Notice2026-05196
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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March 17, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12808-12810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05196]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-26-1260]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled ``Maritime Illness Database and Reporting
System (MIDRS)'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on
November 21, 2025 to obtain comments from the public and affected
agencies. CDC received 2 related to the previous notice. This notice
serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and affected agency
comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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 submission of responses; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open
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for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Direct written
comments and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this
notice to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202)
395-5806. Provide written comments within 30 days of notice
publication.
Proposed Project
Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System (MIDRS) (OMB Control
No. 0920-1260, Exp. 3/31/2026)--Extension--National Center for
Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
The purpose of this Extension Information Collection Request (ICR)
is to request a three-year Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Clearance for
CDC's Maritime Illness Database and Reporting System (MIDRS)
surveillance system. Operationally, CDC has divided the
responsibilities for enforcing foreign quarantine regulations between
the Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) and the Division of Global
Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ). VSP takes the lead on overseeing acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) illness surveillance and outbreak investigation
activities on passenger ships using MIDRS, while DGMQ monitors all non-
AGE illnesses and deaths on passenger vessels as well as all diseases
of public health concern on all other conveyances with international
itineraries bound for the U.S. under ``Foreign Quarantine Regulations
(42 CFR part 71)'' (OMB Control No. 0920-0134, Exp. 03/31/2026).
The MIDRS data collection system consists of a surveillance system
that receives information electronically through a web portal or email
receiver; data can also be submitted by phone or email and entered in
MIDRS by VSP. AGE cases reported in MIDRS are cumulative totals for the
entire voyage and do not represent the number of active AGE cases at
any given port of call or at disembarkation. The AGE log, 72-hour food/
activity history questionnaires and other required documentation are
completed and maintained on the ship. Data collected will allow VSP to
quickly detect AGE outbreaks, provide epidemiologic and sanitation
guidance to stop the outbreak, craft public health recommendations to
prevent future outbreaks, and monitor AGE illness trends to identify
important changes over time.
There are two types of respondents for this data collection: (1)
Cruise ship medical staff or other designated personnel who report AGE
cases; and (2) AGE cases who provide information for the 72-hour food/
activity history questionnaires. Of note, VSP will not receive any
information from or about the AGE cases; this information is collected
and owned by the cruise line and maintained on the ship as part of the
AGE case's medical record. VSP reviews these records during operational
inspections to confirm they are available if needed, and if there is an
AGE outbreak or report of unusual AGE illness for a particular voyage.
VSP has amended the burden table to better reflect submission
patterns, while still accounting for potential increases in counts due
to the addition of new ships to fleets and increases in shore-side AGE
cases, which leads to increases in cruise ship AGE case counts.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 5,769,350 annual burden
hours. There is no cost 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
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Cruise ship medical staff or other AGE Illness Report 24 270 30 3/60
designated personnel. hours before arrival
(via web portal or
email receiver).
AGE Illness Report 24 30 30 3/60
hours before arrival
(via email or phone).
AGE Illness Report 4 216 30 3/60
hours before arrival
(via web portal or
email receiver).
AGE Illness Report 4 24 30 3/60
hours before arrival
(via email or phone).
Special Reports 180 4 3/60
exceeding 2%-3% AGE
Threshold (via web
portal, email receiver,
email, or phone).
Daily AGE Logs.......... 180 12 3/60
Recordkeeping of AGE 300 1 8,760
Surveillance Records.
Cruise ship crew...................... 72-hour Food/Activity 18,000 1 10/60
History Template (AGE
cases).
Three-day Pre- 9,720,000 1 3/60
embarkation AGE Illness
Assessment (all crew
members).
Interviews to Determine 90,000 2 5/60
AGE Status (initial, 24-
hr, 48-hr) *
asymptomatic cabin
mates and immediate
contacts of symptomatic
crew.
Last Symptom Check and 18,000 1 3/60
Return to Work
Clearance (food and
nonfood employees).
Cruise ship passengers................ 72-hour food/activity 45,000 1 10/60
history questionnaires
(AGE cases).
Cruise ship engineering staff or other Recordkeeping of 300 1 8,760
designated personnel. Engineering and
Sanitation Records.
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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. 2026-05196 Filed 3-16-26; 8:45 am]
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