[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58570-58571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25275]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-18AG]


Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information 
collection request titled Assessment of the Cancer Survivorship 
Demonstration Project to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. CDC previously published a ``Proposed Data 
Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations'' notice on 
November 13, 2017 to obtain comments from the public and affected 
agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to the previous notice. 
This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days for public and 
affected agency comments.
    CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information 
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly 
interested in comments that:
    (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 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]. Direct written comments 
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the 
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th 
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide 
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.

Proposed Project

    Assessment of the Cancer Survivorship Demonstration Project--New--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Under CDC's National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (NCCCP) 
Request for Applications DP5-1501, the Division of Cancer Prevention 
and Control (DCPC) funded six grantees to implement evidence-based and 
promising strategies to increase knowledge of cancer survivor needs, 
increase survivor knowledge of treatment and follow-up care, and 
increase provider knowledge of guidelines pertaining to treatment of 
cancer. Specifically, this initiative employs strategies that relate to 
increasing surveillance and community-clinical linkages. Through this 
initiative DCPC intends to help address the public health needs of 
cancer survivors. To facilitate evidence-informed policy making and 
quality improvement of federal programs, a comprehensive assessment is 
needed to characterize survivorship interventions and document 
outcomes.
    CDC is requesting a three year OMB approval to collect information 
needed for this assessment. The proposed information collection will 
focus on how each grantee has expanded their knowledge of cancer 
survivor needs, increased utilization of surveillance data to inform 
program planning by providers and coalition members, and enhanced 
partnerships to facilitate and broaden program reach. Data will also be 
collected on challenges encountered and addressed, factors that 
facilitated implementation, and lessons learned along the way. The 
information to be collected does not currently exist for organizations 
and entities working to improve cancer survivorship needs. The insights 
to be gained from this data collection will be critical to improving 
immediate efforts and achieving the goals of spreading and replicating 
strategies to improve the public health needs of cancer survivors.
    CDC plans to collect information during two cycles of the program 
(09/2018 and 05/2020) using a web-based Grantee survey of NCCCP DP15-
1501 grantee program directors and program managers, a web-based 
Partner Survey of grantees' self-identified key partners (e.g., 
coalition members, providers, patient navigators), and semi-structured

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telephone interviews with NCCCP DP15-1501 grantee program directors and 
program managers. The data from the survey and semi-structured 
interviews will provide additional insight into program efforts.
    CDC is requesting OMB approval to conduct a web-based Grantee 
survey using Survey Gizmo to a purposive sample of one program director 
and one program manager in each of six grantees for a total of 12 
respondents, and to conduct a web-based Partner Survey of 10 self-
identified key partners in each of six grantees for a total of 60 
respondents. The web-based surveys will be administered to the same 
respondents at two time points for a total estimated burden of eight 
hours for the web-based Grantee Survey and 40 hours for the web-based 
Partner Survey. Respondents will be asked to provide information 
regarding the type of respondent; their use of surveillance data to 
inform survivorship interventions; communication, education, and 
training activities to support the implementation of survivorship 
interventions; partnership engagement; challenges and facilitators 
regarding the implementation of evidence-based cancer survivorship 
strategies; reach of cancer survivorship interventions; and respondent 
background information.
    CDC is also requesting OMB approval to conduct semi-structured 
interviews by telephone with a purposive sample of one program director 
and one program manager in each of six grantees for a total of 12 
respondents. The semi-structured interviews will be conducted with the 
same respondents at two time points for a total estimated burden of 30 
hours. Respondents will be asked to provide information regarding 
administration of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cancer 
Survivorship Module; communication, education, and training activities 
to support the implementation of cancer survivorship interventions; 
community-clinical linkage strategies to support cancer survivors, 
knowledge regarding best practices for survivorship care; partnership 
engagement; dissemination of evidence-based survivorship interventions; 
and recommendations for improving the implementation of evidence-based 
survivorship interventions.
    Information collected will be analyzed and used in aggregate to 
inform future efforts to support cancer survivors and to initiate 
evidence-informed program decisions when rolling this initiative out to 
all NCCCP grantees. Without this data collection, CDC will not be able 
to provide tailored technical assistance to its grantees and 
communicate program efforts. The estimated annual burden hours 
requested are 28.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
         Type of respondent                   Form name              Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent       (in hrs)
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NCCCP Grantee Program Director.....  Web-based Grantee survey...               8               1           20/60
                                     Semi-structured telephone                 8               1           90/60
                                      interview.
NCCCP Grantee Partner..............  Web-based Partner survey...              40               1           20/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-25275 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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