REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF OF
COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR NONCITIZEN, NONIMMIGRANT AIR
PASSENGERS
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Emergency
06/13/2022
06/24/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
120,340,050
120,340,050
68,045,825
68,045,825
0
0
The goal of this information
collection is to ensure that, consistent with the terms of the
Amended Order Under the Presidential Proclamation titled Advancing
Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic and
CDC’s Order Implementing Proclamation on Advancing Safe Resumption
of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic, public health
authorities can confirm that non-U.S Citizen, non-U.S. Immigrant
passengers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before boarding a
plane to the United States. The intended use of the information is
to confirm that noncitizen, nonimmigrant passengers are fully
vaccinated against COVID-19. This confirmation will help to prevent
further introduction, transmission, and spread of the virus into
the United States. This Non-Substantive Change Request is submitted
to remove the Privacy Act Statement at the end of the revised
attestation. The Privacy Act only applies to U.S. citizens and
lawful permanent residents, and the attestation for the proof of
vaccination requirement only applies to noncitizen nonimmigrants.
There is no change to requested burden.
On June 10, 2022, CDC
announced that the Order requiring persons to show a negative
COVID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COVID-19
before boarding a flight to the United States, will be rescinded,
effective on June 12, 2022. Beginning at 12:01AM ET on June 12,
2022, air passengers will not need to get tested and show a
negative COVID-19 test result, or show documentation of recovery
from COVID-19, prior to boarding a flight to the U.S. CDC cannot
reasonably comply with the normal clearance given the evolution of
the COVID-19 pandemic. After taking into account changing
circumstances, including the widespread uptake of highly effective
COVID-19 vaccines and accompanying vaccine- and infection-induced
immunity, as well as the availability of effective therapeutics,
CDC is now focused on preventing medically significant disease,
hospitalizations, and deaths. Accordingly, CDC has determined that
it is not currently necessary to leave the Order in place to
prevent introduction of currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 into the
United States.
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.