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modes of delivering social services;
evaluate the need for improvements in
the implementation and coordination of
public policies relating to faith- based
and other neighborhood organizations;
and make recommendations for changes
in policies, programs, and practices.
Contact Person for Additional
Information: Mara Vanderslice at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please
contact Mara Vanderslice for more
information about how to join the
conference call.
Agenda: Topics to be discussed
include final deliberations on draft
Taskforce recommendations for Council
report.
Dated: January 15, 2010.
Jamison Citron,
Special Assistant.
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Proposed Data Collections Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects. To
request more information on the
proposed projects or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, call 404–639–5960 or send
comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, 1600
Clifton Road, MS D–74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an e-mail to
[email protected].
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; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
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technology. Written comments should
be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Proposed Project
Estimating the Capacity for national
and State-Level Colorectal Cancer
Screening through a Survey of
Endoscopic Capacity (SECAP II)—
Reinstatement with Changes—Division
of Cancer Prevention and Control,
National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second
leading cause of cancer-related deaths in
the United States (U.S.). Removal of precancerous polyps before they transform
into cancer can prevent colorectal
cancer from developing. Additionally,
early asymptomatic cancers found
through screening respond better to
treatment than more advanced cancers
that are detected once they become
symptomatic. As a result, CRC is ideally
suited for prevention and early
detection through regular screening.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy and
colonoscopy, two lower gastrointestinal
(GI) endoscopic procedures currently
recommended as colorectal cancer
screening tests, provide direct
visualization of the colon, and allow
qualified medical professionals to
identify and remove polyps as well as
to detect early cancers. Both of these
tests require specialized training.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy provides a view
of only the lower half of the colon, but
is still used widely. Colonoscopy, which
provides a view of the entire colon, is
both a primary screening test and the
recommended follow-up procedure for
any other positive colorectal cancer
screening test.
Information regarding the capacity of
the U.S. health care system to provide
lower GI endoscopic procedures is
critical to planning widespread CRC
screening programs. In 2002, CDC
conducted the National Survey of
Endoscopic Capacity (SECAP) (OMB
No. 0920–0539, exp. 3/31/2003) to
obtain an estimate of the number of
colorectal cancer screening and followup tests currently being performed, as
well as the maximum number of
screening and follow-up tests that could
be performed in the event of widespread
screening. In 2003–2005, CDC
conducted similar surveys in 15
selected States to provide estimates at
State and sub-State levels (State Survey
of Endoscopic Capacity, OMB No.
0920–0590, exp. 6/30/2006). These
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information that helped in the planning
of National and State colorectal cancer
screening efforts. However, in light of
recent trends in colorectal cancer
screening (e.g., increases in the
percentage of public and private
insurers that reimburse for screening
colonoscopy, increased use of
colonoscopy and decreased use of
flexible sigmoidoscopy, availability of
other colorectal cancer screening
procedures), there is a need to update
estimates of endoscopic capacity to
guide continued screening initiatives.
CDC plans to request OMB approval
for three years to conduct a national
survey of endoscopic capacity again in
2010–2011, and additional State-level
surveys over a three-year period. The
proposed national survey will employ
the same methodology used in the
previous national survey, and the
same—but updated—sampling frame.
The proposed State-level information
collection will include a census survey
of selected States, based on
methodology employed with the
previously fielded State-based survey.
The target population for the national
survey will be all facilities in the U.S.
that use lower gastrointestinal flexible
endoscopic equipment for the detection
of colorectal cancer in adults.
Information will be collected from a
random sample of 1,440 facilities,
stratified by U.S. Census region and
urban/rural location. Similarly,
information will be collected from a
census of qualifying facilities in up to
18 selected States. An average of 200
facilities will be invited to participate in
each State capacity survey. A total of
approximately 1,680 completed State
surveys will be collected over the three
years of the project. The same survey
instrument will be used for both
information collections. Minor, nonsubstantive changes to the selfadministered, paper-and-pencil survey
instrument will be made to improve
usability.
The specific aims of the information
collection are to provide: (1) Current
estimates of the number of colorectal
cancer screening and follow-up
procedures being performed; (2) current
estimates of the maximum number of
procedures that could be performed in
the event of widespread screening; and
(3) information regarding the types of
facilities and providers that perform the
procedures.
Facilities will be recruited and
screened through a telephone interview.
Participation is voluntary and there are
no costs to respondents other than their
time.

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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of responses per
respondent

National Survey Recruitment Interview ...............

700

1

5/60

58

National SECAP Survey ......................................
State Survey Recruitment Interview ....................
State SECAP Survey ...........................................

480
800
560

1
1
1

35/60
5/60
35/60

280
67
327

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732

Form name

Medical Facilities that
Perform CRC Screening.

Total ........................

Dated: January 22, 2010.
Maryam I. Daneshvar,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; State Program
Report
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Notice.

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ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging
(AoA) is announcing an opportunity for
public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information by the
agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies
are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on the information
collection requirements relating to Title
III and VII State Program Report.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the collection of
information by March 30, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to:
[email protected]. Submit
written comments on the collection of
information to Administration on Aging,
Office of Evaluation, Washington, DC
20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Valerie Cook at 202–357–3583.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the

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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in
44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c)
and includes agency request or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information,
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
requirement, AoA is publishing notice
of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
With respect to the following collection
of information, AoA invites comments
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of AoA’s functions,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
AoA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
The Older Americans Act (OAA)
requires annual program performance
reports from States. In compliance with
this OAA provision, AoA developed a
State Program Report (SPR) in 1996 as
part of its National Aging Program
Information System (NAPIS). The SPR
collects information about how State
Agencies on Aging expend their OAA
funds as well as funding from other
sources for OAA authorized supportive
services. The SPR also collects
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functional status of the recipients, and
is a key source for AoA performance
measurement. This collection includes
minor revisions of the format from the
2006 approved version. The proposed
revised version will be in effect for the
FY 2011 reporting year and thereafter,
while the current reporting, OMB
Approval Number 0985–0008, will be
extended to the end of the FY 2010
reporting cycle. The proposed FY 2011
version may be found on the AoA Web
site link entitled Draft State Reporting
Tool for Review available at http://
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/
Program_Results/
OAA_Performance.aspx#national.
AoA estimates the burden of this
collection of information as follows:
2,600 hours.
Dated: January 25, 2010.
Kathy Greenlee,
Assistant Secretary for Aging.
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Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of
information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35). To request a copy of these
requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance
Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to [email protected]. Send written
comments to 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.

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