Notice2023-24346
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
November 3, 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 Statement in Support of Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility Under Immigration and Nationality Act. This information collection is related to waivers of inadmissibility on health-related grounds, specifically mental health disorders with associated harmful behavior.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75593-75594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24346]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-24-0006; Docket No. CDC-2023-0090]
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 Statement in Support of
Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility Under Immigration and
Nationality Act. This information collection is related to waivers of
inadmissibility on health-related grounds, specifically mental health
disorders with associated harmful behavior.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before January 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2023-
0090 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#5d32303f1d3e393e733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6898b84a6858285c8818990">[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
Statement in Support of Application for Waiver of Inadmissibility
Under Immigration and Nationality Act (OMB Control No. 0920-0006, Exp.
12/31/2023)--Revision--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The goal of this proposed collection is to provide Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with adequate information to
fulfill its responsibilities with regard to the processing of
applications for waivers of inadmissibility on health-related grounds,
specifically mental health disorders with associated harmful behaviors.
Section 212 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) states
that aliens with specific health-related grounds are ineligible to
receive visas and ineligible for admission into the United States. The
conditions are listed in subsections as follows:
(i) aliens who have a communicable disease of public health
significance,
(iii) (I) aliens who have a physical or mental disorder and
behavior associated with the disorder that may pose, or has posed, a
threat to the property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others; or
(iii) (II) aliens who have had a physical or mental disorder and a
history of behavior associated with the disorder, which behavior has
posed a threat to property, safety, or welfare of the alien or others
and which behavior is likely to recur or lead to other harmful
behavior.
However, section 212(g) of the INA authorizes the Attorney General
to waive certain Class A inadmissible health-related grounds which
would allow an alien to overcome his/her inadmissibility. The CDC may
provide consultation to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
for requests for waivers under section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) or section
212(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I) or (II), as indicated in the regulations (8 CFR
212.7 Waiver of certain grounds of excludability) if: ``the alien or
the alien's sponsoring family member shall submit a statement to the
consular or Service office. The statement must be from a clinic,
hospital, institution, school, or other specialized facility or
specialist in the United States . . . who will complete the evaluation
and provide an evaluation report to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.''
Waiver requests under section 212(a)(1)(A)(i) are processed on DHS
forms I-601 and I-602. Waiver requests under section
212(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I) or (II) are processed under CDC form 4.422-1.
Respondents to this data collection include U.S. medical facilities and
specialists who complete Part II of CDC form 4.422-1 for waiver
applicants based on physical or mental disorders and submit the
appropriate evaluation report. Respondents also include the applicant
or sponsoring family member
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who complete Part III of CDC form 4.422-1
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 33 annual burden hours.
There is no cost 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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Physician..................... CDC 4.422-1..... 200 1 10/60 33
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 33
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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. 2023-24346 Filed 11-2-23; 8:45 am]
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