SSB 0920-XXXX-Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test or Recovery for People's Republic of China

Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for all Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Traveling to the United States from the People’s Republic of China  

(OMB Control No. 0920-XXXX)

Request for Emergency Clearance

Submitted December 29, 2022

Supporting Statement B

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]

Table of Contents

1. Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods 2

2. Procedures for the Collection of Information 2

3. Methods to maximize Response Rates and Deal with No Response 2

4. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be Undertaken 3

5. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data 3

No statistics will be performed however descriptive analyses may be performed for programmatic

purposes.

Respondent Universe and Sampling Methods

The universe of respondents is air passengers coming to the United States from PRC or a Designated Airport who has been in PRC the last 10 days, with certain exceptions as outlined in this information collection request.

Procedures for the Collection of Information

This information collection is necessary to implement CDC’s Order Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery from COVID-19 for all Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Traveling to the United States from the People’s Republic of China.¹

Pursuant to 42 CFR 71.20 and 71.31(b) and as set forth in greater detail below, this Notice and Order will prohibit the boarding of any passenger two years of age or older on an itinerary that includes the United States, on:

• any aircraft departing from the People’s Republic of China (PRC)², or

• any aircraft departing from a Designated Airport³ if the passenger within the ten (10) days prior to their departure for the United States has been in the People’s Republic of China,

unless the passenger presents paper or digital documentation of one of the following requirements or meets a limited exception:

1. A negative pre-departure viral test result for SARS-CoV-2 conducted on a specimen collected no more than 2 calendar days before the flight’s departure from the People’s Republic of China (Qualifying Test)

OR

2. Documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days in the form of one of the following (i.e., Documentation of Recovery):

   1. A positive viral test result for SARS-CoV-2 conducted on a specimen collected more than 10 calendar days but fewer than 91 calendar days before the flight’s departure; OR

   2. A positive viral test result for SARS-CoV-2 conducted on a specimen collected 10 or fewer calendar days before the flight’s departure AND a signed letter from a licensed healthcare provider or public health official stating that the passenger’s COVID-19 symptoms began more than 10 calendar days before the flight’s departure.

1. Methods to maximize Response Rates and Deal with No Response

The proof of negative COVID-19 test will be required for all air passengers 2 years and older who have an itinerary that includes the United States or who are flying from a Designated Airport and have been in the People’s Republic of China in the last 10 days.

2. Tests of Procedures or Methods to be undertaken

No tests or procedures or methods will be undertaken at this time.

3. Individuals Consulted on Statistical Aspects and Individuals Collecting and/or Analyzing Data

No statistics will be performed however descriptive analyses may be performed for programmatic

purposes.

1 https://www.cdc.gov/quarantine/china-proof-negative-test.html

2 People’s Republic of China (PRC), includes the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau

3 Designated Airports include Seoul Incheon International Airport in the Republic of Korea, Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, or Vancouver International Airport in Canada.