[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77789-77790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31928]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-03-23]


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 the CDC Reports 
Clearance Officer on (404) 498-1210.
    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

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or other forms of information technology. Send comments to Anne 
O'Connor, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 
MS-D24, Atlanta, GA 30333. Written comments should be received within 
60 days of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Minimum Data Elements (MDEs)/System for Technical 
Assistance Reporting (STAR) for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer 
Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) OMB No. 0920-0571--Extension--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background

    The NBCCEDP was established in response to the Congressional Breast 
and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990. This act mandates 
a program that will provide early detection of breast and cervical 
cancer screening services for under-served women.
    CDC proposes to aggregate breast and cervical cancer screening, 
diagnostic and treatment data from NBCCEDP grantees at the state, 
territory and tribal level. These aggregated data will include 
demographic information about women served through funded programs. The 
proposed data collection will also include infrastructure data about 
grantee management, public education and outreach, professional 
education, and service delivery.
    Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death among 
American women. The American Cancer Society estimates that 203,500 new 
cases will be diagnosed among women in 2002, and 39,600 women will die 
of this disease. Mammography is extremely valuable as an early 
detection tool because it can detect breast cancer well before the 
woman can feel the lump, when it is still in an early and more 
treatable stage. Women older than age 40 that receive annual 
mammography screening reduce their probability of breast cancer 
mortality and increase their treatment options.
    Although early detection efforts have greatly decreased the 
incidence of invasive cervical cancer during the last four decades, an 
estimated 13,000 new cases will be diagnosed in 2002 and 4,100 women 
will die of this disease. Papanicolaou (Pap) tests effectively detect 
precancerous lesions in addition to invasive cervical cancer. The 
detection and treatment of precancerous lesions can prevent nearly all 
cervical cancer-related deaths.
    Because breast and cervical cancer screening, diagnostic and 
treatment data are already collected and aggregated at the state, 
territory and tribal level, the additional burden on the grantees will 
be small. Implementation of this program will require grantees to 
report a minimum data set (MDE) on screening and follow-up activities 
electronically to the CDC on a semi-annual basis. The program will 
require grantees to report infrastructure data (STAR) to the CDC 
annually using a web-based system. Information collected will be used 
to obtain more complete breast and cervical cancer data, promote public 
education of cancer incidence and risk, improve the availability of 
screening and diagnostic services for under-served women, ensure the 
quality of services provided to women, and develop outreach strategies 
for women that are never or rarely screened for breast and cervical 
cancer. Data collection will continue for the next three years. There 
are no costs to respondents.

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                                                                     Number of    Average burden/
                     Reports                         Number of      responses/     response (in    Total burden
                                                   respondents *    respondent        hours)        (in hours)
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* Infrastructure Report (STAR)..................              71               1              25           1,775
* Screening and Follow-up (MDE).................              71               2               4             568
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,343
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 * Respondents include State, territorial and tribal grantees.


    Dated: December 12, 2002.
Nancy E. Cheal,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-31928 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am]
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