[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 28 (Thursday, February 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7067-7068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2974]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-09-09AS]


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 or 
send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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

    Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control 
Programs--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 1994, the CDC, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer 
Institute, the American College of Surgeons, the North American 
Association of Central Cancer Registries, and other public health 
leaders at the state and national levels began promoting a 
comprehensive approach to cancer control that would coordinate and 
integrate cancer prevention and control programs across specific cancer 
funding boundaries. In 1998, the CDC provided funding to Colorado, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, and the Northwest 
Portland Area Indian Health Board as a pilot to assist with 
implementation of their existing comprehensive cancer control plans. 
This pilot provided the foundation for the National Comprehensive 
Cancer Control Program (NCCCP), which has since grown from six programs 
to 65. Currently, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven 
tribes/tribal organizations, and seven territories/U.S. Pacific Island 
jurisdictions receive funding to implement cancer control plans.
    Awards to individual applicants are made for a five-year budget 
period. All funded programs are required to submit continuation 
applications and semi-annual progress reports consistent with federal 
requirements that all agencies, in response to the Government 
Performance and Results Act of 1993, prepare performance plans and 
collect program-specific performance measures. These data items are 
listed in the Funding Opportunity Announcement. The data are collected 
on templates which serve as a guide, but do not standardize the 
information to be collected. This non-standardized approach to progress 
reporting results in comprehensive cancer control program reports that 
vary in content and detail. Because the data are stored as attachments 
rather than in a database, information cannot be sorted or aggregated 
electronically to produce summary reports.
    CDC's Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch (CCCB), which manages the 
NCCCP, proposes to develop a database-driven Management Information 
System (MIS), which will achieve two objectives. First, the MIS will 
provide an organized source of information about the activities and 
accomplishments of all funded NCCCP programs. Secondly, the MIS will 
provide an efficient mechanism for generating state, regional, and 
national

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level summary reports to monitor each program's progress in 
accomplishing goals, and achieving program evaluation and population-
based outcomes.
    OMB approval for the MIS will be requested for a three-year period. 
Data reported to CDC through the MIS will be used by CDC to identify 
training and technical assistance needs, monitor compliance with 
cooperative agreement requirements, evaluate progress made in achieving 
program-specific goals, and obtain information needed to respond to 
Congressional and other inquiries regarding program activities and 
effectiveness.
    Data will be collected electronically twice per year. The burden 
per response is expected to decrease after respondents become 
experienced with entering data and the amount of new data to be entered 
decreases.
    There are no costs to respondents other than 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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NCCCP grantees..............................              65                2                6              780
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    Dated: February 4, 2009.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
 [FR Doc. E9-2974 Filed 2-11-09; 8:45 am]
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