[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47394-47395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19390]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-12-12QP]


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 404-639-7570 
and send comments to Kimberly S. Lane, CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 
1600 Clifton Road MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an email 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

    Development of an Evaluation Plan to Evaluate Grantee Attainment of 
Selected Activities of Comprehensive Cancer Control Priorities--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) is a collaborative process 
through which a community and its partners pool resources to reduce the 
burden of cancer. The concept is built on the premise that effective 
cancer prevention and control planning should address the cancer 
continuum (defined as prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, 
and palliative care), and include: The integration of many disciplines, 
major cancers, all populations, all geographic areas, a diverse group 
of stakeholders who must coordinate their efforts to assess and address 
the cancer burden in a jurisdiction. The National Comprehensive Cancer 
Control Program (NCCCP) is administered by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention 
and Health Promotion, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC). 
Through NCCCP, CDC supports sixty-nine comprehensive cancer control 
programs in 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven tribes and 
tribal organizations, and seven U.S. Associated Pacific Islands/
territories with a goal of establishing coalitions, assessing the 
burden of cancer, determining intervention priorities, and developing 
and implementing CCC plans. The NCCCP is authorized under sections 
317(k)(2) and (e) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. section 
247b[e] and [k][2]).
    In 2009 and 2010, CDC developed six priorities to guide the work of 
grantees of the CDC-funded National Comprehensive Cancer Control 
Program: (1) Emphasize primary prevention of cancer; (2) support early 
detection and treatment activities; (3)

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address public health needs of cancer survivors; (4) implement 
policies, systems, and environmental changes to guide sustainable 
cancer control; (5) promote health equity as it relates to cancer 
control; and (6) demonstrate outcomes through evaluation. In the summer 
of 2010, the six priorities were shared with the CCC program directors, 
and they were asked to integrate and emphasize the priorities in their 
updated cancer plans. The six priorities were also incorporated in the 
new five-year coordinated cooperative agreement, Cancer Prevention and 
Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations.
    CDC is requesting information needed to (1) evaluate the extent to 
which CCC programs are implementing the six NCCCP priorities, and (2) 
evaluate existing evaluation capacity building tools and revise tools 
as needed to support the implementation of NCCCP priorities. The 
information collection will include a web-based survey of NCCCP grantee 
program directors, as well as multiple focus groups with NCCCP grantee 
program directors and evaluators.
    The planned information collection activities are designed to 
address specific evaluation questions, including: What factors 
facilitate implementation of the NCCCP priorities?; What common 
barriers do grantees experience in efforts to implement the NCCCP 
priorities?; How has CDC supported grantee efforts to implement the 
NCCCP priorities?; and What additional resources are needed to support 
grantees' efforts to implement the NCCCP priorities?
    CDC plans to conduct a web survey of all 69 NCCCP grantee program 
directors from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, seven tribes 
and tribal organizations, and seven U.S. Associated Pacific Islands/
territories. The survey will include questions that address both 
evaluation focus areas: (1) NCCCP priorities and (2) CCCB capacity 
building tools. The program directors will be asked to provide 
information about the utilization and usefulness of the Comprehensive 
Cancer Control Branch (CCCB) Program Evaluation Toolkit, a capacity 
building tool developed and disseminated to NCCCP grantees in 2010. 
Program directors will also be asked to provide information about their 
efforts to implement the NCCCP priorities. The estimated burden per 
response is 30 minutes.
    As part of the NCCCP evaluation, up to four focus groups will be 
conducted with a maximum of 10 respondents per group. Focus groups may 
include NCCCP program directors, designated NCCCP staff members, and 
stakeholders, such as program evaluators and coalition leaders. The 
purpose of the focus groups is to gather more in-depth information 
about ways in which CCCB capacity building tools can be improved to 
better support implementation of the NCCCP priorities. The estimated 
burden per response is 90 minutes.
    The planned survey and focus groups are key components of CDC's 
evaluation of the extent to which grantees are implementing NCCCP 
priorities, as well as the extent to which selected CDC capacity 
building tools support implementation of the priorities. Information to 
be collected will inform the development of technical assistance for 
NCCCP grantees and enhancements to existing capacity building tools. 
OMB approval is requested for one year. Participation is voluntary and 
there are no costs to the respondents other than their time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in      (in hr)
                                                                    respondent          hr)
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NCCCP State Grantee Program     CCC Web Survey..              69               1           30/60              35
 Director.
NCCCP State Grantee Program     CCC Focus Group.              40               1             1.5              60
 Project Director or
 Designated CCC Staff Member.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              95
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    Dated: August 2, 2012.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity (OSI), Office of the Associate 
Director for Science (OADS), Office of the Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-19390 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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