CDC requests approval for a nonmaterial/non-substantive change to OMB Control No. 0920-1031 Emergency Submission to Supplement OMB Control Number 0920-0821 in the context of Screening Travelers for Ebola Risk (expiration 4/31/2015).
Since October 11th, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been screening travelers arriving at certain U.S. ports of entry from countries with widespread transmission of Ebola. The objective of this screening is to identify travelers who may be sick with Ebola or may have had an exposure to Ebola when they arrive in the United States, and ensure that these travelers are directed to appropriate care and monitoring, if needed, which will also help protect the health of all Americans.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been tasked to engage in active surveillance of travelers arriving at U.S. airports from countries currently affected by the Ebola outbreak. CDCâs response requires revising multiple CDC Paperwork Reduction Act clearances.
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42 USC 264
Name of Law: Public Health and Welfare Act
CDC requests approval for a nonmaterial/non-substantive change to OMB Control No. 0920-1031 Emergency Submission to Supplement OMB Control Number 0920-0821 in the context of Screening Travelers for Ebola Risk (expiration 4/31/2015).
Since October 11th, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been screening travelers arriving at certain U.S. ports of entry from countries with widespread transmission of Ebola. The objective of this screening is to identify travelers who may be sick with Ebola or may have had an exposure to Ebola when they arrive in the United States, and ensure that these travelers are directed to appropriate care and monitoring, if needed, which will also help protect the health of all Americans.
CDC has identified specific elements in the United States Traveler Health Declaration (Attachment A1a English hard copy, Attachment A1b English electronic portal, Attachment A1c English fillable PDF, Attachment A2 French, and Attachment A3 Arabic) and Ebola Risk Assessment For Travelers From Ebola Outbreak-Affected Countries form (Attachment B1 English and B2 French) that need to be modified in order to more quickly and effectively assess the risk for Ebola in travelers to the United States from affected countries, and better align disposition of passengers into the risk categories outlined in CDC's revised Interim U.S. Guidance for Monitoring and Movement of Persons with Potential Ebola Virus Exposure (available here: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/exposure/monitoring-and-movement-of-persons-with-exposure.html).
Additional administrative changes are requested to the United States Traveler Health Declaration and Ebola Risk Assessment For Travelers From Ebola Outbreak-Affected Countries form that do not have an impact on respondents, but instead focus on refining the screening process so that it is more efficient for both the screeners and the travelers. The changes are also intended to provide operational refinements to improve processing of information and linking the forms to individual travelers.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
United States Travel Health Declaration (Arabic: Hard Copy)