certificate is less than 30 days before the importation/ for a Permit to Import a
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– date of arrival and the dog was 3 months Dog Inadequately Immunized against
E28, Atlanta, GA 30329. Either may also of age or older when vaccinated, the dog Rabies.
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DGMQ will review a permit Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507) and Docket Number. All relevant comments
application within 3–5 business days of assigned the following OMB control received will be posted without change
receiving the application and apply the number: Foreign Quarantine: OMB to Regulations.gov, including any
criteria in Federal Register notice Control No. 0920–0134, expiration date personal information provided. For
published at 79 FR 39403 (July 20, 5/31/2019. access to the docket to read background
2014). If the application is approved, a Dated: June 12, 2017. documents or comments received, go to
permit will be emailed to the dog’s Sandra Cashman, Regulations.gov.
owner. The owner must present the Please note: All public comment should be
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
permit to the Customs and Border Control and Prevention. submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
Protection (CBP) officer at the first portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
[FR Doc. 2017–12439 Filed 6–16–17; 8:45 am]
arriving port of entry into the United address listed above.
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States. The permit will be collected by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
the CBP officer and sent to CDC.
If the permit application is denied, request more information on the
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed project or to obtain a copy of
DGMQ will email the reasons for the
HUMAN SERVICES the information collection plan and
denial to the dog’s owner within 3–5
business days of receiving the instruments, contact Leroy A.
Centers for Disease Control and Richardson, Information Collection
application. The email will include Prevention
instructions on whom to contact, Review Office, Centers for Disease
including name, address, and telephone [60Day–17–17ACE; Docket No. CDC–2017– Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
number, if the dog’s owner has any 0043] Road, NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Georgia
questions, as well as information on 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Email:
Proposed Data Collection Submitted omb@cdc.gov.
how to submit an appeal. In accordance for Public Comment and
with current procedures, individuals SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Recommendations Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
who wish to contest CDC’s
determination will have five business AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
days after receiving the denial to submit Prevention (CDC), Department of Health must obtain approval from the Office of
a written appeal. The individual must and Human Services (HHS). Management and Budget (OMB) for each
submit the appeal via email to ACTION: Notice with comment period.
collection of information they conduct
cdcanimalimports@cdc.gov, state the or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
reasons for the appeal, and show that SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease requires Federal agencies to provide a
there is a genuine and substantial issue Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 60-day notice in the Federal Register
of fact in dispute. CDC will issue a its continuing efforts to reduce public concerning each proposed collection of
response via email, which will burden and maximize the utility of information, including each new
constitute final agency action. The government information, invites the proposed collection, each proposed
appeal will be reviewed and decided general public and other Federal extension of existing collection of
upon by a CDC senior management agencies to take this opportunity to information, and each reinstatement of
official who is senior to the employee comment on proposed and/or previously approved information
who denied the initial permit continuing information collections, as collection before submitting the
application. In keeping with current required by the Paperwork Reduction collection to OMB for approval. To
practice, a successful appeal of a denial Act of 1995. This notice invites comply with this requirement, we are
only permits the owner to import the comment on a proposed information publishing this notice of a proposed
dog into the United States at a later date collection entitled ‘‘Evaluation of data collection as described below.
under the requirements set forth in a Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
dog import permit. The appeal does not for Opioid use disorder.’’ CDC will use the proposed collection of information
entitle the owner to recover any costs the collection to conduct an is necessary for the proper performance
related to returning a dog that has been epidemiologic study to assess the type of the functions of the agency, including
denied entry to its country of origin and of MAT (methadone maintenance; whether the information shall have
reimporting the dog into the United buprenorphine; naltrexone; or, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
States. An owner or owner’s agent will counseling, no MAT), and the agency’s estimate of the burden of the
not be allowed to board a dog or arrange contextual, provider, and individual proposed collection of information; (c)
for its confinement at a port of entry factors that influence implementation ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
pending a determination regarding the and improved patient wellbeing over a clarity of the information to be
importer’s application to import an two-year follow up period. collected; (d) ways to minimize the
inadequately immunized dog. DATES: Written comments must be burden of the collection of information
Accordingly, inadequately immunized received on or before August 18, 2017. on respondents, including through the
dogs arriving at a port of entry without ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, use of automated collection techniques
an approved permit will be denied entry identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– or other forms of information
into the United States and re-exported 0043 by any of the following methods: technology; and (e) estimates of capital
to its country of origin at the owner’s • Federal eRulemaking Portal: or start-up costs and costs of operation,
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expense. Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions maintenance, and purchase of services
for submitting comments. to provide information. Burden means
III. Paperwork Reduction Act • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, the total time, effort, or financial
This change does not institute a new Information Collection Review Office, resources expended by persons to
collection of information. The collection Centers for Disease Control and generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
of information, has been previously Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– provide information to or for a Federal
approved by the Office of Management D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. agency. This includes the time needed
and Budget (OMB) in accordance with Instructions: All submissions received to review instructions; to develop,
the requirements of the Paperwork must include the agency name and acquire, install and utilize technology
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| Contact | For information regarding this notice contact: Ashley A. Marrone, J.D., Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E03, Atlanta, GA 30329. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 27831 |
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