Notice2021-25447
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
November 22, 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 "Requirement for Airlines and Operators to Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to Provide Designated Information," which will provide CDC with the ability to collect traveler contact information from passengers and airlines to facilitate any necessary public health follow-up.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66309-66310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25447]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22AQ; Docket No. CDC-2021-0122]
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 ``Requirement for Airlines and
Operators to Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers
and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to
Provide Designated Information,'' which will provide CDC with the
ability to collect traveler contact information from passengers and
airlines to facilitate any necessary public health follow-up.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2021-
0122 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: Jeffery 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 Jeffery M. Zirger, of
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the Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H21-8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
phone: 404-639-7570; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#16797b745675727538717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b5456597b585f58155c544d">[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
Information Collection for the Requirement for Airlines and
Operators to Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers
and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for Passengers to
Provide Designated Information (42 CFR part 71.4, 71.20, 71.31, and
71.32)--New--National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious
Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component
of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has the
regulatory authority to collect contact information from airlines under
42 CFR 71. CDC exercises this authority to ensure that public health
agencies across the United States can provide appropriate public health
follow-up to travelers who may be ill or exposed to a communicable
disease.
CDC announces the requirement for all airlines and operators to
collect and/or maintain passenger and crew contact information
(designated information), and for passengers to provide such
information to airlines and operators, on flights arriving into the
United States. This includes flights with intermediate stops in the
United States between the flight's foreign point of origin and the
final destination. Unless otherwise transmitted to the U.S. Government
via established U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data
systems, airlines and operators are required to retain the designated
information for 30 days and transmit it within 24 hours of a request
from CDC. Accurate and complete contact information is needed to
protect the health of travelers and U.S. communities and for the
purposes of public health follow-up.
CDC estimates burden to passengers and airline staff to be
6,191,028 hours.
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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Passenger providing Passenger 12,300,000 1 2/60 410,000
information to airline staff ``Acknowledgeme
(call centers). nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Passenger providing Passenger 6,150,000 1 2/60 205,000
information to airline staff ``Acknowledgeme
(airport check-in or gate nt'' and
agent). collection of
information
from passengers.
Passenger providing Passenger 44,280,000 1 2/60 1,476,000
information to travel agents. ``Acknowledgeme
nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Passenger entering information Passenger 60,270,000 1 2/60 2,009,000
electronically. ``Acknowledgeme
nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Airline staff (call centers).. Passenger 12,300,000 1 2/60 410,000
``Acknowledgeme
nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Airline staff (airport check- Passenger 6,150,000 1 2/60 205,000
in or gate agent). ``Acknowledgeme
nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Travel Agents................. Passenger 44,280,000 1 2/60 1,476,000
``Acknowledgeme
nt'' and
collection of
information
from passengers.
Database administrator--Set up No Form......... 11 11 5/60 10
SAMS account.
Database administrator-- No Form......... 22 5 10/60 18
Transmit JSON or .cvs data
via SAMS or SFTP.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 6,191,028
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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. 2021-25447 Filed 11-19-21; 8:45 am]
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