[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29347-29348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12537]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-10-10DT]
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
and send comments to Maryam Daneshvar, CDC Reports Clearance Officer,
1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 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
Monitoring and Reporting System for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Control Programs--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in
the United States, accounting for seven of every ten deaths and
affecting the quality of life for 90 million Americans. Chronic
diseases represent 83% of all U.S. health care spending.
The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (NCCDPHP) provides funding to health departments in States,
territories, and the District of Columbia to implement and evaluate
chronic disease prevention and control programs. Traditionally, support
has been provided through cooperative agreements that are specific to a
chronic disease or condition. In 2009, CDC announced a new cooperative
agreement program for collaborative chronic disease prevention and
health promotion programs (RFA DP09-901; authorized under sections 301,
307, 310, and 311 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241 and
247(b)(k)). The new program streamlines funding, communication and
collaboration in four areas that have previously been funded and
evaluated independently: Tobacco control, diabetes prevention and
control, State-based surveillance through the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS), and the Healthy Communities initiative.
Awardees are the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the Virgin Islands. The new cooperative agreement encourages each
awardee to collaborate with partners (both internal and external to the
State health department) to develop and implement a multi-year,
statewide strategic plan.
CDC requests OMB approval to collect information from the four
specified State programs through a new, electronic Management
Information System (MIS). Upon approval, the new information collection
system will replace two previously approved information collections for
tobacco control programs (OMB No. 0920-0601, exp. 5/31/2010), and
diabetes prevention and control programs (OMB No. 0920-0479, exp. 4/30/
2013), and harmonize their content. In addition, the new MIS will
provide a common progress reporting framework for State-based BRFSS
programs and Healthy Community programs, which have previously reported
progress information to CDC using standard progress reporting forms for
cooperative agreement awardees (OMB No. 4040-0004, exp. 3/31/2012).
Information will be collected on each program's objectives,
planning activities, resources, partnerships, policy and environmental
strategies for preventing or controlling chronic diseases, and progress
toward meeting goals. The increased emphasis on partnership and
collaboration is intended to identify priorities, gaps in chronic
disease prevention and health promotion activities, and opportunities
to leverage CDC and State (Federal and non-Federal) resources.
Information will be collected electronically through a new Management
Information System (MIS). The collection of information, in a uniform
and efficient manner, will reduce duplicative reporting
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requirements for awardees, minimize respondent burden, facilitate
collaborative efforts and provide common performance metrics across
program areas. The collaborative cooperative agreement is part of an
initiative within NCCDPHP to standardize and streamline the funding and
performance monitoring processes for programs funded through the
Center; to promote more efficient ways to use resources; and to achieve
greater health impact. The objectives for awardees, and the performance
indicators defined for them, reflect CDC's support for more integrated
approaches to the prevention and control of chronic conditions.
Awardees will use the information collection to manage and
coordinate their activities and to improve their efforts to prevent and
control chronic diseases. The MIS will allow awardees to fulfill their
reporting obligations under the cooperative agreements in an efficient
manner by employing a single instrument to collect necessary
information for both progress reports and continuation applications
including work plans.
CDC will use the information collected in the MIS to monitor each
awardee's progress and to make adjustments, as needed, in the type and
level of technical assistance provided to them. The information
collection will allow CDC to oversee the use of Federal funds, and
identify and disseminate information about successful prevention and
control strategies implemented by awardees. CDC will also use the
information collection to respond to Congressional and stakeholder
inquiries about chronic disease control activities, program
implementation, and program impact. Finally, the information collection
will allow CDC to evaluate the success of the collaborative funding
model which places increased emphasis on partnerships as well as policy
and environmental strategies for preventing and controlling chronic
diseases.
Information will be collected from each State-based program twice
per year. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number of Average burden
Type of respondents Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours)
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State Diabetes Program.......................... 53 2 6 636
State Tobacco Program........................... 53 2 6 636
State BRFSS Program............................. 53 2 6 636
State Healthy Communities Program............... 53 2 6 636
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 2,544
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Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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