[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12964-12965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5294]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-11BH]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 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 were collected from October 2010 to
December 13, 2010, because the sampling and data collecting contracts
had not been awarded.
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
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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.
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
Since the publication of the 60-day Federal Register Notice, DBS
proposes to include the following modifications to the Gulf States
Population Survey.
Addition of a Spanish translation of the questionnaire.
Minor modifications in the wording of some survey
questions to improve respondent's understanding of the question.
Extension of the sample area to the entirety of the four
states (AL, FL, LA, MS), which will allow comparison of results from
the Gulf Coast counties to non-Gulf Coast counties.
Addition of cellular phones to the sampling frame.
Extension of the sample area to the entirety of the four states (AL,
FL, LA, MS) will allow DBS to sample cellular phone responses in
addition to land-line telephones. This will improve the survey
representativeness because those who have a cellular phone, but no
land-line telephone, have a demographic profile that differs from those
who do have land-line telephones.
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
telephone households which include landline and cellular phone
telephones in the selected counties. Approximately 2,500 interviews
will be completed each month in the targeted coastal areas and
approximately 1,250 interviews will be completed in the comparison
areas. 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 30 minutes.
Since the OMB emergency clearance for the DBS Gulf States
Population Survey expires April 30, 2011, DBS is submitting and
information collection request (ICR) to continue data collection for
one year.
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. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 20,000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Average burden
Respondents Form Group Number of responses per per pesponse
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Individuals.................. GSPS............ Coastal 30,000 1 30/60
Counties.
Comparison 10,000 1 30/60
Group Counties.
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Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-5294 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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