Nonsubstantive Change Request Justification

Justification for Change

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

No Revision to Forms; Change to IT System

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 28, 2020

No changes to OMB approved information collection for 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

Mini Supporting Statement

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). 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. The eIPP Portal IT system is a single web-based information management system that will track permit applications submitted to and permits issued by CDC/IPP. Previously, the regulated entities used the pdf-fillable forms found at https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/ipp/applications/index.htm. The pdf-fillable forms were 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 were entered into IT system by IPP staff. For eIPP, the information is entered directly into database by the respondent. Therefore, eIPP eliminates 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.