[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20921-20923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08051]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-13-13PR]


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 or 
send comments to Ron Otten, 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

    Evaluating the Implementation and Outcome of Policy and 
Environmental Cancer Control Activities--New--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Through the National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP), 
CDC provides cooperative agreement funding to 65 health departments in 
states, the District of Columbia, tribal organizations, and 
territories. NCCCP funding is used to design, implement, and evaluate 
comprehensive cancer control plans (CDC-RFA-DP12-1205). Support for 
these programs is a cornerstone of CDC efforts to reduce the burden of 
cancer throughout the nation. NCCCP awardees have consistently included 
policy, system and environmental (PSE) change strategies in their 
program plans and initiatives.
    In 2010, CDC provided additional funding (CDC-RFA-DP10-1017) to 13 
NCCCP awardees to increase their focus on PSE change strategies. The 13 
funded pilot programs include: Cherokee Nation, Colorado, Florida, 
Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New 
York, Oregon, Utah, and Wisconsin. The goal of the pilot is to examine 
what a modest

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investment can yield, building on the successes that NCCCP awardees 
have already experienced. Pilot program funding aims to increase each 
awardee's capacity to implement PSE change initiatives, to effectively 
implement policies that address local priorities, and to increase 
collaboration with both traditional and nontraditional partners.
    CDC plans to collect the information needed to describe the 
implementation and outcomes of the pilot program, and to compare the 
experiences of pilot program awardees with the experiences NCCCP 
awardees that did not receive pilot program funding. Information 
collection will include a web-based survey of all NCCCP program 
directors, a longitudinal case study of selected pilot program 
awardees, a survey of pilot program coalition members, and focus groups 
with individuals who have provided technical assistance (TA) to pilot 
program awardees.
    The self-administered NCCCP program director survey will be 
completed at two points in time approximately 18-24 months apart. The 
survey will include questions that address capacity for PSE change, 
technical assistance and training, and descriptive information about 
two PSE change initiatives being undertaken. The estimated burden per 
response is 30 minutes.
    The longitudinal, multiple-site case study will be conducted with 
six awardees that received pilot program funding. In selecting case 
study sites, CDC will consider features that are expected to influence 
PSE change processes and outcomes, such as: the structure of the 
awardee's public health system, the state/local policy climate, the 
awardee's capacity for PSE change, the focus areas that awardees have 
chosen to address in their work plans, and the demographics and 
population characteristics of the awardee's jurisdiction. One 
individual at each site will be asked to assist in coordinating a site 
visit.
    During initial site visits to the six selected pilot programs, 
interviews will be conducted with key informants including NCCCP staff, 
partners who are members of the awardee's policy task force, and 
community members who play an important role in implementing PSE change 
initiatives. Approximately three NCCCP staff members and 12 partners/
community members per site will be asked to participate. The estimated 
burden per response is 90 minutes for NCCCP staff and 60 minutes for 
partners/community members. Interview data will be supplemented with 
documentary evidence and program monitoring data already collected by 
local program staff and by CDC. Approximately two years after the site 
visit, a second round of interviews will be conducted by telephone. The 
respondents for the telephone interviews may be the same individuals 
who were interviewed during the initial site visits, or other key 
informants.
    CDC also plans to conduct an annual focus group involving CDC staff 
and national partners who have provided technical assistance and 
training to the pilot programs. The purpose of the focus groups is to 
gather information about the capacity, challenges, and facilitators of 
PSE change from the perspective of the trainers who have had direct 
interaction with the awardees. Focus groups will be conducted with 
approximately 10 non-federal respondents per group. The estimated 
burden per response is 90 minutes.
    Finally, CDC plans to conduct a survey of coalition members in the 
third year of the evaluation. The content of the survey may include 
questions from the program director survey as well as other issues 
identified during the evaluation process. CDC estimates 20 responses in 
each of 13 sites for a total of 260 responses. The estimated burden per 
response is 20 minutes.
    Specific evaluation questions to be addressed in this pilot program 
evaluation include: (1) How the pilot program enhanced comprehensive 
cancer control; (2) whether the pilot program facilitated a shift 
towards primary prevention; (3) the program's effects on cancer control 
infrastructure; (4) pilot program implementation strategies; (5) key 
outcomes; (6) the role of the state task force; and (7) lessons 
learned.
    The case studies will allow CDC to understand how differences in 
programmatic characteristics and context influence overall 
implementation processes and outcomes. Information to be collected may 
also inform the development of technical assistance and the future 
allocation of program resources.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to the respondents other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average          Total
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per       response
      Type of respondent            Form name       respondents    responses per   response  (in    burden  (in
                                                                    respondent          hr)             hr)
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CCC Program Directors.........  Program                       43               1           30/60              22
                                 Directors Web
                                 Survey
                                 Questionnaire.
CCC Staff.....................  Key Informant                  2               1               8              16
                                 Selection.
                                Key Informant                 12               1            5/60               1
                                 Recruitment/
                                 Scheduling.
                                Key Informant                 12               1             1.5              18
                                 Interview.
CCC Partners..................  Key Informant                 48               1            5/60               4
                                 Recruitment/
                                 Scheduling.
                                Key Informant                 48               1               1              48
                                 Interview.
                                Coalition Survey              87               1           20/60              29
TA Providers..................  Focus Group                   10               1             1.5              15
                                 Guide.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             153
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    Dated: April 1, 2013.
Ron A. Otten,
Director, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate 
Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-08051 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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