Notice2026-11557
Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
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Published
June 10, 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 Andes Hantavirus Cruise Passenger and Traveler Contact Monitoring. This information collection is designed to conduct case investigations and active monitoring of contacts data that are identified during hantavirus exposure events in domestic and international settings, and to analyze epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory data for cases and contacts to characterize the exposure event.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35213-35214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11557]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-26-0218; Docket No. CDC-2026-1024]
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 Andes Hantavirus Cruise Passenger and Traveler Contact
Monitoring. This information collection is designed to conduct case
investigations and active monitoring of contacts data that are
identified during hantavirus exposure events in domestic and
international settings, and to analyze epidemiologic, clinical, and
laboratory data for cases and contacts to characterize the exposure
event.
DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before August 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2026-
1024 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#7a1517183a191e19541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a6567684a696e69246d657c">[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 Andes Hantavirus Cruise Passenger and Traveler Contact
Monitoring--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, the Division of Global
Migration Health (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, 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.
The purpose of this information collection is to: (1) conduct case
investigations and active monitoring of contacts data that are
identified during hantavirus exposure events in domestic and
international settings; (2) analyze epidemiologic, clinical, and
laboratory data for cases and contacts to characterize the exposure
event, identify transmission patterns (including potential person-to-
person transmission for Andes virus), and guide control strategies; (3)
generate reports describing demographic characteristics, clinical
presentation, and timelines (e.g., exposure to symptom onset, symptom
onset to detection) to inform response decision-making; and (4) inform
the development of future guidance and recommendations for post-arrival
traveler management for this current outbreak as well as future
outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens.
CDC is currently sharing case and contact information as well as
public health assessment of exposure risk to hantavirus for both
passengers and travelers identified as contacts 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 confirmed and probable cases of
hantavirus and determine if additional targeted public health measures
are necessary.
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State/local health department partners are contacting travelers in
order to determine if they are symptomatic and require additional
screening and testing for hantavirus. The purpose of this data
collection using assessment surveys will be to inform state and local
health departments regarding case and contact traveler monitoring
activities and help evaluate the usability of this public health risk
assessment information provided by CDC for implementation of
appropriate and effective outbreak control measures.
CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 17,813 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 burden per Total
Respondent Information Number of responses per response burden
collection tool respondents respondent (in hours
minutes)
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Cruise ship passengers............ Andes hantavirus 18 35 25/60 263
Canary Island
Assessment.
Cruise ship passengers and high- Andes Virus Guidance 65 52 45/60 2,535
risk contacts. Assessment.
Cruise ship passengers and high- Hantavirus 2026 65 22 (x42 days) 15/60 15,015
risk contacts. Monitoring Schema
Data Elements x 42
days.
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Total......................... .................... ............ .............. ........... 17,813
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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. 2026-11557 Filed 6-9-26; 8:45 am]
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