[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66935-66936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60-Day-14-14BA]


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 LeRoy Richardson, 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

    Annual Survey of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early 
Detection Program (NBCCEDP) Grantees--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    To improve access to cancer screening, Congress passed the Breast 
and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
354) which directed CDC to create

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the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program 
(NBCCEDP). Currently, the NBCCEDP funds 67 grantees including all 50 
states, the District of Columbia, 5 U.S. territories, and 11 American 
Indian/Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations. Grantees provide 
screening services for breast and cervical cancer to low-income, 
uninsured, and underinsured women who otherwise would not have access 
to screening.
    Since 1991, NBCCEDP-funded grantees have served more than 4.3 
million women, provided more than 10.7 million breast and cervical 
cancer screening examinations, and diagnosed more than 56,662 breast 
cancers, 3,206 invasive cervical cancers, and 152,470 premalignant 
cervical lesions, of which 41% were high-grade. As a comprehensive, 
organized screening program, the NBCCEDP supports activities including 
program management, partnership development, public education and 
targeted outreach, screening and diagnostic services, patient 
navigation, quality assurance and quality improvement, professional 
development, data management and utilization, and program monitoring 
and evaluation. For clinical service delivery, grantees fund health 
care providers in their state/territory/tribe to deliver breast and 
cervical cancer screening, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment 
referrals for women diagnosed with cancer.
    CDC issued a new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support 
a new 5-year cooperative agreement for the NBCCEDP effective July 2012. 
This new FOA begins to shift the NBCCEDP from a focus on direct service 
provision to implementation of expanded evidence-based activities 
intended to increase rates of breast and cervical cancer screening at 
the population level. Though NBCCEDP grantees continue to provide 
breast and cervical cancer screening for uninsured and underinsured 
women, CDC is encouraging the implementation of strategies to increase 
screening rates beyond that of program-eligible women.
    CDC plans to implement an annual survey of NBCCEDP program 
directors in order to assess program implementation, particularly 
related to these expanded population-based efforts. The Web-based 
survey includes questions on respondent background, program activities, 
clinical service delivery, monitoring and evaluation, partnerships, 
training and technical assistance needs, and program management. 
Questions are of various types including dichotomous and multiple 
response. The estimated burden per response is 45 minutes.
    This assessment will enable CDC to gauge its progress in meeting 
NBCCEDP program goals, identify implementation activities, monitor 
program transition to efforts aimed at impacting population-based 
screening, identify technical assistance needs of state, tribe and 
territorial health department cancer control programs, and identify 
implementation models with potential to expand and transition to new 
settings to increase program impact and reach. The assessment will 
identify successful activities that should be maintained, replicated, 
or expanded as well as provide insight into areas that need 
improvement.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. Participation is 
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of     Average  burden
              Type of respondent                             Form name                   Number of      responses per    per  response     Total burden
                                                                                        respondents       respondent        (in hr)          (in hr)
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NBCCEDP Program Directors....................  CDC National Breast and Cervical                   67                1            45/60               50
                                                Cancer Early Detection Program
                                                (NBCCEDP) Grantee Survey of Program
                                                Implementation.
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LeRoy Richardson,
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the 
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-26671 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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