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B-334344 Jun 06, 2022 1 (2022-06-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaoneq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334344 June 6, 2022 The Honorable Patty Murray Chairwoman The Honorable Richard Burr Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican Leader Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Public Health Determination and Order Regarding the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) entitled Public Health Determination and Order Regarding the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists (RIN: 0920-ZA41). We received the rule on April 6, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a general notice on April 6, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 19941. The effective date is May 23, 2022. According to CDC, the general notice terminates the Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, issued on August 2, 2021 (August Order), and all related prior orders issued pursuant to the authorities in sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., and implementing regulations. According to CDC, the August Order prevented the admission of certain noncitizens into the United States from land borders and certain costal borders with certain exceptions. 86 Fed. Reg. 42828. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). The 60-day delay in effective date can be waived however, if the agency finds for good cause that delay is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, and the agency incorporates a statement of the findings and its reasons in the rule issued. 5 U.S.C. § 808(2). Specifically, CDC determined it had good cause because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires time to institute operational plans to implement the general notice, including COVID-19 mitigation measures, and to begin

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