[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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