[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 68 (Monday, April 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18983-18984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07379]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-21-1303; Docket No. CDC-2021-0035]


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 from September 4, 2020, through December 
31, 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, statutorily 
extended CDC's Order until January 31, 2021. On January 29, 2021, the 
CDC Director renewed the Order until March 31, 2021. As of March 31, 
the Order is further extended until June 30, 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 June 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0035 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-
7118; 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;
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who

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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, and;
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    TEMPORARY HALT IN RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS TO PREVENT THE FURTHER 
SPREAD OF COVID-19--Extension--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 that was effective 
through December 31, 2020. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 
extended the Order until January 31, 2021. On January 29, 2021, the CDC 
Director renewed the Order through March 31, 2021. The Order has now 
been further extended until June 30, 2021.
    As of March 25, 2021, over 29,700,000 cases of COVID have been 
identified in the United States, with new cases reported daily, and 
over 540,000 deaths due to the disease. 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 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 requirement. However, because this collection is 
exceeding 60 days, CDC is seeking additional notice and comment. 
Specifically, CDC is soliciting comments on the following aspects of 
the information collection form:
    1. Did you find the form was accessible on mobile devices, such as 
tablets and telephones?
    2. Was the from easy to read and understand?
    3. Was the form sufficiently understandable by those using it, and 
how is the form being used?
    4. Are there additional accessibility measures CDC should consider?
    There will be no anticipated costs to respondents other than their 
time. Estimated burden for residents who make a maximum of $99,000 
annually is 2,916,667 hours.

                                                            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. 2021-07379 Filed 4-9-21; 8:45 am]
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