[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25088-25089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09992]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-13RE]


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 404-639-7570 or 
send comments to Ron Otten, at 1600 Clifton Road, MS D74, Atlanta, GA 
30333 or send an email 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

    Public Health Systems, Mental Health and Community Recovery--New--
Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Division of State 
and Local Readiness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    This project stems from, and aligns with, publication of the Office 
of Public Health Preparedness and Response's (OPHPR) ``National 
Strategic Plan for Public Health Preparedness and Response'' which 
provides overall direction for Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention's (CDC) preparedness and response portfolio, including 
programmatic direction across OPHPR's four divisions. The focus of this 
project is to generate findings useful for future preparedness planning 
and response in order to develop strategies and interventions aimed at 
mitigating the impact of adverse events. In April 2011, one of the 
largest tornado outbreaks ever recorded, a ``Super Outbreak,'' occurred 
in the southeastern United States, resulting in more than 300 deaths 
and an estimated $11 million in damages. This large-scale multistate 
tragedy offers a unique opportunity to study how communities with 
similar cultural and geographic features yet different public health 
and mental health emergency response systems could provide access to 
care around the same crisis. The outcomes of these efforts can inform 
the field of what effect these differences had on the recovery patterns 
of each of these communities. By doing so, we can begin to elucidate 
best practices for robust community preparedness and recovery with 
attention to types of services that most effectively promote the 
natural resilience of survivors. Two primary research questions will 
guide the proposed study:
    1. How did the Alabama and Mississippi State and local public 
health and mental health (PH/MH) systems prepare for, respond to, and 
support recovery after the April 2011 tornados?
    2. To what extent have these communities recovered and what is the 
overall health and quality of life of individuals affected by these 
events?
    CDC requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to 
collect information for two years.
    To address these questions, CDC, in collaboration with ICF 
International, will conduct a mixed method evaluation utilizing key 
informant interviews of public health and mental health agency staff 
and other community representatives at the local, county and State 
levels and household survey data in each of the four regions in 
Mississippi and Alabama to assess community recovery and resilience. 
Specifically, the study design includes two main components 
(qualitative and quantitative) designed to comprehensively examine the 
PH/MH system response to and community recovery and resilience from 
disasters.
    The total estimated burden for the 98 one-time qualitative 
interviews for public health/mental health professionals and community 
leaders is 98 hours (98 respondents x 1 hour/response). Interviews will 
be conducted during an in-person site-visit to the region to reduce 
travel and time burdens on the respondents. Respondents unable to 
participate during the site visit may participate via telephone. In 
addition, the total estimated burden for the quantitative computer-
assisted interviews are based on 860 respondents in each of the four 
tornado effected regions; each survey will be approximately 25 minutes 
(4 counties x 860 respondents = 3,440 respondents;

[[Page 25089]]

3,440 respondents x 25/60 minutes = 1,433 hours). In total, this will 
be approximately 1,531 hours.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)       (in hrs.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mental Health/Public Health     Community                     98               1               1              98
 Agency Staff and Community      Recovery
 Leaders.                        Interview Guide.
General Public from Disaster    Public Health              3,440               1           25/60           1,433
 affected communities.           Systems, Mental
                                 Health and
                                 Community
                                 Recovery
                                 Household
                                 Survey.
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,531
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director. Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-09992 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4163-18-P