[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44311-44312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18208]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-19-0469]


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 National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer 
Surveillance System 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 
May 30, 2019 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

    National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System 
(NPCR CSS) (OMB Control No. 0920-0469, Exp. 6/30/2019)--Reinstatement 
with Change--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2015, the most recent year for which complete information is 
available, almost 596,000 people died of cancer and more than 1.6 
million were diagnosed with cancer. It is estimated that 15.8 million 
Americans are currently alive with a history of cancer. In the U.S., 
state/territory-based cancer registries are the only method for 
systematically collecting and reporting population based information 
about cancer incidence and outcomes such as survival. These data are 
used to measure the changing incidence and burden of each cancer; 
identify populations at increased or increasing risk; target preventive 
measures; and measure the success or failure of cancer control efforts 
in the U.S.
    In 1992, Congress passed the Cancer Registries Amendment Act which 
established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). The NPCR 
provides support for state/territory-based cancer registries that 
collect, manage and analyze data about cancer cases. The state/
territory-based cancer registries report information to CDC through the 
National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR 
CSS), (OMB No. 0920-0469). CDC plans to request OMB approval to 
reinstate collecting this information for three years. Data definitions 
will be updated to reflect changes in national standards for cancer 
diagnosis and coding. The number of respondents has been updated to 
reflect the increased number of states/territories supported by CDC, 
but the burden per respondent will not change.
    The NPCR CSS allows CDC to collect, aggregate, evaluate, and 
disseminate cancer incidence data at the national level. The NPCR CSS 
is the primary source of information for United States Cancer 
Statistics (USCS), which CDC has published annually since 2002. The 
latest USCS report published in 2018 provided cancer statistics for 
100% of the United States population from all cancer registries in the 
United States. Prior to the publication of USCS, cancer incidence data 
at the national level were available for only 14% of the population of 
the United States.
    The NPCR CSS also allows CDC to monitor cancer trends over time, 
describe geographic variation in cancer incidence throughout the 
country, and provide incidence data on racial/ethnic populations and 
rare cancers. These activities and analyses further support CDC's 
planning and evaluation efforts for state and national cancer control 
and prevention. In addition, datasets can be made available for 
secondary analysis.
    Respondents are NPCR-supported central cancer registries (CCR) in 
46 U.S. states, three territories, and the District of Columbia. Fifty 
CCRs submit data elements specified for the Standard NPCR CSS Report. 
Each CCR is asked to transmit two data files to CDC per year. The first 
NPCR CSS Standard file, submitted in January, is a preliminary report 
consisting of one year of data for the most recent year of available 
data. CDC evaluates the preliminary data for completeness and quality 
and provides a report back to the CCR. The second NPCR CSS Standard 
file, submitted by November, contains cumulative cancer incidence data 
from the first diagnosis year for which the cancer registry collected 
data with the assistance of NPCR funds (e.g., 1995) through 12 months 
past the close of the most recent diagnosis year (e.g., 2016). The 
cumulative file is used for analysis and reporting.
    The burden for each file transmission is estimated at two hours per 
response. Because cancer incidence data are already collected and 
aggregated at the state level the additional burden of reporting the 
information to CDC is small. All information is transmitted to CDC 
electronically. Participation is required as a condition of the 
cooperative agreement with CDC. There are no costs to respondents other 
than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 200 
for the Standard NPCR CSS Report.



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                                        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 hours)
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Central Cancer Registries in States,    Standard NPCR CSS Report              50               2               2
 Territories, and the District of
 Columbia.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific 
Integrity, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-18208 Filed 8-22-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4163-18-P