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voucher to ensure compliance with 

section 5 of the International Air 

Transportation Fair Competitive 

Practices Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. 40118), 

which requires the Government and its 

contractors and subcontractors to use 

U.S.-flag air carriers for U.S. 

Government-financed international air 

transportation of personnel (and their 

personal effects) or property, to the 

extent that service by those carriers is 

available. 

• FAR 52.247–64, Preference for 

Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial 

Vessels. This clause requires a 

contractor to provide the contracting 

officer and the Maritime 

Administration’s one legible copy of 

rated on-board ocean bill of lading for 

each shipment made by the contractor 

or its subcontractors. The Government 

uses this information to ensure 

compliance with the Cargo Preference 

Act of 1954. 

• FAR 52.247–67, Submission of 

Transportation Documents for Audit. 

This clause requires the contractor to 

submit for prepayment audit 

transportation documents on which the 

United States will assume freight 

charges that were paid by the contractor 

under a cost-reimbursement contract or 

by the contractor’s first-tier 

subcontractor (for a cost-reimbursement 

subcontract). For freight shipment bills 

under $100 are to be retained on-site by 

the contractor and made available for 

on-site audits. The Government uses 

this information to conduct a 

prepayment audit of transportation 

charges on a cost-reimbursement 

contract when reimbursement of 

transportation as a direct charge to the 

contract or subcontract is authorized. 

The prepayment audit is required to 

comply with agency prepayment audit 

programs established pursuant to 31 

U.S.C. 3726. 

• FAR 52.247–68, Report of Shipment 

(REPSHIP). This clause requires 

contractors to send an advance notice of 

shipment to the consignee 

transportation officer to be received at 

least 24 hours before the arrival of the 

shipment, unless otherwise directed by 

a contracting officer. The Government 

uses this information to alert the 

receiving activity of certain shipments. 

The advance notice facilitates 

arrangements for transportation control, 

labor, space, and use of materials 

handling equipment at destination. The 

timely receipt of notices by the 

consignee transportation office 

precludes the Government from 

incurring demurrage and vehicle 

detention charges. 

• FAR 47.303 Clauses for Standard 

Delivery Terms. The following FAR 

clauses require the contractor to (as 

appropriate to the delivery terms 

specified in the contract): Prepare or 

provide special annotation on a 

Government or commercial bill of 

lading; provide an ocean bill of lading 

or airway bill; annotate commercial 

shipping documents; distribute copies 

of the bill of lading; provide applicable 

transportation receipts; assist in 

obtaining documents for exportation or 

importation destinations; and/or obtain 

insurance documents. The contracting 

officer and the Government 

transportation office use this 

information in awarding and 

administering contracts to ensure: (1) 

Acquisitions are made on the basis most 

advantageous to the Government; and 

(2) supplies arrive in good order and 

condition and on time at the required 

place. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 17,565. 

Recordkeepers: 940. 

Total Annual Responses: 256,208. 

Total Burden Hours: 23,097 (22,079 

reporting hours + 1,018 recordkeeping 

hours). 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 86 FR 33293, on 

June 24, 2021. No comments were 

received. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0061, Federal 

Acquisition Regulation Part 47: 

Transportation Requirements. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Award of Single-Source 

Cooperative Agreements To Fund the 

Council of Medical Specialty Societies 

(CMSS) and the Society for Post-Acute 

and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), located 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) announces the 

award of approximately $26,000,000 in 

COVID–19 funding to the Council of 

Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and 

the Society for Post-Acute and LongTerm Care Medicine (AMDA) to address 

the need to incorporate adult 

vaccination into the standard of care for 

subspecialty providers, including 

occupational health and long term care 

(LTC), and improve adult vaccination 

rates. 

DATES: The period for this award will be 

September 30, 2021 through September 

29, 2026. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, MSN, MPH 

CAPT, U.S. Public Health Services, 

National Center for Immunization and 

Respiratory Diseases, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road NE, MS–H24–8, Atlanta, 

GA 30329, Telephone: 800–232–6348, 

Email: dez8@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

single-source awards will increase 

COVID–19, influenza, and routine adult 

vaccination coverage in adults with 

chronic medical conditions, in 

occupational health clinics, and in 

adults working and residing in longterm care (LTC) facilities. The Council 

of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) 

and the Society for Post-Acute and 

Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) will 

incorporate adult vaccination into the 

standard of care for subspecialty 

providers (including occupational 

health and LTC). CMSS will focus on 

activities leading to adoption of the 

Standards for Adult Immunization 

Practice in its 45 societies, and AMDA 

will focus on the same with its affiliate 

organization, the Foundation for PostAcute and Long-Term Care Medicine. 

CMSS and AMDA will develop/update 

vaccine policy statements, develop/ 

promote continuing education on adult 

immunization for their membership, 

and award funds to up to 7 subspecialty 

societies (for CMSS) and to the 

Foundation (for AMDA) to systematize 

routine delivery of adult 

immunizations. The funded 

subrecipients (i.e., CMSS subspecialty 

societies and AMDA’s Foundation) 

should also fund staff at the national 

level and in regional chapters to update 

vaccination policies and encourage use 

of adult vaccinations as quality 

measures. Funded CMSS subspecialty 

societies and AMDA’s Foundation 

should also contract with 7–10 


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healthcare systems or 7–10 LTC chains 

each, respectively, to implement adult 

immunization quality improvement 

interventions. 

Summary of the Award 

Recipient: Council of Medical 

Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the 

Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term 

Care Medicine (AMDA). 

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of 

these awards is to increase COVID–19, 

influenza, and routine vaccines in 

adults with chronic medical conditions 

(e.g., COPD, asthma, diabetes, heart 

disease, cancer, and renal disease), 

increase workplace vaccination 

(occupational health settings), and 

increase vaccination among adults 

working and residing in LTCFs through 

implementation of immunization 

quality improvement interventions. 

CMSS will focus on activities leading to 

adoption of the Standards for Adult 

Immunization Practice in its 45 

societies. AMDA will focus on the same 

with its affiliate organization, the 

Foundation for Post-Acute and LongTerm Care Medicine. CMSS and AMDA 

will develop/update vaccine policy 

statements, develop/promote continuing 

education on adult immunization for 

their membership, and award funds to 

up to 7 subspecialty societies (for 

CMSS) and to the Foundation (for 

AMDA) to systematize routine delivery 

of adult immunizations. CMSS-funded 

subspecialty societies and AMDA’s 

Foundation should fund staff at the 

national level and in regional chapters 

to update vaccination policies and 

encourage use of adult vaccinations as 

quality measures. CMSS subspecialty 

societies and AMDA’s Foundation 

should also contract with 7–10 

healthcare systems or 7–10 LTC chains 

each, respectively, to implement adult 

immunization quality improvement 

interventions. 

Amount of Award: $26,000,000 in 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 funds, 

and an estimated total of $66,000,000 

over the five-year period of 

performance. 

Period of Performance: September 30, 

2021 through September 29, 2026. 

Dated: August 30, 2021. 

Joseph I. Hungate III, 

Deputy Director, Office of Financial 

Resources, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Humanitarian Exemption Approved for 

All Afghan Evacuees Subject to CDC’s 

Global Testing Order 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), located 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), announces a 

blanket humanitarian exemption to the 

agency’s Requirement for Negative PreDeparture COVID–19 Test Result for 

individuals relocating to the United 

States from Afghanistan, including U.S. 

citizens, lawful permanent residents 

(LPRs), third country nationals, and 

Afghans at risk, including Afghan 

Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants. 

DATES: This exemption went into effect 

on August 15, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Brown, Deputy Chief of Staff, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS 

H21–10, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: 

404–639–7000. Email: cdcregulations@

cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 12, 2021, CDC announced an 

Order requiring all air passengers 

arriving to the U.S. from a foreign 

country to get tested no more than 3 

days before their flight departs and to 

present the negative result or 

documentation of having recovered 

from COVID–19 to the airline before 

boarding the flight. 

In August 2021, the U.S. Department 

of State (DOS) issued a series of Security 

Alerts for Afghanistan due to increased 

Taliban activity throughout the country, 

including the capital of Kabul. In 

response to a request from DOS on 

August 15, 2021, CDC and the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) granted a blanket 

humanitarian exemption to CDC’s Order 

to expedite the evacuation of U.S. 

citizens, lawful permanent residents 

(LPRs), third country nationals, and 

Afghans at risk, including Afghan 

Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants, 

while adhering to COVID–19 mitigation 

guidance issued by CDC. 

The exemption, which is being 

administered by DOS and cooperating 

federal and state agencies, was granted 

with the following conditions: (1) The 

CDC Order requiring mask use for 

passengers and crew on air conveyances 

bound for the United States should be 

followed to the extent possible; (2) all 

efforts should be made to test and 

provide test documentation to the 

traveler at a transit location prior to 

arrival in the United States that can be 

presented upon arrival, and if this 

cannot be done, individuals (travelers) 

arriving are required to undergo 

COVID–19 testing immediately upon 

arrival to the first port of entry in the 

United States; (3) individuals who test 

positive are required to isolate prior to 

continuing on commercial 

transportation to their final destination; 

and (4) family members of those testing 

positive may require adhering to selfquarantine recommendations as 

stipulated by CDC or state and local 

health authorities at the arrival location. 

In addition, all Afghan evacuees 

covered by the exemption must also 

agree to comply with relevant CDC posttravel public health guidance including: 

• Watch their health for symptoms of 

COVID–19. If they become ill during the 

flight to the United States or while in a 

U.S. airport, they should immediately 

report their illness. 

• Take all the necessary steps to 

protect themselves and others during 

travel, such as wearing a mask to keep 

their nose and mouth covered when in 

public settings, including on public 

transportation and in airports and other 

transportation hubs until they arrive at 

their final destination. 

• Avoid being around people who are 

at increased risk for severe illness for 14 

days. 

• Follow all federal, state, territorial, 

and local requirements and all other 

public health measures for preventing 

community transmission of COVID–19. 

Authority: The CDC Director is 

issuing this Notice pursuant to Sections 

361 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 

U.S.C. 264, and implementing 

regulations at 42 CFR 71.20 and 

71.31(b). 

Dated: August 31, 2021. 

Sherri Berger, 

Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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