Requirement for Airlines and Operators to Collect and Transmit Designated Information for Passengers and Crew Arriving Into the United States
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Emergency
11/05/2021
11/05/2021
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In order to control the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases, such as COVID-19, into the United States, the collection of traveler contact information helps ensure that CDC and state and local health authorities are able to identify and locate persons arriving in, or transmitting through, the United States from a foreign country who may have been exposed to a communicable disease abroad. State, local, and territorial public health departments can use this information to connect with travelers who arrive in their jurisdictions infectious with or exposed to a communicable disease in order to monitor travelers for symptoms as needed.
On October 25, 2021, CDC announced an Order titled Requirement for Airlines and Operators to Collect Contact Information for All Passengers Arriving into the United States. This Order requires airlines and other aircraft operators to collect contact information for passengers before their arrival into the United States from a foreign country, retain the information for 30 days, and transmit the information to CDC upon request. The purpose of collecting this information is to identify and locate passengers who may have been exposed to a person with a communicable disease, such as COVID-19, for public health follow-up. This Order is effective at 12:01 EST on November 8, 2021.
US Code:
42 USC 70
Name of Law: Interstate Quarantine
US Code:
42 USC 264
Name of Law: U.S. PHSA
US Code:
42 USC 71
Name of Law: Foreign Quarantine
Submission is a New Emergency ICR submitted in response to an Order announced on 10/25/2021 that requires airlines and other aircraft operators to collect contact information for passengers before their arrival into the United States from a foreign country, retain the information for 30 days, and transmit the information to CDC upon request.
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.
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