[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76469-76470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30764]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-0679]


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 Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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

    Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Management 
Information System--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC's Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) is 
currently approved to collect progress and activity information from 
awardees funded through two programs: The National Heart Disease and 
Stroke Prevention Program (NHDSPP), and the Well-Integrated Screening 
and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program. 
Information is collected semi-annually through an electronic Management 
Information System (MIS). The current approval is scheduled to expire 
5/31/2011 (OMB No. 0920-0679).
    CDC plans to request OMB approval to continue information 
collection, with changes, for three years. A net reduction in the 
number of respondents will result in a net reduction in burden hours. 
Although there will be an increase in the number of state-based heart 
disease and stroke prevention (HDSP) programs funded through the 
NHDSPP, reporting requirements involving the MIS will be discontinued 
for awardees funded through the WISEWOMAN program. No changes are 
proposed to the information collection instrument, the burden per 
response, or the frequency of information collection.
    In 1998, Congress provided CDC with initial funding to establish 
the NHDSPP, authorized under sections 301(a) and 317b(k)(2) of the 
Public Health Service (PHS) Act [42 U.S.C. 241(a) and 247b(k)(2)], as 
amended. The program currently supports population-based heart disease 
and stroke prevention efforts in selected States and the District of 
Columbia. As funding allows, CDC's strategic plan calls for expanding 
the program to health departments in all U.S. States and territories. 
CDC works with HDSP program awardees to implement and evaluate 
evidence-based public health prevention and control strategies that 
address risk factors and reduce disparities, disease, disability, and 
death from heart disease and stroke. Awardees are encouraged to work at 
the highest levels within priority environments to change policies and 
systems that will improve cardiovascular outcomes.
    All HDSP program awardees are required to submit continuation 
applications and semi-annual progress reports to CDC. The DHDSP MIS 
provides a standardized, electronic interface for the collection of 
this progress information, which includes work plans, objectives, 
partners, data sources, and policy and environmental assessments. The 
MIS also produces both state-specific and aggregate reports that are 
used for performance

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monitoring, program evaluation, and technical assistance. The 
monitoring and evaluation plan for the HDSP program is part of an 
overall initiative within CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) to promote more efficient 
ways of using resources and achieving greater health impact. CDC plans 
to increase the number of HDSP awardees reporting through the MIS from 
33 to 42.
    CDC will discontinue approval to use the DHDSP MIS for collecting 
information from WISEWOMAN program awardees. The WISEWOMAN program is a 
demonstration program that extends cardiovascular disease-related 
services to a subset of women who also receive services through the 
National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). 
Although approval was obtained to use the DHDSP MIS for collecting 
progress and activity information from WISEWOMAN awardees, the 
information collection was not implemented due to a change in plans for 
monitoring these awardees. The current WISEWOMAN data collection is 
described in OMB No. 0920-0612 (WISEWOMAN Reporting System, exp. 3/31/
2013).
    CDC will continue to use the information collected through the 
DHDSP MIS to identify state-specific heart disease and stroke 
prevention priorities and objectives, and to describe the impact and 
reach of program interventions. Respondents will be 42 health 
departments in 41 States and the District of Columbia (DC). Respondents 
will continue to submit their progress and activity information to CDC 
semi-annually. The estimated burden per response is six hours. 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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State-Based HDSP Programs...................              42                2                6              504
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    Dated: December 2, 2010.
Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-30764 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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