[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 540-541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-29232]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-21CA; Docket No. CDC-2020-0127]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or 
continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed 
information collection project titled ``Temporary Halt In Residential 
Evictions To Prevent The Further Spread Of Covid-19'' The information 
collection originally pertained to the September 4, 2020 CDC order of 
the same name that temporarily halts residential evictions of covered 
persons for nonpayment of rent during September 4, 2020, through 
December 31, 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, 
statutorily extended CDC's order until January 31, 2021. The 
declaration in this information collection request will serve as an 
attestation by a tenant, lessee, or resident that they meet the 
criteria therein to prevent an eviction proceeding per the order issued 
by the CDC.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2020-
0127 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road 
NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to Regulations.gov.

    Please note:  Submit all comments through the Federal 
eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address 
listed above.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger, of the Information 
Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-
7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To 
comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a 
proposed data collection as described below.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:
    1. 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;
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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 
submissions of responses.
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions to Prevent the Further 
Spread of COVID-19--NEW--National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Recent CDC actions in response to COVID included a temporary 
eviction moratorium published on September 4, 2020 and effective 
through December 31, 2020. The conditions that originally necessitated 
the original Order continue to exist and, in many jurisdictions, have 
significantly worsened. As of December 22, 2020, 17,790,000 cases have 
been identified in the United States, with new cases reported daily, 
and over 316,000 deaths due to the disease. On December 22, 2020, 
197,616 COVID-19 cases in the U.S. were reported to CDC.
    To qualify for the order's protections, tenants, lessees, or 
residents of residential properties must provide a copy of the 
declaration to the landlord, owner of the residential property, or 
other person who has a right to have the individual evicted or removed. 
The declaration provides notification and attestation on behalf of the 
submitting party that they have met the required

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criteria to keep from being evicted; it should be given to the 
landlord, owner of the residential property, or other person who has a 
right to have the individual evicted or removed. The information 
collected will be limited to the signature of the tenant, lessee, or 
resident. The information will not be collected by CDC.
    As stated in the Supporting Statement for OMB Control Number 0920-
1303, under the request for an emergency clearance, OIRA has waived the 
60-day comment period. Because this collection is exceeding 60 days, 
CDC is seeking additional notice and comment.
    Estimated annual burden for Tenants, Lessees, or Residents who make 
a maximum of $99,000 annually is estimated to be 2,916,667 hours. There 
will be no anticipated costs to respondents other than time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden
                   Respondent                                      Form                      Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Tenants, Lessees, or Residents.................  DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY         35,000,000               1            5/60       2,916,667
                                                  FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
                                                  AND PREVENTION'S TEMPORARY HALT IN
                                                  EVICTIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF
                                                  COVID-19.
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    Total......................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............       2,916,667
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2020-29232 Filed 1-5-21; 8:45 am]
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