[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17418-17419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-18-0900]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for 
Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on October 13, 2017 to 
obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. CDC did not 
receive comments related to the previous notice. This notice serves to 
allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Contact Investigation Outcome Reporting Forms (OMB Control Number 
0920-0900, expiration date 06/30/2018)--Revision--National Center for 
Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine has a regulatory 
and public health mission to prevent the importation and spread of 
communicable disease into and within the United States. CDC works 
towards fulfilling this mission through a number of activities carried 
out at Quarantine Stations strategically placed at 20 U.S. ports of 
entry as well as coordinating activities at CDC headquarters in 
Atlanta, Georgia. A key portion of this mission is responding to 
reports of illness or death on air and maritime conveyances and 
investigating any potential exposures to determine if public health 
follow up is needed.
    CDC proposes to continue collecting passenger-level, epidemiologic, 
demographic, and health status data from state/local Health Departments 
and maritime operators at the conclusion of contact investigations of 
individuals believed to have been exposed to a communicable disease 
during travel. Health departments or maritime operators will obtain the 
information for CDC while conducting contact investigations according 
to their established policies and procedures.
    The current information collection request includes forms that are 
specific to investigations about Tuberculosis (TB), Measles, and 
Rubella. The request also includes a General form for other diseases of 
public health concern. In 2011, OMB initially approved the forms to 
facilitate the collection and reporting of pertinent information. Prior 
to 2011, there were no standardized tools for health departments and 
maritime operators to report the outcomes of state or vessel contact 
investigations to CDC.
    The collected information will assist CDC in fulfilling its 
regulatory responsibility to prevent the importation of communicable 
diseases from foreign countries (42 CFR part 71) and interstate control 
of communicable diseases in humans (42 CFR part 70). This information 
collection is also a critical piece of the standard operating 
procedures carried out by the 20 Quarantine Stations placed at key 
ports of entry around the United States. The purpose of all forms is 
the same: to facilitate the collection of information by public health 
partners to help CDC quarantine officials fully understand the extent 
of disease spread and transmission during travel and to inform the 
development and or refinement of investigative protocols aimed at 
reducing the spread of communicable disease.
    The respondents, state and local health departments and maritime 
conveyance operators (e.g., Cruise Ship Medical Staff/Cargo Ship 
Managers), may use the standardized forms to submit data voluntarily to 
CDC via a

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secure means of their choice (e.g., web-based application, fax or 
email).
    As part of this revision, CDC requests approval for a number of 
changes and adjustments:
     CDC is discontinuing all Ebola related forms;
     CDC is discontinuing all current maritime-related forms 
except a condensed maritime TB contact investigation follow-up form in 
an Excel format;
     CDC is requesting a downward revision of the estimated 
number of TB contact investigation forms used annually, but an upward 
revision of the amount of time requested from each respondent;
     CDC is requesting addition of varicella and influenza like 
illness outbreak contact investigation follow up forms;
     no changes are requested of the Air or Land associated 
forms; however adjustments in burden are requested.
    The proposed changes will result in a decrease of 673 burden hours 
(from 782 burden hours to 109 hours).
    There is no cost to respondents other than their time to complete 
the form and submit the data to CDC.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
        Type of respondents                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Clinically Active TB                     15               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Contact Investigation
                                      Outcome Reporting Form--
                                      Maritime.
Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Varicella Investigation                  29               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Outcome Reporting Form.
Cruise Ship Physicians/Cargo Ship    Influenza Like Illness                   45               1           20/60
 Managers.                            Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form.
State/Local public health staff....  General Contact                          34               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  TB Contact Investigation                547               1            5/60
                                      Outcome Reporting Form--
                                      Air.
State/Local public health staff....  Measles Contact                         324               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  Rubella Contact                          27               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Air.
State/Local public health staff....  General Contact                          15               1            5/60
                                      Investigation Outcome
                                      Reporting Form--Land.
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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. 2018-08163 Filed 4-18-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P