[Federal Register: November 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 226)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-04-04]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days
of this notice.
Proposed Project: Restriction on Travel of Persons (OMB No. 0920-
0488)--Extension--National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CDC
consolidated regulations related to controlling the spread of
communicable diseases. FDA formerly administered the regulations
contained in part 1240 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, which
pertained to interstate control of communicable diseases. These
regulations may now be found in part 70 of title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations.
FDA transferred 21 CFR part 1240 to CDC. This mandate regulates the
interstate travel of any person who is in the communicable period of
cholera, plague, smallpox, typhus, or yellow fever, or who, having been
exposed to any such disease, is in the incubation period thereof. One
of the sections--
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formerly 21 CFR 1240.50 and now 42 CFR 70.5 (Certain communicable
diseases; special requirements)--contains a requirement for reporting
certain information to the Federal government. Specifically, this
regulation requires any person who is in the communicable period of
cholera, plague, smallpox, typhus or yellow fever, or who, having been
exposed to any such disease, is in the incubation period thereof, to
apply for and receive a permit from the Surgeon General or his
authorized representative in order to travel from one State or
possession to another.
Control of disease transmission within the States is considered to
be the province of state and local health authorities, with federal
assistance being sought by those authorities on a cooperative basis
without application of federal regulations. The regulations formerly
administered by FDA and assumed by CDC were developed to facilitate
Federal action in the event of large outbreaks requiring a coordinated
effort involving several states, or in the event of inadequate local
control. While it is not known whether, or to what extent situations
may arise in which these regulations would be invoked, contingency
planning for domestic emergency preparedness is now commonplace. Should
this occur, CDC will use the reporting and record-keeping requirements
contained in the regulations to carry out quarantine responsibilities
as required by law. The estimated annualized burden is 3,600 hours.
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No. of Average
Regulation/purpose Respondent No. of responses per burden per
applicants applicant response
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42 CFR 70.3 Application to the State Any person with a 2,000 1 15/60
of destination for a permit to move communicable disease
from one State to another with a who is seeking to
communicable disease. travel from one State
to another.
Attending physician..... 2,000 1 15/60
42 CFR 70.3 Copy of material submitted State health authority.. 8 250 6/60
by applicant and permit issued by
State health authority under this
provision.
42 CFR 70.4 Report by the master of a The master of a vessel 1,500 1 15/60
vessel person in charge of a or person in charge of
conveyance of the incidence of a a conveyance engaged in
communicable disease occurring while interstate traffic when
in interstate transit. a case or potential
case of a communicable
disease is identified.
42 CFR 70.4 Copy of material submitted State or local health 20 75 6/60
to State or local health authority authority.
under this provision.
42 CFR 70.5 Application for a permit Any person with or in 3,750 1 15/60
to move from State to State while in the incubation period
the communicable period of or having of certain communicable
been exposed to smallpox. diseases who is seeking
to travel form one
State to another.
Attending physician..... 3,750 1 15/60
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Dated: November 17, 2003.
Laura Yerdon Martin,
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-29213 Filed 11-21-03; 8:45 am]
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