[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40297-40298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14282]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-07-07BJ]


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 Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting 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 Program of Cancer Registries--
NEW--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) is a nationwide, 
comprehensive federally sponsored public health program. Established by 
Congress through the Cancer Registries Amendment Act in 1992, and 
administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 
the NPCR collects data on the occurrence of cancer; the type, extent, 
and location of the cancer; and the type of initial treatment. Since 
the establishment of NPCR there has been no published systematic 
analysis of the true economic costs incurred by the program. As the 
program matures and gains national attention, and in light of the 
recent increases in total program funding as well as wide variations in 
the cost per case collected, there is now a greater need for an 
economic evaluation of the program.
    The purpose of this task is to assess the costs, effectiveness, and 
cost-effectiveness of NPCR in collecting high quality data on cancer 
incidence, and to develop tools for making resource allocation 
decisions that will meet program priorities. Performing an assessment 
of the resources expended on NPCR in relation to the value created will 
provide critical information for improving program efficiency within 
the various components of the NPCR and potentially identifying 
economies of scale.
    This task will involve collection and analysis of cost and 
effectiveness data from all 45 state registries, funded by NPCR, for 
three years. A pilot questionnaire was developed and piloted tested 
with 7 registries and information learn during the pilot testing was 
incorporated to develop a comprehensive cost collection tool. RTI 
International, the contractor hired by CDC will build a web based data 
collection tool to collect annual cost data from the 45 state 
registries. All data will be submitted electronically by grantees to 
reduce the respondent burden and errors. The contractor will also 
develop a user's manual to assist the grantees with completing their 
data submission.

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    Since certain program level data are already collected as part of 
NPCR Annual Program Evaluation Instrument (OMB i0920-0706), 
the additional burden on grantees will be modest. Once the 
infrastructure is established to capture the cost data from the NPCR 
programs, the response burden is expected to be reduced even further. 
There are no costs to respondents except for their time to complete the 
questionnaire. All respondents will be using the same cost assessment 
tool. The only cost to the respondent is their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Respondents                     Number of      responses per     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)       (in hours)
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State Health Officials--NPCR funded                       45                3               22            2,970
 registries.................................
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    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............           2,970
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    Dated: July 18, 2007.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E7-14282 Filed 7-23-07; 8:45 am]
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