[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49523-49524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19675]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30-Day-13-0743]


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) 639-7570 or send an email to 
[email protected]. Send written comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC or by fax to (202) 395-5806. 
Written comments should be received within 30 days of this notice.

Proposed Project

    Assessment and Monitoring of Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Care 
Practices in Intra-partum Care Facilities in the United States and 
Territories (OMB No. 0920-0743, exp. 12/31/2011)--Reinstatement with 
Changes--National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Background and Brief Description

    Health professionals recommend at least 12 months of breastfeeding, 
and Healthy People 2020 establishes specific national breastfeeding 
goals. In addition to increasing overall rates, a significant public 
health priority in the United States (U.S.) is to reduce variation in 
breastfeeding rates across population subgroups. Because hospital 
practices strongly influence infant feeding outcomes, the health care 
system is one of the most important and effective settings for 
improving breastfeeding initiation rates.
    In 2007, CDC conducted the first national survey of Maternity 
Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care, known as the mPINC Survey. The 
survey inquired about care practices and support for breastfeeding 
throughout the maternity stay as well as staff training and maternity 
care practices. Following the collection of baseline information in 
2007, the mPINC survey was conducted again in 2009 and 2011.
    CDC proposes to repeat the mPINC in 2013 and 2015, with changes. In 
previous cycles of data collection, two versions of the mPINC survey 
instrument were used: one for hospitals and one for birth centers. In 
2013 and 2015, one instrument will be used for both hospitals and birth 
centers. There are no changes to survey content, other than the minor 
changes needed to produce a single streamlined instrument for all 
facilities. There is no change to the estimated burden per response (30 
minutes). Similarly, in 2013 and 2015 screening for eligible facilities 
will be conducted with a single screening instrument.
    Facilities will identified by using information obtained through 
the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) and the American 
Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Survey of Hospitals. Facilities that 
will be invited to participate in the survey include those that 
participated in previous iterations and those that were invited but did 
not participate in the previous iterations, as well as those that have 
become eligible since the most recent mPINC survey. All birth centers 
and hospitals with >=1 registered maternity bed will be screened for 
eligibility via a brief phone call to assess their eligibility, 
identify additional locations, and identify the appropriate point of 
contact.
    As with the initial surveys, a major goal of the 2013 and 2015 
follow-up surveys is to be fully responsive to facilities' needs for 
information and technical assistance. CDC will provide direct feedback 
to respondents in a customized benchmark report of their results and 
identify and document progress since 2007 on their quality improvement 
efforts. CDC will use information from the mPINC surveys to identify, 
document, and share information related to incremental changes in 
practices and care processes over time at the hospital, state, and 
national levels. Data will be also used by researchers to better 
understand the relationships between hospital characteristics, 
maternity-care practices, state level factors, and breastfeeding 
initiation and continuation rates.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. On an annualized basis, 
CDC estimates initial contact with 2,570 facilities that will complete 
Part A of the Screening Telephone Call, and 2,200 respondents that will 
also complete Part B of the Screening Telephone Call. CDC estimates 
receipt of completed surveys from 1,825 facilities.
    Participation in the survey is voluntary, and responses may be 
submitted by mail or through a Web-based system. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,103.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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      Type of respondent                   Form name                 Number of       Number of    Average burden
                                                                    respondents    responses per   per response
                                                                                    respondent        (in hours)
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Maternity facility...........  Screening        Part A..........           2,570               1            1/60
                                telephone call
                                script.
                                                Part B..........           2,200               1            4/60
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                                     mPINC Facility Survey                 1,825               1           30/60
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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. 2013-19675 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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