Temporary Extension and Modification of Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO) for Cruise Ships Operating or Intending To Operate in U.S. Waters

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces a temporary extension and modification of the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO). DATES: This action is effective November 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. EDT upon the expiration of the current Order. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Buigut, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS H16–4, Atlanta, GA 30329. Phone: 404–498–1600. Email: dgmqpolicyoffice@cdc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Order temporarily extends and modifies the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO). This Order only applies to cruise ship operators in U.S. jurisdictions where foreign-flagged ships port or travel on international itineraries and state and local health departments do not routinely exercise public health jurisdiction nor maintain maritime public health programs that conduct surveillance, inspections, investigations, and management for communicable diseases with potential for significant morbidity and mortality onboard foreign-flagged ships. These specific jurisdictions are listed below in the Order. This Order additionally applies to foreign-fla…