Notice2023-08909
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
April 27, 2023
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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 Airline and Vessel Traveler Information Collection. The information collected will be used to conduct contact tracing and public health follow-up on travelers who have been identified in a risk exposure zone on a conveyance where a traveler was confirmed or suspected of traveling with infectious with a communicable disease of public health importance.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25640-25642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08909]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-FY-2023; Docket No. CDC-2023-0032]
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 Airline and Vessel Traveler
Information Collection. The information collected will be used to
conduct contact tracing and public health follow-up on travelers who
have been identified in a risk exposure zone on a conveyance where a
traveler was confirmed or suspected of traveling with infectious with a
communicable disease of public health importance.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before June 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0032 by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.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://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking
portal (<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>) 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; Telephone: 404-639-7570;
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b6466694b686f68256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4926242b092a2d2a672e263f">[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,
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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
Airline and Vessel Traveler Information Collection (OMB Control No.
0920-1180, Exp. 6/30/2023)--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 international 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 travelers,
are critical tools in the fight against the introduction, transmission,
and spread of communicable disease in the United States. The collection
of timely, accurate, and complete conveyance and traveler information
enables CDC to notify state and local health departments in order for
them to make contact with individuals who may have been exposed to a
communicable disease during travel, or due to an outbreak of disease in
a geographic location 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
(DHHS) 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.
Passenger and crewmember manifests are used to collect travelers
information from airlines and vessels after travel has been completed
and when a disease is confirmed or there is a suspected exposure.
Manifests include locating and contact information, as well as
information concerning where passengers sat while aboard an airline or
their location (e.g. cabin numbers) and activities aboard a vessel.
Manifests collect the following data elements:
<bullet> Full name (last, first, and, if available, middle or
others);
<bullet> Date of birth;
<bullet> Sex;
<bullet> Country of residence;
<bullet> If a passport is required; passport number, passport
country of issuance, and passport expiration date;
<bullet> 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;
<bullet> 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);
<bullet> Primary contact phone number to include country code;
<bullet> Secondary contact phone number to include country code;
<bullet> Email address;
<bullet> Airline name;
<bullet> Flight number;
<bullet> City of departure;
<bullet> Departure date and time;
<bullet> City of arrival;
<bullet> Arrival date and time; and
<bullet> 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 babes-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 or International
Health Regulation (IHR) National Focal Points (NFPs) 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 and vessels may take
responsibility for 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 875 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time to participate.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Airline Medical Officer or International 350 1 150/60 875
Equivalent/Analysist/Travel Manifest
Specialist/Manager Equivalent. Template/
Informal
Manifest
Request
Template.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 875
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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. 2023-08909 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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