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Statistics Report Form for collection of
annual marriage and divorce/annulment
summary statistics for three years and to
discontinue the Monthly Vital Statistics
Report, which is currently used to
provide counts of monthly occurrences
of births, deaths, and infant deaths. The
collection of the provisional birth and
death data is now being achieved on a
more timely, ongoing basis which
negates the need to continue to use the
monthly form.
Data on vital events are used by the
Department of Health and Human
Services and by other government,
academic, private research, and

commercial organizations for research,
tracking, and policy-making purposes.
Respondents for the Annual Vital
Statistics Reports Form are registration
officials in all 50 States, seven
Territories, including American Samoa,
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands, the District of
Columbia, and New York City, and the
33 local (county clerk) officials in New
Mexico who record marriages occurring,
and divorces and annulments granted in
each county of New Mexico.
The Annual Vital Statistics
Occurrence Report Form collects final
annual counts of marriages and divorces

by month for the United States and for
each State. These final counts are
usually available from State or county
officials about eight months after the
end of the data year. The data are
widely used by government, academic,
private research, and commercial
organizations in tracking changes in
trends of family formation and
dissolution.
CDC requests approval for an
estimated 46 annual burden hours.
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
burden
per response
(in hours)

Total burden
(in hours)

Form name

State, Territory, and New Mexico
County Officials.

Monthly Vital Statistics Report .........

91

1

30/60

46

Total ...........................................

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46

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–22–0134; Docket No. CDC–2021–
0134]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice with comment period.

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a proposed and/or continuing
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
This notice invites comment on a
proposed information collection project
titled Foreign Quarantine Regulations,
which specifies the required reporting

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of ill persons or deaths occurring during
international travel to the United States.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before March 8, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2021–
0134 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
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collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses; and

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5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42
CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920–0134,
Exp. 3/31/2022)—Revision—National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 361 of the Public Health
Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 264)
authorizes the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to make and enforce
regulations necessary to prevent the
introduction, transmission or spread of
communicable diseases from foreign
countries into the United States. The
statute and the existing regulations
governing foreign quarantine activities
(42 CFR 71) authorize quarantine
officers and other personnel to inspect
and undertake necessary control
measures with respect to conveyances,
persons, and shipments of animals and
etiologic agents, in order to protect the
public’s health. Other inspection
agencies, such as Customs and Border
Protection (CBP), assist quarantine
officers in public health screening of
persons, pets, and other importations of
public health importance and make
referrals to quarantine station staff when
indicated. These practices and
procedures ensure protection against the
introduction and spread of
communicable diseases into and within
the United States with a minimum of
recordkeeping and reporting
procedures, as well as a minimum of
interference with trade and travel.
U.S. Quarantine Stations are located
at 20 ports of entry that include both
airports and land border crossings

comes in; Quarantine Officers are
already responding to another illness
report; or the illness may be reported
after hours and Quarantine Officers
cannot arrive in time to meet the
conveyance or border crosser without
causing substantial delays to travel. If
Quarantine Officers are unable to
respond in-person, they provide phone
consultation to port partners (e.g.,
Emergency Medical Services (EMS),
DHS/CBP, and maritime partners such
as ship medical personnel) on the scene,
to determine the public health
importance of the illness. In both
circumstances, an interview of the ill
person(s) is required to conduct the
public health assessment, whether inperson, by phone, or through a trained
responder (in consultation with the
Quarantine Officer).
Data collected by DGMQ and the
Quarantine staff during the initial report
of illness or death, and during the
follow-up using the illness or death
response forms, is entered into the
Quarantine Activity Reporting System
(QARS). QARS is a secure internet
database implemented in June 2005 to
document and track the illnesses and
deaths reported to Quarantine Stations
that occurred on conveyances entering
the United States and at land border
crossings.
Previously, this information
collection also included information
collections related to regulating
importations of animals and human
remains, and animal products. CDC
plans to submit information collections
related to importations into a new and
separate information collection request.
CDC requests approval for an estimated
23,467 annual burden hours with this
Revision ICR. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time.

where international travelers arrive. The
jurisdiction of each station includes air,
maritime, and/or land-border ports of
entry. Quarantine Station staff work in
partnership with international, federal,
state, and local agencies and
organizations to fulfill their mission to
reduce morbidity and mortality among
immigrants, refugees, travelers,
expatriates, and other globally mobile
populations. This work is performed to
prevent the introduction, transmission,
and spread of communicable diseases
from foreign countries into the United
States or from one State or possession to
another State or possession. When an
illness suggestive of a communicable
disease is reported by conveyance
operators or port partners (e.g., Customs
and Border Protection), Quarantine
Officers respond to carry out an onsite
public health assessment and collect
data from the individual. This response
may occur jointly with port partners.
The collection of comprehensive,
pertinent public health information
during these responses enables
Quarantine Officers to make an accurate
public health assessment and identify
appropriate next steps. For this reason,
quarantine station staff need to
systematically interview ill travelers
and collect relevant health and
epidemiologic information.
When Quarantine Officers are present
at the port of entry, they may often
respond in person to conduct
assessment of an ill traveler. However,
there are many instances in which a
Quarantine Officer may not be able to
meet a conveyance or border crosser in
person, including (but not limited to)
the following: The conveyance arrives at
a port of entry that does not have a
Quarantine Station on site; a maritime
vessel is still out at sea when the report

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Maritime Vessel Operator.
Maritime Vessel Operator.
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42 CFR 71.21(a) report of illness or death from
ships—Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death
Investigation Form Sections 1–4.
42 CFR 71.21(a) report of illness or death from
ships—Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death
Investigation Form Section 5.
Cumulative Influenza/Influenza-Like Illness (ILI)
42 CFR 71.35 Report of death/illness during
stay in port (No Form).
42 CFR 71.21 (b) Death/Illness reports from aircrafts (No form).
Airline Travel Illness or Death Investigation and
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8

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1

2/60

100

5

1

30/60

3

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2/60

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Type of respondents

Isolated or Quarantined
individuals.
Total ........................

Total
burden hours

11

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[Document Identifier: CMS–2567]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on CMS’ intention to collect
information from the public. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension or reinstatement of an existing
collection of information, and to allow
a second opportunity for public
comment on the notice. Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including the necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions, the accuracy of
the estimated burden, ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection
burden.
DATES: Comments on the collection(s) of
information must be received by the
OMB desk officer by February 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
To obtain copies of a supporting
statement and any related forms for the
proposed collection(s) summarized in
this notice, you may make your request
using one of following:
1. Access CMS’ website address at
website address at: https://
www.cms.gov/Regulations-andGuidance/Legislation/
PaperworkReductionActof1995/PRAListing.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Parham at (410) 786–4669.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. The term ‘‘collection of
information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and
includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
to publish a 30-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension or
reinstatement of an existing collection
of information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, CMS is
publishing this notice that summarizes
the following proposed collection(s) of
information for public comment:
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of
Information Collection: Statement of
Deficiency and Plan of Correction Use:
The form CMS–2567 is the means by
which State and CMS surveyors
document findings of compliance or
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from inspection of Medicare, Medicaid,
and Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments (CLIA) laboratories. The
form CMS–2567 is the legal,
documentary basis for CMS’
certification of a facility’s compliance or
noncompliance with the Medicare/
Medicaid Conditions of Participation or
Coverage, and the requirements for
Nursing Home participation and CLIA
certification.
In December, 2020, Congress passed
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 (CAA, 2021). Section 407 of CAA,
2021, amended Part A of Title XVIII of
the Social Security Act (the Act) at
section 1822 establishing hospice
program survey and enforcement
requirements. This amendment, in part,
now requires the Accrediting
Organizations (AOs) that accredit
hospice programs to include the form
CMS–2567 to document the findings of
their hospice program surveys
beginning on October 1, 2021. As of
June 2021, there are three AOs with
CMS-approved hospice accreditation
programs. The AOs survey
approximately half of the over 5,000
Medicare-certified hospice programs,
while the SAs survey the remaining
half. Form Numbers: CMS–2567 (OMB
control number: 0938–0391); Frequency:
Yearly and Occasionally; Affected
Public: Private Sector (Business or forprofits and Not-for-profit institutions);
Number of Respondents: 65,948; Total
Annual Responses: 65,948; Total
Annual Hours: 1,187,064. (For policy
questions regarding this collection
contact Caroline Gallaher at 410–786–
8705.)
Dated: January 4, 2022.
William N. Parham, III,
Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office
of Strategic Operations and Regulatory
Affairs.
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