[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40952-40953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17302]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-51-03]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Automated Management Information System (MIS) for 
Diabetes Control Programs (OMB Control No. 0920-0479)--Extension--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC has 
implemented a Management Information System (MIS) and federally 
sponsored data collection requirement from all CDC funded diabetes 
control programs. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the 
United States contributing to more than 200,000 deaths each year. An 
estimated 11.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed 
with diabetes and an estimated 5.9 million people have undiagnosed 
diabetes. CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation (DDT) provides funding 
to health departments of States and territories to develop, implement, 
and evaluate systems-based Diabetes Control Programs (DCPs). DCPs are 
population-based, public health programs that design, implement and 
evaluate public health prevention and control strategies that improve 
access to and quality of care for all, and reach communities most 
impacted by the burden of diabetes (e.g., racial/ethnic populations, 
the elderly, rural dwellers and the economically disadvantaged). 
Support for these programs is a cornerstone of the DDT's strategy for 
reducing the burden of diabetes throughout the nation. The Diabetes 
Control Program is authorized under sections 301 and 317(k) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 and 247b(k)).
    In accordance with the original OMB approval (July 20, 2002), this 
extension will continue to expand and enhance the technical reporting 
capacity of the MIS. The MIS is a web-based, password access protected 
repository/technical reporting system that replaced an archaic paper 
reporting system. The MIS allows the accurate, uniform, and complete 
collection of diabetes program progress information using the Internet. 
The MIS has improved upon the old data collection system by:
    [sbull] Improving accountability;
    [sbull] Shortening the information cycle;
    [sbull] Eliminating non-standard reporting;
    [sbull] Minimizing unnecessary duplication of data collection and 
entry;
    [sbull] Reducing the reporting burden on small state organizations;
    [sbull] Using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is 
understandable to respondents;
    [sbull] Implementing a consistent system for progress reporting and 
record keeping processes;
    [sbull] Identifying the retention periods for record keeping 
requirements;

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    [sbull] Utilizing modern information technology for data collection 
and transfer;
    [sbull] Significantly reducing the amount of paper reports that 
diabetes control programs are required to submit.
    The MIS has allowed CDC to more rapidly respond to outside 
inquiries concerning a specific diabetes control activity occurring in 
the state diabetes control programs. The data collection requirement 
has formalized the format and contents of diabetes data reported from 
the DCPs and provides an electronic means for efficient collection and 
transmission to the CDC headquarters.
    The MIS has facilitated the staff's ability at CDC to fulfill its 
obligations under the cooperative agreements; to monitor, evaluate, and 
compare individual programs; and to assess and report aggregate 
information regarding the overall effectiveness of the DCP program. It 
has also supported DDT's broader mission of reducing the burden of 
diabetes by enabling DDT staff to more effectively identify the 
strengths and weaknesses of individual DCPs and to disseminate 
information related to successful public health interventions 
implemented by these organizations to prevent and control diabetes. 
Implementation of the MIS has provided for efficient collection of 
state-level diabetes program data. The annual burden for this data 
collection is 236 hours.

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                                                                                     No. of      Average burden/
                         Respondents                                No. of         responses/      response (in
                                                                 respondents       respondent         hours)
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State Program Control Officers...............................              59                1                4
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    Dated: July 2, 2003.
Thomas A. Bartenfeld,
Acting Associate Director for Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 03-17302 Filed 7-8-03; 8:45 am]
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