[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8875-8877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-2951]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-12-0134]


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 404-639-7570 
and send comments to Kimberly Lane, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to 
[email protected].
    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

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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. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

Proposed Project

    Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0134) exp. 6/30/12)--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) 
authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make and 
enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, 
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases into the United 
States. Legislation and existing regulations governing the 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 entering the United States from foreign ports in order 
to protect the public's health.
    Under the foreign quarantine regulations, the master of a ship or 
captain of an airplane entering the United States from a foreign port 
is required by public health law to report certain illnesses among 
passengers (42 CFR 71.21 (b)). In addition to the aforementioned list 
of illnesses which must be reported to CDC, the master of a ship or 
captain of an airplane must also report (1) Hemorrhagic Fever Syndrome 
(persistent fever accompanied by abnormal bleeding from any site); or 
(2) acute respiratory syndrome (severe cough or severe respiratory 
disease of less than 3 weeks in duration); or (3) acute onset of fever 
and severe headache, accompanied by stiff neck or change in level of 
consciousness. CDC has the authority to collect personal health 
information to protect the health of the public under the authority of 
section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.).
    This information collection request also includes the Passenger 
Locator Information Form. The Passenger Locator Information Form is 
used to collect reliable information that assists quarantine officers 
in locating, in a timely manner, those passengers and crew who are 
exposed to communicable diseases of public health significance while 
traveling on a conveyance. HHS delegates authority to CDC to conduct 
quarantine control measures. Currently, with the exception of rodent 
inspections and the cruise ship sanitation program, inspections are 
performed only on those vessels and aircraft which report illness prior 
to arrival or when illness is discovered upon arrival. Other inspection 
agencies assist quarantine officers in public health screening of 
persons, pets, and other importations of public health significance and 
make referrals to the Public Health Service when indicated. These 
practices and procedures assure protection against the introduction and 
spread of communicable diseases into the United States with a minimum 
of recordkeeping and reporting as well as a minimum of interference 
with trade and travel.
    Small revisions are being requested as part of this package. A 
modification of format to the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) is requested 
to account for a change in the scanning software used for the PLF. No 
change in content is requested. The content will remain identical to 
the version approved by OMB on 10/28/11.
    Changes to the data collection related to the confinement of dogs 
upon arrival to the United States are also requested. The CDC form 
75.37, ``Notice of Importers of Dogs'' will now be identified as CDC 
form 75.37 ``NOTICE TO OWNERS AND IMPORTERS OF DOGS: Requirement for 
Dog Confinement.'' The form has been changed to enhance clarity around 
the purpose of the form, including: the type of data required, the 
regulatory requirements the form is meeting, the responsibilities of 
the importer, whether or not the animal has received a booster rabies 
vaccine, and the responsibility of the government agent in ensuring 
that the form is complete.
    Respondents to this data collection include airline pilots, ships' 
captains, importers, and travelers. The nature of the quarantine 
response dictates which forms are completed by whom. There are no costs 
to respondents except for their time to complete the forms.

                                       Estimate of Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Respondent                Citation        respondents    responses per    respondent     Total burden
                                                                    respondent      (in hours)
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Maritime conveyance operators.  71.21(a) Radio              2000               1            2/60              67
                                 Report of death/
                                 illness--illnes
                                 s reports from
                                 ships.
Aircraft commander or           71.21(b) Death/             1700               1            2/60              57
 operators.                      Illness reports
                                 from aircrafts.
Maritime conveyance operators.  71.21(c )                  17000               1            3/60             850
                                 Gastrointestina
                                 l Illnesses
                                 reports 24 and
                                 4 hours before
                                 arrival (VSP).
Maritime conveyance operators.  71.21 (c)                  17000               1            3/60             850
                                 Recordkeeping--
                                 Medical logs.
Isolated or Quarantined         71.33(c) Report               11               1            3/60               1
 individuals.                    by persons in
                                 isolation or
                                 surveillance.
Maritime conveyance operators.  71.35 Report of                5               1           30/60               3
                                 death/illness
                                 during stay in
                                 port.
Aircraft commander or           Locator Form           2,700,000               1            5/60         225,000
 operators.                      used in an
                                 outbreak of
                                 public health
                                 significance.
Aircraft commander or           Locator Form                 800               1            5/60              67
 operators.                      used for
                                 reporting of an
                                 ill
                                 passenger(s).
Importer......................  71.51(b)(2) Dogs/           2000               1           10/60             333
                                 cats:
                                 Certification
                                 of Confinement,
                                 Vaccination.

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Importer......................  71.51(b)(3) Dogs/             20               1           15/60               5
                                 cats: Record of
                                 sickness or
                                 deaths.
Importer......................  71.52(d) Turtle                5               1           30/60               3
                                 Importation
                                 Permits.
Non-Human Primate Importer....  71.53(d)                      40               1           10/60               7
                                 Importer
                                 Registration--N
                                 onhuman
                                 Primates.
Non-Human Primate Importer....  71.53(e)                      30               4           30/60              60
                                 Recordkeeping.
Importers.....................  71.55 Dead                     5               1               1               5
                                 bodies.
Importer......................  71.56 (a)(2)                  20               1               1              20
                                 African
                                 Rodents--Reques
                                 t for exemption.
Importer......................  71.56(a)(iii)                  2               1               1               2
                                 Appeal.
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    Total.....................  ................       2,740,638  ..............  ..............         227,330
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Kimberly S. Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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