[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 15 (Monday, January 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4438-4439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1616]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-09-0776]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    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) 639-5960 or send an e-mail 
to [email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Economic Analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program (NBCCEDP) (OMB No. 0920-0776 exp. 4/30/2009)--
Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCDDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    The CDC-funded National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection 
Program (NBCCEDP) is the largest organized cancer screening program in 
the United States. The NBCCEDP provides critical breast and cervical 
cancer screening services to underserved women through grants to 50 
states, the District of Columbia, 4 U.S. territories, and 13 American 
Indian/Alaska Native organizations. In the past decade, the NBCCEDP has 
provided over 7.8 million breast and cervical cancer screening and 
diagnostic exams to over 3.2 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.
    In 2008, CDC obtained OMB approval to collect one year of activity-
based cost information from all 68 NBCCEDP grantees. With this revision 
request, CDC proposes to collect two additional, consecutive years of 
information and to implement a minor change to the data collection 
instrument, the Cost Assessment Tool (CAT), regarding screening 
activities supported through non-Federal funds. The additional 
information will allow CDC to calculate averages over time that reduce 
year-to-year fluctuations and provide better estimates of activity-
based costs.
    The information is being collected to support activity-based 
analysis of the costs and cost-effectiveness of the NBCCEDP. The 
information will be used to assess the costs of various program 
components, identify factors that impact average cost, perform cost-
effectiveness analysis, and to develop a resource allocation tool for 
ensuring the most appropriate use of limited program resources. 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. Data will be collected electronically.
    NBCCEDP grantees currently report information on screening and 
diagnosis volumes (the effectiveness measures for the program) as part 
of the Minimum Data Elements (MDE) for the NBCCEDP (OMB 0920-0571, exp. 
1/31/2010). Cost information to be collected through the CAT will 
complement information currently collected through the MDE project.
    There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total

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estimated annualized burden hours are 1,496.
    Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                                                   Number of     Average  burden
                     Type of respondents                          Number of      responses per    per  response
                                                                 respondents       respondent       (in hours)
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NBCCEDP Grantees.............................................              68                1               22
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    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-1616 Filed 1-23-09; 8:45 am]
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