[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67363-67364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23619]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: 0990-New--60D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of 
Health and Human Services, announces plans to submit a new Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, OS seeks comments 
from the public regarding the burden estimate below or any other aspect 
of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before November 29, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 690-5683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the document identifier 0990-New--60D for 
reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Assessment of the Impact of 
Energy Development on the Behavioral Health of Women in Western North 
Dakota and Eastern Montana.
    Abstract: Region VIII Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 
(OASH), Office on Women's Health (OWH) is requesting approval from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Office on Women's Health 
(OWH) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was established in 1991. 
Its mission is to provide national leadership and coordination to 
improve the health of women and girls through policy, education and 
model programs. The vision of the Office on Women's Health is that all 
women and girls achieve the best possible health. OASH/OWH has ten 
regional offices located throughout the country. As a leader in women 
health, OWH supports the development of culturally-based, gender-
sensitive programs to address health disparities. Region VIII OASH/OWH 
is interested in improving women's behavioral health associated with 
the impact of energy development through gender based data collection 
and analysis. The discovery and subsequent development of the Parshall 
Oil Field within the Bakken region of Western North Dakota has led to 
significant economic opportunity and population growth in the region 
(Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota). Rapid population growth has 
many intended and unintended consequences, both positive and negative, 
on the social and economic environment of the region and, consequently, 
the population's health and well-being. There are well-documented 
environmental health issues associated with oil and gas development, 
including air, water, soil, noise, and light pollution. However, there 
are additional social, physical and mental health effects that are less 
well documented. Current research is very limited, but preliminary 
evidence suggests that women have unmet behavioral health needs due in 
part to the energy development and population surge in region. In 2013, 
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Region VIII 
Offices, including the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 
(OASH), Office on Women's Health (OWH) began to have discussions 
directly with state/local contacts about the impact this was having on 
public health and the specific impacts on women. Given this history and 
context, the Region VIII OASH/OWH, is undertaking an assessment to 
examine the impact of energy development on women's behavioral health 
in Western North Dakota and Eastern Montana.
    Likely Respondents: Data for this assessment will be collected 
through three mechanisms--a survey of women living in the assessment 
geography, approximately 20 focus groups with a cross-section of women 
and other key groups living in the assessment geography, and 
approximately 40 interviews with key leaders and stakeholders across a 
variety of governmental and non-governmental sectors. Combined, these 
data collection mechanisms will provide a quantitative and qualitative 
portrait of women's behavioral health in the region.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Community Survey................................             500               1           15/60             125
Focus Groups....................................             240               1           90/60             360
Interviews......................................              40               1            1/60              40
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    OS specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Darius Taylor,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-23619 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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