24210 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 78 / Monday, April 23, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9720 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day–12–0821] 

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 and 

send comments to Ron Otten, at CDC, 

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D74, Atlanta, 

GA 30333 or send an email to 

omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

Quarantine Station Illness and Death 

Investigation Forms—Airline, Maritime, 

Land/Border Crossing Illness and Death 

Investigation Forms—Revision— 

National Center for Zoonotic and 

Emerging Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) 

(0920–0821, expires 9/30/2012), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

CDC is requesting a revision to an 

existing data collection of patient-level 

clinical, epidemiologic, and 

demographic data from ill travelers and 

their possible contacts in order to fulfill 

its regulatory responsibility to prevent 

the importation of communicable 

diseases from foreign countries (42 CFR 

part 71) and interstate control of 

communicable diseases in humans (42 

CFR part 70). 

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. The 

regulations that implement this law, 42 

CFR parts 70 and 71, authorize 

quarantine officers and other personnel 

to inspect and undertake necessary 

control measures with respect to 

conveyances (e.g., airplanes, cruise 

ships, trucks, etc.), persons, and 

shipments of animals and etiologic 

agents in order to protect the public’s 

health. The regulations also require 

conveyances to immediately report an 

‘‘ill person’’ or any death on board to 

the Quarantine Station prior to arrival in 

the United States. An ‘‘ill person’’ is 

defined in statute by: 

—Fever (≥100 °F or 38 °C) persisting ≥48 

hours 

—Fever (≥100 °F or 38 °C) AND rash, 

glandular swelling, or jaundice 

—Diarrhea (≥3 stools in 24 hours or 

greater than normal amount) 

The 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory 

Syndrome (SARS) situation and concern 

about pandemic influenza and other 

communicable diseases have prompted 

CDC Quarantine Stations to recommend 

that all illnesses be reported prior to 

arrival. 

CDC Quarantine Stations are currently 

located at 20 international U.S. Ports of 

Entry. When a suspected illness is 

reported to the Quarantine Station, 

officers promptly respond to this report 

by meeting the incoming conveyance in 

person (when possible), collecting 

information and evaluating the 

patient(s), and determining whether an 

ill person can safely be admitted into 

the U.S. If Quarantine Station staff is 

unable to meet the conveyance, the crew 

or medical staff of the conveyance is 

trained to complete the required 

documentation and forward it (using a 

secure system) to the Quarantine Station 

for review and follow-up. 

To perform these tasks in a 

streamlined manner and ensure that all 

relevant information is collected in the 

most efficient and timely manner 

possible, Quarantine Stations use a 

number of forms—the Air Travel Illness 

or Death Investigation Form, Maritime 

Conveyance Illness or Death 

Investigation Form, and the Land Travel 

Illness or Death Investigation Form—to 

collect data on passengers with 

suspected illness and other travelers/ 

crew who may have been exposed to an 

illness. These forms are also used to 

respond to a report of a death aboard a 

conveyance. 

The purpose of all three forms is the 

same: to collect information that helps 

quarantine officials detect and respond 

to potential public health 

communicable disease threats. All three 

forms collect the following categories of 

information: Demographics and mode of 

transportation, clinical and medical 

history, and any other relevant facts 

(e.g., travel history, traveling 

companions, etc.). As part of this 

documentation, quarantine public 

health officers look for specific signs 

and symptoms common to the nine 

quarantinable diseases (Pandemic 

influenza; SARS; Cholera; Plague; 

Diphtheria; Infectious Tuberculosis; 

Smallpox; Yellow fever; and Viral 

Hemorrhagic Fevers), as well as most 

communicable diseases in general. 

These signs and symptoms include 

fever, difficulty breathing, shortness of 

breath, cough, diarrhea, jaundice, or 

signs of a neurological infection. The 

forms also collect data specific to the 

traveler’s conveyance. 

These data are used by Quarantine 

Stations to make decisions about a 

passenger’s suspected illness as well as 

its communicability. This in turn 

enables Quarantine Station staff to assist 

conveyances in the public health 

management of passengers and crew. 

The estimated total burden on the 

public, included in the chart below, can 

vary a great deal depending on the 

severity of the illness being reported, 

the number of contacts, the number of 

follow-up inquiries required, and who is 

recording the information (e.g., 

Quarantine Station staff versus the 

conveyance medical authority). In all 

cases, Quarantine Stations have 

implemented practices and procedures 

that balance the health and safety of the 

American public against the public’s 

desire for minimal interference with 

their travel and trade. Whenever 

possible, Quarantine Station staff obtain 

information from other documentation 

(e.g., manifest order, other airline 

documents) to reduce the amount of the 

public burden. 

There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. 


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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Form 

Number of 

respondents 

(2009, incl. 

H1N1) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(in minutes) 

Total burden 

hours 

Airline Travel Illness or Death Investigation Form .......................................... 1626 1 5/60 136 

Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death Investigation Form ............................. 1873 1 7/60 219 

Land Travel Illness or Death Investigation Form ............................................ 259 1 5/60 22 

Total .......................................................................................................... 3,758 ........................ ........................ 377 

Dated: April 17, 2012. 

Ron A. Otten, 

Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 

of the Associate Director for Science (OADS), 

Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collections of information, the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

will publish periodic summaries of 

proposed projects. To request more 

information on the proposed projects or 

to obtain a copy of the information 

collection plans, call the SAMHSA 

Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– 

1243. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are 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. 

Proposed Project: Enhancing Substance 

Abuse Treatment Services To Address 

Hepatitis Infection Among Intravenous 

Drug Users Hepatitis Testing and 

Vaccine Tracking Form (OMB No. 

0930–0300)—Extension 

The Substance Abuse and Mental 

Health Services Administration’s 

(SAMHSA) Center Substance Abuse 

Treatment (CSAT), is responsible for the 

Hepatitis Testing and Vaccine Tracking 

Form for the prevention of Viral 

Hepatitis in patients in designated 

Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs). 

There are no changes to the form or 

added burden. 

This form allows SAMHSA/CSAT to 

collect essential Clinical information 

that will be used for quality assurance, 

quality performance and product 

monitoring on approximately 264 Rapid 

Hepatitis C Test kits and 10,628 doses 

of hepatitis vaccine (Twinrix, HAV, or 

HBV). The above kits and vaccines will 

be provided to designated OTPs serving 

the minority population in their 

communities. The information collected 

on the Form solicits and reflect the 

following information: 

• Demographics (age, gender, ethnicity) 

of designated OTP site 

• History (Screening) of Hepatitis C 

exposure 

• Results of Rapid Hepatitis C Testing 

(Kit) and Follow-up information 

• Service Provided (type of vaccine 

given) Divalent vaccine (Twinrixcombination HAV and HBV) or 

Monovalent vaccine (HAV and/or 

HBV) 

• Substance Abuse Treatment 

Outcomes (Information regarding the 

beginning, continuing or completion 

of vaccination series) 

• Type of Referral Services Indicated 

(i.e., Gastroenterology, TB; Mental 

Health, Counseling, Reproductive/ 

Prenatal, etc.) 

This program is authorized under 

Section 509 of the Public Health Service 

(PHS) Act [42 U.S.C. 290bb–2]. 

The form increases the screening and 

reporting of viral hepatitis in high risk 

minorities in OTPs. The information 

collected allows SAMHSA to address 

the increased morbidity and mortality of 

hepatitis in minorities being treated for 

drug addiction. 

The SAMHSA/CSAT Hepatitis 

Testing and Vaccine Tracking Form 

supports quality of care, provide 

minimum but adequate clinical and 

product monitoring, and provide 

appropriate safeguards against fraud, 

waste and abuse of Federal funds. 

The table below reflects the 

annualized hourly burden. 

Number of respondents screened Responses/ 

respondent Burden hours Total burden hours 

50,000 .......................................................................................................................................... 1 0.05 2,500 

Send comments to Summer King, 

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer, 

Room 8–1099, One Choke Cherry Road, 

Rockville, MD 20857 or email her a 

copy at summer.king@samhsa.hhs.gov. 

Written comments must be received 

before 60 days after the publication in 

the Federal Register. 

Summer King, 

Statistician. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2012–0274] 

Information Collection Requests to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 


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