Criteria for Requesting Federal Travel Restrictions for Public Health Purposes, Including for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is publishing this Notice to inform the public of the criteria CDC considers for requesting federal travel restrictions for public health purposes, including for use of the Do Not Board (DNB) list and Public Health Border Lookout records. Individuals with communicable diseases that pose a public health threat to travelers can be placed on this list to restrict them from boarding commercial aircraft arriving into, departing from, or traveling within the United States. This notice further describes the factors that HHS/CDC will consider in evaluating whether to request that an individual who may have been exposed to a hemorrhagic fever virus be placed on the DNB list, which is administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It also contains information for individuals who have been placed on this list to respond to this decision in writing, if they believe the decision was made in error. This notice is effective immediately.