[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 138 (Friday, July 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 42731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18223]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-54-03]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Importation and Transport of Etiologic Agents (42 
CFR 71.54 and Part 72) (OMB Control No. 0920-0199)--Revision--Office of 
the Director (OD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
The importation of etiological agents, hosts, and vectors of human 
disease are regulated by 42 CFR 71.54 and requires that the importation 
of such materials must be accompanied by a permit issued by the CDC. To 
carry out this provision, CDC has developed two forms for application 
for permit. One form is used to apply for a permit to import or 
distribute after importation, etiologic agents. A second form is used 
to apply for a permit to import or distribute after import, live bats. 
The second form is a new form for this information collection.
    Interstate transportation of etiologic agents are regulated by 42 
CFR Part 72. This regulation establishes minimal packaging requirements 
for all viable micro-organisms, illustrates the appropriate shipping 
label, and provides reporting instructions regarding damaged packages 
and failure to receive a shipment.
    This request is for the information collection requirements 
contained in 42 CFR 71.54, 72.3(e), 72.3(f), and 72.4 which relate to 
the importation and transportation of etiologic agents. Respondents 
include laboratory facilities such as those operated by government 
agencies, universities, research institutions, and commercial entities. 
The only cost to respondents is their time to complete the application 
for permit to import form and report problems with shipment of 
etiologic agents.

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                                                                                  Number of      Avg. burden per
                        CFR section                             Number of       responses per     response  (in
                                                               respondents       respondent           hrs.)
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72.54 Application Permit for Etiologic Agents.............             2,340                 1             20/60
72.54 Application Permit for Live Bats....................                60                 1             20/60
72.3(e) Damaged Package...................................                50                 1              6/60
72.3(f) Shipping Requirement..............................               200                10             12/60
72.4 Failure to Receive...................................                 2                 1             12/60
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    Dated: July 11, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-18223 Filed 7-17-03; 8:45 am]
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