# Federal Register #2026-21831

CDC public-comment notice for Ebola passenger disclosure and attestation

**Buyer:** HHS  CDC
**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Respond By:** December 28, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21831

The CDC is seeking comments on a proposed Ebola-related traveler information collection, not soliciting products or services for purchase.
- **Government buyer and offices:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases and the Division of Global Migration Health.
- **Proposed collection:** “Ebola Passenger Disclosure and Attestation,” intended to help public health authorities verify that travelers have not been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 21 days before arriving in the United States.
- **Expected responses and burden:** The notice estimates 135,300,000 traveler respondents, 135,300,000 airline staff responses, 100 exemption requests, and 22,550,200 total annual burden hours.
- **Requirements described:** Travelers would submit an attestation as instructed by the airline before boarding; an exemption request process is also described.
- **Procurement relevance:** This is a public-comment notice, not a procurement opportunity. No OEMs, vendors, products, or services for purchase are identified.

### Description

The CDC invites public and federal agency comments on a proposed information collection titled “2026 Ebola Passenger Disclosure and Attestation” under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection is intended to enable U.S. public health authorities to confirm that travelers have not been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the 21 days before arriving in the United States. Travelers must complete the attestation as instructed by the airline before boarding a flight to the United States. Written comments are due by December 28, 2026.

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