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OMB Control No: 0920-1292	ICR Reference No: 202004-0920-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/CDC	Agency Tracking No: 0920-20ML
Title: Cruise Operator COVID-19 Response Plans
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/27/2020
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/27/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2020
Terms of Clearance: Approved consistent with the understanding that CDC will clearly communicate expectations regarding plan quality and content in all communications and guidance materials

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2020	6 Months From Approved
Responses	1,400	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,134	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to provide CDC with the ability to require cruise ship operators to submit plans outlining their response procedures for preventing the spread of COVID-19 onboard, and for preventing the use of scarce US domestic resources in response to COVID-19 cases originating on cruise ships.

Emergency Justfication: CDC has determined that this information must be collected prior to the expiration of time periods established under Part 1320, and that this information is essential to the CDC’s ability to effectively address the public health emergency from COVID-19 that began in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and which continues to expand globally and within the United States. CDC has found that cruise ship travel markedly increases the risk and impact of the COVID-19 disease outbreak within the United States. If unrestricted cruise ship passenger operations were permitted to resume, infected and exposed cruise ship cases would place healthcare workers at substantial increased risk. Specifically, these cases would divert medical resources away from persons with other medical problems and other COVID-19 cases, consuming precious diagnostics, therapeutics, and protective equipment. Ongoing concerns with cruise ship transmission would further draw valuable resources away from the immense Federal, state, and local effort to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Further, the current ongoing non-passenger operation of cruise ships has not sufficiently abated the public health concern, as ship crew become sick and require medical care drawing on otherwise engaged Federal, state, and local resources. As operators of non-U.S. flagged vessels sailing in international waters, it is imperative that the cruise ship industry and cruise lines themselves take responsibility for the care of their crew and do not further tax limited U.S. resources during a public health emergency. CDC cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures due to the public harm that could result if routine processing of this request is required. CDC requests emergency clearance to require cruise ship operators to develop these COVID-19 response and mitigation plans for review by CDC, as requested.

Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 42 Stat. 70
   Statute at Large: 42 Stat. 71
   US Code: 42 USC 264 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,400	1,400
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,134	4,134
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $25,469

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Yes

Agency Contact: Kevin Joyce 404 639-1944 kdj7@cdc.gov

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