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A. Purpose 

Advance payments may be authorized 

under Federal contracts and 

subcontracts. Advance payments are the 

least preferred method of contract 

financing and require special 

determinations by the agency head or 

designee. Specific financial information 

about the contractor is required before 

determinations by the agency head or 

designee can be made, and before such 

payments can be authorized (see FAR 

32.4 and 52.232–12). The information is 

used to determine if advance payments 

should be provided to the contractor. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 500. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 500. 

Hours per Response: 6. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,000. 

C. Public Comments 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of functions of the Federal 

Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and 

whether it will have practical utility; 

whether our estimate of the public 

burden of this collection of information 

is accurate, and based on valid 

assumptions and methodology; ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

ways in which we can minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, through 

the use of appropriate technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW., Washington, DC 

20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0073, 

Advance Payments, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: January 27, 2016. 

Lorin S. Curit, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Government-wide Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office 

of Government-wide Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[60Day-16–0469; Docket No. CDC–2016– 

0013] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing efforts 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 a proposed revision of the 

National Program of Cancer Registries 

Cancer Surveillance System information 

collection, which provides useful data 

on cancer incidence and trends. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 1, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2016– 

0013 by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

Regulation.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

Mail: Attn. 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 individual submitter 

and/or agency’s name and Docket 

Number listed above. 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: omb@cdc.gov. 

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 

Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR CSS, 

OMB No. 0920–0469, exp. 5/31/2016)— 

Revision—National Center for Chronic 

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Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

In 2012, the most recent year for 

which complete information is 

available, more than 580,000 people 

died of cancer and more than 1.5 

million were diagnosed with cancer. It 

is estimated that 13.8 million Americans 

are currently alive with a history of 

cancer (2). In the U.S., state-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-based cancer 

registries that collect, manage and 

analyze data about cancer cases. The 

state-based cancer registries report 

information to CDC through the 

National Program of Cancer Registries 

Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR 

CSS), (OMB No. 0920–0469 5/31/2016). 

CDC plans to request OMB approval to 

continue collecting this information for 

three years. Data definitions will be 

updated to reflect changes in national 

standards for cancer diagnosis and 

coding, but the number of respondents 

and 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 2015 

provided cancer statistics for 99% of the 

United States population from all cancer 

registries whose data met national data 

standards. 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 45 U.S. 

states, 2 territories, and the District of 

Columbia. Thirty-eight CCRs submit 

data elements specified for the Standard 

NPCR CSS Report. Ten specialized 

CCRs submit data elements specified for 

the Enhanced NPCR CSS Report, which 

includes additional information about 

treatment and follow-up for cases of 

breast, colorectal, and chronic myeloid 

leukemia cases diagnosed in 2011. Each 

CCR is asked to transmit two data files 

to CDC per year. The first 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 

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., 2014). 

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 except their time. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondents Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Central Cancer Registries in States, Territories and the District of Columbia.Standard NPCR CSS Report 

Enhanced NPCR CSS Report.

38 

10 

2 

2 

2 

2 

152 

40 

Total ....................................................... ............................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 192 

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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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

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Prevention 

[60Day–16–16LL; Docket No. CDC–2016– 

0012] 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 

its continuing efforts 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 a proposed information 

collect project entitled ‘‘Evaluation of 

Enhancing HIV Prevention 

Communication and Mobilization 

Efforts through Strategic Partnerships’’. 


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