83_FR_10531 83 FR 10484 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

83 FR 10484 - Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 47 (March 9, 2018)

Page Range10484-10485
FR Document2018-04742

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10484-10485]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04742]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0199]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Application for Permit to Import Biological 
Agents and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States and 
Application for Permit to Import or Transport Live Bats (42 CFR 71.54) 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for 
Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on September 26, 2017 to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC received 
three comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves to 
allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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 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 omb@cdc.gov. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Import Permit Applications (42 CFR 71.54) (OMB Control Number 0920-
0199, expires 12/31/2019)--Revision--Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    On September 26, 2017, CDC published a 60-day Federal Register 
notice (82 FR 44795) seeking public comments to initiate a revision of 
the information collection projects titled ``Application for Permit to 
Import Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human 
Disease into the United States'' and ``Application for Permit to Import 
or Transport Live Bats.'' As a result of this notice, CDC received 
three comments. One commenter requested that we make the ``Application 
for Permit to Import

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Biological Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human Disease 
into the United States'' form fillable so that applicants are able to 
complete the electronically. We made no changes based on this comment 
but note that the form will be published as a pdf-fillable form so that 
applicants have the ability to save the document to the applicant's 
local drive, complete the form, and then mail or fax the application to 
CDC. The other two comments did not pertain to the changes to the 
forms. Therefore, we made no changes to forms based on these comments.
    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 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 has been revised to remove 
questions that are duplicative or not required to process the import 
permit request and added questions requesting biosafety officer's 
contact information and verifying biosafety measures for any subsequent 
transfers listed on the import permit application of infectious 
biological agent, infectious substance, and/or vector once in the 
United States.
    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 revised this 
application to add a question about what personal protective measures 
will be used.
    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. CDC estimates 1,322 burden hours for 
this collection.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Type of respondent                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Applicants Requesting to Import      Application for Permit to             2,000               1           20/60
 Biological Agents, Infectious        Import Biological Agents,
 Substances and Vectors.              Infectious Substances and
                                      Vectors of Human Disease
                                      into the United States.
Applicants Requesting to Import      Application for Permit to             2,000               1           10/60
 Biological Agents, Infectious        Import Biological Agents,
 Substances and Vectors.              Infectious Substances and
                                      Vectors of Human Disease
                                      into the United States
                                      Guidance.
Applicants Requesting to Import      Application for Permit to               380               1           50/60
 Biological Agents, Infectious        Import Biological Agents,
 Substances and Vectors.              Infectious Substances and
                                      Vectors of Human Disease
                                      into the United States-
                                      Subsequent Transfer.
Applicants Requesting to Import      Application for a Permit to              10               1           20/60
 Live Bats.                           Import Live Bats.
Applicants Requesting to Import      Application for a Permit to              10               1           10/60
 Live Bats.                           Import Live Bats Guidance.
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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. 2018-04742 Filed 3-8-18; 8:45 am]
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10484 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices public-comments. Postal mail addressed the comment must include the factual to allow an additional 30 days for public to the Commission is subject to delay and legal basis for the request, and must and affected agency comments. due to heightened security screening. As identify the specific portions of the CDC will accept all comments for this a result, we encourage you to submit comment to be withheld from the public proposed information collection project. your comments online. To make sure record. See FTC Rule 4.9(c). Your The Office of Management and Budget that the Commission considers your comment will be kept confidential only is particularly interested in comments online comment, you must file it at if the General Counsel grants your that: https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ request in accordance with the law and (a) Evaluate whether the proposed ftc/furrulespra1 by following the the public interest. Once your comment collection of information is necessary instructions on the web based form. If has been posted on the public FTC for the proper performance of the this Notice appears at https:// website—as legally required by FTC functions of the agency, including www.regulations.gov, you also may file Rule 4.9(b)—we cannot redact or whether the information will have a comment through that website. remove your comment from the FTC practical utility; If you file your comment on paper, website, unless you submit a (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the write ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act: FTC confidentiality request that meets the agencies estimate of the burden of the File No. P072108’’ on your comment requirements for such treatment under proposed collection of information, and on the envelope, and mail your FTC Rule 4.9(c), and the General including the validity of the comment to the following address: Counsel grants that request. methodology and assumptions used; Federal Trade Commission, Office of the Visit the Commission website at (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and Secretary, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue https://www.ftc.gov to read this Notice. clarity of the information to be NW, Suite CC–5610 (Annex C), The FTC Act and other laws that the collected; Washington, DC 20580, or deliver your Commission administers permit the (d) Minimize the burden of the comment to the following address: collection of public comments to collection of information on those who Federal Trade Commission, Office of the consider and use in this proceeding as are to respond, including, through the Secretary, Constitution Center, 400 7th appropriate. The Commission will use of appropriate automated, Street SW, 5th Floor, Suite 5610, consider all timely and responsive electronic, mechanical, or other Washington, DC 20024. If possible, public comments that it receives on or technological collection techniques or submit your paper comment to the before May 8, 2018. You can find more other forms of information technology, Commission by courier or overnight information, including routine uses e.g., permitting electronic submission of service. permitted by the Privacy Act, in the responses; and Because your comment will be placed Commission’s privacy policy, at https:// (e) Assess information collection on the publicly accessible FTC website www.ftc.gov/site-information/privacy- costs. at https://www.ftc.gov, you are solely policy. To request additional information on responsible for making sure that your the proposed project or to obtain a copy comment does not include any sensitive David C. Shonka, of the information collection plan and or confidential information. In Acting General Counsel. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or particular, your comment should not [FR Doc. 2018–04825 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Direct include any sensitive personal BILLING CODE 6750–01–P written comments and/or suggestions information, such as your or anyone regarding the items contained in this else’s Social Security number; date of notice to the Attention: CDC Desk birth; driver’s license number or other DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Officer, Office of Management and state identification number, or foreign HUMAN SERVICES Budget, 725 17th Street NW, country equivalent; passport number; Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) financial account number; or credit or Centers for Disease Control and 395–5806. Provide written comments debit card number. You are also solely Prevention within 30 days of notice publication. responsible for making sure that your [30Day–18–0199] Proposed Project comment does not include any sensitive health information, such as medical Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Import Permit Applications (42 CFR records or other individually Reduction Act Review 71.54) (OMB Control Number 0920– identifiable health information. In 0199, expires 12/31/2019)—Revision— addition, your comment should not In accordance with the Paperwork Office of Public Health Preparedness include any ‘‘trade secret or any Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for and Response (OPHPR), Centers for commercial or financial information Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). which . . . is privileged or has submitted the information collection request titled Application for Background and Brief Description confidential’’—as provided by Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and Permit to Import Biological Agents and On September 26, 2017, CDC FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR 4.10(a)(2)— Vectors of Human Disease into the published a 60-day Federal Register including in particular competitively United States and Application for notice (82 FR 44795) seeking public sensitive information such as costs, Permit to Import or Transport Live Bats comments to initiate a revision of the sales statistics, inventories, formulas, (42 CFR 71.54) to the Office of information collection projects titled patterns, devices, manufacturing Management and Budget (OMB) for ‘‘Application for Permit to Import processes, or customer names. review and approval. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 47 / Friday, March 9, 2018 / Notices 10485 Biological Agents, Infectious Substances government agencies, universities, and for educational, exhibition or scientific and Vectors of Human Disease into the research institutions to request a permit purposes to request a permit for the United States’’ form fillable so that for the importation of biological agents, importation, and any subsequent applicants are able to complete the infectious substances, or vectors of distribution after importation, of live electronically. We made no changes human disease. This form has been bats. This form currently requests the based on this comment but note that the revised to remove questions that are applicant and sender contact form will be published as a pdf-fillable duplicative or not required to process information; a description and intended form so that applicants have the ability the import permit request and added use of bats to be imported; and facility to save the document to the applicant’s questions requesting biosafety officer’s isolation and containment information. local drive, complete the form, and then contact information and verifying CDC revised this application to add a mail or fax the application to CDC. The biosafety measures for any subsequent question about what personal protective other two comments did not pertain to transfers listed on the import permit the changes to the forms. Therefore, we application of infectious biological measures will be used. made no changes to forms based on agent, infectious substance, and/or Estimates of burden for the survey are these comments. vector once in the United States. based on information obtained from the The Application for Permit to Import The Application for Permit to Import CDC import permit database on the Biological Agents, Infectious Substances or Transport Live Bats form is used by number of permits issued on annual and Vectors of Human Disease into the laboratory facilities such as those basis since 2010. CDC estimates 1,322 United States form is used by laboratory operated by government agencies, burden hours for this collection. facilities, such as those operated by universities, research institutions, and ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Average Number of Number of burden per Type of respondent Form name responses per respondents response respondent (in hours) Applicants Requesting to Import Biological Application for Permit to Import Biological 2,000 1 20/60 Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors. Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States. Applicants Requesting to Import Biological Application for Permit to Import Biological 2,000 1 10/60 Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors. Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States Guidance. Applicants Requesting to Import Biological Application for Permit to Import Biological 380 1 50/60 Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors. Agents, Infectious Substances and Vectors of Human Disease into the United States- Subsequent Transfer. Applicants Requesting to Import Live Bats .... Application for a Permit to Import Live Bats .. 10 1 20/60 Applicants Requesting to Import Live Bats .... Application for a Permit to Import Live Bats 10 1 10/60 Guidance. Leroy A. Richardson, (OMB) for review and approval. CDC (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and Chief, Information Collection Review Office, previously published a ‘‘Proposed Data clarity of the information to be Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Collection Submitted for Public collected; Associate Director for Science, Office of the Comment and Recommendations’’ (d) Minimize the burden of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and notice on December 21, 2017 to obtain collection of information on those who Prevention. comments from the public and affected are to respond, including, through the [FR Doc. 2018–04742 Filed 3–8–18; 8:45 am] agencies. CDC did not receive comments use of appropriate automated, BILLING CODE 4163–18–P related to the previous notice. This electronic, mechanical, or other notice serves to allow an additional 30 technological collection techniques or days for public and affected agency other forms of information technology, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND comments. e.g., permitting electronic submission of HUMAN SERVICES CDC will accept all comments for this responses; and proposed information collection project. (e) Assess information collection Centers for Disease Control and The Office of Management and Budget costs. Prevention is particularly interested in comments To request additional information on that: the proposed project or to obtain a copy [30Day–18–18EV] (a) Evaluate whether the proposed of the information collection plan and Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork collection of information is necessary instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or Reduction Act Review for the proper performance of the send an email to omb@cdc.gov. 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