2014-05946. Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-7570 or send comments to Leroy Richardson, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email to [e-mail].

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

Foreign Quarantine Regulations—Revision—(expiration date: July 31, 2015)—National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

CDC is submitting this revision to obtain authority to collect electronic information from importers/filers on specific types of animals and cargo over which CDC has authority, notably those found in 42 CFR part 71. This request is consistent with requirements of the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act that states that all agencies that require documentation for clearing or licensing the importation and exportation of cargo participate in the International Trade Data System (ITDS), and is also consistent with CDC authorities under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA)(42 U.S.C. 264).

This electronic data is specified by CDC using Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Sets and is collected by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from importers/filers when they submit the information needed through International Trade Data System ITDS and the Automated Commercial Environment (ITDS/ACE) to clear an import. CDC has developed a PGA message set for each regulated import specified in 42 CFR part 71, and each PGA Message Set includes only those data requirements necessary in order to determine whether or not a CDC-regulated import poses a risk to public health and that the importer has met CDC's regulatory requirements for entry. CDC is including the PGA Message Sets for review because there is no set form or format for the electronic submission of import related data to CBP and CDC. CDC is permitted access to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) data pursuant to 6 CFR 29.8(b) and 49 CFR 1520.11(b), which permit federal employees with a need to know to have access to this data.

CDC is maintaining its authority to collect hard copies of required documentation, as currently authorized by the Office of Management and Budget, because the use of ITDS/ACE will not be required for imports entering the United States until a later date. CDC will accept both hard copy and electronic filing of import-related documentation until the use of ACE is required for cargo entering the United States.

Through this revision, CDC is requesting a net increase in the estimated number of burden hours in the amount of 8,162. Of these additional hours, 7,862 pertain to requests for CDC Message Set data via ITDS/ACE, 167 hours pertain to required statements/documentation of products being rendered non-infectious, and 133 hours pertain to a revised estimate of the number of CDC form 75.37 “NOTICE TO OWNERS AND IMPORTERS OF DOGS: Requirement for Dog Confinement required from importers of dogs.

CDC also is providing wholly revised instructions for the Maritime Conveyance Cumulative Influenza/Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Form and Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death Investigations form. No additional burden is requested for this change, because no increase in complexity of instructions or reporting information is requested.

Finally, CDC has removed burden totals for 42 CFR 71.52 Turtles, Tortoises and Terrapins (reduction of 3 hours from burden total); 42 CFR 71.55 Dead Bodies (reduction of 5 hours from burden total; and 42 CFR 71.56(a)(iii) and (c) Appeal—Appeal the denial of permit for importation of regulated animals; and Appeal for order of quarantine, destruction or re-export of regulated animals (reduction of 2 hours from burden total). CDC estimates that there are less than 10 occurrences a year when information is provided by a respondent pursuant to CDC requirements for importation. This results in a total reduction of 10 hours.

Respondents to this data collection include airline pilots, ships' captains, importers/filers, and travelers/general public. The nature of the response to CDC dictates which forms are completed by whom. There are no costs to respondents except for their time to complete the response.

Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

Type of respondent	Form name/CFR reference	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden per response (in hours)	Total burden hours
Maritime conveyance operators	71.21(a) Radio Report of death/illness—illness reports from ships (fillable PDF (individual case and cumulative report), phone, transcribed email)	2,000	1	2/60	67
Aircraft commander or operators	71.21(b) Death/Illness reports from aircrafts (verbal, no form)	1,700	1	2/60	57
Maritime conveyance operators	71.21(c) Gastrointestinal Illnesses reports 24 and 4 hours before arrival (MIDRS)	17,000	1	3/60	850
Maritime conveyance operators	71.21(c) Recordkeeping—Medical logs (no form, captains provide logs)	17,000	1	3/60	850
Isolated or Quarantined individuals	71.33(c) Report by persons in isolation or surveillance (verbal, no form)	11	1	3/60	1
Maritime conveyance operators	71.35 Report of death/illness during stay in port (verbal, no form)	5	1	30/60	3
Aircraft commander or operators	Locator Form used in an outbreak of public health significance	2,700,000	1	5/60	225,000
Aircraft commander or operators	Locator Form used for reporting of an ill passenger(s)	800	1	5/60	67
Importer	71.51(b)(2) Dogs/cats: Certification of Confinement, Vaccination (CDC form 75.37)	2,800	1	10/60	467
Importer	71.51(b)(3) Dogs/cats: Record of sickness or deaths (no form, record review)	20	1	15/60	5
Importer/Filer	CDC PGA Message Set for Importing Cats and Dogs	30,000	1	15/60	7,500
Importer	71.56(a)(2) African Rodents—Request for exemption (no form, written request only)	20	1	1	20
Importer/Filer	CDC PGA Message Set for Importing African Rodents	60	1	15/60	15
Importer	Statement or documentation of Non-infectiousness (Documented, no form; authority under 71.32(b))	2,000	1	5/60	167
Importer/Filer	CDC PGA Message Set for Importing African Rodent and All Family Viverridae Products	2,000	1	15/60	500
	Total 1: PLF used in an outbreak of public health significance	2,775,416			235,569
	Total 2: PLF used for reporting of an ill passenger(s)	75,416			10,569

Leroy Richardson,

Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.