[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29347-29348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-10-10DT]


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 Daneshvar, CDC 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

    Monitoring and Reporting System for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Control Programs--New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in 
the United States, accounting for seven of every ten deaths and 
affecting the quality of life for 90 million Americans. Chronic 
diseases represent 83% of all U.S. health care spending.
    The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP) provides funding to health departments in States, 
territories, and the District of Columbia to implement and evaluate 
chronic disease prevention and control programs. Traditionally, support 
has been provided through cooperative agreements that are specific to a 
chronic disease or condition. In 2009, CDC announced a new cooperative 
agreement program for collaborative chronic disease prevention and 
health promotion programs (RFA DP09-901; authorized under sections 301, 
307, 310, and 311 of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 241 and 
247(b)(k)). The new program streamlines funding, communication and 
collaboration in four areas that have previously been funded and 
evaluated independently: Tobacco control, diabetes prevention and 
control, State-based surveillance through the Behavioral Risk Factor 
Surveillance System (BRFSS), and the Healthy Communities initiative. 
Awardees are the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 
the Virgin Islands. The new cooperative agreement encourages each 
awardee to collaborate with partners (both internal and external to the 
State health department) to develop and implement a multi-year, 
statewide strategic plan.
    CDC requests OMB approval to collect information from the four 
specified State programs through a new, electronic Management 
Information System (MIS). Upon approval, the new information collection 
system will replace two previously approved information collections for 
tobacco control programs (OMB No. 0920-0601, exp. 5/31/2010), and 
diabetes prevention and control programs (OMB No. 0920-0479, exp. 4/30/
2013), and harmonize their content. In addition, the new MIS will 
provide a common progress reporting framework for State-based BRFSS 
programs and Healthy Community programs, which have previously reported 
progress information to CDC using standard progress reporting forms for 
cooperative agreement awardees (OMB No. 4040-0004, exp. 3/31/2012).
    Information will be collected on each program's objectives, 
planning activities, resources, partnerships, policy and environmental 
strategies for preventing or controlling chronic diseases, and progress 
toward meeting goals. The increased emphasis on partnership and 
collaboration is intended to identify priorities, gaps in chronic 
disease prevention and health promotion activities, and opportunities 
to leverage CDC and State (Federal and non-Federal) resources. 
Information will be collected electronically through a new Management 
Information System (MIS). The collection of information, in a uniform 
and efficient manner, will reduce duplicative reporting

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requirements for awardees, minimize respondent burden, facilitate 
collaborative efforts and provide common performance metrics across 
program areas. The collaborative cooperative agreement is part of an 
initiative within NCCDPHP to standardize and streamline the funding and 
performance monitoring processes for programs funded through the 
Center; to promote more efficient ways to use resources; and to achieve 
greater health impact. The objectives for awardees, and the performance 
indicators defined for them, reflect CDC's support for more integrated 
approaches to the prevention and control of chronic conditions.
    Awardees will use the information collection to manage and 
coordinate their activities and to improve their efforts to prevent and 
control chronic diseases. The MIS will allow awardees to fulfill their 
reporting obligations under the cooperative agreements in an efficient 
manner by employing a single instrument to collect necessary 
information for both progress reports and continuation applications 
including work plans.
    CDC will use the information collected in the MIS to monitor each 
awardee's progress and to make adjustments, as needed, in the type and 
level of technical assistance provided to them. The information 
collection will allow CDC to oversee the use of Federal funds, and 
identify and disseminate information about successful prevention and 
control strategies implemented by awardees. CDC will also use the 
information collection to respond to Congressional and stakeholder 
inquiries about chronic disease control activities, program 
implementation, and program impact. Finally, the information collection 
will allow CDC to evaluate the success of the collaborative funding 
model which places increased emphasis on partnerships as well as policy 
and environmental strategies for preventing and controlling chronic 
diseases.
    Information will be collected from each State-based program twice 
per year. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondents                   Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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State Diabetes Program..........................              53               2               6             636
State Tobacco Program...........................              53               2               6             636
State BRFSS Program.............................              53               2               6             636
State Healthy Communities Program...............              53               2               6             636
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           2,544
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Carol Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-12537 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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