[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35163-35164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14338]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-14-0134]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
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; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) 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 submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Foreign Quarantine Regulations (OMB No. 0920-0134, expires 7/31/
2015)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is submitting this revision to obtain authority to collect 
electronic information from importers/filers on specific types of 
animals and cargo over which CDC has authority, notably those found in 
42 CFR part 71. This request is consistent with requirements of the 
Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act that states that 
all agencies that require documentation for clearing or licensing the 
importation and exportation of cargo participate in the International 
Trade Data System (ITDS), and is also consistent with CDC authorities 
under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 
264).
    This electronic data is specified by CDC using Partner Government 
Agency (PGA) Message Sets and is collected by Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) from importers/filers when they submit the information 
needed through International Trade Data System ITDS and the Automated 
Commercial Environment (ITDS/ACE) to clear an import. CDC has developed 
a PGA message set for each regulated import specified in 42 CFR part 
71, and each PGA Message Set includes only those data requirements 
necessary in order to determine whether or not a CDC-regulated import 
poses a risk to public health and that the importer has met CDC's 
regulatory requirements for entry. CDC including the PGA Message Sets 
for review because there is no set form or format for the electronic 
submission of import related data to CBP and CDC. CDC is permitted 
access to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) data pursuant to 6 
CFR Sec.  29.8(b) and 49 CFR Sec.  1520.11(b), which permit federal 
employees with a need to know to have access to this data.
    CDC is maintaining its authority to collect hard copies of required 
documentation, as currently authorized by the Office of Management and 
Budget, because the use of ITDS/ACE will not be required for imports 
entering the United States until a later date. CDC will accept both 
hard copy and electronic filing of import-related documentation until 
the use of ACE is required for cargo entering the United States.
    Through this revision, CDC is requesting a net increase in the 
estimated number of burden hours in the amount of 8,162. Of these 
additional hours, 7,862 pertain to requests for CDC Message Set data 
via ITDS/ACE, 167 hours pertain to required statements/documentation of 
products being rendered non-infectious, and 133 hours pertain to a 
revised estimate of the number of CDC form 75.37 ``NOTICE TO OWNERS AND 
IMPORTERS OF DOGS: Requirement for Dog Confinement required from 
importers of dogs.
    CDC also is providing wholly revised instructions for the Maritime 
Conveyance Cumulative Influenza/Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Form and 
Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death Investigations form. No additional 
burden is requested for this change, because no increase in complexity 
of instructions or reporting information is requested.
    Finally, CDC has removed burden totals for 42 CFR 71.52 Turtles, 
Tortoises and Terrapins (reduction of 3 hours from burden total); 42 
CFR 71.55 Dead Bodies (reduction of 5 hours from burden total; and 42 
CFR 71.56(a)(iii) and (c) Appeal--Appeal the denial of permit for 
importation of regulated

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animals; and Appeal for order of quarantine, destruction or re-export 
of regulated animals (reduction of 2 hours from burden total). CDC 
estimates that there are less than 10 occurrences a year when 
information is provided by a respondent pursuant to CDC requirements 
for importation. This results in a total reduction of 10 hours.
    Respondents to this data collection include airline pilots, ships' 
captains, importers/filers, and travelers/general public. The nature of 
the response to CDC dictates which forms are completed by whom. There 
are two scenarios presented in this information collection request, and 
therefore two numbers for total number of respondents and two numbers 
for total burden. In the event of an outbreak of disease of public 
health significance with widespread use of the PLF occurs, CDC 
estimates that there will be 2,775,416 total respondents and 235,569 
total burden hours. In the more limited use of the PLF, CDC estimates 
75,406 total respondents and 10,435 total burden hours. There are no 
costs to respondents except for their time to complete the response.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
          Type of respondent             Form name/CFR reference    respondents   responses  per   response  (in
                                                                                     respondent       hours)
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Maritime conveyance operators.........  71.21(a) Radio Report of           2,000               1            2/60
                                         death/illness--illness
                                         reports from ships
                                         (fillable PDF
                                         (individual case and
                                         cumulative report),
                                         phone, transcribed
                                         email).
Aircraft commander or operators.......  71.21(b) Death/Illness             1,700               1            2/60
                                         reports from aircrafts
                                         (verbal, no form).
Maritime conveyance operators.........  71.21(c)                          17,000               1            3/60
                                         Gastrointestinal
                                         Illnesses reports 24
                                         and 4 hours before
                                         arrival (MIDRS).
Maritime conveyance operators.........  71.21(c) Recordkeeping--          17,000               1            3/60
                                         Medical logs (no form,
                                         captains provide logs).
Isolated or Quarantined individuals...  71.33(c) Report by                    11               1            3/60
                                         persons in isolation or
                                         surveillance (verbal,
                                         no form).
Maritime conveyance operators.........  71.35 Report of death/                 5               1           30/60
                                         illness during stay in
                                         port (verbal, no form).
Aircraft commander or operators.......  Locator Form used in an        2,700,000               1            5/60
                                         outbreak of public
                                         health significance.
Aircraft commander or operators.......  Locator Form used for                800               1            5/60
                                         reporting of an ill
                                         passenger(s).
Importer..............................  71.51(b)(2) Dogs/cats:             2,800               1           10/60
                                         Certification of
                                         Confinement,
                                         Vaccination (CDC form
                                         75.37).
Importer..............................  71.51(b)(3) Dogs/cats:                20               1           15/60
                                         Record of sickness or
                                         deaths (no form, record
                                         review).
Importer/Filer........................  CDC PGA Message Set for           30,000               1           15/60
                                         Importing Cats and Dogs.
Importer..............................  71.56(a)(2) African                   20               1               1
                                         Rodents--Request for
                                         exemption ( no form,
                                         written request only).
Importer/Filer........................  CDC PGA Message Set for               60               1           15/60
                                         Importing African
                                         Rodents.
Importer..............................  Statement or                       2,000               1            5/60
                                         documentation of Non-
                                         infectiousness
                                         (Documented, no form;
                                         authority under
                                         71.32(b)).
Importer/Filer........................  CDC PGA Message Set for            2,000               1           15/60
                                         Importing African
                                         Rodent and All Family
                                         Viverridae Products.
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Leroy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-14338 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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