[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26920-26921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10478]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Rescission of the Requirement for Airlines To Collect Designated 
Information for Passengers Destined for the United States Who Are 
Departing From, or Were Otherwise Present in the Republic of Guinea

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the 
rescission of the Agency Order that was signed on March 2, 2021 and 
became effective on March 4, 2021 requiring the collection of certain 
passenger contact information (full name, address while in the United 
States, primary contact phone number, secondary or emergency contact 
phone number, and email address) of passengers who are departing from, 
or were otherwise present in, the Republic of Guinea. This contact 
information was necessary to facilitate timely public health follow-up.

DATES: This rescission goes into effect beginning 12:01 a.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time on May 14, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Buigut, Division of Global 
Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H16-4, Atlanta, GA 30329. Email: 
[email protected]. Phone: 770-488-4552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In February 2021, outbreaks of Ebola virus 
disease (Ebola) were identified in the

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Republic of Guinea (Guinea) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
(DRC). CDC issued an Order on March 2, 2021 requiring airlines to 
collect and transmit to CDC contact information for passengers who were 
in Guinea or DRC within the 21 days before their arrival or attempted 
arrival in the United States. This Order became effective on March 4, 
2021. (86 FR 12685, March 4, 2021).
    On April 29, 2021, as there were no new cases reported in the prior 
42 days, no remaining hospitalized patients with Ebola, and no contacts 
of confirmed Ebola cases still requiring monitoring in the DRC, CDC 
rescinded all requirements of the March 2, 2021 Order pertaining to 
DRC; however, the requirements pertaining to Guinea remained in effect.
    Since April 3, 2021, there have been no new confirmed Ebola cases 
reported in Guinea and all contacts of cases that were being monitored 
have passed the 21-day incubation period. CDC has determined that 
airline travelers destined for the United States who are departing 
from, or were otherwise present in, Guinea in the past 21 days are no 
longer at risk of exposure to Ebola virus. Therefore, the March 2, 2021 
Order is rescinded in its entirety as of 12:01 a.m. Daylight Saving 
Time May 14, 2021.

    Authority: This Notice is issued pursuant to Sections 361 and 
365 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 264 and 268, and 
implementing regulations at 42 CFR 71.4, 71.20, 71.31, and 71.32.

    Dated: May 13, 2021.
Rochelle Walensky,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-10478 Filed 5-13-21; 4:15 pm]
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