[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1192-1193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-16-16BM]


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

    Airline and Maritime Conveyance Manifest Orders--Existing 
Information Collection in use without an OMB Control Number--Division 
of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Emerging 
Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Under the Public Health Service Act (42 United States Code 264) and 
under 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sec.  71.32(b) and 42 CFR 
70.2, CDC can order airlines and maritime lines operating conveyances 
arriving from another country or traveling between states to submit a 
record for passengers and crew that CDC believes were exposed to co-
traveler infected with a communicable disease of public health concern.
    Stopping a communicable disease outbreak--whether it is naturally 
occurring or intentionally caused--requires the use of the most rapid 
and effective public health tools available. Basic public health 
practices, such as collaborating with airlines in the identification 
and notification of potentially exposed contacts, are critical tools in 
the fight against the introduction, transmission, and spread of 
communicable diseases in the United States.
    The collection of comprehensive, pertinent contact information 
enables Quarantine Public Health Officers in CDC's Division of Global 
Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) to notify state and local health 
departments in order for them to make contact with individuals who may 
have been exposed to a contagious person during travel and identify 
appropriate next steps.
    In the event that there is a confirmed case of communicable disease 
of public health concern aboard an aircraft or ship, CDC collects 
manifest information for those passengers and crew at risk for 
exposure. This specific manifest information collection differs 
depending on the communicable disease that is confirmed during air or 
maritime travel. CDC then uses this passenger and crew manifest 
information to coordinate with state and local health departments so 
they can follow-up with residents who live or are currently located in 
their jurisdiction. In general, state and local health departments are 
responsible for the contact investigations. In rare cases, CDC may use 
the manifest data to perform the contact investigation directly. In 
either case, CDC works with state and local health departments to 
ensure individuals are contacted and provided appropriate public health 
follow-up.
    CDC estimates that for each traveler manifest ordered, airlines 
require approximately six hours to review the order, search their 
records, and send those records to CDC. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time

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perform these actions. CDC does not have a specified format for these 
submissions. The total estimated burden to respondents as a result of 
this information collection is 750 hours per year. While CDC has 
included maritime conveyance manifest orders in the public health 
rationale for this information collection, these orders are rare and 
are not included in the burden table.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
         Type of respondent                   Form name             respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Airline Medical Officer or           Domestic TB Manifest                      1               1          360/60
 Equivalent.                          Template.
Airline Medical Officer or           Domestic Non-TB Manifest                 28               1          360/60
 Equivalent.                          Template.
Airline Medical Officer or           International TB Manifest                67               1          360/60
 Equivalent.                          Template.
Airline Medical Officer or           International Non-TB                     29               1          360/60
 Equivalent.                          Manifest Template.
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Leroy A. 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. 2016-00275 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P