▁assigned ▁region . ▁These ▁facilities ▁are ▁fairly ▁small ; ▁each ▁one ▁is ▁operated ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁staff ▁members ▁and ▁capable ▁of ▁accommod ating ▁ 1 – 2 ▁trav ellers ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁observation ▁period . ▁Cost ▁estimates ▁for ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁temporary ▁larger ▁facility , ▁capable ▁of ▁accommod ating ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁trav ellers ▁for ▁several ▁weeks , ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Airport ▁Cooper ative ▁Research ▁Program ▁( AC R P ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁of ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Research ▁Board . ▁ ▁US ▁quar antine ▁of ▁imported ▁goods ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁puts ▁immediate ▁quar ant ines ▁on ▁imported ▁products ▁if ▁a ▁cont ag ious ▁disease ▁is ▁identified ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁ship ment ▁or ▁product . ▁All ▁imports ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁quar ant ined ▁if ▁the ▁disease ▁appears ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁According ▁to ▁Title ▁ 4 2 ▁U . S . C . ▁§ § 2 6 4 ▁and ▁ 2 6 6 , ▁these ▁stat utes ▁provide ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ▁pe ac etime ▁and ▁w art ime ▁authority ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁people ▁into ▁and ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁communic able ▁disease . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁quar antine ▁laws ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁ ▁Qu ar antine ▁law ▁began ▁in ▁Col onial ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 3 , ▁when ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁cur b ▁an ▁out break ▁of ▁small po x , ▁the