Notice2026-11013
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 2, 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 information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled 2026 Ebola Entry Screening, Monitoring, & Traveler Feedback. This data collection will be used to assess risk for infection or exposure to Ebola in travelers coming to the United States from areas affected by an outbreak of Ebola originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32977-32978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11013]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-1469; Docket No. CDC-2026-0958]
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 information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project
titled 2026 Ebola Entry Screening, Monitoring, & Traveler Feedback.
This data collection will be used to assess risk for infection or
exposure to Ebola in travelers coming to the United States from areas
affected by an outbreak of Ebola originating in the Democratic Republic
of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 3, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
0958 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#c9a6a4ab89aaadaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f20222d0f2c2b2c61282039">[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
2026 Ebola Entry Screening, Monitoring, & Traveler Feedback (OMB
Control No. 0920-1469)--New--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 361 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 264)
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. Under its delegated authority, DGMH works to fulfill
this responsibility through a variety of activities, including the
operation of Port Health Stations at ports of entry and administration
of foreign quarantine regulations; 42 Code of Federal Regulation part
71 (Attachment A2), specifically 42 CFR 71.20 Public health prevention
measures to detect communicable disease. This information collection
concerns CDC's statutory and regulatory authority related to conducting
public health screening of travelers upon arrival to the United States
and assessing individual travelers for public health risk following a
report of illness from a conveyance and CDC's responsibility to ensure
the successful implementation of traveler monitoring to prevent the
transmission or spread of communicable diseases into the United States.
On May 18, 2026, CDC published an Order under the Public Health
Service Act Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons From Countries
Where a Communicable Disease Exists. This suspension is time-limited
(30 days) to allow CDC to complete a comprehensive public health risk
assessment and to develop mitigation and containment strategies in
consultation with other
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stakeholders. Exceptions are included for U.S. citizens, U.S.
nationals, lawful permanent residents, certain U.S. government
personnel and military, case-by-case humanitarian or law enforcement
exceptions, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-approved entry
processes with CDC-documented mitigation protocols.
CDC relies on its federal partners in the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) to assist in the screening process because of their
presence at the ports of entry. DHS will refer travelers that have been
to Ebola outbreak areas to another location at the airport where CDC
will ask initial health screening questions to determine if a more in-
depth public health risk assessment is necessary. CDC develops the
tools and training to facilitate this screening process and works to
ensure that any individual who is identified by DHS as being from the
outbreak area is further evaluated. This may involve medical evaluation
by CDC followed by transport to a healthcare facility if somebody is
identified as being ill; a location for quarantine at or near that
location; and/or communication via phone with CDC or state and local
health departments to see if the travelers develop symptoms after
arrival.
On May 17, 2026, an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo
virus was detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and
Uganda. On May 20, 2026, the DHS published Arrival Restrictions
Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From
or Were Otherwise Present Within the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan. Airlines are instructed to redirect
flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from or were
otherwise present within DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan in the previous
21 days to Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD). CDC is
conducting public health entry screening at designated U.S. airports
(IAD) of travelers coming from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. The
purpose of public health entry screening is to detect ill travelers or
travelers arriving from regions affected by the outbreak who are at
risk of becoming ill with Ebola to facilitate post-arrival management.
CDC will utilize information collected during public health entry
screening to determine which travelers should be monitored for Ebola
symptoms in accordance with CDC's interim recommendations for post-
arrival public health management of travelers from the outbreak area.
CDC is currently sharing contact information and initial public health
assessment of exposure risk for travelers who have been in areas
affected by the outbreak during the 21 days before their arrival in the
United States with state and local health departments through existing
data-sharing infrastructure. State and local health departments utilize
the contact information provided by CDC to prioritize and identify the
level of follow-up needed based on the level of risk of exposure to
Ebola and determine additional if additional risk assessment and/or
targeted public health measures are necessary. This coordination is
necessary to facilitate post-arrival public health management as
specified in CDC interim guidance.
At the end of the 21-day monitoring period, CDC will send a final
survey to travelers intended to evaluate the impact of rerouting and
public health entry screening on travelers. The results of this final
survey will allow CDC to identify the most efficient channels for
reaching travelers and refine public health messaging for travelers
coming from the outbreak area.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 6,945 annual burden
hours.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Avg. Burden
Type of respondent Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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Traveler....................................... Initial PHA _2026 Ebola DRC............ 36,500 1 5/60 3,042
Traveler....................................... Follow up PHA_2026 Ebola DRC........... 3,650 1 15/60 913
Traveler....................................... 2026 Ebola Symptom Monitoring Daily.... 365 21 1/60 128
Traveler....................................... 2026 Ebola Symptom Monitoring Web 365 21 5/60 639
Survey.
Traveler....................................... 2026 Ebola Symptom Monitoring Weekly... 3,285 3 1/60 164
Traveler....................................... 2026 Ebola Symptom Monitoring Web 3,285 3 5/60 821
Survey.
Traveler....................................... 2026 Ebola Response Survey of Travelers 3,650 1 10/60 608
State/Local Health Department.................. 2026 Ebola Jurisdiction Traveler 70 104 5/60 607
Monitoring.
State/Local Health Department.................. 2026 Ebola Jurisdiction Final Survey... 70 1 20/60 23
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Total...................................... ....................................... .............. .............. .............. 6, 945
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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. 2026-11013 Filed 6-1-26; 8:45 am]
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