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HHS/CDC RIN: 0920-AA12 Publication ID: Spring 2005 
Title: ●Control of Communicable Diseases, Interstate and Foreign Quarantine 
Abstract: By statute, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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. Quarantine regulations are divided into two parts: part 71 dealing with foreign arrivals and part 70 dealing with interstate matters. The Secretary has delegated the authority to prevent the introduction of diseases from foreign countries to the Director, CDC. Interstate authority is split between CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with CDC delegated interstate authority as it pertains to humans. CDC maintains quarantine stations at 8 major airports with quarantine inspectors who respond to reports of diseases from carriers. According to the statutory scheme, the President of the United States determines through Executive order which diseases may subject individuals to quarantine. The current disease list, which was last updated in April 2003, includes cholera, diphtheria, tuberculosis, plague, smallpox, yellow fever, viral hemorrhagic fevers, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 70    42 CFR 71   
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2005    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Ram Koppaka M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MS-E-03, 1600 Clifton Road,
Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone:404 498-2308