[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62835-62836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-0776]


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 project or to obtain a copy 
of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 or send 
comments to Carol E. Walker, 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 Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program--Revision--Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC administers the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program (NBCCEDP), the largest organized cancer screening 
program in the United States. The NBCCEDP provides critical breast and 
cervical cancer screening services to uninsured and underserved low-
income women in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, five U.S. 
territories, and 12 American Indian/Alaska Native organizations. The 
program provides breast and cervical cancer screening for eligible 
women who participate in the program as well as diagnostic procedures 
for women who have abnormal findings. During the past decade, the 
NBCCEDP has provided over 9.2 million breast and cervical cancer 
screening and diagnostic exams to over 3.7 million low-income women. 
Those who are 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 received OMB approval to collect one year of activity-
based economic cost data from NBCCEDP grantees. In 2009, CDC received 
OMB approval to collect two additional cycles of cost data for fiscal 
year 2009 (FY09)

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and fiscal year 2010 (FY10) (OMB No. 0920-0776, exp. 03/31/2011). 
Respondents are the 68 programs participating in the NBCCEDP. 
Information is collected through a web-based Cost Assessment Tool (CAT) 
and 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.
    CDC requests OMB approval for a six-month extension of the current 
approval period in order to complete the third year of data collection. 
Based on our experience with previous data collection cycles, 20 
grantees (30% of the total 68 grantees) will not be able to meet the 
current data collection deadline of 3/31/2011. These programs will 
complete their fiscal year (FY) closeout process in April or May 2011. 
As a result, these programs will not be prepared to submit data to CDC 
until their FY is complete and records have been reconciled. The 
requested six-month extension period will provide the time they need to 
complete their closeout process and conduct data quality checks before 
submitting information to CDC. The requested six-month extension will 
improve the quality and completeness of information used for planned 
data analysis, and ensure CDC's authority to receive late submissions.
    The activity-based cost data will be used to evaluate grantees to 
ensure the most appropriate use of limited program resources in 
delivering program services such as screening, diagnostic services, 
case management and outreach. The detailed cost data will allow CDC to 
determine the costs of various program components, identify factors 
that impact average cost, perform cost-effectiveness analysis and 
budget impact analysis of the program, and allocate program resources 
more effectively and efficiently. The collection of economic cost 
information complements the measures of NBCCEDP effectiveness collected 
as Minimum Data Elements (0920-0571, exp. 11/30/2012).
    In this Revision request, there are no proposed changes to the data 
collection instrument, data collection methodology, or the estimated 
burden per response. The only changes are a decrease in the estimated 
number of respondents (the number of late responders) and a six-month 
extension of the data collection period. All information is collected 
electronically. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of
               Type of respondents                   Number of     responses per  Average burden   Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (in hrs)       (in hrs)
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NBCCEDP grantee.................................              20               1              22             440
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    Dated: October 6, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-25693 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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