Notice2026-00422
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
January 13, 2026
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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 Land Activity Illness and Death Reporting. This data collection is designed to collect necessary information needed for CDC to conduct public health response and follow up in the event an individual with a confirmed or suspected communicable disease is known to have traveled via land conveyance across an international land or state border.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1320-1321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00422]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-0134; Docket No. CDC-2026-0001]
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 Land Activity Illness and Death
Reporting. This data collection is designed to collect necessary
information needed for CDC to conduct public health response and follow
up in the event an individual with a confirmed or suspected
communicable disease is known to have traveled via land conveyance
across an international land or state border.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before March 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0001 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#e38c8e81a3808780cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb2b0bf9dbeb9bef3bab2ab">[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
Land Activity Illness and Death Reporting (OMB Control No. 0920-
0134, Exp. 3/31/2026)--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 information collection is to ensure that,
consistent with the authorities in the Public Health Service Act and
CFR parts 70 and 71, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
is able 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. This
information collection focuses on collecting
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necessary information needed for CDC to conduct public health response
and follow up in the event an individual with a confirmed or suspected
communicable disease is known to have traveled via land conveyance
(e.g., bus, train, other) across an international land border or state
borders while infectious or potentially infectious, presenting a risk
of disease spread to others. This information collection includes
collection of conveyance, passenger and crew contact information from
land conveyance operators (aka manifests) for contact investigations.
Additionally, this information collection includes forms to obtain
information on the outcomes of the contact investigations carried out
by international, state, local, or territorial public health
professionals to assess the impacts of CDC regulatory activities.
With this current submission, CDC is requesting a Revision with the
aim of improving efficiency of DGMH's land activities PRA submission
process through aggregation under a single OMB Control Number. One form
(Attachment B) will stay in 0920-0134. All other information collection
tools currently approved in 0920-0134 will move to 0920-0488 or 0920-
1335. CDC is requesting that one form (Attachment F) will move from OMB
control 0920-0900 to 0920-0134. Finally, four new information
collection tools are being added to this information collection request
for 0920-0134 (Attachments C, D, E, and G).
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 83 annualized 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
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response burden (in
respondent (in hours) hours)
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Traveler.......................... Land Travel Illness 62 1 15/60 16
State/Local/Territorial or or Death
International Public Health Staff. Investigation Form.
Traveler/State/Local/Territorial Land Passenger 60 1 5/60 5
or International Public Health Locator Form (New).
Staff.
Land Conveyance Operator Medical/ International Land 5 1 6 30
Safety Officer or Equivalent/ Conveyance Manifest
Computer and Information Systems Order Template
Manager. (New).
Land Conveyance Operator Medical/ Domestic Land 5 1 6 30
Safety Officer or Equivalent/ Conveyance Manifest
Computer and Information Systems Order Template
Manager. (New).
State/Local/Territorial or General Land Contact 5 1 10/60 1
International Public Health Staff. Investigation
Outcome Reporting
Form.
State/Local/Territorial or TB Land Contact 5 1 10/60 1
International Public Health Staff. Investigation
Outcome Reporting
Form (New).
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Total......................... .................... ............ .............. ........... 83
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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. 2026-00422 Filed 1-12-26; 8:45 am]
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