[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15748-15749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0571]


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 Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant 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

    Minimum Data Elements (MDEs)/System for Technical Assistance 
Reporting (STAR) for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program (NBCCEDP)--Revision--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    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 and 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 (ACS) estimated that 
211,240 new cases would be diagnosed among women in 2005, and 40,410 
women would 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 in recent decades, ACS estimated 
that 10,370 new cases would be diagnosed in 2005 and 3,710 women would 
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. Continuation 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

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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. The average annual burden for this effort is 1,972 hours. 
There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate in 
the survey.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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*Infrastructure Report (STAR)...................              68               1              25            1700
*Screening and Follow-up........................              68               1               4             272
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1972
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 *Respondents include State, Territorial and Tribal grantees.


    Dated: March 22, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E6-4550 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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