[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13054-13055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04973]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-14-14LA]


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 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

    Annual Survey of Colorectal Cancer Control Activities Conducted by 
States and Tribal Organizations--New--National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In July 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic 
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, funded the Colorectal Cancer 
Control Program (CRCCP) for a five-year period. Through a competitive 
application process, 22 states and four tribal organizations received 
cooperative agreement awards. In 2010, three additional states were 
funded, bringing the total number of grantees to 29. The purpose of the 
CRCCP is to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to increase 
population-level screening rates to 80% and, subsequently, to reduce 
CRC incidence and mortality (www.cdc.gov/cancer/crccp/). The CRCCP 
includes two program components: (1) CRC screening of low-income, 
uninsured and underinsured people (screening provision) and (2) 
implementation of interventions to increase population-level screening 
rates (screening promotion).
    The CRCCP is based on a social-ecological framework that emphasizes 
the implementation of evidence-based strategies at the interpersonal, 
organizational, community, and policy levels. Grantees are strongly 
encouraged to implement one or more of the five evidence-based 
strategies that are recommended in the Guide to Community Preventive 
Services (Community Guide; www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/index.html 
).
    As a comprehensive, organized screening program, the CRCCP 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 or tribal 
organization to deliver colorectal cancer screening, diagnostic 
evaluation, and treatment referrals for those diagnosed with cancer. 
Through direct screening efforts in the first three years of the CRCCP, 
26,565 individuals were screened, 4,059 cases of precancerous polyps 
were detected and removed, and 74 cancers were diagnosed and treated.
    The purpose of the proposed data collection is to annually assess 
program implementation, particularly related to the use of evidence-
based strategies. The primary survey audience is CRCCP program grantees 
(program directors or managers); however, the survey will also be 
administered to a comparison group of states or tribes that do not 
currently receive CRCCP funding. Respondents for the non-CRCCP funded 
survey group will be program directors or managers from the National 
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), a 
comparable group with whom the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) has an established relationship.
    The Web-based survey includes questions about respondent 
background, program activities, clinical service delivery, monitoring 
and evaluation, partnerships, training and technical assistance needs, 
and program management and integration. Questions are of various types 
including dichotomous and multiple response. The estimated burden per 
response is 75 minutes. There are two versions of the survey: One for 
CRCCP-funded states and tribal organizations, and one for states and 
tribal organizations that do not currently receive CRCCP funding. All 
information will be collected electronically.
    The assessment will enable CDC to gauge progress in meeting CRCCP 
program goals, identify implementation activities, monitor 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 also identify successful activities that should 
be maintained, replicated, or expanded as well as provide insight into 
areas that need improvement. Current CRCCP funding is through June 
2015, however, CDC anticipates that the program will be renewed. Data 
obtained from the unfunded states or tribes will provide comparison 
data to facilitate identification of similarities or differences, if 
any, in colorectal cancer screening activities, including the use of 
evidence-based strategies to promote and provide cancer screening. OMB 
approval is requested for three years. Participation in the survey is 
voluntary and there are no costs to respondents other than their time.

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                                        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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CRCCP Program Directors (PD)    CRCCP Grantee                 29               1           75/60              36
 or Program Managers (PM).       Survey of
                                 Program
                                 Implementation.
PD or PM from States or Tribes  Survey of                     33               1           75/60              41
 that do not receive CRCCP       Colorectal
 funding.                        Cancer
                                 Prevention and
                                 Control
                                 Activities.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............              77
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Leroy A. 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. 2014-04973 Filed 3-6-14; 8:45 am]
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