[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52329-52330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21400]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-11-11KA]


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 Catina Conner, 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

    Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Comprehensive Cancer Control--
New--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    There have been increasing calls in the fields of public health 
generally and cancer control specifically for the dissemination, 
adoption, and implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs). EBPs 
are public health practices (interventions, programs, strategies, 
policies, procedures, processes, and/or activities) that have been 
tested or evaluated and shown to be effective. However, while the 
development, review, and compilation of EBPs has steadily increased 
over time, there is concern that the adoption and implementation of 
those practices, including among cancer control planners and 
practitioners, has not kept pace. Given the gap between the development 
of EBPs and their use, public health and cancer control organizations 
need to place greater emphasis on the promotion and dissemination of 
these practices among those who can use them to improve population 
health.
    While efforts to promote cancer control EBPs have increased, 
questions remain whether these efforts will result in widespread 
adoption and implementation of EBPs in the context of comprehensive 
cancer control (CCC) in the states, Tribes, and U.S. Associated Pacific 
Island Jurisdictions and territories. National Comprehensive Cancer 
Control Program (NCCCP) grantees may face a number of challenges to 
incorporating EBPs into CCC efforts in their jurisdictions. In order to 
address these barriers effectively and better promote the use of EBPs 
for cancer control, CDC would like to understand (1) how evidence-based 
approaches are currently being used to develop CCC plans; (2) how CCC 
programs identify EBPs; (3) what EBPs have been adopted by CCC 
programs; and (4) what challenges and unintended consequences have been 
encountered in their implementation.
    CDC plans to conduct a new, one-time study to examine CCC planners' 
use of scientific and practice-based information to inform development 
of their CCC plans. Information collection will consist of two Web-
based surveys involving key CCC stakeholders in the NCCCP-funded 
states, Tribes, and U.S. Associated Pacific Island Jurisdictions and 
territories. Respondents for the first survey will be Directors of the 
66 NCCCP-funded programs, who will also have the opportunity to 
participate in a follow-up telephone call. Respondents for the second 
survey will be key

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program partners/collaborators identified by each Program Director (1-2 
partners per Director) as instrumental to the selection and 
implementation of cancer control EBPs. The survey results will help CDC 
enhance existing NCCCP efforts by identifying new strategies for 
promoting the use of evidence-based approaches to comprehensive cancer 
control. The surveys will also identify technical assistance needs of 
NCCCP-funded awardees related to selection and implementation of EBPs, 
and will contribute to CDC's efforts to build the capacities of states, 
Tribes, and Pacific Island Jurisdictions and territories toward more 
effective efforts in cancer prevention and control. Finally, the 
results may lead to new insights and questions that can be addressed in 
future studies. CDC's authorization to conduct the study is provided by 
Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241).
    OMB approval will be requested for one year. Participation in the 
study is voluntary. There are no costs to the respondents other than 
their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                             Number of    Average burden  Total response
               Type of Respondent                               Form name                    Number of     responses per   per response     burden  (in
                                                                                            respondents     respondent      (in hours)        hours)
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CCC Program Directors..........................  Survey Scheduling Script...............              66               1           15/60              17
                                                 Program Directors Web Survey                         66               1             0.5              33
                                                  Questionnaire.
                                                 Program Directors Telephone Interview                66               1           20/60              22
                                                  Guide and Script.
CCC Program Partners...........................  Program Partners Web Survey                         132               1             0.5              66
                                                  Questionnaire.
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Total..........................................  .......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............             138
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Catina Conner,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-21400 Filed 8-19-11; 8:45 am]
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