[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 600-601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-196]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-02-19]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 639-7090.
    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; and (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. NCID is requesting an emergency 
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect 
data under the Paperwork Reduction Act. Send comments to Seleda M. 
Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 
14 days of this notice. We are requesting that OMB respond to CDC 
within 21 days after receipt of the package.

Proposed Project

    Requirement for a Special Permit to Import Cynomolgus, African 
Green, or Rhesus Monkeys into the United States (0920-0263)--Renewal--
National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC). To receive a special permit to import 
cynomolgus, African green and/or rhesus monkeys, a registered importer 
of nonhuman primates must submit to the Director, CDC, a written plan 
which specifies the steps that will be taken to prevent exposure of 
persons and animals during the entire importation and quarantine 
process for the arriving nonhuman primates.
    Under the special permit arrangement, registered importers must 
submit a plan to CDC for the importation and quarantine if they wish to 
import the specific monkeys covered. The plan must address disease 
prevention procedures to be carried out in every step of the chain of 
custody of such monkeys, from embarkation in the country of origin to 
release from quarantine. Information such as species, origin and 
intended use for monkeys, transit information, isolation and quarantine 
procedures, and procedures for testing of quarantined animals is 
necessary for CDC to make public health decisions. This information 
enables CDC to evaluate compliance with the standards and determine 
whether the measures being taken to prevent exposure of persons and 
animals during importation are adequate. Once CDC is assured, through 
the monitoring of shipments (normally no more than 2), that the 
provisions of a special permit plan are being followed by a new permit 
holder and that the use of adequate disease control practices is being 
demonstrated, the special permit is extended to cover the receipt of 
additional shipments under the same plan for a period of 180 days, and 
may be renewed upon request. This eliminates the burden on importers to 
repeatedly report identical information, requiring only that specific 
shipment itineraries and information on changes

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to the plan which require approval be submitted.
    Respondents are commercial or not-for-profit importers of nonhuman 
primates. The burden represents full submission of information and 
itinerary/change information respectively. There are no costs to 
respondents.

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                                                                    Number of    Average burden/
                  Respondents                       Number of      responses/        responses     Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondents      (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
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Businesses (limited permit)....................               5               2           30/60              5
Businesses (extended permit)...................               1               3           10/60               .5
Organizations (limited permit).................               3               2           30/60              3
Organizations (extended permit)................              12               2           10/60              4
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      Total....................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             12.5
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    Dated: December 27, 2001.
Kathy Cahill,
Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-196 Filed 1-3-02; 8:45 am]
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