Notice2021-23187
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
October 25, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
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 "Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System (MIDRS)." The purpose of this data collection is to provide U.S.-bound passenger vessel operators an electronic reporting system to assist with their legal requirement to notify CDC of the number of passengers and crew members onboard their ship who have reportable acute gastroenteritis (AGE) as defined by federal quarantine regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58915-58917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23187]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-1260; Docket No. CDC-2021-0114]
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 ``Maritime Illness Database and
Reporting System (MIDRS).'' The purpose of this data collection is to
provide U.S.-bound passenger vessel operators an electronic reporting
system to assist with their legal requirement to notify CDC of the
number of passengers and crew members onboard their ship who have
reportable acute gastroenteritis (AGE) as defined by federal quarantine
regulations.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 27,
2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0114 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> 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 <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>.
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, Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7118; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f30323d1f3c3b3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56393b341635323578313920">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System (MIDRS) (OMB Control
No. 0920-1260, Exp. 04/30/2022)--Extension--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this Extension Information Collection Request (ICR)
is to request a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for
CDC's Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System (MIDRS)
surveillance system.
Operationally, CDC has divided the responsibilities for enforcing
foreign quarantine regulations between the Vessel Sanitation Program
(VSP) and the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ). VSP
takes the lead on overseeing acute gastroenteritis (AGE) illness
surveillance and outbreak investigation activities on passenger ships
using MIDRS, while DGMQ monitors all non-AGE illnesses and
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deaths on passenger vessels as well as all diseases of public health
concern on all other conveyances with international itineraries bound
for the U.S. under ``Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 CFR part 71)''
(OMB Control No. 0920-0134, Exp. 03/31/2022).
The MIDRS data collection system consists of a surveillance system
that receives information electronically through a web-based reporting
portal; data can also be submitted by phone, email, or fax, and entered
into MIDRS by VSP. AGE cases reported to MIDRS are totals for the
entire voyage and do not represent the number of active AGE cases at
any given port of call or at disembarkation. The AGE log, 72-hour food/
activity history and other required documentation are completed and
maintained on the ship.
Data collected will allow VSP to quickly detect AGE outbreaks,
provide epidemiologic and sanitation guidance to stop the outbreak,
craft public health recommendations to prevent future outbreaks, and
monitor AGE illness trends to identify important changes over time.
There are two types of respondents for this data collection: Cruise
ship medical staff or other designated personnel who report AGE cases,
and AGE cases who provide information for the 72-hour food/activity
histories. Of note, VSP will not receive any information from or about
the AGE cases; this information is collected and owned by the cruise
line and maintained on the ship as part of the AGE case's medical
record. VSP reviews these records during operational inspections to
confirm they are available if needed, and if there is an AGE outbreak
or report of unusual AGE illness for a particular voyage.
The total annualized time burden requested is 1,537 burden hours. A
summary of the estimated annualized burden hours is shown in the table
below. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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Cruise ship medical staff or other designated 71.21(c) Gastrointestinal Illnesses 250 10 3/60 125
personnel. reports 24 and 4 hours before arrival
(MIDRS).
71.21(c) Recordkeeping-- 250 1 1/60 4
Gastrointestinal Illnesses reports 24
and 4 hours before arrival (MIDRS).
71.21(c) AGE Logs...................... 250 10 10/60 417
71.21(c) Recordkeeping--medical records 250 1 1/60 4
(AGE Logs).
71.21(c) Interviews with AGE crew case 250 3 5/60 63
cabin mates and immediate contacts to
determine AGE illness status and
documentation of interview dates/times.
71.21(c) Recordkeeping--medical records 250 1 1/60 4
(Interviews with AGE crew case cabin
mates and immediate contacts to
determine AGE illness status and
documentation of interview dates/
times).
71.21(c) Documentation of 3-day pre- 250 5 3/60 63
embarkation AGE illness assessment for
all crew members.
71.21(c) Recordkeeping--medical records 250 1 1/60 4
(Documentation of 3-day pre-
embarkation AGE illness assessment for
all crew members).
71.21(c) Documentation of date/time of 250 1 3/60 12
last symptom and clearance to return
to work for food and nonfood employees.
71.21(c) Recordkeeping--medical records 250 1 1/60 4
(Documentation of date/time of last
symptom and clearance to return to
work for food and nonfood employees).
71.21(c) Recordkeeping--medical records 250 1 1/60 4
(72 hour food/activity histories).
AGE passenger and crew cases................... 71.21(c) 72-hour food/activity history. 5,000 1 10/60 833
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 1,537
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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. 2021-23187 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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