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HHS/CDC RIN: 0920-AA14 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Control of Communicable Diseases: Foreign and Possessions; Proposed Revision of HHS/CDC Animal Importation Regulations 
Abstract: By statute, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has broad authority to prevent introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States and from one State or possession into another. The Secretary has designated the authority to prevent the introduction of diseases from foreign countries to the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In this NPRM, HHS/CDC is proposing to broaden its existing regulations pertaining to the importation of dogs and cats to protect the public against communicable diseases, including rabies, and to apply these same requirements to imports of domesticated ferrets. HHS/CDC also proposes to limit the ports of entry where imported live dogs, cats, and ferrets may enter the United States. Furthermore, HHS/CDC proposes to broaden and revise current import restrictions on African rodents that were originally established through an interim final rule in response to an outbreak of Monkeypox to include all members of the order Rodentia. In this NPRM, HHS/CDC is also proposing to codify existing permit requirements on the importation of bats (all animals in the order Chiroptera) into the United States. HHS/CDC is also proposing to codify an appeals provision for permits denied under this subpart. These changes are proposed under CDC's authority to prevent introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States, which includes the authority to restrict the importation of animals and animal products that pose a risk to human health. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 71   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 264   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  07/31/2007  72 FR 41676   
ANPRM Comment Period End  10/01/2007    
Notice Extending ANPRM Comment Period   10/01/2007  72 FR 55729   
ANPRM Extended Comment Period End  12/01/2007    
NPRM  09/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ashley Marrone
Public Health Analyst
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E03,
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone:404 498-1600
Email: amarrone@cdc.gov