[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9570-9571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02434]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: 0990-New-30D]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, 
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
The ICR is for a new collection. Comments submitted during the first 
public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept 
further comments from the public on this ICR during the review and 
approval period.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before March 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Collection Clearance 
staff, [email protected] or (202) 690-5683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the Information Collection Request Title 
and document identifier 0990-New-30D for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Evaluating Supporting Nursing 
Moms at Work.
    Abstract: The HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH) is seeking 
approval by OMB on a new Information Collection Request. A Section of 
the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to provide basic 
breastfeeding accommodations for nursing mothers at work. These include 
a functional space, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view 
and intrusion from coworkers and reasonable break time for women to 
express milk. OWH implemented outreach to businesses and industries 
across the nation to determine perceived barriers to compliance to this 
requirement, and became acutely aware of the sparse amount of 
information and resources that target worksite lactation needs and 
challenges of these employers.
    Based upon these findings, in June, 2014, the HHS Office on Women's

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Health (OWH) launched a national initiative to provide information, 
education and resources to employers on how to best support the needs 
of their nursing employees upon their return to the workplace. OWH 
particularly targeted challenging work environments. Supporting Nursing 
Moms at Work: Employer Solutions was developed as an on-line, 
searchable, solutions-oriented resource, housed on the OWH Web site, 
(www.womenshealth.gov). This resource features over 200 individual 
business profiles from companies in more than 34 U.S. States and 
demonstrates use of innovative methods and strategies to overcome time 
and space challenges.
    OWH has contracted with LTG Associates to conduct formative 
research to evaluate the effectiveness, utility and impact of this on-
line lactation worksite resource and to heighten visibility and 
identify opportunities for effective dissemination.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Information from the data 
collection will be used to update, integrate current issues and expand 
the on-line resource, ``Supporting Nursing Mothers at Work: Employer 
Solutions,'' housed on www.womenshealth.gov. Content to this on-line 
resource will be adjusted as necessary.
    Likely Respondents: There are three primary audiences: Human 
resources managers, employers/supervisors of women who expressed breast 
milk at work; and employees--women who currently express or previously 
expressed milk at work.

                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per    Total  burden
                    Form name                       respondents    responses per   response (in        hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Women who Expressed Milk at Work Interview Form.              60               1               1              60
HR Interview Form...............................              60               1               1              60
Employer/Supervisor Interview Form..............              60               1               1              60
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    Total.......................................             180  ..............  ..............             180
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    OS specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Terry S. Clark,
Asst Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02434 Filed 2-6-17; 8:45 am]
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