[Federal Register: August 25, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 164)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30 Day-04-OC]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Human
Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-6974. Written
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Survey Development: Child Stress and Toxics (Pediatric
Environmental Perception Scale)--New--The Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR). ATSDR is mandated pursuant to the 1980
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) and its 1986 amendments, the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA), to serve the public by using the best
science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted
health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to
toxic substances.
For the past 6 years, ATSDR has worked with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSHA), state health departments, and local
communities on the issue of psychosocial stress due to the presence of
toxic hazards. A significant amount of research has focused on adult
psychosocial stress in communities affected by hazardous substances.
Comparatively little is known about levels of psychosocial stress among
children or other susceptible populations in these settings. There is a
critical need to develop a research instrument to screen children who
live in communities at or near hazardous waste sites for elevated
stress levels. The instrument will facilitate the establishment of
group norms for levels of stress in children and is not intended to
provide clinical
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or diagnostic information on individual children.
The purpose of this project is to: (1) Develop and pilot-test a
scale to assess levels and sources of psychosocial stress in children
who live in communities at or near hazardous waste sites; (2) modify
the scale based on pilot-test results; (3) validate the scale on
children living in communities near hazardous waste sites; and (4)
provide an evidence base for planning and conducting interventions in
affected communities.
CDC will pilot test the scale on at least 50 children in two age
groups (6th and 8th grade levels) at one or more test sites. Semi-
structured interviews or focus groups will be conducted to determine
whether additional variables need to be included in the scale. During
the second and third phases of the project, a scale will be used to
screen up to 4,950 children in communities at or near hazardous waste
sites. CDC plans to then use this data to create effective
interventions methods to predict and explain levels of stress in
children living around hazardous waste sites. The estimated annualized
burden is 825 hours; there are no costs to respondents.
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Average
Number of Number of burden/
Respondents respondents responses/ response (in
respondent hours)
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Children 10-17 years old--Phase I............................... 50 1 40/60
Children 10-17 years old--Phase II.............................. 200 1 20/60
Children 10-17 years old--Phase III............................. 4,750 1 30/60
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Dated: August 13, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-19424 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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