CDC Wants Feedback on Ship and Port Health Forms – Ahoy, Bureaucrats!
Published Date: 4/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The CDC is asking for your thoughts on a new form about health activities related to ships and ports. They want to make sure the form is useful, clear, and not too much work for people to fill out. You’ve got 30 days to share your ideas before they decide to move forward, so don’t miss your chance to help shape this important project!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
CDC maritime disease prevention
CDC has submitted an information collection called "Maritime-related Public Health Activities" (OMB Control 0920-1335) to gather reports about illness and deaths on ships. The collection is intended to help CDC prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases from ships into the United States and between states, and to inform whether public health response and follow-up are needed.
Paperwork burden for ship operators
If you are a maritime vessel operator or a ship clinician, CDC proposes several reporting forms that together are estimated to cause 836 annual burden hours. Examples in the notice include a Maritime Conveyance Illness or Death Investigation Form (500 respondents, 1 response each, 10 minutes per response) and Cruise Ship Cumulative Acute Respiratory Illness reporting (100 respondents, 40 responses, 10 minutes each), plus other forms with specified respondent counts and time-per-response estimates.
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