[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62835-62836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25693]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-11-0776]
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 project or to obtain a copy
of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 or send
comments to Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting 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
Economic Analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program--Revision--Division of Cancer Prevention and Control,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC administers the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early
Detection Program (NBCCEDP), the largest organized cancer screening
program in the United States. The NBCCEDP provides critical breast and
cervical cancer screening services to uninsured and underserved low-
income women in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, five U.S.
territories, and 12 American Indian/Alaska Native organizations. The
program provides breast and cervical cancer screening for eligible
women who participate in the program as well as diagnostic procedures
for women who have abnormal findings. During the past decade, the
NBCCEDP has provided over 9.2 million breast and cervical cancer
screening and diagnostic exams to over 3.7 million low-income women.
Those who are diagnosed with cancer through the program are eligible
for Medicaid coverage through the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention
and Treatment Act passed by Congress in 2000.
In 2008, CDC received OMB approval to collect one year of activity-
based economic cost data from NBCCEDP grantees. In 2009, CDC received
OMB approval to collect two additional cycles of cost data for fiscal
year 2009 (FY09)
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and fiscal year 2010 (FY10) (OMB No. 0920-0776, exp. 03/31/2011).
Respondents are the 68 programs participating in the NBCCEDP.
Information is collected through a web-based Cost Assessment Tool (CAT)
and includes: Staff and consultant salaries, screening costs, contracts
and material costs, provider payments, in-kind contributions,
administrative costs, allocation of funds and staff time devoted to
specific program activities.
CDC requests OMB approval for a six-month extension of the current
approval period in order to complete the third year of data collection.
Based on our experience with previous data collection cycles, 20
grantees (30% of the total 68 grantees) will not be able to meet the
current data collection deadline of 3/31/2011. These programs will
complete their fiscal year (FY) closeout process in April or May 2011.
As a result, these programs will not be prepared to submit data to CDC
until their FY is complete and records have been reconciled. The
requested six-month extension period will provide the time they need to
complete their closeout process and conduct data quality checks before
submitting information to CDC. The requested six-month extension will
improve the quality and completeness of information used for planned
data analysis, and ensure CDC's authority to receive late submissions.
The activity-based cost data will be used to evaluate grantees to
ensure the most appropriate use of limited program resources in
delivering program services such as screening, diagnostic services,
case management and outreach. The detailed cost data will allow CDC to
determine the costs of various program components, identify factors
that impact average cost, perform cost-effectiveness analysis and
budget impact analysis of the program, and allocate program resources
more effectively and efficiently. The collection of economic cost
information complements the measures of NBCCEDP effectiveness collected
as Minimum Data Elements (0920-0571, exp. 11/30/2012).
In this Revision request, there are no proposed changes to the data
collection instrument, data collection methodology, or the estimated
burden per response. The only changes are a decrease in the estimated
number of respondents (the number of late responders) and a six-month
extension of the data collection period. All information is collected
electronically. There are no costs to respondents other than their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of
Type of respondents Number of responses per Average burden Total burden
respondents respondent (in hrs) (in hrs)
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NBCCEDP grantee................................. 20 1 22 440
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Dated: October 6, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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