82_FR_44980 82 FR 44795 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

82 FR 44795 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)

Page Range44795-44796
FR Document2017-20509

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the Import Permit Applications information collection project.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-20509]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-0199; Docket No. CDC-2017-0058]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the Import Permit 
Applications information collection project.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 27, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2017-
0058 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comments should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, of the Information 
Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-
7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden is the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, 
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the 
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and 
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting, 
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining 
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train 
personnel to respond to a collection of information, search data 
sources, and complete and review the collection of information; and to 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

Proposed Project

    Importation of Etiologic Agents (42 CFR 71.54) (OMB Control No. 
0920-0199, exp. 12/31/2019)--Revision--Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), as 
amended, authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
and enforce such regulations as are necessary to prevent the 
introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from 
foreign countries into the States or possessions, or from one State or 
possession into any other State or possession. Part 71 of Title 42, 
Code of Federal Regulations (Foreign Quarantine) sets forth provisions 
to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable 
disease from foreign countries into the United States. Subpart F--
Importations--contains provisions for the importation of infectious 
biological agents, infectious substances, and vectors (42 CFR 71.54); 
requiring persons that import these materials to obtain a permit issued 
by the CDC.
    The Application for Permit to Import Biological Agents, Infectious 
Substances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States form is 
used by laboratory facilities, such as those operated by

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government agencies, universities, and research institutions to request 
a permit for the importation of biological agents, infectious 
substances, or vectors of human disease. This form currently requests 
applicant and sender contact information; description of material for 
importation; facility isolation and containment information; and 
personnel qualifications. CDC plans to revise this application to:
    (1) Based on processing applications, remove questions that 
duplicative or not required to process the import permit request such 
as CDC plans to revise this application to request information on where 
the imported material will be stored at the recipient facility and who 
would be responsible for this location and revise the format for the 
form to ease of user to complete the form.
    (2) Request information the biosafety officer's contact information 
for the permittee to provide biosafety information in case the 
permittee is unavailable.
    These additional data requests will not affect the burden hours.
    In addition, CDC proposes to revise the Application for Permit to 
Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human 
Disease into the United States form to verify that the recipient for 
subsequent transfers has implemented biosafety measures commensurate 
with the hazard posed by the infectious biological agent, infectious 
substance, and/or vector to be imported, and the level of risk given 
its intended use. CDC believes that it will take the applicant 
additional 10 minutes to complete this section for subsequent 
transfers. Estimates of burden for the additional questions survey are 
based on information obtained from the CDC import permit database on 
the number of permits issued for 2016 for subsequent transfers, which 
is 380 permits.
    The Application for Permit to Import or Transport Live Bats form is 
used by laboratory facilities such as those operated by government 
agencies, universities, research institutions, and for educational, 
exhibition, or scientific purposes to request a permit for the 
importation, and any subsequent distribution after importation, of live 
bats. This form currently requests the applicant and sender contact 
information; a description and intended use of bats to be imported; and 
facility isolation and containment information. CDC plans to revise 
this application to add a question about what personal protective 
measures will be used. This additional data request will not affect the 
burden hours.
    Estimates of burden for the survey are based on information 
obtained from the CDC import permit database on the number of permits 
issued on annual basis since 2010. The total estimated burden for the 
one-time data collection is 1592.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                             Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
               Type of respondent                               Form name                   respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                                                            respondent        hours)
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Applicants Requesting to Import Biological       Application for Permit to Import                   2380               1           30/60            1190
 Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors.       Biological Agents, Infectious
                                                  Substances and Vectors of Human
                                                  Disease into the United States.
Applicants Requesting to Import Biological       Application for Permit to Import                   2380               1           10/60             397
 Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors.       Biological Agents, Infectious
                                                  Substances and Vectors of Human
                                                  Disease into the United States
                                                  Guidance.
Applicants Requesting to Import Live Bats......  Application for a Permit to Import Live              10               1           20/60               3
                                                  Bats.
Applicants Requesting to Import Live Bats......  Application for a Permit to Import Live              10               1           10/60               2
                                                  Bats.
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            1592
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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. 2017-20509 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 44795 ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Type of respondents Form name responses per respondents response respondent (in hours) Private Sector Organization Senior Leader .... Interview Plan ................................................. 45 1 1 Private Sector Organization Manager ............ Survey Plan .................................................... 100 1 15/60 Leroy A. Richardson, received will be posted without change or start-up costs and costs of operation, Chief, Information Collection Review Office, to Regulations.gov, including any maintenance, and purchase of services Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the personal information provided. For to provide information. Burden is the Associate Director for Science, Office of the access to the docket to read background total time, effort, or financial resources Director, Centers for Disease Control and documents or comments received, go to expended by persons to generate, Prevention. Regulations.gov. maintain, retain, disclose, or provide [FR Doc. 2017–20508 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] Please note: All public comments information to or for a Federal agency. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P should be submitted through the This includes the time needed to review Federal eRulemaking portal instructions; to develop, acquire, install (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the and utilize technology and systems for DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND address listed above. the purpose of collecting, validating and HUMAN SERVICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To verifying information, processing and request more information on the maintaining information, and disclosing Centers for Disease Control and proposed project or to obtain a copy of and providing information; to train Prevention the information collection plan and personnel to respond to a collection of [60Day–17–0199; Docket No. CDC–2017– instruments, contact Leroy A. information, search data sources, and 0058] Richardson, of the Information complete and review the collection of Collection Review Office, Centers for information; and to transmit or Proposed Data Collection Submitted Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 otherwise disclose the information. for Public Comment and Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Recommendations Georgia 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; Proposed Project AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Email: omb@cdc.gov. Importation of Etiologic Agents (42 Prevention (CDC), Department of Health SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the CFR 71.54) (OMB Control No. 0920– and Human Services (HHS). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 0199, exp. 12/31/2019)—Revision— ACTION: Notice with comment period. (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies Office of Public Health Preparedness must obtain approval from the Office of and Response (OPHPR), Centers for SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Management and Budget (OMB) for each Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of collection of information they conduct Background and Brief Description its continuing effort to reduce public or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also burden and maximize the utility of requires Federal agencies to provide a Section 361 of the Public Health government information, invites the 60-day notice in the Federal Register Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264), as general public and other Federal concerning each proposed collection of amended, authorizes the Secretary of agencies to take this opportunity to information, including each new Health and Human Services to make comment on proposed and/or proposed collection, each proposed and enforce such regulations as are continuing information collections, as extension of existing collection of necessary to prevent the introduction, required by the Paperwork Reduction information, and each reinstatement of transmission, or spread of Act of 1995. This notice invites previously approved information communicable diseases from foreign comment on the Import Permit collection before submitting the countries into the States or possessions, Applications information collection collection to OMB for approval. To or from one State or possession into any project. comply with this requirement, we are other State or possession. Part 71 of publishing this notice of a proposed Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations DATES: Written comments must be (Foreign Quarantine) sets forth data collection as described below. received on or before November 27, Comments are invited on: (a) Whether provisions to prevent the introduction, 2017. the proposed collection of information transmission, and spread of ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, is necessary for the proper performance communicable disease from foreign identified by Docket No. CDC–2017– of the functions of the agency, including countries into the United States. 0058 by any of the following methods: whether the information shall have Subpart F—Importations—contains • Federal eRulemaking Portal: practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the provisions for the importation of Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions agency’s estimate of the burden of the infectious biological agents, infectious for submitting comments. proposed collection of information; (c) substances, and vectors (42 CFR 71.54); • Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and requiring persons that import these Information Collection Review Office, clarity of the information to be materials to obtain a permit issued by Centers for Disease Control and collected; (d) ways to minimize the the CDC. Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS– burden of the collection of information The Application for Permit to Import D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. on respondents, including through the Biological Agents, Infectious Substances Instructions: All submissions received use of automated collection techniques and Vectors of Human Disease into the must include the agency name and or other forms of information United States form is used by laboratory Docket Number. 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44796 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices government agencies, universities, and These additional data requests will operated by government agencies, research institutions to request a permit not affect the burden hours. universities, research institutions, and for the importation of biological agents, In addition, CDC proposes to revise for educational, exhibition, or scientific infectious substances, or vectors of the Application for Permit to Import purposes to request a permit for the human disease. This form currently Biological Agents, Infectious Substances importation, and any subsequent requests applicant and sender contact and Vectors of Human Disease into the distribution after importation, of live information; description of material for United States form to verify that the bats. This form currently requests the importation; facility isolation and recipient for subsequent transfers has applicant and sender contact containment information; and personnel implemented biosafety measures information; a description and intended qualifications. CDC plans to revise this commensurate with the hazard posed by use of bats to be imported; and facility application to: the infectious biological agent, isolation and containment information. (1) Based on processing applications, infectious substance, and/or vector to be CDC plans to revise this application to remove questions that duplicative or not imported, and the level of risk given its add a question about what personal required to process the import permit intended use. CDC believes that it will protective measures will be used. This request such as CDC plans to revise this take the applicant additional 10 minutes additional data request will not affect application to request information on to complete this section for subsequent the burden hours. where the imported material will be transfers. Estimates of burden for the stored at the recipient facility and who additional questions survey are based Estimates of burden for the survey are would be responsible for this location on information obtained from the CDC based on information obtained from the and revise the format for the form to import permit database on the number CDC import permit database on the ease of user to complete the form. of permits issued for 2016 for number of permits issued on annual (2) Request information the biosafety subsequent transfers, which is 380 basis since 2010. The total estimated officer’s contact information for the permits. burden for the one-time data collection permittee to provide biosafety The Application for Permit to Import is 1592. information in case the permittee is or Transport Live Bats form is used by There are no costs to respondents unavailable. laboratory facilities such as those except their time. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Total burden Type of respondent Form name responses per respondents response hours respondent (in hours) Applicants Requesting to Import Bio- Application for Permit to Import Bio- 2380 1 30/60 1190 logical Agents, Infectious Sub- logical Agents, Infectious Sub- stances and Vectors. stances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States. Applicants Requesting to Import Bio- Application for Permit to Import Bio- 2380 1 10/60 397 logical Agents, Infectious Sub- logical Agents, Infectious Sub- stances and Vectors. stances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States Guidance. Applicants Requesting to Import Live Application for a Permit to Import 10 1 20/60 3 Bats. Live Bats. Applicants Requesting to Import Live Application for a Permit to Import 10 1 10/60 2 Bats. Live Bats. Total ........................................... .......................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1592 Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Written comments and suggestions Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES from the public and affected agencies Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the concerning the proposed collection of Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and information are encouraged. 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SectionNotices
ActionNotice with comment period.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before November 27, 2017.
ContactTo request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Leroy A. Richardson, of the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639- 7570; Email: [email protected]
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