[NCEZID] Phased Approach to the Resumption of Cruise Ship Passenger Operations
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
06/07/2023
06/07/2023
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2026
01/31/2026
01/31/2026
6,501
0
47,951
2,715
0
17,532
233,556
0
1,104,006
As part of its Phased Approach to the Resumption of Passenger Operations, CDC will collect information from cruise ships operating or intending to operate in U.S. waters. This phased approach includes increased reporting of COVID-19 and COVID-19 like illnesses as well as a number of information collections designed to ensure cruise ships can prevent, detect, and respond to outbreaks of COVID-19. This Extension of an existing Information Collection Request is submitted to allow collection to continue for an additional three years. The resumption of passenger voyages in the U.S. has facilitated the introduction and sustained transmission of COVID-19 among cruise ships, despite high vaccination rates among both crew and passengers, highlighting the continued need to temporarily extend CDCâs public health management to mitigate this risk. This Change Request is submitted to streamline and rename the Enhanced Data Collection (EDC) Form to bring it in alignment with current CDC guidance found on CDCâs website.
Due to the end of the Public Health Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC is streamlining and renaming one form (see Attachment H, Cumulative ARI Reporting Form), reducing the estimated burden per response for the form, reducing reporting frequency from once per day to once per voyage, and reducing the estimated number of respondents.
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.