[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19591-19592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05770]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-24-1181]


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 ``Airline and Traveler Information 
Collection: Domestic Manifests and the Passenger Locator Form'' 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 January 16, 2024, 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. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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

    Airline and Traveler Information Collection: Domestic Manifests and 
the Passenger Locator Form (OMB Control No. 0920-1181, Exp. 3/31/
2024)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The rapid speed and tremendous volume of domestic, international, 
and transcontinental travel, commerce, and human migration enable 
infectious disease threats to disperse worldwide in 24 hours--less time 
than the incubation period of most communicable diseases. These and 
other forces intrinsic to modern technology and ways of life favor the 
emergence of new communicable diseases and the reemergence or increased 
severity of known communicable diseases.
    Stopping a communicable disease outbreak--whether it is naturally 
occurring or intentionally caused--requires the use of the most rapid 
and effective public health tools available. Basic public health 
practices, such as collaborating with airlines in the identification 
and notification of potentially exposed contacts, are critical tools in 
the fight against the introduction, transmission, and spread of 
communicable diseases in the United States.
    The collection of timely, accurate, and complete conveyance and 
traveler information enables CDC to notify State,

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local, and Territorial health departments in order for them to make 
contact with individuals who may have been exposed to a communicable 
disease during travel and identify appropriate next steps.
    Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) 
authorizes the Secretary of the Department 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, or from one State or possession into any other 
State or possession. Regulations that implement Federal quarantine 
authority are currently promulgated in 42 CFR parts 70 and 71. Part 71 
contains regulations to prevent the introduction, transmission, and 
spread of communicable diseases into the States and possessions of the 
United States, while part 70 contains regulations to prevent the 
introduction, transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from one 
State into another.
    Passenger and crew manifests contain certain information for 
travelers on an aircraft and are generally collected from airlines when 
a communicable disease is confirmed after the air travel has been 
completed. Manifests include locating and contact information, as well 
as information concerning where passengers sat while aboard the 
aircraft. The specific list of data elements included in the domestic 
manifest order is:
     Full name (last, first, and, if available, middle or 
others);
     Date of birth;
     Sex;
     Country of residence;
     If a passport is required; passport number, passport 
country of issuance, and passport expiration date;
     If a travel document, other than a passport is required, 
travel document type, travel document number, travel document country 
of issuance and travel document expiration date;
     Address while in the United States (number and street, 
city, State, and zip code), except that U.S. citizens and lawful 
permanent residents will provide address of permanent residence in the 
U.S. (number and street, city, State, and zip code; as applicable);
     Primary contact phone number to include country code;
     Secondary contact phone number to include country code;
     Email address;
     Airline name;
     Flight number;
     City of departure;
     Departure date and time;
     City of arrival;
     Arrival date and time; and
     Seat number for all passengers
    CDC also requests seat configuration for the requested contact area 
(example: AB/aisle/CDE/aisle/FG, bulkhead in front of row 9), 
identification on the manifest of the crew and what zone crew were 
assigned to, the identification of any babies-in-arms, and finally CDC 
requests the total number of passengers on board if measles is the 
cause of the investigation, due to the highly infectious nature of the 
disease.
    CDC then uses this passenger and crew manifest information to 
coordinate with State and local health departments so they can follow 
up with residents who live or are currently located in their 
jurisdiction. In most cases, the manifests are issued for air travel, 
and State and local health departments or IHR NFPs are responsible for 
the contact investigations; airlines may take responsibility for the 
follow-up of crew members. In rare cases, CDC may use the manifest data 
to perform the contact investigation directly.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 3,240 annual burden 
hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time to 
participate.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Number of      Average burden
        Type of respondents                 Form name             Number of      responses per     per response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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Airline Medical Officer or          Domestic Manifest Order                500                1                6
 Equivalent/Airline Administrative   Template.
 or Safety Manager.
Airline Administrative or Safety    Informal Manifest Request               25                1                6
 Manager.
Traveler..........................  Public Health Passenger                545                1             5/60
                                     Locator Form: limited
                                     onboard exposure
                                     (International Flights).
Traveler..........................  Public Health Passenger                545                1             5/60
                                     Locator Form: limited
                                     onboard exposure
                                     (Domestic Flights).
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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. 2024-05770 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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