[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17468-17470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5038]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-06-06BD]


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

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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

    Economic Analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program--New--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) which provides critical breast and cervical 
cancer screening services to underserved women in the United States, 
the District of Columbia, 4 U.S. territories, and 13 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. For 
the past decade, the NBCCEDP has provided over 5 million breast and 
cervical cancer screening and diagnostic exams to almost 2.1 million 
low-income women. Women 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.
    The NBCCEDP is the largest organized cancer screening program in 
the United States but to date there has been no systematic analysis of 
the economic costs incurred by the program. CDC is proposing to collect 
one year of cost data, (period covering 07/01/2005--06/30/2006), from 
all the 68 NBCCEDP grantees to assess the cost and cost-effectiveness 
of the program. The information required to perform an activity-based 
cost analysis 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 has developed and tested a draft 
questionnaire with 9 NBCCEDP grantees to assess the ability of the 
grantees to provide the cost data elements requested, identify the cost 
information required, and to complete the questionnaire within the 
allocated timeframe.
    The cost data provided by the 68 grantees will be used to evaluate 
the programs to ensure the most appropriate use of limited program 
resources. Performing an assessment of the resources expended on 
NBCCEDP will provide valuable information to the CDC and its' partners 
for improving program efficiency within the various components of the 
NBCCEDP including screening, case management, outreach, and overall 
management. The cost data will allow CDC to assess the costs of the 
various program components, identify factors that impact average cost, 
perform cost-effectiveness analysis and develop a resource allocation 
tool. The collection and analysis of the cost data will allow CDC to 
utilize a more systematic process to allocate program resources based 
on grantees' past performance, level of efficiency, and future needs.
    Since information on screening and diagnosis volumes (the 
effectiveness measures) are already collected as part of the Minimum 
Data Elements (MDEs), OMB 0920-0571 Exp. Date 05/31/2006, the 
additional burden on grantees to provide the requested cost data will 
be modest. If future cost data collection efforts are undertaken, the 
response burden would be further reduced because the infrastructure 
established to capture the data is already in place.
    There are no costs to respondents except their time to participate 
in the survey. All respondents will be using the same cost assessment 
tool.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
                   Respondent                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Program Director................................              68               1               4             272
Business Manager................................              68               1               4             272
Data Manager....................................              68               1              14             952
    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,496
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    Dated: March 31, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-5038 Filed 4-5-06; 8:45 am]
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