Change Request Memo 29MAR2022

Change Request for

REQUIREMENT FOR NEGATIVE PRE-DEPARTURE COVID-19 TEST RESULT OR DOCUMENTATION OF RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 FOR ALL AIRLINE OR OTHER AIRCRAFT PASSENGERS ARRIVING INTO THE UNITED STATES from any foreign country

AND

REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR NONCITIZEN, NONIMMIGRANT AIR PASSENGERS ARRIVING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY

(OMB Control No. 0920-1318)

Expiration Date: 06/30/2022

Contact:

Chip Daymude

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton Road, NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30333

Phone: 404.718.7103

Email: [email protected]

Submission Date: March 29, 2022

Circumstances of Change Request for OMB 0920-1318

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Global Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) requests a nonmaterial/non-substantive of the currently approved Information Collection Request: Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure Covid-19 Test Result Or Documentation Of Recovery From Covid-19 For All Airline Or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into The United States From Any Foreign Country And Requirement For Proof Of Covid-19 Vaccination For Noncitizen, Nonimmigrant Air Passengers Arriving Into The United States From A Foreign Country (OMB Control 0920-1318).

CDC is requesting non-substantive changes to the Combined Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America. The purpose of these changes is to 1) Update the language in the attestation related to post arrival quarantine and isolation periods for noncitizen nonimmigrants who meet an exception to the proof of vaccination requirement 2) Reformat attestation to make it more user friendly for international travelers and airlines to integrate into the boarding process.

1. Update the language in the attestation related to post arrival quarantine and isolation periods for noncitizen nonimmigrants who meet an exception to the proof of vaccination requirement (Attachment A, changes highlighted in green)

On January 4, 2022, CDC changed the post arrival quarantine guidance for international travelers who are not up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines from 7 to 5 days. CDC also changed the isolation guidance to say that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 or developed COVID-19 symptoms, could isolate for a full 5 calendar days if they were fever-free for 24 hours (without the use of fever-reducing medication) and their symptoms are improving, instead of the previously recommended 10 days. They should also properly wear a well-fitting mask any time they are around others for an additional 5 days after ending isolation.

1. Change: CDC is amending the requirement in the attestation to say that noncitizen nonimmigrants who are not fully vaccinated only need to arrange to quarantine for 5 days after international travel, instead of 7.

2. Change: CDC is amending the requirement in the attestation to say that noncitizen nonimmigrants who test positive or develop COVID-19 symptoms after travel should attest to arranging to self-isolate for a full 5 calendar days and properly wear a well-fitting mask anytime they are around others during their isolation period and for an additional 5 days after ending isolation.

CDC does not consider these changes substantive since they are simply reducing the time period needed for quarantine and isolation.

2. Reformat attestation to make it more user friendly (Attachment A, changes highlighted in yellow)

CDC is making format edits to the attestation to reduce burden to airlines and air passengers. These edits include:

1. Changes: Moving paragraph about information provided must be accurate and complete and OMB information from first to second page so travelers can skip first page

2. Changes: Consolidated instructions to beginning of form

3. Changes: Adding “behalf of” at top of attestation and removing the “On behalf of” option under each check box so there is less information that needs to be read and reduces total pages

4. Changes: Shrinking font so not as many pages need to be printed when using the hard copy

CDC does not consider these changes substantive since they do not change content and make the form easier for international travelers to fill out.

Increase in Annualized Total Burden Hours:

The previous burden calculated for this data collection consisted of 352,538,030 hours (rounded to nearest hour). CDC does not anticipate these updates will change the estimated annual burden.

Attachments

Attachment A - CDC_Clean_Passenger Attestation_Final3.29.2022-NonSubChange

Type of Respondent	Form Name	Number of respondents	Number of responses per respondent	Average burden per response (in hours)	Total burden (in hours)
Air Passenger	Section 1 of Combined Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America	123,000,000	1	2	246,000,000
Noncitizen Nonimmigrant Air Passenger	Section 2 of Combined Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America	90,000,000	1	1	90,000,000
Airline Desk Agent	Combined Passenger Disclosure and Attestation to the United States of America	123,000,000	1	8/60	16,400,000
Air Passenger	Request Humanitarian Exemption to COVID-19 Test or Documentation of Recovery – (No form)	600	1	2	1,000
Noncitizen Nonimmigrant Air Passenger	Request Humanitarian or Emergency Exception to Proof of Vaccination Requirement – (No form)	600	1	2	1,000
Air Passenger (undergoing compliance check)	Questions Asked to Air Passengers Going Through Compliance Checks (No form)	1,230,000	1	5/60	102,500
Air Passenger (undergoing compliance check with non-compliant documentation)	Air Travel Illness or Death Investigation or Traveler Follow-up Form	7,380	1	10/60	1,230
Noncitizen Nonimmigrant Air Passenger (undergoing compliance check and using humanitarian or emergency exception)	Air Travel Illness or Death Investigation or Traveler Follow-up Form	190,000	1	10/60	31,667
Air Traveler (for illness or death investigation)	Air Travel Illness or Death Investigation or Traveler Follow-up Form	1,700	1	15/60	425
Returned Inadmissible Passenger	Contact information collection for public health follow up – (No form)	835	1	5/60	70
Airline Representative	Contact information collection for public health follow up – (No form)	835	1	10/60	139
Total					352,538,031

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