83 FR 45449 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

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

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 174 (September 7, 2018)

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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Foreign Quarantine Regulations, an information collection related to illness and death reports from airplanes and maritime vessels coming to the United States, illness and death investigations of travelers, and information from importers of certain items specified under 42 CFR 71 subpart F.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45449-45451]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-18-0134; Docket No. CDC-2018-0078]


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 the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled Foreign Quarantine Regulations, 
an information collection related to illness and death reports from 
airplanes and maritime vessels coming to the United States, illness and 
death investigations of travelers, and information from importers of 
certain items specified under 42 CFR 71 subpart F.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before November 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018-
0078 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments 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 Jeffrey M. Zirger, 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 the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0134) (Exp 5/31/2019)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and 
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 264) 
(Attachment A1) authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to make and enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, 
transmission or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries 
into the United States. Statute and the existing

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regulations governing foreign quarantine activities (42 CFR 71) 
authorize quarantine officers and other personnel to inspect and 
undertake necessary control measures with respect to conveyances, 
persons, and shipments of animals and etiologic agents in order to 
protect the public's health. Other inspection agencies, such as Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP), assist quarantine officers in public 
health screening of persons, pets, and other importations of public 
health importance and make referrals to quarantine station staff when 
indicated. These practices and procedures ensure protection against the 
introduction and spread of communicable diseases into and within the 
United States with a minimum of recordkeeping and reporting procedures, 
as well as a minimum of interference with trade and travel.
    U.S. Quarantine Stations are located at 20 ports of entry and land-
border crossings where international travelers arrive. The jurisdiction 
of each station includes air, maritime, and/or land-border ports of 
entry. Quarantine Station staff work in partnership with international, 
federal, state, and local agencies and organizations to fulfill their 
mission to reduce morbidity and mortality among globally mobile 
populations. This work is performed to prevent the introduction, 
transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from foreign 
countries into the United States or from one State or possession to 
another State or possession. When an illness suggestive of a 
communicable disease is reported by conveyance operators or port 
partners (e.g., Customs and Border Protection), Quarantine Officers 
respond to carry out an onsite public health assessment and collect 
data from the individual. This response may occur jointly with port 
partners. The collection of comprehensive, pertinent public health 
information during these responses enables Quarantine Officers to make 
an accurate public health assessment and identify appropriate next 
steps. For this reason, quarantine station staff need to systematically 
interview ill travelers and collect relevant health and epidemiologic 
information.
    CDC is making a number of changes and adjustments to this 
information collection. The changes are as follows:
     CDC is merging this information collection with another, 
0920-0821 Illness Response Forms: Airline, Maritime, and Land/Border 
Crossing.
     CDC is disaggregating the information collection 42 CFR 
71.21(a) report of illness or death from ships so that the influenza 
like illness (ILI) report, which is voluntary, is separate from the 
required report of ill person or death.
     CDC is removing the information collection pertaining to 
Partner Government Agency Message Sets, because CDC will not collect 
information using these tools.
     CDC is removing the acute gastroenteritis reports from 
ships and removal of medical logs information collection from this 
information collection request, because CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program 
will submit a separate information collection request for these tools.
    CDC is requesting the following adjustments
     As described above, CDC is requesting a separation of the 
maritime (ILI) and other maritime illness or death reports. CDC is also 
requesting an increase in the total number of maritime reports of 
illness of each type, ILI and others.
     For fall 2018, CDC is considering a policy change related 
to requirements for rabies vaccination documentation for dogs coming 
from certain countries; therefore, CDC is providing estimates of burden 
and respondents related to importation of dogs into the United States.
     Revised estimates under 42 CFR 71.55, 42 CFR 71.32 Dead 
Bodies--Death certificates.
     Revised estimate of the number of requests for exemptions 
for importation of African rodents.
    Respondents for this information collection request are any pilot 
in command of an aircraft or maritime vessel operator. With an ill 
person meeting certain criteria, or death aboard; any individual who is 
subject to federal quarantine or isolation; any ill traveler who is 
reported by the airlines, Customs and Border Protection, or EMS to CDC 
or the local public health authority that meets the definition of ill 
person; and any importer or filer who seeks to bring certain animals, 
animal products, or other CDC-regulated item into the United States.
    For most of these collections, there are no costs to respondents 
other than their time. Examinations of imported animals is only 
required if the pet is ill on arrival or if it has died during 
transport. These exams are not routine. Depending on the time of 
arrival, the initial exam fee may be between $100 and $200. Rabies 
testing on a dog that dies may be between $50 and $100. The expected 
number of ill or dead dogs arriving into the United States for which 
CDC may require an examination is estimated at less than 30 per year. 
CDC is requesting a three-year approval.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
            Type of respondent                    Regulatory provision or form name          Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Maritime Vessel Operator..................  42 CFR 71.21(a) report of illness or death               500               1            5/60              42
                                             from ships--Maritime Conveyance Illness or
                                             Death Investigation Form sections 1-4.
Maritime Vessel Operator..................  42 CFR 71.21(a) report of illness or death               100               1            2/60               3
                                             from ships--Maritime Conveyance Illness or
                                             Death Investigation Form section 5.
Maritime Vessel Operator..................  Cumulative Influenza/Influenza-Like Illness            3,000               1            2/60             100
                                             (ILI).
Pilot in command..........................  42 CFR 71.21(b) Death/Illness reports from             1,700               1            2/60              57
                                             aircrafts.
Traveler..................................  Airline Travel Illness or Death                        1,700               1            5/60             142
                                             Investigation Form.
Traveler..................................  Land Travel Illness or Death Investigation               100               1            5/60               8
                                             Form.
Isolated or Quarantined individuals.......  42 CFR 71.33 Report by persons in isolation               11               1            3/60               1
                                             or surveillance.
Maritime Vessel Operator..................  42 CFR 71.35 Report of death/illness during                5               1           30/60               3
                                             stay in port.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(1), (d)--Valid Rabies                113,500               1           15/60          28,375
                                             Vaccination Certificates.
Importer..................................  CDC Form 75.37 Notice To Owners And                       14               1           10/60               2
                                             Importers Of Dogs: Requirement for Dog
                                             Confinement.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(i), (ii), and (iii)                  958,000               1           15/60         239,500
                                             exemption criteria for the importation of a
                                             dog without a rabies vaccination
                                             certificate.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(2), (d) Application For                   50               1           45/60              38
                                             Permission To Import A Dog Inadequately
                                             Against Rabies.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.51(b)(3) Dogs/cats: Record of                   20               1           15/60               5
                                             sickness or deaths.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.52(d) Turtle Importation Permits..               5               1           30/60               3

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Importers.................................  42 CFR 71.55 Dead Bodies, 42 CFR 71.32--                  20               1               1              20
                                             Death certificates.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.56 (a)(2) African Rodents--Request              25               1               1              25
                                             for exemption.
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.56(a)(iii) Appeal.................               2               1               1               2
Importer..................................  42 CFR 71.32 Statements or documentation of            2,000               1            5/60             167
                                             non-infectiousness.
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    Total.................................  ............................................  ..............  ..............  ..............         268,493
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting 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.
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