[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29552-29553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-10-09CL]


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 project or to obtain a copy 
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on 404-639-5960 or send comments to CDC Assistant 
Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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 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

    Calibration of the Short Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire 
(SDQ) in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)--New--National 
Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall collect statistics on the 
extent and nature of illness and disability of the population of the 
United States. Section 520 [42 U.S.C. 290bb-31] of the Public Health 
Service Act, establishes the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS),

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and 
authorizes the CMHS to conduct surveys with respect to mental health. 
To monitor the prevalence of children and youth with mental health 
problems, CMHS and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 
through a reimbursable agreement with the NCHS have funded questions on 
children's mental health on the National Health Interview Study (NHIS).
    One component of the NHIS is the short Strengths and Difficulties 
Questionnaire (short SDQ), a module that has obtained data on the 
mental health of children aged 4-17 years since 2001. As part of its 
mission, CMHS has undertaken the task of improving its methods for 
providing national estimates related to child mental health, 
specifically by conducting studies that determine validity and 
appropriate cut-points for measuring serious emotional disturbance in 
children. To ensure that the short SDQ is a valid measure of child 
mental health, the proposed study calibrates the short SDQ on the NHIS 
to a standard psychiatric measure. Highly trained clinical interviewers 
will administer, via telephone, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric 
Assessment (CAPA) or the Pre-School Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA) 
to the parents of a sample of children aged 4-17 years identified in 
the NHIS as having mental health problems. Children aged 12-17 years 
will also be interviewed using the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric 
Assessment (CAPA). Clinical interviewers will also administer these 
assessments to a suitable control group of parents and children. 
Approximately 460 adults and 300 children will take part in the study. 
A 24-month clearance is being sought to conduct this study.
    Data collected in the follow-up interviews will then be used to 
calibrate the short SDQ as it is used in the NHIS. Data will not be 
used to produce national estimates. There is no cost to respondents 
other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
        Type of survey             respondent       respondents    responses per    response in      in hours
                                                                    respondent         hours
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Calibration and Control.......  Parents of                    50               1               1              50
                                 children aged 4-
                                 8 years.
                                Parents of                   180               1               1             180
                                 children aged 9-
                                 17 years.
                                Children, aged               150               1           45/60             113
                                 12-17.
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    Total.....................  ................             380  ..............  ..............             343
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    Dated: May 20, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-12666 Filed 5-25-10; 8:45 am]
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