[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24207-24209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9721]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day 12-0134]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-7570 or send an email to
omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920-
0134 expires 6/30/12)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and
Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA)(42 U.S.C. 264)
authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make and
enforce regulations necessary to prevent the introduction,
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases into the United
States. Legislation and existing regulations governing the foreign
quarantine activities (42 CFR part 71) authorize quarantine officers
and other personnel to inspect and undertake necessary control measures
with respect to conveyances, persons, and shipments of animals and
etiologic agents entering the United States from foreign ports in order
to protect the public's health.
Under the foreign quarantine regulations, the master of a ship or
captain of an airplane entering the United States from a foreign port
is required by public health law to report certain illnesses among
passengers (42 CFR 71.21 (b)). In addition to the aforementioned list
of illnesses which must be reported to CDC, the master of a ship or
captain of an airplane must also report (1) Hemorrhagic Fever
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Syndrome (persistent fever accompanied by abnormal bleeding from any
site); or (2) acute respiratory syndrome (severe cough or severe
respiratory disease of less than 3 weeks in duration); or (3) acute
onset of fever and severe headache, accompanied by stiff neck or change
in level of consciousness. CDC has the authority to collect personal
health information to protect the health of the public under the
authority of section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.).
This information collection request also includes the Passenger
Locator Information Form. The Passenger Locator Information Form is
used to collect reliable information that assists quarantine officers
in locating, in a timely manner, those passengers and crew who are
exposed to communicable diseases of public health significance while
traveling on a conveyance. HHS delegates authority to CDC to conduct
quarantine control measures. Currently, with the exception of rodent
inspections and the cruise ship sanitation program, inspections are
performed only on those vessels and aircraft which report illness prior
to arrival or when illness is discovered upon arrival. Other inspection
agencies assist quarantine officers in public health screening of
persons, pets, and other importations of public health significance and
make referrals to the Public Health Service when indicated. These
practices and procedures assure protection against the introduction and
spread of communicable diseases into the United States with a minimum
of recordkeeping and reporting as well as a minimum of interference
with trade and travel.
Small revisions are being requested as part of this package. A
modification of format to the Passenger Locator Form (PLF) is requested
in this Supporting Statement to account for a change in the scanning
software used for the PLF. No change in content is requested. The
content will remain identical to the version approved by OMB on 10/28/
11.
Changes to the data collection related to the confinement of dogs
upon arrival to the United States are also requested. The CDC form
75.37, ``Notice of Importers of Dogs'' will now be identified as CDC
form 75.37 ``NOTICE TO OWNERS AND IMPORTERS OF DOGS: Requirement for
Dog Confinement.'' The form has been changed to enhance clarity around
the purpose of the form, including: the type of data required, the
regulatory requirements the form is meeting, the responsibilities of
the importer, whether or not the animal has received a booster rabies
vaccine, and the responsibility of the government agent in ensuring
that the form is complete.
Respondents to this data collection include airline pilots, ships'
captains, importers, and travelers. The nature of the quarantine
response dictates which forms are completed by whom. There are no costs
to respondents except for their time to complete the forms.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hour: 227,330 hours.
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per respondent
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Maritime conveyance operators......... 71.21(a) Radio Report of 2000 1 2/60
death/illness--illness
reports from ships.
Aircraft commander or operators....... 71.21(b) Death/Illness 1700 1 2/60
reports from aircrafts.
Maritime conveyance operators......... 71.21(c) 17000 1 3/60
Gastrointestinal
Illnesses reports 24
and 4 hours before
arrival (VSP).
Maritime conveyance operators......... 71.21(c) Recordkeeping-- 17000 1 3/60
Medical logs.
Isolated or Quarantined individuals... 71.33(c) Report by 11 1 3/60
persons in isolation or
surveillance.
Maritime conveyance operators......... 71.35 Report of death/ 5 1 30/60
illness during stay in
port.
Aircraft commander or operators....... Locator Form used in an 2,700,000 1 5/60
outbreak of public
health significance.
Aircraft commander or operators....... Locator Form used for 800 1 5/60
reporting of an ill
passenger(s).
Importer.............................. 71.51(b)(2) Dogs/cats: 2000 1 10/60
Certification of
Confinement,
Vaccination.
Importer.............................. 71.51(b)(3) Dogs/cats: 20 1 15/60
Record of sickness or
deaths.
Importer.............................. 71.52(d) Turtle 5 1 30/60
Importation Permits.
Non-Human Primate Importer............ 71.53(d) Importer 40 1 10/60
Registration--Nonhuman
Primates.
Non-Human Primate Importer............ 71.53(e) Recordkeeping.. 30 4 30/60
Importers............................. 71.55 Dead bodies....... 5 1 1
Importer.............................. 71.56(a)(2) African 20 1 1
Rodents--Request for
exemption.
Importer.............................. 71.56(a)(iii) Appeal.... 2 1 1
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Dated: April 17, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-9721 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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