Notice2025-22003

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review

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December 5, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 232 (Friday, December 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56150-56151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22003]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-26-0469]


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 January 8, 2025 to obtain comments from the public and 
affected agencies. CDC received one comment 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.

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    To request additional information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call 
(404) 639-7570. Comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 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. 1/31/2026)--Revision--
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion 
(NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    In 2022, the most recent year for which complete incidence 
information is available, more than 1.8 million were diagnosed with 
cancer. In 2023, approximately 610,000 people died of cancer. It is 
estimated that 17 million Americans are currently alive with a history 
of cancer. In the U.S., state/territory-based central 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 Control No. 0920-0469).
    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 the U.S. Cancer Statistics, 
which CDC has released annually since 2002. The latest U.S. Cancer 
Statistics data release in 2025 provided cancer statistics for 100% of 
the U.S. population from cancer registries in the United States. Prior 
to the publication of U.S. Cancer Statistics, 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 and describe geographic variation in cancer incidence 
throughout the country. NPCR also provides population-level data, such 
as incidence data by race, ethnicity, and other demographic and tumor 
characteristics and reporting data on 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 
are 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 in 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., 2024). The 
cumulative file is used for analysis and reporting.
    In this Revision, Data definitions will be updated to reflect 
changes in national standards for cancer diagnosis and coding. No 
changes to the total estimated annualized burden hours or number of 
respondents are anticipated. 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.
    CDC requests OMB approval for a total of 200 estimated annualized 
burden hours for the Standard NPCR CSS Report. Approval is requested 
for three years and there are no costs to respondents other than their 
time.

                                        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 46        Standard NPCR CSS                    50                 2               2
 States, 3 Territories, and the         Report.
 District of Columbia.
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Public Health 
Ethics and Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2025-22003 Filed 12-4-25; 8:45 am]
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