[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75593-75594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-24-0006; Docket No. CDC-2023-0090]


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 Statement in Support of 
Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility Under Immigration and 
Nationality Act. This information collection is related to waivers of 
inadmissibility on health-related grounds, specifically mental health 
disorders with associated harmful behavior.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0090 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.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 H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments 
to www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.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, Information Collection 
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 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;
    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; and
    5. Assess information collection costs.

Proposed Project

    Statement in Support of Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility 
Under Immigration and Nationality Act (OMB Control No. 0920-0006, Exp. 
12/31/2023)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The goal of this proposed collection is to provide Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with adequate information to 
fulfill its responsibilities with regard to the processing of 
applications for waivers of inadmissibility on health-related grounds, 
specifically mental health disorders with associated harmful behaviors. 
Section 212 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states 
that aliens with specific health-related grounds are ineligible to 
receive visas and ineligible for admission into the United States. The 
conditions are listed in subsections as follows:
    (i) aliens who have a communicable disease of public health 
significance,
    (iii) (I) aliens who have a physical or mental disorder and 
behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a 
threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others; or
    (iii) (II) aliens who have had a physical or mental disorder and a 
history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has 
posed a threat to property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others 
and which behavior is likely to recur or lead to other harmful 
behavior.
    However, section 212(g) of the INA authorizes the Attorney General 
to waive certain Class A inadmissible health-related grounds which 
would allow an alien to overcome his/her inadmissibility. The CDC may 
provide consultation to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 
for requests for waivers under section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) or section 
212(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I) or (II), as indicated in the regulations (8 CFR 
212.7 Waiver of certain grounds of excludability) if: ``the alien or 
the alien's sponsoring family member shall submit a statement to the 
consular or Service office. The statement must be from a clinic, 
hospital, institution, school, or other specialized facility or 
specialist in the United States . . . who will complete the evaluation 
and provide an evaluation report to the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.''
    Waiver requests under section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) are processed on DHS 
forms I-601 and I-602. Waiver requests under section 
212(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I) or (II) are processed under CDC form 4.422-1. 
Respondents to this data collection include U.S. medical facilities and 
specialists who complete Part II of CDC form 4.422-1 for waiver 
applicants based on physical or mental disorders and submit the 
appropriate evaluation report. Respondents also include the applicant 
or sponsoring family member

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who complete Part III of CDC form 4.422-1
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 33 annual burden hours. 
There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in     (in hours)
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Physician.....................  CDC 4.422-1.....             200               1           10/60              33
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              33
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-24346 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
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