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. CDC’s response requires
revising multiple CDC Paperwork Reduction Act clearances.
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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).
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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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.