[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23024-23025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06992]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The Alliance for 
Innovation on Maternal Health Biannual Survey

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 3, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Joella Roland, the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] or call 
(301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: The Alliance for Innovation 
on Maternal Health Biannual Survey, OMB No. 0915-xxxx--New.
    Abstract: The Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) 
program is administered by HRSA and authorized by 42 U.S.C. 254c-21 
(Public Health Service Act, Title III Section 330O), as added by the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub. L. 117-103).
    The AIM program supports the identification, development, 
implementation, and dissemination of maternal (patient) safety bundles 
to promote safe care for every U.S. birth and assist with addressing 
the complex problem of high maternal mortality and severe maternal 
morbidity rates within the U.S. The mission of AIM is to support best 
practices that make birth safer, improve the quality of maternal health 
care and outcomes, and save lives. Maternal patient safety bundles 
address topics commonly associated with health complications or risks 
related to prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care.
    The AIM program consists of two components: The AIM Capacity 
program and the AIM Technical Assistance (TA) Center. The AIM Capacity 
awards began in fiscal year 2023 and directly fund 28 states and 
jurisdictions (including U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) 
to implement AIM maternal patient safety bundles. The second component, 
the AIM TA Center, is funded through a cooperative agreement to provide 
TA to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, jurisdictions, U.S. 
territories, tribal communities, and birthing facilities who 
participate in the AIM program. The TA Center builds data capacity for 
participating entities to track progress on bundle implementation and 
support improvement of data collection.
    The funding amount for the AIM program was increased in fiscal year 
2023, which allowed HRSA to directly fund states and territories to 
support AIM bundle implementation. Previously, HRSA supported AIM 
through one cooperative agreement to develop maternal patient safety 
bundles, provide TA on bundle implementation, and enroll states and 
territories in the program. The shift to directly fund

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states and jurisdictions for the work makes the collection of 
information about the reach of the program, participation by birthing 
facilities, and TA needs necessary. The AIM Biannual Survey will be 
administered to AIM State Teams (the state-or jurisdiction-level entity 
leading AIM implementation) twice a year in all states and 
jurisdictions enrolled in AIM. Respondents will include AIM State Teams 
that receive HRSA funding through the AIM Capacity program, as well as 
AIM State Teams that do not receive HRSA funding to implement AIM, to 
gauge the full reach of the program.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on December 7, 
2023, vol. 88, No. 234; pp. 85298-85299. There were four public 
comments received. Two comments suggested changes that were 
incorporated into the instrument, one comment was a request for 
materials, and one comment was out-of-scope and no changes to the 
proposed data collection were made.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The information will be 
used by the HRSA program team to understand and report on AIM program 
reach and potential growth regarding participating birthing facilities 
and patient safety bundles implemented, inform development of resources 
and types of TA offered, and develop program targets. In addition, 
information on the number of participating birthing facilities and 
patient safety bundles being implemented is shared on the HRSA and 
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists AIM websites. The 
biannual survey is the only place this information is collected.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents are AIM State Teams in all states 
and jurisdictions enrolled in AIM, including AIM Capacity award 
recipients and AIM State Teams that do not receive direct funding from 
HRSA.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the 
information requested. 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. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                   Number of        Number of          Total        burden per     Total  burden
           Form name              respondents     responses per      responses     response  (in       hours
                                                   respondent                         hours)
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AIM Biannual Survey...........              52  1 per survey; 2              104               1             104
                                                 surveys per
                                                 year.
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    Total.....................              52  1 per survey; 2              104               1             104
                                                 surveys per
                                                 year.
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-06992 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
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