[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]
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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;
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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
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs.) (in hrs.)
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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.
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Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 1,531
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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]
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