Change Request Justification

Request for Non-substantive Change to an OMB-Approved Information Collection

Foreign Quarantine; Import Regulations for Infectious Biological Agents,

Infectious Substances, and Vectors (42 CFR 71.54)

(OMB Control No. 0920-0199)

Expiration 04/30/2021

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response

Division of Select Agents and Toxins

Lori Bane

(404) 718-2006

(404) 718-2097 FAX

[email protected]

August 9, 2018

Request for Non-substantive Change to an OMB-Approved Information Collection

Foreign Quarantine; Import Regulations for Infectious Biological Agents, Infectious Substances, and Vectors (42 CFR 71.54) (OMB Control No. 0920-0199) Expiration 04/30/2021

Justification for Change

There are no changes to the forms approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for OMB Control No. 0920-0199 (Expiration date 04/30/2021) as indicated in the attached screenshots (Attachment 1 and 2). The request for nonmaterial/non-substantive changes consists of changing to a database, “Electronic Federal Select Agent Program portal (eFSAP)/Electronic Import Permit Program portal (eIPP).” There are no changes in the data that will be maintained in eIPP system.

Currently for the National Select Agent Registry (NSAR), the regulated entities use the pdf-fillable forms found at https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/ipp/applications/index.htm. The pdf-fillable forms are completed by the respondents, saved to their local drive, and then submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/Import Permit Program (IPP). Once at IPP, the data found in the pdf-fillable forms are entered into NSAR by IPP staff. The respondent maintains the pdf-fillable forms so they can retain an electronic copy of their submission, which will make it easier for the entity to amend any future submissions.

For the proposed change to eIPP, information will be entered directly into database by the respondent. Therefore, eliminating the need for respondent to complete the pdf-fillable forms and send to IPP for the information to be entered into the database. Since there are no changes to the forms and the respondents complete the form directly into eIPP instead of the pdf-fillable form, this request will not affect the burden in completing the forms.

Forms affected by this non-substantive change request:

Permit to Import Biological Agents or Vectors of Human Disease

Application for Permit to Import or Transfer Live Bats