[Federal Register: February 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-09-09AS]
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 404-639-5960 or
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-
mail to omb@cdc.gov.
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
Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control
Programs--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
In 1994, the CDC, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer
Institute, the American College of Surgeons, the North American
Association of Central Cancer Registries, and other public health
leaders at the state and national levels began promoting a
comprehensive approach to cancer control that would coordinate and
integrate cancer prevention and control programs across specific cancer
funding boundaries. In 1998, the CDC provided funding to Colorado,
Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and the Northwest
Portland Area Indian Health Board as a pilot to assist with
implementation of their existing comprehensive cancer control plans.
This pilot provided the foundation for the National Comprehensive
Cancer Control Program (NCCCP), which has since grown from six programs
to 65. Currently, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven
tribes/tribal organizations, and seven territories/U.S. Pacific Island
jurisdictions receive funding to implement cancer control plans.
Awards to individual applicants are made for a five-year budget
period. All funded programs are required to submit continuation
applications and semi-annual progress reports consistent with federal
requirements that all agencies, in response to the Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993, prepare performance plans and
collect program-specific performance measures. These data items are
listed in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. The data are collected
on templates which serve as a guide, but do not standardize the
information to be collected. This non-standardized approach to progress
reporting results in comprehensive cancer control program reports that
vary in content and detail. Because the data are stored as attachments
rather than in a database, information cannot be sorted or aggregated
electronically to produce summary reports.
CDC's Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch (CCCB), which manages the
NCCCP, proposes to develop a database-driven Management Information
System (MIS), which will achieve two objectives. First, the MIS will
provide an organized source of information about the activities and
accomplishments of all funded NCCCP programs. Secondly, the MIS will
provide an efficient mechanism for generating state, regional, and
national
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level summary reports to monitor each program's progress in
accomplishing goals, and achieving program evaluation and population-
based outcomes.
OMB approval for the MIS will be requested for a three-year period.
Data reported to CDC through the MIS will be used by CDC to identify
training and technical assistance needs, monitor compliance with
cooperative agreement requirements, evaluate progress made in achieving
program-specific goals, and obtain information needed to respond to
Congressional and other inquiries regarding program activities and
effectiveness.
Data will be collected electronically twice per year. The burden
per response is expected to decrease after respondents become
experienced with entering data and the amount of new data to be entered
decreases.
There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours)
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NCCCP grantees.............................. 65 2 6 780
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Dated: February 4, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-2974 Filed 2-11-09; 8:45 am]
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