[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54929-54930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23861]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-0488]


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 Report of Illness or Death: Interstate Travel 
of Persons (42 CFR part 70) 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 August 21, 2018 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,

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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

    Report of Illness or Death: Interstate Travel of Persons (42 CFR 
part 70)--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 (42 U.S.C. 264) 
authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services 
to make and enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, 
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries 
into the United States, or from one State or possession into any other 
State or possession. CDC administers regulations pertaining to 
interstate control of communicable diseases (42 CFR part 70), and 
sections 42 CFR parts 70.4 and 70.11 include requirements for reports 
of ill persons or death if occurring during interstate travel.
    The intended use of the information is to ensure that CDC can 
assess and respond to reports of ill persons or death that occur on 
conveyances engaged in interstate travel, and assist state and local 
health authorities if an illness or death occurs that poses a risk to 
public health. Generally, the primary source of this information is 
aircraft traveling within the United States.
    In 2017, CDC finalized the Control of Communicable Disease 
regulations (42 CFR 70 and 71). With this new provision, CDC divided 
the total anticipated reporting burden between 70.11 and 70.4 in the 
accompanying Paperwork Reduction Act section of the rule, assuming that 
aircraft would report most cases of ill people and deaths to CDC, with 
some airlines and other conveyances reporting still to local public 
health authorities. For reports of ill persons or death on a conveyance 
engaged in interstate traffic, the requested burden is approximately 23 
hours. This total is estimated from 200 respondents submitting domestic 
reports of death or communicable disease a year, with an average burden 
of 7 minutes per report. The only requested change to the approved data 
collection is a change in title from ``Restriction on Travel of Persons 
(42 CFR part 70)'' to ``Report of Illness or Death: Interstate Travel 
of Persons (42 CFR part 70)''. This results in two rows in the burden 
table, but with no additional burden. The estimated annual Burden Hours 
are 23. There is no cost to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per
        Type of  respondents                  Form name             respondents    responses per   response  (in
                                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Pilot in command...................  42 CFR 70.11 Report of                  190               1            7/60
                                      death or illness onboard
                                      aircraft operated by
                                      airline.
Master of vessel or person in        42 CFR 70.4 Report by the                10               1            7/60
 charge of conveyance.                master of a vessel or
                                      person in charge of
                                      conveyance of the
                                      incidence of a
                                      communicable disease
                                      occurring while in
                                      interstate travel.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-23861 Filed 10-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P