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including investigation reports and 

program products to improve firefighter 

safety and health, and suggestions for 

enhancing the impact of the program. A 

discussion period will be provided to 

enable the audience to contribute to any 

of the topics discussed. The time 

allotted for speakers during the 

discussion period will be at the 

discretion of the NIOSH moderator 

based upon overall time constraints. A 

chat box will also be available during 

the meeting for participants to submit 

questions or comments to the speakers 

or NIOSH. This chat will be part of the 

official record. Questions will be read 

by the moderator and answered by the 

speaker and/or NIOSH as time allows. 

John J. Howard, 

Director, National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–22–22BY] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

has submitted the information 

collection request titled ‘‘Importation 

Regulations (42 CFR 71 Subpart F)’’ to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. CDC 

previously published a ‘‘New 

Information Collection Submitted for 

Public Comment and 

Recommendations’’ notice on January 

24, 2022 to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. CDC 

received one comment related to the 

previous notice. This notice serves to 

allow an additional 30 days for public 

and affected agency comments. 

CDC will accept all comments for this 

proposed information collection project. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

(a) 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; 

(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; 

(d) 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 submission of 

responses; and 

(e) Assess information collection 

costs. 

To request additional information on 

the proposed project or to obtain a copy 

of the information collection plan and 

instruments, call (404) 639–7570. 

Comments and recommendations for the 

proposed information collection should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Direct written 

comments and/or suggestions regarding 

the items contained in this notice to the 

Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

fax to (202) 395–5806. Provide written 

comments within 30 days of notice 

publication. 

Proposed Project 

Importation Regulations (42 CFR 71 

Subpart F)—New—National Center for 

Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious 

Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

This is a request for a new 

information collection to consolidate 

forms and information collections 

related to the importation of animals, 

animal products, and human remains 

into one information collection. This 

information collection was previously 

part of three separate, approved 

information collections (0920–1034, 

expires March 31, 2022, 0920–0263 

expires September 30, 2023, and 0920– 

0199 expires August 31, 2024). CDC is 

requesting a three-year OMB clearance 

for this new, combined information 

collection. 

Section 361 of the Public Health 

Service Act (PHSA) (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. Statute 

and the existing regulations governing 

foreign quarantine activities (42 CFR 71) 

authorizes quarantine officers and other 

personnel to inspect and undertake 

necessary control measures with respect 

to conveyances, persons, and shipments 

of animals and etiologic agents in order 

to protect the public’s health. 

CDC regulations govern the 

importation of animals and animal 

products capable of causing human 

disease. Animals that are regulated by 

CDC include dogs, cats, turtles, snakes, 

lizards, non-human primates (NHP), 

civets, African rodents, and bats. CDC 

controls the importation of these 

animals to ensure that these animals, or 

animal products, being imported into 

the United States meet CDC regulations. 

CDC does this through a permitting 

process for certain animals. 

On June 16, 2021 CDC published a 

Federal Register Notice informing the 

public about a temporary suspension of 

dogs entering the United States from 

high-risk rabies countries. The canine 

rabies virus variant (CRVV) was 

declared eliminated in the United States 

in 2007. The importation of just one dog 

infected with CRVV risks reintroduction of the virus into the United 

States resulting in a potential public 

health risk with consequent monetary 

cost and potential loss of human and 

animal life. Since 2015 there have been 

four known rabid dogs imported into 

the United States. 

During the suspension period, CDC 

will issue permits for importers with 

dogs who have been in a high-risk 

CRVV country within the last six 

months and do not have a current, valid 

U.S.-issued rabies vaccination 

certificate. Only importers who are 

permanently relocating to the United 

States, are a U.S. government employee 

traveling on official orders, are an owner 

of a service dog that is trained to assist 

them with a disability, are an individual 

importing dogs for science, education, 

exhibition, or law enforcement 

purposes, or people who traveled with 

their dog before July 31, 2021 are 

eligible to apply for a permit. Dogs from 

CRVV-free or low risk countries and 

dogs with valid U.S.-issued rabies 

vaccination certificates that are 

microchipped, healthy, and at least six 

months of age do not require a permit. 

The current permit application to 

import a dog is under collection 0920– 

1034. When a dog or cat arrives at an 

airport and is sick or dead, importers are 

required to notify CDC. There is no form 

for this notification. 

Other animals that require a permit 

and are included in this information 

collection are NHPs, which can carry of 

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severe infections in humans. NHPs may 

not be imported as pets and may only 

be imported for bona fide scientific, 

educational, or exhibition purposes, as 

defined in the regulations. Forms for the 

importation of NHPs are currently under 

information collection 0920–0263. 

These forms will move into this new 

information collection to consolidate all 

forms related to the importation of 

animals or animal products into one 

collection. 

A new form to request a permit to 

import a regulated animal that is neither 

a dog nor an NHP (e.g., turtles, African 

rodents, civets) is included in this 

information collection. It also 

incorporates the addition of bats, which 

is currently approved under OMB 

control number 0920–0199. 

Regarding human remains, the 

Division of Global Migration and 

Quarantine (DGMQ) works with the 

Division of Select Agents and Toxins 

(DSAT) on the importation for human 

remains. DGMQ requests death 

certificates from those wishing to import 

remains and then determines if the 

importer will need a permit, which is 

issued by DSAT and will remain in 

0920–0199. 

Lastly, people importing animal 

products must make a statement or 

provide documentation demonstrating 

that the animal product is not 

infectious. 

CDC requests OMB approval for an 

estimated 60,219 annual burden hours. 

There are no costs to respondents other 

than their time to participate. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Dog Importers (42 CFR 71.51(c)(2), (d)) ........ Dog Permit Application Form ......................... 60,000 1 60/60 

NHP Importers (42 CFR 71.53) ...................... NHP Shipment Arrival Notification Form ....... 120 1 15/60 

First Time NHP Importer (42 CFR 71.53) ...... NHP Importer Form ........................................ 15 1 120/60 

Regulated Animal Importer (42 CFR 71) ........ Other animal import form ............................... 2 1 30/60 

Dog and Cat Importers (42 CFR 71.51(b)(3)) Record of sickness or death .......................... 43 1 60/60 

Human Remains Importers (42 CFR 71.55, 

42 CFR 71.32).

Provide death certificate ................................ 50 1 15/60 

Importer of animal products (42 CFR 71.32) Statement or documentation of non-infectiousness.391 1 15/60 

NHP Importers (42 CFR 71.53) ...................... Lab-to-Lab Form ............................................ 2 1 60/60 

NHP Importers (42 CFR 71.53) ...................... Zoo-to-Zoo Form ............................................ 2 1 60/60 

Jeffrey M. Zirger, 

Lead, Information Collection Review Office, 

Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS–9136–N] 

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; 

Quarterly Listing of Program 

Issuances—January Through March 

2022 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This quarterly notice lists 

CMS manual instructions, substantive 

and interpretive regulations, and other 

Federal Register notices that were 

published from January through March 

2022, relating to the Medicare and 

Medicaid programs and other programs 

administered by CMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: It is 

possible that an interested party may 

need specific information and not be 

able to determine from the listed 

information whether the issuance or 

regulation would fulfill that need. 

Consequently, we are providing contact 

persons to answer general questions 

concerning each of the addenda 

published in this notice. 

Addenda Contact Phone No. 

I CMS Manual Instructions ......................................................................................................... Ismael Torres ..................... (410) 786–1864 

II Regulation Documents Published in the Federal Register ................................................... Terri Plumb ......................... (410) 786–4481 

III CMS Rulings .......................................................................................................................... Tiffany Lafferty ................... (410) 786–7548 

IV Medicare National Coverage Determinations ........................................................................ Wanda Belle, MPA ............. (410) 786–7491 

V FDA-Approved Category B IDEs ............................................................................................ John Manlove ..................... (410) 786–6877 

VI Collections of Information ...................................................................................................... William Parham .................. (410) 786–4669 

VII Medicare—Approved Carotid Stent Facilities ....................................................................... Sarah Fulton, MHS ............ (410) 786–2749 

VIII American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry Sites .................. Sarah Fulton, MHS ............ (410) 786–2749 

IX Medicare’s Active Coverage-Related Guidance Documents ................................................ JoAnna Baldwin, MS .......... (410) 786–7205 

X One-time Notices Regarding National Coverage Provisions ................................................. JoAnna Baldwin, MS .......... (410) 786–7205 

XI National Oncologic Positron Emission Tomography Registry Sites ..................................... David Dolan, MBA .............. (410) 786–3365 

XII Medicare-Approved Ventricular Assist Device (Destination Therapy) Facilities .................. David Dolan, MBA .............. (410) 786–3365 

XIII Medicare-Approved Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Facilities ......................................... Sarah Fulton, MHS ............ (410) 786–2749 

XIV Medicare-Approved Bariatric Surgery Facilities .................................................................. Sarah Fulton, MHS ............ (410) 786–2749 

XV Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Dementia Trials .......................... David Dolan, MBA .............. (410) 786–3365 

All Other Information ..................................................................................................................... Annette Brewer .................. (410) 786–6580 


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