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inherent complexity of the topic. The
term ‘‘mixture’’ can be broadly
interpreted and can refer to a substance
with variable composition or to
mixtures resulting from combined
exposures. For the purposes of this RFI,
‘‘mixtures’’ pertains to any set of
multiple environmental exposures
(chemical or non-chemical) that may
contribute jointly to adverse human
health outcomes, irrespective of
whether people are exposed to the
substances at the same/different times
or through similar/distinct sources or
routes.
Continuous human exposure to
complex and dynamic mixtures
precludes directly testing the toxicity of
each possible exposure combination.
Therefore, predictive models of mixture
toxicity must be developed and
validated in order to characterize the
hazard associated with complex
exposures. In order to develop these
models, a better understanding is
required of both the composition of realworld exposures and the fundamental
principles of chemical interactions.
Combinatorial or statistical approaches
are needed to address the potential
interactions of complex exposures.
Moreover, these approaches should be
used to move beyond assessment of
individual chemicals and further our
understanding of the impacts of realistic
exposures.
Information gathered through this RFI
will be used in planning a workshop on
mixtures to be held in late summer
2011. The date and location have not yet
been determined, but when set, will be
announced in the Federal Register. The
overarching goals of this workshop are
to foster discussion on the approaches,
infrastructure, and resources needed to
make progress and to identify new
scientific opportunities by applying
innovative tools to the field of mixtures
research. Additionally, the workshop
should provide opportunities for
development of collaborations and
foster multidisciplinary interactions
among the mixtures scientific
community. The workshop will bring
together experts from multiple
disciplines including, but not limited to,
exposure assessment, risk assessment,
biostatistics, toxicology, biology,
regulatory science, and epidemiology.
Information Requested
DERT and the NTP request
information on the challenges and
potential solutions in mixtures research.
Responses to any or all of the questions
below are invited from interested
individuals/groups, including, but not
limited to, the environmental health
research community, health
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professionals, educators, policy makers,
industry, and the public.
• What are the underlying scientific
knowledge gaps for assessing the effects
of mixtures on human health?
• What are the scientific issues
encountered in performing risk
assessments of mixtures that can be
addressed by new research?
• What types of scientific data (e.g.,
mechanistic, epidemiological) are
needed to address these underlying
knowledge gaps?
• What are the new technologies and
innovative approaches that could be
leveraged to address these underlying
knowledge gaps?
All responses to information
requested in this RFI are optional. The
information collected will be analyzed
and considered for use in the further
development of the workshop. The
summarized data (without identifiers)
may appear in future reports. Although
the NIH will provide safeguards to
prevent the release of identifying
information, there is no guarantee of
confidentiality. This RFI is for planning
purposes only and shall not be
construed as a solicitation for
applications or as an obligation on the
part of the Government. The
Government will not pay for the
preparation of any information
submitted or for the Government’s use
of that information. Acknowledgement
of receipt of responses will be provided
through the Web site (https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/rfimix), but
respondents will not be notified of the
Government’s assessment of the
information received. No basis for
claims against the Government shall
arise as a result of responses to this RFI,
or in the Government’s use of such
information as part of its evaluation
process.
Dated: February 28, 2011.
Linda S. Birnbaum,
Director, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and National Toxicology
Program.
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review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written
comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington,
DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395–5806.
Written comments should be received
within 30 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 were
collected from October 2010 to
December 13, 2010, because the
sampling and data collecting contracts
had not been awarded.
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
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from the ongoing BRFSS as well as
additional questions taken from
standardized scales or from other
surveys designed to measure anxiety,
depression, and potential stressassociated physical health effects.
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 telephone survey will collect data
from a random sample of telephone
households which include landline and
cellular phone telephones in the
selected counties. Approximately 2,500
interviews will be completed each
month in the targeted coastal areas and
approximately 1,250 interviews will be
completed in the comparison areas.
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 30 minutes.
Since the OMB emergency clearance
for the DBS Gulf States Population
Survey expires April 30, 2011, DBS is
submitting and information collection
request (ICR) to continue data collection
for one year.
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. The total estimated
annual burden hours are 20,000.
Since the publication of the 60-day
Federal Register Notice, DBS proposes
to include the following modifications
to the Gulf States Population Survey.
• Addition of a Spanish translation of
the questionnaire.
• Minor modifications in the wording
of some survey questions to improve
respondent’s understanding of the
question.
• Extension of the sample area to the
entirety of the four states (AL, FL, LA,
MS), which will allow comparison of
results from the Gulf Coast counties to
non-Gulf Coast counties.
• Addition of cellular phones to the
sampling frame. Extension of the sample
area to the entirety of the four states
(AL, FL, LA, MS) will allow DBS to
sample cellular phone responses in
addition to land-line telephones. This
will improve the survey
representativeness because those who
have a cellular phone, but no land-line
telephone, have a demographic profile
that differs from those who do have
land-line telephones.
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.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of respondents
Respondents
Form
Group
Individuals .....................................
GSPS .....................
Coastal Counties .........................
Comparison Group Counties .......
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Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Comment Request
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, HHS.
In compliance with the requirement
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is publishing the
following summary of proposed
collections for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (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.
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10,000
Average burden per
pesponse
(in hours)
Number responses per
respondent
1
1
30/60
30/60
1. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision of currently approved
collection; Title of Information
Collection: State Plan Template to
Implement Section 6062 of the Deficit
Reduction Act; Form No.: CMS–10232
(OMB#: 0938–1045); Use: The Deficit
Reduction Act (DRA) provides States
with numerous flexibilities in operating
their State Medicaid Programs. Section
6062 of the DRA (Opportunity for
families of Disabled Children to
Purchase Medicaid Coverage for Such
Children) provides States the
opportunity to provide Medicaid
benefits to disabled children who would
otherwise be ineligible because of
family income that is above the State’s
highest Medicaid eligibility standards
for children. States must establish a
State Plan for medical assistance to
implement this provision. To do this,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-11-11BH]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-5960 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-
5806. Written comments should be received within 30 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 were collected from October 2010 to
December 13, 2010, because the sampling and data collecting contracts
had not been awarded.
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
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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.
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
Since the publication of the 60-day Federal Register Notice, DBS
proposes to include the following modifications to the Gulf States
Population Survey.
Addition of a Spanish translation of the questionnaire.
Minor modifications in the wording of some survey
questions to improve respondent's understanding of the question.
Extension of the sample area to the entirety of the four
states (AL, FL, LA, MS), which will allow comparison of results from
the Gulf Coast counties to non-Gulf Coast counties.
Addition of cellular phones to the sampling frame.
Extension of the sample area to the entirety of the four states (AL,
FL, LA, MS) will allow DBS to sample cellular phone responses in
addition to land-line telephones. This will improve the survey
representativeness because those who have a cellular phone, but no
land-line telephone, have a demographic profile that differs from those
who do have land-line telephones.
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
telephone households which include landline and cellular phone
telephones in the selected counties. Approximately 2,500 interviews
will be completed each month in the targeted coastal areas and
approximately 1,250 interviews will be completed in the comparison
areas. 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 30 minutes.
Since the OMB emergency clearance for the DBS Gulf States
Population Survey expires April 30, 2011, DBS is submitting and
information collection request (ICR) to continue data collection for
one year.
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. The total
estimated annual burden hours are 20,000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number Average burden
Respondents Form Group Number of responses per per pesponse
respondents respondent (in hours)
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Individuals.................. GSPS............ Coastal 30,000 1 30/60
Counties.
Comparison 10,000 1 30/60
Group Counties.
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Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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