[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26969-26970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7019]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-06-0469]


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

    National Program of Cancer Registries--Cancer Surveillance System--
Extension (OMB number 0920-0469)--National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The American Cancer Society estimated that about 1.37 million 
Americans were newly diagnosed with cancer in 2005 and that about 
570,000 died from cancer in that same year. The National Institutes of 
Health estimates that in 2005, the cost of cancer was about $209 
billion, including $74 billion direct costs to treat cancer, and $136 
billion indirect costs in lost productivity due to illness and 
premature death.
    In 2002, CDC implemented the National Program of Cancer Registries 
(NPCR)--Cancer Surveillance System (CSS) to collect, evaluate and 
disseminate cancer incidence data collected by population-based cancer 
registries. In 2002, CDC began annually publishing United States Cancer 
Statistics (USCS). The latest USCS report published in 2005 provided 
cancer statistics for 93% of the United States population from all 
cancer registries whose data met national data standards. Prior to the 
publication of USCS, at the national level, cancer incidence data were 
available for only 14% of the population of the United States.
    With this expanded coverage of the U.S. population, it will now be 
possible

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to better describe geographic variation in cancer incidence throughout 
the country and provide incidence data on minority populations and rare 
cancers to further plan and evaluate state and national cancer control 
and prevention efforts.
    Therefore, CDCs, NCCDPHP, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control 
proposes to continue to aggregate existing cancer incidence data from 
states funded by the National Program of Cancer Registries into a 
national surveillance system.
    These data are already collected and aggregated at the state level. 
Thus the additional burden for the states is small. Funded states are 
asked to continue to report cancer incidence data to CDC on an annual 
basis. Each state is requested to report a cumulative file containing 
incidence data from the first diagnosis year for which the cancer 
registry collected data with the assistance of NPCR funds (e.g., 1995) 
through to 12 months past the close of the most recent diagnosis year 
(e.g., 2004).
    NCCPHP is requesting a 3-year clearance for this project. There are 
no costs to respondents except their time to participate in the survey.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
                   Respondents                      respondents    responses per   response  (in       hours
                                                                     resondent        hours)
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States, Territories, and the District of                      63               1               2             126
 Columbia (Cancer Registries)...................
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             126
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    Dated: May 3, 2006.
Joan F. Karr,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6-7019 Filed 5-8-06; 8:45 am]
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