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

Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19—NEW—National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

Recent CDC actions in response to COVID included a temporary eviction moratorium published on September 4, 2020 and effective through December 31, 2020. The conditions that originally necessitated the original Order continue to exist and, in many jurisdictions, have significantly worsened. As of December 22, 2020, 17,790,000 cases have been identified in the United States, with new cases reported daily, and over 316,000 deaths due to the disease. On December 22, 2020, 197,616 COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were reported to CDC.

To qualify for the order's protections, tenants, lessees, or residents of residential properties must provide a copy of the declaration to the landlord, owner of the residential property, or other person who has a right to have the individual evicted or removed. The declaration provides notification and attestation on behalf of the submitting party that they have met the required ( printed page 541) criteria to keep from being evicted; it should be given to the landlord, owner of the residential property, or other person who has a right to have the individual evicted or removed. The information collected will be limited to the signature of the tenant, lessee, or resident. The information will not be collected by CDC.

As stated in the Supporting Statement for OMB Control Number 0920-1303, under the request for an emergency clearance, OIRA has waived the 60-day comment period. Because this collection is exceeding 60 days, CDC is seeking additional notice and comment.

Estimated annual burden for Tenants, Lessees, or Residents who make a maximum of $99,000 annually is estimated to be 2,916,667 hours. There will be no anticipated costs to respondents other than time.

86 FR 540