[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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