Phased Approach to the
Resumption of Cruise Ship Passenger Operations
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Emergency
04/23/2021
08/12/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2021
10/31/2021
90,415
89,965
69,755
69,530
3,340,578
3,340,578
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 Non-Substantive Change
Request is submitted to update the Enhanced Data Collection (EDC)
Form, and add two additional forms (Cruise COVID-19 Case
Investigation worksheet and Cruise COVID-19 Contact Investigation
worksheet). The changes made result in the addition of 169 burden
hours to the approved collection.
On October 30, 2020, CDC
announced a Framework for Conditional Sailing Order for cruise
ships through November 1, 2021 to prevent the further spread of
COVID-19 from cruise ships into communities and protect public
health and safety. The requirements in the Framework for
Conditional Sailing Order highlight the need for further action
before cruise ships can safely resume passenger operations in the
United States. CDC will require a phased approach to resuming
passenger operations. During the initial phases, cruise ship
operators must demonstrate adherence to testing, quarantine and
isolation, and social distancing requirements to protect crew
members while they build the laboratory capacity needed to test
future passengers. Subsequent phases include simulated voyages to
test cruise ship operators’ ability to mitigate COVID-19 risk,
certification for ships that meet specific requirements, and return
to passenger voyages in a manner that mitigates COVID-19 risk among
passengers, crew members, and communities. CDC’s Framework for
Conditional Sailing Order prohibits a cruise ship operator from
commencing or continuing any passenger operations without a
COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate issued by HHS/CDC. CDC
requests that the proposed project, COVID-19 Conditional Sailing
Certificate be processed in accordance with section 1320.13,
Emergency Processing. CDC has determined that this information is
essential to CDC’s COVID-19 emergency response. Unrestricted cruise
ship travel has the potential to exacerbate and amplify the spread
of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) the virus that causes COVID-19.
While the actions taken by cruise ship operators to advance their
public health response to COVID-19 are encouraging, further public
health oversight is needed to provide uniform standards for
mitigating the communicable disease risk to crew and prospective
passengers as the industry attempts to move towards limited
passenger oper
US Code:
42
USC 264 Name of Law: PHSA
US Code: 42
USC CFR 70 Name of Law: Interstate Quarantine
US Code: 42
USC CFR 71 Name of Law: Foreign Quarantine
Change Request is submitted to
add two forms (Cruise COVID-19 Case Investigation worksheet and
Cruise COVID-19 Contact Investigation worksheet) to the 0920-1335
package.
$1,162,112
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Jeffrey Zirger 404 639-7118
wtj5@cdc.gov
No
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.
Form 0920-1335 Cruise COVID-19 Contact Investigation Worksheet
Non-Sub Change 0920-1335 Conditional Sail Order Forms-8.10.2021.docx
Dear Cruise Line Colleague Letter Announcing Phases 2B and 3 (005).pdf
Cruise COVID-19 Contact Investigation Worksheet