Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review, 6801-6802 [2012-2971]

Download as PDF 6801 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Atlanta, GA 30333, telephone 770–488– 3313. Dated: February 3, 2012. Ken Rose, Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [FR Doc. 2012–2955 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–70–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–12–09BK] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 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/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639–7570 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 Registration of Individuals Displaced by the Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (Pilot Project)—New—Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, Louisiana, and became one of the most deadly and destructive storms in U.S. history. Also occurring in 2005, Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the initial phase of the response, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assumed the primary role for housing displaced persons over the intermediate term. To support those needing temporary housing, FEMA provided over 130,000 travel trailers, park homes, and mobile homes for persons displaced by the above mentioned storms. However, some persons living in trailers complained of an odor or of eye or respiratory tract irritation. FEMA entered into an Interagency Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR on August 16, 2007 to conduct a comprehensive public health assessment, based on objective and credible research, of air quality conditions present in FEMA housing units to guide FEMA policy makers and inform the public as to the actual conditions in the field and any actions required to better promote a safe and healthful environment for the disaster victims FEMA housed in the units. FEMA’s agreement with the CDC includes an initial formaldehyde exposure assessment as well as a subsequent long-term study of the health effects among resident children. Formaldehyde testing conducted and evaluated by the CDC pursuant to the initial exposure assessment has identified the need to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a national registry to identify and monitor the health of disaster victims who occupied FEMA-provided temporary housing units. The establishment of such a registry would complement the longterm health effects study set forth in the FEMA–CDC Interagency Agreement. The proposed pilot registry will have two goals: Primary Goal: Test the feasibility and cost of contacting and enrolling members in a registry by collecting and verifying phone interview data. Secondary Goal: Test the difference in prevalence rates of health conditions compared to national surveys (i.e., NHANES and NHIS). The data collected in the pilot registry and the evaluation of the pilot registry will be used to determine the feasibility and estimate the costs of developing and populating a more complete registry of people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In addition, comparisons of prevalence rates of health outcomes obtained through the pilot registry with estimates from national surveys will help determine the utility of conducting a full registry. For example, if all or most health outcomes do not appear to be in excess, the value of a full registry may be questionable. A pre-registration datasets will be created before enrollment. This dataset will be populated with contact information of the occupants of temporary housing units provided by FEMA. FEMA provided the datasets for this pilot registry. A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system based on a paper questionnaire will be used during all interviews to collect data for this project. The first part will consist of screening questions to determine eligibility for enrollment. The second part will contain contact information of the registrant and other household members, demographics, and health status questions, focusing on respiratory outcomes and mental health. The two minute screening questionnaire will be administered to a total of 8,000 respondents. Annualized over a two year period, 4,000 will be screened. The 25 minute main questionnaire will be administered to a total of 5,000 respondents. Annualized over a two year period, 2,500 occupants will complete the main questionnaire. There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The total estimated annual burden hours are 1,176. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Form Temporary and Non-Temporary housing unit occupants. Main questionnaire .......................................... Screening ....................................................... questionnaire .................................................. 2,500 .............................................................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Feb 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Number of responses per respondent Number of respondents Respondents Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 4,000 1 1 25/60 09FEN1 Average burden per response (in hours) 2/60 6802 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Kimberly Lane, Reports Clearance Officer, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. [FR Doc. 2012–2971 Filed 2–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [30Day–12–12AG] 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) 639–7570 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 HIV Prevention among Latino MSM: Evaluation of a locally developed intervention—New—National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic minority group in the U.S. and have the second highest rate of HIV/AIDS diagnoses of all racial/ethnic groups in the country. From the beginning of the epidemic through 2007, Latinos accounted for 17% of all AIDS cases reported to the CDC. Among Latino males, male-to-male sexual contact is the single most important source of HIV infection, accounting for 46% of HIV infections in U.S.-born Latino men from 2001 to 2005, and for more than one-half of HIV infections among South American, Cuban, and Mexican-born Latino men in the U.S. (CDC, 2007a; 2007b). In 2006, male-tomale sex accounted for 72% of new HIV infections among Latino males. Relative to other men who have sex with men (MSM), the rate of HIV infection among Latino MSM is twice the rate recorded among whites (43.1 vs. 19.6 per 100,000). Despite the high levels of infection risk that affect Latino MSM, no efficacious interventions to prevent infection by HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are available for this vulnerable population. CDC’s Prevention Research Synthesis group, whose role is to identify HIV prevention interventions that have met rigorous criteria for demonstrating evidence of efficacy, has not identified any behavioral interventions for Latino MSM that meet current efficacy criteria, and no such interventions are listed in CDC’s 2011 update of its Compendium of Evidence-Based HIV Behavioral Interventions (https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/ topics/research/prs/compendiumevidence-based-interventions.htm). There is an urgent need for efficacious, culturally congruent HIV/STD prevention interventions for Latino MSM. The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention for reducing sexual risk among Latino men who have sex with men in North Carolina. The HOLA en Grupos intervention is a Spanishlanguage, small-group, 4-session intervention that is designed to increase consistent and correct condom use and HIV testing among Latino MSM and to affect other behavioral and psychosocial factors that can increase their vulnerability of HIV/STD infection. This study will use a randomized controlled trial design to assess the efficacy of the HOLA en Grupos intervention compared to a general health comparison intervention. CDC is requesting approval for a 3-year clearance for data collection. The data collection system involves screening of potential study participants for eligibility, collection of participants’ contact information, and measures of intervention and comparison participants’ socio-demographic characteristics, health seeking actions, HIV/STD and substance use-related risk behaviors, and psychosocial factors at baseline before intervention delivery and 6 months after intervention delivery. An estimated 350 men will be screened for eligibility in order to enroll the 300 men required for the study. The baseline and the 6-month follow-up assessments will be similar. However, the 6-month assessment will ask study participants fewer questions because there is no need to ask all questions during both assessments. Collection of eligibility information from potential participants will require about 10 minutes; collection of baseline assessment information will require about 1 hour and 45 minutes; and collection of the 6-month follow-up assessment information will require about 1 hour. The total estimated annual burden hours are 883. There is no cost to participants other than their time. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Form name Prospective Study Participant ......................... Enrolled Study Participant .............................. Enrolled Study Participant .............................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Type of respondent Participant Screening Form ........................... Baseline Assessment ..................................... 6-month follow-up assessment ...................... 350 300 300 Kimberly S. Lane, Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-12-09BK]


Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; Agency Forms 
Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) 
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/ATSDR Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 639-
7570 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

    Registration of Individuals Displaced by the Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita (Pilot Project)--New--Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry (ATSDR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the coast of 
the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans, Louisiana, and became one of the 
most deadly and destructive storms in U.S. history. Also occurring in 
2005, Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane 
ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in 
the Gulf of Mexico. Following the initial phase of the response, the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assumed the primary role for 
housing displaced persons over the intermediate term. To support those 
needing temporary housing, FEMA provided over 130,000 travel trailers, 
park homes, and mobile homes for persons displaced by the above 
mentioned storms. However, some persons living in trailers complained 
of an odor or of eye or respiratory tract irritation.
    FEMA entered into an Interagency Agreement with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/ATSDR on August 16, 2007 to 
conduct a comprehensive public health assessment, based on objective 
and credible research, of air quality conditions present in FEMA 
housing units to guide FEMA policy makers and inform the public as to 
the actual conditions in the field and any actions required to better 
promote a safe and healthful environment for the disaster victims FEMA 
housed in the units. FEMA's agreement with the CDC includes an initial 
formaldehyde exposure assessment as well as a subsequent long-term 
study of the health effects among resident children. Formaldehyde 
testing conducted and evaluated by the CDC pursuant to the initial 
exposure assessment has identified the need to evaluate the feasibility 
of establishing a national registry to identify and monitor the health 
of disaster victims who occupied FEMA-provided temporary housing units. 
The establishment of such a registry would complement the long-term 
health effects study set forth in the FEMA-CDC Interagency Agreement.
    The proposed pilot registry will have two goals: Primary Goal: Test 
the feasibility and cost of contacting and enrolling members in a 
registry by collecting and verifying phone interview data. Secondary 
Goal: Test the difference in prevalence rates of health conditions 
compared to national surveys (i.e., NHANES and NHIS).
    The data collected in the pilot registry and the evaluation of the 
pilot registry will be used to determine the feasibility and estimate 
the costs of developing and populating a more complete registry of 
people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In addition, 
comparisons of prevalence rates of health outcomes obtained through the 
pilot registry with estimates from national surveys will help determine 
the utility of conducting a full registry. For example, if all or most 
health outcomes do not appear to be in excess, the value of a full 
registry may be questionable.
    A pre-registration datasets will be created before enrollment. This 
dataset will be populated with contact information of the occupants of 
temporary housing units provided by FEMA. FEMA provided the datasets 
for this pilot registry.
    A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) system based on a 
paper questionnaire will be used during all interviews to collect data 
for this project. The first part will consist of screening questions to 
determine eligibility for enrollment. The second part will contain 
contact information of the registrant and other household members, 
demographics, and health status questions, focusing on respiratory 
outcomes and mental health.
    The two minute screening questionnaire will be administered to a 
total of 8,000 respondents. Annualized over a two year period, 4,000 
will be screened. The 25 minute main questionnaire will be administered 
to a total of 5,000 respondents. Annualized over a two year period, 
2,500 occupants will complete the main questionnaire.
    There are no costs to the respondents other than their time. The 
total estimated annual burden hours are 1,176.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
              Respondents                         Form               Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Temporary and Non-Temporary housing     Screening...............           4,000               1            2/60
 unit occupants.                        questionnaire...........
Main questionnaire....................  2,500...................               1           25/60
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Kimberly Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry.
[FR Doc. 2012-2971 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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