[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44588-44589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18728]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for ``Using Public 
Data for Cancer Prevention and Control: From Innovation to Impact 
Challenge''

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
SUMMARY: ``Using Public Data for Cancer Prevention and Control: From 
Innovation to Impact Challenge'' is a challenge aimed at encouraging 
multidisciplinary teams of software developers, entrepreneurs, and 
health scientists to use health-related data made available by the 
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and other Federal agencies to create 
innovative consumer health applications that will provide actionable 
steps for consumers along the cancer control and prevention continuum. 
This challenge will provide useful tools for public health promotion 
and protection, a key goal of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services.
    The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section 
105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
358).

DATES: Effective on July 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Wong, 202-720-2866. Wil Yu, 202-
690-5920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Subject of Challenge Competition: Entrants 
in ``Using Public Data for Cancer Prevention and Control: From 
Innovation to Impact Challenge'' are asked to develop software 
applications (apps) that utilize the wide array of health-related data 
made available by the NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population 
Sciences (DCCPS) and other Federal agencies for innovative consumer 
health apps. These apps should potentially integrate with existing 
technology platforms and address targets comprising DCCPS priority 
areas on the continuum of cancer prevention and control. More 
information about these priority areas can be found at: http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/od/index.html. Entrants are required to 
address challenges faced by consumers, clinicians, or researchers such 
as behavior risk reduction for prevention, survivorship (e.g., 
nutrition, physical activity, smoking cessation), early detection and 
screening, informed decision-making, and adherence to treatment 
regimens.

Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition

    To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual 
or entity:
    (1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under 
the rules promulgated by Office of the National

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Coordinator for Health Information Technology;
    (2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this 
section;
    (3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
    (4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within 
the scope of their employment.
    An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the 
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal 
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made 
available to all individuals and entities participating in the 
competition on an equitable basis.
    Registered participants shall be required to agree to assume any 
and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its 
related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any 
injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, 
whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their 
participation in a competition, whether the injury, death, damage, or 
loss arises through negligence or otherwise.
    Participants shall be required to obtain liability insurance or 
demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the head 
of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, for claims by--
    (1) A third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or 
loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with 
participation in a competition, with the Federal Government named as an 
additional insured under the registered participant's insurance policy 
and registered participants agreeing to indemnify the Federal 
Government against third party claims for damages arising from or 
related to competition activities; and
    (2) the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government 
property resulting from such an activity.
    Participants must be teams of at least two people.
    All participants are required to provide written consent to the 
rules upon or before submitting an entry.
    DATES:

Phase I

     Submission Period Begins: 12:01am, EDT, July 15th, 2011.
     Submission Period for Initial Entries Ends: 11:59 pm, EDT, 
August 26th, 2011.

Phase II:

     Final Submission Period Begins: 12:01am, E.D.T., October 
3rd, 2011.
     Final Submission Period Ends: 11:59pm, E.S.T., November 
18th, 2011.

Registration Process for Participants

    To register for this challenge participants should:
     Access the http://www.challenge.gov Web site and search 
for the ``Using Public Data for Cancer Prevention and Control: From 
Innovation to Impact Challenge''.
     Access the ONC Investing in Innovation (i2) Challenge Web 
site at:
    [cir] http://www.health2challenge.org/category/onc/.
    [cir] A registration link for the challenge can be found on the 
landing page under the challenge description.

Amount of the Prize

Phase I

     Four semi-finalists will receive prizes of $10,000 each.

Phase II

     Two finalist teams will receive awards of $20,000 each.
    Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes and HHS will comply 
with IRS withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected

    The judging panel will make selections based upon the following 
criteria:
    1. Impact on cancer prevention and control.
    2. Use of cancer-related data.
    3. Integration with existing health records.
    4. Innovation.
    5. Usability.

Additional Information

    Ownership of intellectual property is determined by the following:
     Each entrant retains title and full ownership in and to 
their submission. Entrants expressly reserve all intellectual property 
rights not expressly granted under the challenge agreement.
     By participating in the challenge, each entrant hereby 
irrevocably grants to Sponsor and Administrator a limited, non-
exclusive, royalty free, worldwide, license and right to reproduce, 
publically perform, publically display, and use the Submission to the 
extent necessary to administer the challenge, and to publically perform 
and publically display the Submission, including, without limitation, 
for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the challenge.

    Dated: July 18, 2011.
Farzad Mostashari,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
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