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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84152-84154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24305]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-25-25AF; Docket No. CDC-2024-0079]

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 2024 Marburg Traveler Monitoring Assessment. This information 
collection is intended to determine the number of travelers coming to 
the United States from Rwanda, where a Marburg outbreak is occurring, 
that are enrolled by jurisdictions into monitoring, if recommended, and 
the proportion of travelers that completed monitoring.

DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before December 20, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2024-
0079 by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     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 www.regulations.gov.
    Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
portal (www.regulations.gov) 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: [email protected].

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

    2024 Marburg Traveler Monitoring Assessment--New--National Center 
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National 
Center for

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Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Global 
Migration Health (DGMH) requests an Emergency approval for a New 
information collection. 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 Quarantine 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 inform CDC and 
interagency decision makers on state/local health department activities 
related to travelers coming from areas affected by an Marburg outbreak 
originating in Rwanda. This information will be used to: (1) gather 
feedback from state and local health department partners on CDC's 
interim guidance and post-arrival management of travelers; (2) assess 
the quality of contact information provided to states by determining 
the proportion of travelers that state and local health departments 
were able to contact for recommended assessment and monitoring; and (3) 
inform the development of future guidance and recommendations for post-
arrival traveler management during Marburg outbreaks abroad.
    CDC collects international travelers' contact information under 
authorities in the Interim Final Rule: Control of Communicable 
Diseases: Foreign Quarantine and CDC's Order Requirement for Airlines 
and Operators to Collect and Transmit Designated Information for 
Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States; Requirement for 
Passengers to Provide Designated Information. Traveler contact 
information is sent to CDC though an existing data-sharing 
infrastructure in place between the United States Department of 
Homeland Security (DHS) and HHS/CDC and approved for in OMB Control 
Number 0920-1354. Contact information for travelers who have been to an 
area affected by the outbreak during the 21 days prior to arrival will 
be confirmed at the port of entry. CDC will share contact information 
for these travelers with state and local health departments so that 
they can do possible public health follow up, including public health 
assessment of exposure risk and monitoring for Marburg symptoms, and 
education to travelers. These public health interventions will help 
state and local health departments determine the appropriate level of 
follow needed based on the traveler's level of risk and rapidly 
identify any travelers with symptoms that could which travelers may 
need to be prioritized for more targeted public health measures, such 
as quarantine, due to a higher risk of exposure to Marburg.
    CDC is currently sharing contact information and public health 
assessment of exposure risk to Marburg for travelers 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 Marburg and determine 
additional if additional targeted public health measures are necessary. 
State/local health department partners are contacting travelers in 
order to determine if they are symptomatic and require additional 
screening for possible Marburg infection. The purpose of this 
evaluation will be to gather feedback from state and local health 
departments regarding traveler monitoring activities and determine the 
usability of contact information and public health risk assessment 
information shared by CDC. A one-time survey at the end of the response 
will collect information related to resources needed by health 
department for this response.
    CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 630 annual 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      Number of      burden per     Total
       Type of respondents               Form name        respondents   responses per     response    burden (in
                                                                          respondent     (in hours)     hours)
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State/Local Health Department....  CDC--Marburg Virus              70              104         5/60          607
                                    Disease Healthcare
                                    Worker Monitoring
                                    2024.
State/Local Health Department....  MVD Final                       70                1        20/60           23
                                    Survey_10.08.2024.
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    Total........................  ....................  ............  ...............  ...........          630
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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. 2024-24305 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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