[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10863-10865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04570]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-16-0841]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted 
the following information collection request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the proposed 
information collection is published to obtain comments from the public 
and affected agencies.
    Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are 
encouraged. Your comments should address any of the following: (a) 
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 
accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and

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clarity of the information to be collected; (d) Minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses; and 
(e) Assess information collection costs.
    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Written comments and/or 
suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice should be 
directed to the Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Written 
comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Management Information System for Comprehensive Cancer Control 
Programs (OMB No. 0920-0841, exp. 3/31/2016)--Revision--National Center 
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 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). New 
five-year cooperative agreements were established in June 2012 under 
FOA DP12-1205 (``Cancer Prevention and Control Program for State, 
Territorial and Tribal Organizations''). From 2012-2015, a subset of 13 
awardees received additional funding for demonstration programs to 
advance cancer control using policy, systems, and environmental change 
strategies.
    Since 2010, cancer prevention and control (CPC) awardees have used 
an electronic management information system (MIS) to submit semi-annual 
progress reports to CDC (``Management Information System for 
Comprehensive Cancer Control Programs,'' OMB No. 0920-0841, exp. 3/31/
2016). The progress reports satisfy federal reporting requirements and 
allow CDC to provide targeted technical assistance to awardees while 
monitoring their activities and progress. The MIS also provides 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.
    CDC plans to request a revision of the current MIS-based reporting 
system. Minor modifications will be made to standardize and streamline 
data entry; for example, the open-ended text boxes previously used to 
develop objectives will be replaced with a drop-down menu of evidence-
based indicators. The modifications will also make MIS entries and 
output more user-friendly for CDC staff who use the MIS to monitor and 
evaluate specific program outcomes. The search function will also be 
modified to search for these indicators.
    All 65 DP12-1205 cancer prevention and control awardees will 
continue to submit semi-annual reports to CDC through the end of the 
cooperative agreement period. These reports include information about 
personnel, resources, finances, planning, action plans, and progress. 
Information will be submitted by the program director for the state, 
territory, or tribal cancer control program. Awardees will be 
responsible for verifying their current information and entering new 
objectives and progress. To minimize respondent burden, information 
that has not changed does not need to be re-entered into the MIS. The 
estimated burden for ongoing system maintenance and semi-annual 
reporting is being reduced from three hours per response to two hours 
per response.
    CDC anticipates that DP12-1205 will be succeeded in 2017 by a new 
FOA based on similar objectives and a comparable monitoring and 
evaluation plan. The burden table includes an annualized, one-time 
allocation of two hours per response for initial population of the MIS 
with information that is specific to the new FOA. Due to annualization, 
this activity is represented in the table as 22 awardees instead of 65 
awardees.
    CDC is considering a change in the frequency of progress reporting, 
effective with the new FOA. Routine progress reporting is likely to 
occur once per year instead of twice per year, however, this decision 
has not been finalized. Therefore, to avoid under-estimating total 
annualized burden, the burden table has been constructed to account for 
semi-annual reporting throughout the 3-year clearance period. If a 
decision is made to change the frequency of reporting, CDC will process 
a Change Request or Revision Request, as needed, to adjust (reduce) 
total estimated annualized burden.
    OMB approval will be requested for three years. The total estimated 
annualized burden for this reporting period will decrease due to a 
reduction in the estimated burden per response for semi-annual 
reporting; a reduction in the estimated burden per response for 
populating the MIS with information specific to the new FOA; and 
discontinuation of semi-annual reporting for demonstration of program 
activities.
    Awardees are required to submit the requested information to CDC as 
a condition of funding. CDC will use the information submitted by 
awardees 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. All information will be collected 
electronically. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 304.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Type of respondents                   Form name            Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs.)
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Program Director for State-, Tribal-,   Data Elements for All                 65               2               2
 or Territorial-based Cancer             CPC Programs: Semi-
 Prevention and Control Program.         annual Reporting.
                                        Data Elements for All                 22               1               2
                                         CPC Programs: Initial
                                         MIS Population for New
                                         FOA.
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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. 2016-04570 Filed 3-1-16; 8:45 am]
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