Notice2022-01260
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
January 24, 2022
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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 Importation Regulations (42 CFR 71 subpart F), which specifies the requirements for importing animals or animal products that are regulated by CDC into the United States.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3542-3544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01260]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-22-22BY; Docket No. CDC-2022-0008]
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 Importation Regulations (42 CFR
71 subpart F), which specifies the requirements for importing animals
or animal products that are regulated by CDC into the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2022-
0008 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: 404-639-7570; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#503f3d32103334337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f00020d2f0c0b0c41080019">[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
Importation Regulations (42 CFR 71 Subpart F)--New--National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
This is a request for a new information collection to consolidate
forms and information collections related to the importation of
animals, animal products, and human remains into one information
collection. This information collection was previously part of three
separate, OMB-approved information collections: (1) 0920-1034 (expires
3/31/2022), (2) 0920-0263 (expires 9/30/2023), and (3) 0920-0199
(expires 8/31/2024). CDC is requesting a three-year OMB clearance for
this new, combined information collection.
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 264)
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authorizes the Secretary 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. The Statute, and the existing regulations governing
foreign quarantine activities (42 CFR 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 in order to protect the public's health.
CDC regulations govern the importation of animals and animal
products capable of causing human disease. Animals that are regulated
by CDC are dogs, cats, turtles, snakes, lizards, non-human primates
(NHP), civets, African rodents, and bats. CDC controls the importation
of these animals to ensure that these animals, or animal products,
being imported into the United States meet CDC regulations. CDC does
this through a permitting process for certain animals.
On June 16, 2021 CDC published a Federal Register Notice informing
the public about a temporary suspension of dogs entering the United
States from high-risk rabies countries. The canine rabies virus variant
(CRVV) was declared eliminated in the United States in 2007. The
importation of just one dog infected with CRVV risks re-introduction of
the virus into the United States resulting in a potential public health
risk with consequent monetary cost and potential loss of human and
animal life. Since 2015 there have been four known rabid dogs imported
into the United States.
During the suspension period, CDC will issue permits for importers
with dogs who have been in a high-risk CRVV country within the last six
months and do not have a current, valid U.S.-issued rabies vaccination
certificate. Only importers who are permanently relocating to the
United States, are a US government employee traveling on official
orders, are an owner of a service dog that is trained to assist them
with a disability, are an individual importing dogs for science,
education, exhibition, or law enforcement purposes, or people who
traveled with their dog before July 31, 2021 are eligible to apply for
a permit. Dogs from CRVV-free or low risk countries and dogs with valid
U.S.-issued rabies vaccination certificates that are microchipped,
healthy, and at least six months of age do not require a permit. The
current permit application to import a dog is under collection 0920-
1034. When a dog or cat arrives at an airport and is sick or dead,
importers are required to notify CDC. There is no form for this
notification.
Other animals that require a permit, and are included in this
information collection are NHPs, which can carry of number of diseases
that can cause severe infections in people. NHPs may not be imported as
pets and may only be imported for bona fide scientific, educational, or
exhibition purposes, as defined in the regulations. Forms for the
importation of NHPs are currently under information collection 0920-
0263. These forms will move into this new information collection to
consolidate all forms related to the importation of animals or animal
products into one collection.
A new form to request a permit to import a regulated animal that is
neither a dog nor an NHP (e.g., turtles, African rodents, civets) is
included in this information collection. It also incorporates the
addition of bats, which is currently approved under OMB control number
0920-0199.
Regarding human remains, the Division of Global Migration and
Quarantine (DGMQ) works with the Division of Select Agents and Toxins
(DSAT) on the importation for human remains. DGMQ requests death
certificates from those wishing to import remains and then determines
if the importer will need a permit, which is issued by DSAT and will
remain in 0920-0199.
Lastly, people importing animal products must make a statement or
provide documentation demonstrating that the animal product is not
infectious.
CDC requests approval for an estimated 60,215 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 Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Dog Importers (42 CFR Dog Permit 60,000 1 60/60 60,000
71.51(c)(2), (d)). Application
Form.
NHP Importers (42 CFR 71.53).. NHP Shipment 120 1 15/60 30
Arrival
Notification
Form.
First Time NHP Importer (42 NHP Importer 15 1 120/60 30
CFR 71.53). Form.
Regulated Animal Importer (42 Other animal 2 1 30/60 1
CFR 71). import form.
Dog and Cat Importers (42 CFR Record of 43 1 60/60 43
71.51(b)(3)). sickness or
death.
Human Remains Importers (42 Provide death 50 1 15/60 13
CFR 71.55, 42 CFR 71.32). certificate.
Importer of animal products Statement or 391 1 15/60 98
(42 CFR 71.32). documentation
of non-
infectiousness.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 60,215
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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. 2022-01260 Filed 1-21-22; 8:45 am]
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