[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66617-66619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27047]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60 Day-13-0841]


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

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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 or send comments to Ron Otten, 1600 
Clifton Road, MS D-74, 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

    Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control 
Programs--Revision (OMB No. 0920-0841, exp. 1/31/2013)--National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    From 2007-2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) provided funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 
seven tribes/tribal organizations, and seven territories/U.S. Pacific 
Island jurisdictions through the National Cancer Prevention and Control 
Program (CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DP07-703). Since 
2010, the 65 awardees have used an electronic management information 
system to submit semi-annual progress reports to CDC (``Management 
Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs,'' OMB No. 
0920-0841, exp. 1/31/2013). The progress reports satisfied federal 
reporting requirements and allowed CDC to provide targeted technical 
assistance to awardees while monitoring their activities and progress. 
The electronic MIS also provided CDC with the capacity to respond in a 
timely manner to requests for information from the Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and other sources.
    In June 2012, CDC initiated a new five-year funding cycle (``Cancer 
Prevention and Control Program for State, Territorial and Tribal 
Organizations,'' CDC FOA DP12-1205). New cooperative agreements were 
established with all 65 states, territories, and jurisdictions. In 
addition to maintaining established core cancer prevention and control 
activities, the new cooperative agreements reflect increased emphasis 
on awardee-based policy and environmental approaches to improving 
health outcomes. New performance measures have been developed to 
monitor these outcomes and are being incorporated into the MIS. Each 
state- or territory-based program director will continue to submit 
semi-annual progress reports to CDC.
    CDC issued a related but distinct funding opportunity for states 
and territories that are poised to accelerate the development of their 
policy and environmental approaches to cancer control (``Demonstrating 
the Capacity of Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs to Implement 
Policy and Environmental Cancer Control Interventions,'' FOA DP10-
1017). Additional cooperative agreements, which are specific to 
demonstration program objectives, were awarded to 13 of the 65 states, 
jurisdictions and territories. Demonstration program activities will be 
aligned with the existing comprehensive cancer control program in a 
manner that minimizes duplication, capitalizes on existing activities, 
and fosters rapid implementation, and will be facilitated by a state- 
or territory-based policy task force coordinator. However, because 
demonstration program activities are funded under discrete cooperative 
agreements, CDC will require separate semi-annual progress reports to 
monitor the activities and resources which are specific to 
demonstration program objectives.
    CDC plans to request OMB approval of modifications to the MIS-based 
reporting system including: (1) Minor changes to core MIS data elements 
for all 65 awardees, and (2) separate data collection and progress 
reporting for demonstration program awardees, and (3) revised burden 
estimates based on a modified method for estimating respondent burden.
    In the initial OMB approval for MIS-based reporting, total 
respondent burden was based on a long-term average burden per response. 
CDC acknowledges that response burden actually varies over the award 
period, with time commitments for data entry and training being 
greatest during the first six to twelve months of the award period. 
After initial population of the MIS has been completed, ongoing 
maintenance of the system is limited to entering changes, progress 
information, and new activities, and the burden per response decreases 
substantially. The revised method for estimating respondent burden 
distinguishes between these phases.
    For the 65 state- and territory-based cancer prevention and control 
programs, CDC estimates the initial burden of populating the MIS at 
four hours per response. Some of the information entered into the MIS 
during the previous cooperative agreement period will be downloaded to 
minimize respondent burden in the new funding period, but awardees will 
be responsible for verifying this information and entering new 
objectives. After completing these steps, the estimated burden for 
ongoing system maintenance and semi-annual reporting is three hours per 
response.
    For the 13 states and territories that are also participating in 
the demonstration program, the initial burden of populating the MIS is 
estimated to be six hours per response. Awardees will be responsible 
for entering information about the new objectives, staff, and other 
resources for demonstration program activities, which is not available 
from existing sources. Thereafter, the estimated burden for ongoing 
system maintenance and semi-annual reporting is estimated at three 
hours per response.
    OMB approval will be requested for three years. CDC will use the 
information collection to identify training and technical assistance 
needs, monitor compliance with cooperative agreement requirements, 
evaluate progress made in achieving program-specific goals, and obtain 
information needed to respond to Congressional and other inquiries 
regarding program activities and effectiveness. Data will be collected 
electronically twice per year. There are no costs to respondents other 
than their time.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of      Burden per
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   response  (in   Total  burden
                                                    respondents     respondent          hr)           (in hr)
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Program Director for State- or  Data Elements                 22               1               4              88
 Territory-Based Cancer          for All CPC
 Prevention and Control          Programs:
 Program.                        Initial MIS
                                 Population.
                                Data Elements                 65               2               3             390
                                 for All CPC
                                 Programs: Semi-
                                 annual
                                 Reporting.
State- or Territory-Based       Data Elements                  5               1               6              30
 Policy Task Force Coordinator.  for CPC
                                 Demonstration
                                 Program:
                                 Initial MIS
                                 Population.
                                Data Elements                 13               2               3              78
                                 for CPC
                                 Demonstration
                                 Program: Semi-
                                 annual
                                 Reporting.
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Total.........................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             586
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    Dated: October 29, 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. 2012-27047 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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