82 FR 1339 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 3 (January 5, 2017)

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort 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 National Program of Cancer Registries Program Evaluation Instrument.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[60Day-17-0706; Docket No. CDC-2016-0128]


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 effort 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 National Program 
of Cancer Registries Program Evaluation Instrument.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0128 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 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

    National Program of Cancer Registries Program Evaluation Instrument 
(NPCR- PEI), (OMB Control Number 0920-0706,

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expired 05/31/2016)--Reinstatement with Change--National Center for 
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    CDC is responsible for administering and monitoring the National 
Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). The NPCR provides technical 
assistance and funding and sets program standards to assure that 
complete local, state, regional, and national cancer incidence data are 
available for national and state cancer control and prevention 
activities and health planning activities.
    The Program Evaluation Instrument has been used for 24 years to 
monitor the performance of NPCR grantees in meeting the required 
Program Standards. In 2009, the frequency of the data collection was 
reduced from annual to a biennial schedule in odd-numbered years.
    CDC currently supports 48 population-based central cancer 
registries (CCR) in 45 states, one territory, the District of Columbia, 
and the Pacific Islands. The National Cancer Institute supports the 
operations of CCRs in the five remaining states.
    A new FOA (DP17-1701) will be released during the first quarter of 
2017 and a new project period will begin July 1, 2017. DP17-1701 will 
allow State health departments or their Bona Fide Agents, and U.S. 
territories that have not received NPCR funding previously to apply. 
DP17-1701 NPCR eligibility will include the 48 awardees funded under 
the DP12-1205 FOA and potentially 6 additional State health departments 
or their Bona Fide Agents, and a combination of U.S. territories as in 
DP12-1205.
    The NPCR is open to the possibility of funding the territories 
individually in the DP17-1701 FOA. While Pacific Island Jurisdiction 
(PIJ) is funded under one award in DP12-105, they will have the 
opportunity to apply as one, individually, or a combination of 
individual and joint applications.
    States that were solely funded by Surveillance, Epidemiology, and 
End Result (SEER) in previous years can easily respond to the questions 
in the survey. The information being requested in the NPCR-PEI are 
either already collected by or are readily available to all CCRs. Thus, 
the only burden on the CCRs involves the time it takes to enter 
responses on the web-based NPCR-PEI every other year.
    Minor changes to the Program Evaluation Instrument (NPCR-PEI) 
include removing questions determined to be outdated or inappropriate 
for this survey, rewording questions for clarity and consolidating a 
few questions. In addition, questions that showed 100% compliance in 
2015 were deleted.
    The NCPR-PEI includes questions about the following categories of 
registry operations: (1) Staffing, (2) legislation, (3) administration, 
(4) reporting completeness, (5) data exchange, (6) data content and 
format, (7) data quality assurance, (8) data use, (9) collaborative 
relationships, (10) advanced activities, and (11) survey feedback.
    Examples of information that can be obtained from various questions 
include, but are not limited to: (1) Number of filled staff full-time 
positions by position responsibility, (2) revision to cancer reporting 
legislation, (3) various data quality control activities, (4) data 
collection activities as they relate to achieving NPCR program 
standards for data completeness, and (5) whether registry data is being 
used for comprehensive cancer control programs, needs assessment/
program planning, clinical studies, or incidence and mortality 
estimates.
    The NPCR-PEI is needed to receive, process, evaluate, aggregate, 
and disseminate NPCR program information. The information is used by 
CDC and the NPCR-funded registries to monitor progress toward meeting 
established program standards, goals, and objectives; to evaluate 
various attributes of the registries funded by NPCR; and to respond to 
data inquiries made by CDC and other agencies of the federal 
government.
    CDC intends to seek a three-year OMB-approval to collect 
information in the winter of 2017 and 2019. There are no costs to 
respondents except their time. The estimated annualized burden hours 
are summarized in the table below.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total burden
      Type of respondents           Form name       respondents    responses per   response (in      (in hrs.)
                                                                    respondent         hrs.)
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NPCR Awardees.................  PEI.............            39.5               1               2              79
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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.
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expired 05/31/2016)—Reinstatement to apply. DP17–1701 NPCR eligibility data content and format, (7) data quality
with Change—National Center for will include the 48 awardees funded assurance, (8) data use, (9) collaborative
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health under the DP12–1205 FOA and relationships, (10) advanced activities,
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for potentially 6 additional State health and (11) survey feedback.
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). departments or their Bona Fide Agents, Examples of information that can be
and a combination of U.S. territories as obtained from various questions
Background and Brief Description
in DP12–1205. include, but are not limited to: (1)
CDC is responsible for administering The NPCR is open to the possibility Number of filled staff full-time positions
and monitoring the National Program of of funding the territories individually in by position responsibility, (2) revision
Cancer Registries (NPCR). The NPCR the DP17–1701 FOA. While Pacific to cancer reporting legislation, (3)
provides technical assistance and Island Jurisdiction (PIJ) is funded under various data quality control activities,
funding and sets program standards to one award in DP12–105, they will have (4) data collection activities as they
assure that complete local, state, the opportunity to apply as one, relate to achieving NPCR program
regional, and national cancer incidence individually, or a combination of standards for data completeness, and (5)
data are available for national and state individual and joint applications. whether registry data is being used for
cancer control and prevention activities States that were solely funded by comprehensive cancer control programs,
and health planning activities. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End needs assessment/program planning,
The Program Evaluation Instrument Result (SEER) in previous years can clinical studies, or incidence and
has been used for 24 years to monitor easily respond to the questions in the mortality estimates.
the performance of NPCR grantees in survey. The information being requested
meeting the required Program in the NPCR–PEI are either already The NPCR–PEI is needed to receive,
Standards. In 2009, the frequency of the collected by or are readily available to process, evaluate, aggregate, and
data collection was reduced from all CCRs. Thus, the only burden on the disseminate NPCR program information.
annual to a biennial schedule in odd- CCRs involves the time it takes to enter The information is used by CDC and the
numbered years. responses on the web-based NPCR–PEI NPCR-funded registries to monitor
CDC currently supports 48 every other year. progress toward meeting established
population-based central cancer Minor changes to the Program program standards, goals, and
registries (CCR) in 45 states, one Evaluation Instrument (NPCR–PEI) objectives; to evaluate various attributes
territory, the District of Columbia, and include removing questions determined of the registries funded by NPCR; and to
the Pacific Islands. The National Cancer to be outdated or inappropriate for this respond to data inquiries made by CDC
Institute supports the operations of survey, rewording questions for clarity and other agencies of the federal
CCRs in the five remaining states. and consolidating a few questions. In government.
A new FOA (DP17–1701) will be addition, questions that showed 100% CDC intends to seek a three-year
released during the first quarter of 2017 compliance in 2015 were deleted. OMB-approval to collect information in
and a new project period will begin July The NCPR–PEI includes questions the winter of 2017 and 2019. There are
1, 2017. DP17–1701 will allow State about the following categories of registry no costs to respondents except their
health departments or their Bona Fide operations: (1) Staffing, (2) legislation, time. The estimated annualized burden
Agents, and U.S. territories that have (3) administration, (4) reporting hours are summarized in the table
not received NPCR funding previously completeness, (5) data exchange, (6) below.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hrs.)
respondent (in hrs.)

NPCR Awardees ............................... PEI .................................................... 39.5 1 2 79

Leroy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND published to obtain comments from the
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES public and affected agencies.
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Written comments and suggestions
Associate Director for Science, Office of the Centers for Disease Control and from the public and affected agencies
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the proposed collection of
Prevention.
information are encouraged. Your
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Prevention (CDC) has submitted the practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
following information collection request accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
to the Office of Management and Budget burden of the proposed collection of
(OMB) for review and approval in information, including the validity of
accordance with the Paperwork the methodology and assumptions used;
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
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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]
FR Citation		82 FR 1339

82 FR 1339 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 3 (January 5, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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