[Federal Register: April 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 69)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-09BK]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Registration of Individuals Displaced by the Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita (Pilot Project)--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR), Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and
Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of
the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, Louisiana, and became one of the
most deadly and destructive storms in U.S. history. Also occurring in
2005, Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane
ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in
the Gulf of Mexico. Following the initial phase of the response, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assumed the primary role for
housing displaced persons over the intermediate term. To support those
needing temporary housing, FEMA provided over 143,000 travel trailers,
park homes, and mobile homes for persons displaced by the above
mentioned storms. However, some persons living in trailers complained
of an odor or of eye or respiratory tract irritation.
FEMA entered into an Interagency Agreement with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR on August 16, 2007 to
conduct a
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comprehensive public health assessment, based on objective and credible
research, of air quality conditions present in FEMA housing units to
guide FEMA policy makers and inform the public as to the actual
conditions in the field and any actions required to better promote a
safe and healthful environment for the disaster victims FEMA housed in
the units. FEMA's agreement with the CDC includes an initial
formaldehyde exposure assessment as well as a subsequent long-term
study of the health effects among resident children. Formaldehyde
testing conducted and evaluated by the CDC pursuant to the initial
exposure assessment has identified the need to evaluate the feasibility
of establishing a national registry to identify and monitor the health
of disaster victims who occupied FEMA-provided temporary housing units.
The establishment of such a registry would complement the long-term
health effects study set forth in the FEMA-CDC Interagency Agreement.
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of
contacting and enrolling members of the targeted group in a registry;
to provide a basis for budgeting and further planning for a
comprehensive registry; and to test the acceptance of and response to a
questionnaire composed of standardized health questions related to
systemic and respiratory symptoms.
A pre-registration dataset will be created before enrollment. This
dataset will be populated with contact information of the study
population, gathered from two main sources: FEMA datasets (in the case
of occupants of temporary housing units) and data provided by self-
identified individuals who were displaced by the hurricanes but did not
live in the FEMA temporary trailers, members of a pre-defined
population (in the case of occupants of non-temporary housing units).
A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system based on a
paper questionnaire will be used during all interviews to collect data
for this project. The first part will consist of screening questions to
determine eligibility for enrollment. The second part will contain
contact information of the registrant and other household members,
demographics, and health status questions, focusing on respiratory
outcomes and cancer.
There are no costs to the respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total burden
Respondents Form respondents responses per response (in (in hours)
respondent hours)
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Temporary housing unit Screening 8,000 1 3/60 400
occupant. questionnaire.
Main 4,000 1 45/60 3,000
questionnaire.
Non-Temporary housing unit Screening 2,000 1 3/60 100
occupant. questionnaire.
Main 1,000 1 45/60 750
questionnaire.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 4,250
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Dated: April 7, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-8340 Filed 4-10-09; 8:45 am]