[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80056-80057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31980]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-11-11BH]
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 Carol Walker, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
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
The Division of Behavior Surveillance (DBS) Gulf States Population
Survey--New--Public Health Surveillance Program Office (PHSPO), Office
of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services (OSELS), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the
Gulf of Mexico spilling more than 4.9 million barrels of oil into the
Gulf. The lives and livelihoods of persons residing in the Gulf coastal
communities were affected by this event due to loss of work, disruption
in the fishing and tourism industries, and the effect on the physical
environment in which they live.
An ongoing public health concern following the spill is the effect
on the mental and behavioral health of populations living in and around
the Gulf region and access to the mental health services required to
meet that need.
On October 7, 2010 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
granted emergency clearance (OMB control 0920-0868,
expiration date April 30, 2011) to CDC's Public Health Surveillance
Program Office (PHSPO), Division of Behavioral Surveillance (DBS) to
conduct a survey to monitor the mental and behavioral health status of
this affected population. Data collection for the DBS Gulf States
Population Survey began on December 14, 2010 and will continue monthly
for a one-year period. No data was collected from October 2010 to
December 2010, because the sampling and data collecting contracts were
pending receipt of funding.
Using the existing capacity and infrastructure of the Behavioral
Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), DBS implemented a standalone
survey designed to monitor mental and behavioral health indicators in
the adult population in selected coastal counties affected by the oil
spill. The survey includes health related questions taken from the
ongoing BRFSS as well as additional questions taken from standardized
scales or from other surveys designed to measure anxiety, depression,
and potential stress-associated physical health effects.
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The survey questionnaire was developed by DBS in partnership with
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
and state public health and mental health departments from Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, where the survey is being conducted.
Coastal counties within 32 miles of an area where fishing was
closed due to the Deepwater Horizon Event were selected for inclusion.
These include the following Gulf coast counties:
Louisiana: Assumption Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cameron Parish,
Iberia Parish, Jefferson Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Lafourche
Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St.
Charles Parish, St. Mary Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish,
Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish.
Mississippi: Hancock County, Harrison County, Jackson County.
Alabama: Baldwin County, Mobile County.
Florida: Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County,
Walton County.
The objective of the survey is to provide state health and mental
health departments, SAMHSA, and other appropriate organizations data
they need to assess the need for mental and behavioral health services
in the selected counties and to inform the provision of those services.
The telephone survey will collect data from a random sample of
households with land-line telephones in the selected counties.
Approximately 2,500 interviews will be completed each month. Adults 18
years or older will be asked to take part in the survey, but only one
adult per household will be interviewed. Potential respondents will be
notified through an introductory script that participation is voluntary
and they will not be compensated for participating. For those who agree
to participate, interviews should last approximately 20-25 minutes.
Since the OMB emergency clearance for the DBS Gulf States
Population Survey expires April 30, 2011, DBS is submitting an
information collection request (ICR) for the portion of the data
collection (May-December, 2011) that is not covered by the OMB
emergency clearance approval.
Preliminary data from the survey will be available to SAMHSA and
participating states monthly (pending sample size). The final dataset
and analyses will be provided to SAMHSA and participating states in
January 2012.
There is no cost to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Individuals/telephone interviews............ 30,000 1 .5 15,000
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Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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