[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73110-73112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25671]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-17AW; Docket No. CDC-2016-0101]


Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice with comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part 
of its continuing efforts to reduce public burden and maximize the 
utility of government information, invites the general public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on the proposed 
information collection project entitled ``Assessment of Targeted 
Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Efforts on the Implementation 
of Comprehensive Cancer Control''. CDC is requesting to collect 
information about TTA offered under two different cooperative 
agreements using case studies, a web-based survey, and in-depth 
interviews in order to document how TTA was provided and identify 
elements of TTA administered across both cooperative agreements that 
could inform the development of a viable TTA model for enhancing future 
tobacco and cancer prevention and control efforts.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 23, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0101 by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review 
Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, 
NE., MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted 
without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
    Please note: All public comment should be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking portal (Regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the 
address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan 
and instruments, contact the Information Collection Review Office, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new 
proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of 
information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information 
collection before submitting the

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collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are 
publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described 
below.
    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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-
up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services 
to provide information. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, 
install and utilize technology and systems for the purpose of 
collecting, validating and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; to 
train personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of 
information, to search data sources, to complete and review the 
collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.

Proposed Project

    Assessing the Impact of Targeted Training and Technical Assistance 
Efforts on the Implementation of Comprehensive Cancer--NEW--National 
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, 
and health care costs for cancer care are expected to rise to $158 
billion by 2020. Addressing this public health problem requires primary 
prevention, early detection and treatment, support for cancer 
survivors, and a reduction in health disparities. Providing support to 
state, tribal, territorial and local organizations to implement 
evidence-based strategies has the potential to impact population-level 
cancer outcomes and reduce the burden of cancer.
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National 
Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) has been a primary funder 
for state and community-based cancer control interventions since its 
inception in the late 1990s. The program supports states and 
communities in developing a comprehensive approach to cancer prevention 
and control that includes supporting an infrastructure for state, 
local, and population-based interventions and multi-sectoral 
partnerships and coalitions. Currently, NCCCP supports 65 cancer 
control program grantees including programs in all 50 states, the 
District of Columbia, and in a number of tribes, tribal organizations, 
and U.S. Associated Pacific Islands/territories.
    In addition, CDC's Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) also has 
worked to build state health department infrastructure and capacity to 
conduct coordinated comprehensive tobacco prevention and control 
activities which contribute to cancer health outcomes. In fiscal year 
2015, OSH provided funding to a number of state health departments and 
local partners through the National State-Based Tobacco Control Program 
(NSTB) to support the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based 
environmental, policy, and systems interventions, strategies, and 
activities to reduce tobacco use, secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco-
related disparities and associated disease, disability, and death.
    In striving to build capacity and maximize the impact of CDC's 
funded programs, CDC has focused on developing and implementing 
innovative programs to enhance TTA delivered to NCCCP and NSBT grantee 
programs. CDC funds 10 programs under two cooperative agreements--
Consortium of National Networks to Impact Populations Experiencing 
Tobacco-Related and Cancer Health Disparities (DP13-1314) and the 
National Support to Enhance Implementation of Comprehensive Cancer 
Control Activities (DP13-1315). These cooperative agreements provide 
funding to organizations to provide TTA to state NCCCP and NSBT 
grantees to support local implementation of high-impact public health 
strategies. DP13-1314 awardees are charged with building the capacity 
of NCCCP and NSBT grantees through the administration of a national 
network to reduce the burden of cancer- and tobacco-related health 
disparities among vulnerable populations; DP13-1315 awardees are 
charged with delivering TTA to NCCCP programs and partners to enhance 
and facilitate local implementation of comprehensive cancer control 
(CCC) activities; policy, systems and environmental change strategies; 
effective public health partnership building; and promotion of CCC 
program successes and leverage additional resources for cancer control 
and prevention. These two TTA models aim to impact both short- and 
long-term outcomes on the awardee, NCCCP program, and population 
levels.
    CDC proposes to conduct an assessment of the DP13-1314 and DP13-
1315 cooperative agreements to: (1) Increase CDC's understanding of the 
TTA provided to NCCCP and NSTB grantees across both cooperative 
agreements, (2) help identify the extent to which core elements of the 
TTA were administered, and (3) determine the elements of TTA across 
both cooperative agreements that show promise for improving NCCCP and 
NSTB capacity. There are no other data collection efforts currently 
underway to assess implementation of the two TTA models or their 
perceived effectiveness among awardee programs.
    This information collection request will involve three 
complementary data collection efforts: (1) Case studies of DP13-1314 
and DP13-1315 awardees (consisting of interviews with DP13-1314 and 
DP13-1315 program managers/directors, evaluators, and partners); (2) a 
cross-sectional web-based survey administered to NCCCP and NSBT program 
directors, coalition members, and partners; and (3) in-depth interviews 
with NCCCP and NSBT program directors, staff, coalition members, and 
partners who received a high volume of TTA from one or more of the 
DP13-1314 and DP13-1315 awardees. The case studies will be used to 
explore how DP13-1314 and DP13-1315 awardees are implementing their 
respective cooperative agreements and administering TTA to NCCCP and 
NSBT grantees; the factors that affect the implementation of specific 
TTA components; and the extent to which each cooperative agreement was 
able to achieve planned short-term outcomes. The web-based survey will 
inform CDC's understanding of the reach of DP13-1314 and DP13-1315 TTA 
efforts; elicit information from NCCCP and/or NSBT programs and 
coalitions about the TTA received, including type, dosage, frequency 
and format; and assess the perceptions of the effectiveness of the TTA 
provided in building capacity to achieve intended outcomes. The in-
depth interviews with ``high-volume'' TTA users will facilitate an in-
depth exploration of the type and quality of TTA activities received; 
perceived quality of TTA and its contributions to

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NCCCP and NSBT grantee program implementation, and achievement of CDC 
priorities and goals.
    CDC will use findings from the assessment to inform development of 
future TTA efforts that utilize the core elements across the two models 
to more effectively and efficiently support NCCCP's partner 
organizations.
    CDC seeks a two-year approval to collect the required information. 
Participation is voluntary and respondents will not receive incentives 
for participation. There are no costs to respondents other than their 
time.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      (in hours)
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DP13-1314 and DP13-1315         Worksheet for                 10               1           60/60              10
 Awardee Organizations.          Identifying
                                 Case Study
                                 Interviewees.
DP13-1314 Program Directors/    Case Study                    16               1           90/60              24
 Managers.                       Interview Guide
                                 for DP13-1314
                                 Program
                                 Managers.
                                Case Study                    16               1           60/60              16
                                 Follow-Up
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP13-1314
                                 Program
                                 Managers.
DP13-1315 Program Directors/    Case Study                     4               1           90/60               6
 Managers.                       Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1315
                                 Program
                                 Managers.
                                Case Study                     4               1           60/60               4
                                 Follow-Up
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1315
                                 Program
                                 Managers.
DP13-1314 Evaluators..........  Case Study                    16               1           60/60              16
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1314
                                 Evaluators.
DP13-1315 Evaluators..........  Case Study                     4               1           60/60               4
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1315
                                 Evaluators.
DP13-1314 Partners............  Case Study                    32               1           60/60              32
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1314
                                 Partners.
DP13-1315 Partners............  Case Study                     8               1           60/60               8
                                 Interview Guide
                                 for DP1-1315
                                 Partners.
NCCCP and NSBT Program          Survey..........            1560               1           15/60             390
 Directors, Staff, Partners,
 and Coalition Members.
NCCCP and NSBT Program          TTA Recipient                 10               1           30/60               5
 Directors, Staff, Partners,     Interview Guide.
 and Coalition Members.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             515
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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. 2016-25671 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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