[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60870-60872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25751]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-0134]


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 Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR 71) 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 September 7, 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, 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

    Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0134) (Exp 5/31/2019)--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 to make and 
enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction, transmission 
or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the 
United States. Statute and the existing regulations governing 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 in order to protect the public's health. Other 
inspection agencies, such as Customs and Border Protection (CBP), 
assist quarantine officers in public health screening of persons, pets, 
and other importations of public health importance and make referrals 
to quarantine station staff when indicated. These practices and 
procedures ensure protection against the introduction and spread of 
communicable diseases into and within the United States with a minimum 
of recordkeeping and reporting procedures, as well as a minimum of 
interference with trade and travel.
    U.S. Quarantine Stations are located at 20 ports of entry and land-
border crossings where international travelers arrive. The jurisdiction 
of each station includes air, maritime, and/or land-border ports of 
entry. Quarantine Station staff work in partnership with international, 
federal, state, and local agencies and organizations to fulfill their 
mission to reduce morbidity and mortality among globally mobile 
populations. This work is performed to prevent the introduction, 
transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from foreign 
countries into the United States or from one State or possession to 
another State or possession. When an illness suggestive of a 
communicable disease is reported by conveyance operators or port 
partners (e.g. Customs and Border Protection), Quarantine Officers 
respond to carry out an onsite public health assessment and collect 
data from the individual. This response may occur jointly with port 
partners. The collection of comprehensive, pertinent public health 
information during these responses enables Quarantine Officers to make 
an accurate public health assessment and identify appropriate next 
steps. For this reason, quarantine station staff need to systematically 
interview ill travelers and collect relevant health and epidemiologic 
information.
    CDC is making a number of changes and adjustments to this 
information collection. The changes are as follows:
     CDC is merging this information collection with another, 
0920-0821 Illness Response Forms: Airline, Maritime, and Land/Border 
Crossing.
     CDC is disaggregating the information collection 42 CFR 
71.21(a) report of illness or death from ships so that the influenza 
like illness (ILI) report, which is voluntary, is separate

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from the required report of ill person or death.
     CDC is removing the information collection pertaining to 
Partner Government Agency Message Sets, because CDC will not collect 
information using these tools.
     CDC is removing the acute gastroenteritis reports from 
ships and removal of medical logs information collection from this 
information collection request, because CDC's Vessel Sanitation Program 
will submit a separate information collection request for these tools.
    CDC is requesting the following adjustments:
     As described above, CDC is requesting a separation of the 
maritime (ILI) and other maritime illness or death reports. CDC is also 
requesting an increase in the total number of maritime reports of 
illness of each type, ILI and others.
     For fall 2018, CDC is considering a policy change related 
to requirements for rabies vaccination documentation for dogs coming 
from certain countries; therefore, CDC is providing estimates of burden 
and respondents related to importation of dogs into the United States
     Revised estimates of under 42 CFR 71.55, 42 CFR 71.32 Dead 
Bodies--Death certificates
     Revised estimate of the number of requests for exemptions 
for importation of African rodents
    Respondents for this information collection request are any pilot 
in command of an aircraft or maritime vessel operator with an ill 
person meeting certain criteria, or death aboard; any individual who is 
subject to federal quarantine or isolation; any ill traveler who is 
reported by the airlines, Customs and Border Protection, or EMS to CDC 
or the local public health authority that meets the definition of ill 
person; and any importer or filer who seeks to bring certain animals, 
animal products, or other CDC-regulated item into the United States.
    For all except one of these collections, there are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. Examinations of imported animals is 
only required if the pet is ill on arrival or if it has died during 
transport. These exams are not routine. Depending on the time of 
arrival, the initial exam fee may be between $100 and $200. Rabies 
testing on a dog that dies may be between $50 and $100. The expected 
number of ill or dead dogs arriving into the United States for which 
CDC may require an examination is estimated at less than 30 per year. 
The total annualized burden hours is estimated to be 268,493.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                      Average
                                       Regulatory provision or       Number of       Number of      burden per
        Type of  respondent                   form name             respondents   responses  per   response  (in
                                                                                     respondent       hours)
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Maritime Vessel Operator...........  42 CFR 71.21(a) report of               500               1            5/60
                                      illness or death from
                                      ships -.
                                     Maritime Conveyance Illness
                                      or Death Investigation
                                      Form sections 1-4.
Maritime Vessel Operator...........  42 CFR 71.21(a) report of               100               1            2/60
                                      illness or death from
                                      ships -.
                                     Maritime Conveyance Illness
                                      or Death Investigation
                                      Form section 5.
Maritime Vessel Operator...........  Cumulative Influenza/                  3000               1            2/60
                                      Influenza-Like Illness
                                      (ILI).
Pilot in command...................  42 CFR 71.21 (b) Death/               1,700               1            2/60
                                      Illness reports from
                                      aircrafts.
Traveler...........................  Airline Travel Illness or             1,700               1            5/60
                                      Death Investigation Form.
Traveler...........................  Land Travel Illness or                  100               1            5/60
                                      Death Investigation Form.
Isolated or Quarantined individuals  42 CFR 71.33 Report by                   11               1            3/60
                                      persons in isolation or
                                      surveillance.
Maritime Vessel Operator...........  42 CFR 71.35 Report of                    5               1           30/60
                                      death/illness during stay
                                      in port.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(1), (d)--           113,500               1           15/60
                                      Valid Rabies Vaccination
                                      Certificates.
Importer...........................  CDC Form 75.37 Notice To                 14               1           10/60
                                      Owners And Importers Of
                                      Dogs: Requirement for Dog
                                      Confinement.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(i), (ii),           958,000               1           15/60
                                      and (iii) exemption
                                      criteria for the
                                      importation of a dog
                                      without a rabies
                                      vaccination certificate.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.51(c)(2), (d)                  50               1           45/60
                                      Application For Permission
                                      To Import A Dog
                                      Inadequately Against
                                      Rabies.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.51(b) (3) Dogs/                20               1           15/60
                                      cats: Record of sickness
                                      or deaths.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.52(d) Turtle                    5               1           30/60
                                      Importation Permits.
Importers..........................  42 CFR 71.55 Dead Bodies,                20               1               1
                                      42 CFR 71.32--Death
                                      certificates.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.56 (a)(2) African              25               1               1
                                      Rodents -Request for
                                      exemption.
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.56(a)(iii) Appeal               2               1               1
Importer...........................  42 CFR 71.32 Statements or             2000               1            5/60
                                      documentation of non-
                                      infectiousness.
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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. 2018-25751 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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