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the American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG). Since the
publication of that notice, WPSI has
further updated its recommendation
statement on Breastfeeding Services and
Supplies. HRSA encourages members of
the public to review this revised
updated recommendation statement and
provide comments for consideration.
DATES: Members of the public are
invited to provide written comments no
later than December 20, 2021. All
comments received on or before this
date will be reviewed and considered by
the WPSI Multidisciplinary Steering
Committee.
ADDRESSES: Members of the public
interested in providing comments on
the draft recommendation statements
can do so by accessing the initiative’s
web page at https://
www.womenspreventivehealth.org/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Sherman, HRSA, Maternal
and Child Health Bureau, telephone
(301) 443–8283, email: wellwomancare@
hrsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: HRSA
established the Guidelines in 2011
based on a study and recommendations
by the Institute of Medicine, now
known as the National Academy of
Medicine, developed under a contract
with the Department of Health and
Human Services. Under section 1001(5)
of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act, Public Law 111–148, which
added section 2713 to the Public Health
Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13, the
preventive care and screenings set forth
in the Guidelines are required to be
covered without cost-sharing by certain
health insurance issuers. Since 2011,
there have been advancements in
science and gaps identified in these
guidelines, including a greater emphasis
on practice-based clinical
considerations. Accordingly, since
March 2016, HRSA has supported
cooperative agreements with ACOG to
convene a coalition representing
clinicians, academics, and consumerfocused health professional
organizations to conduct a rigorous
review of current scientific evidence
and make recommendations to HRSA
regarding updates to the Guidelines to
improve adult women’s health across
the lifespan. HRSA then decides
whether to support, in whole or in part,
the recommended updates to the
Guidelines. Under the cooperative
agreement, ACOG formed WPSI,
consisting of an Advisory Panel and two
expert committees, the
Multidisciplinary Steering Committee
(MSC) and the Dissemination and
Implementation Steering Committee
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(DISC), which are comprised of a broad
coalition of organizational
representatives who are experts in
disease prevention and women’s health
issues. Through oversight by the
Advisory Panel, MSC supports the
development and implementation of the
Guidelines through the review of
existing evidence and recommendation
development. Specifically, the MSC
examines the evidence to develop new
and update existing recommendations
for women’s preventive services. DISC
takes the HRSA-approved
recommendations, developed by the
MSC, and works to disseminate them
through the development of
implementation tools and resources for
both patients and practitioners.
In March 2021, ACOG engaged in a
process to consider and review new
information and evidence to determine
whether to recommend updates to the
Guidelines. ACOG bases its
recommended updates to the Guidelines
on review and synthesis of existing
clinical guidelines and new scientific
evidence, following the National
Academy of Medicine standards for
establishing foundations for and rating
strengths of recommendations,
articulation of recommendations, as
well as external reviews. Additionally,
ACOG incorporates processes to assure
opportunity for public comment,
including participation by patients and
consumers, in the development of the
updated Guideline recommendations.
This notice solicits comments from
the public on a revised draft
recommendation statement on
Breastfeeding Supplies and Services.
The updated draft recommendation
statement that was published on August
20, 2021 and the revised
recommendation statement that HRSA
recently received from ACOG are
provided below. WPSI will consider
and, as necessary, incorporate
additional public comment in its
recommendation statement. HRSA will
then decide whether to support, in
whole or in part, the recommended
updates to the Guidelines.
Clinical Recommendation Statement as
Published on August 20, 2021
The MSC updated clinical
recommendation included consultative
services to optimize successful
initiation and maintenance of
breastfeeding: ‘‘The WPSI recommends
comprehensive lactation support
services (including consultation,
counseling, education, and
breastfeeding equipment and supplies)
during the antenatal, perinatal, and
postpartum periods to optimize the
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successful initiation and maintenance of
breastfeeding.’’
Revised Clinical Recommendation
Statement
The MSC has made two further
updates to the clinical recommendation
statement for breastfeeding. The first
addresses provider type in the provision
of breastfeeding services to reflect that
breastfeeding education can be provided
by clinicians and through peer support
services. The second update moves a
paragraph on breastfeeding equipment
and supplies from the implementation
section of the guideline into the clinical
recommendation component, making it
a substantive addition to the Guidelines
with corresponding effect under Section
2713. As revised, the clinical
recommendation statement provides:
‘‘The WPSI recommends comprehensive
lactation support services (including
consultation; counseling; education by
clinicians and peer support services;
and breastfeeding equipment and
supplies) during the antenatal,
perinatal, and postpartum periods to
optimize the successful initiation and
maintenance of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding equipment and supplies
include, but are not limited to, double
electric breast pumps (including pump
parts and maintenance) and breast milk
storage supplies. Access to double
electric pumps should be a priority to
optimize breastfeeding and should not
be predicated on prior failure of a
manual pump. Breastfeeding equipment
may also include equipment and
supplies as clinically indicated to
support dyads with breastfeeding
difficulties and those who need
additional services.’’
Members of the public can view the
complete revised updated draft
recommendation statement by accessing
the initiative’s web page at https://
www.womenspreventivehealth.org/.
Diana Espinosa,
Acting Administrator.
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Agency Father Generic Information
Collection Request. 30-Day Public
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, Health
and Human Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments. Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs is requesting
AGENCY:
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OMB approval for a new father Generic
Clearance.
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before January 10, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherrette Funn, Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov
or (202) 795–7714. When requesting
information, please include the
document identifier 0990-New-30D and
project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (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.
Title of the Collection: The National
Hypertension Control Initiative.
Type of Collection: Father Generic.
SUMMARY:
access to blood pressure screenings, and
(iii) connection to health centers to
encourage proper treatment and
management of hypertension of
screened individuals. This initiative
serves to increase the number of adult
patients with controlled hypertension
and reduce the potential risk of COVIDrelated health outcomes.
AHA aims to conduct an evaluation to
assess the feasibility of the
implementation of each of the three
NHCI strategies. The findings of this
evaluation will inform the improvement
and tailoring of AHA’s communication
approaches about the importance of and
techniques for improving blood pressure
control, including the benefits of
accurately measuring, rapidly acting,
and having a patient-focused approach
to blood pressure control.
OMB No.: 0990–NEW—within OS/
Office of Minority and Health.
Abstract: As part of the federal
response to COVID–19, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) has funded a new
initiative involving two cooperative
agreements with the American Heart
Association (AHA) to improve COVID–
19-related health outcomes by
addressing hypertension (high blood
pressure) among racial and ethnic
minority populations.
The $32 million project from the HHS
Office of Minority Health (OMH) and
the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) Bureau of
Primary Health Care will support the
implementation of the National
Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI),
a national initiative to improve blood
pressure control among the most at-risk
populations, including racial and ethnic
minorities.
The NHCI will support 350
participating HRSA-funded health
centers by providing patient and
provider education and training for
effective hypertension control as well as
integration of remote blood pressure
monitoring technology into the
treatment of hypertension for patients
served by participating health centers.
The project will also utilize the
American Heart Association’s targeted
media campaigns and existing
partnerships with community-based
organizations (CBOs) to help reach
Black, Latino, and other impacted
communities with (i) culturally and
linguistically appropriate messages, (ii)
Methodology
The evaluation of the NHCI project
will use a mixed methods design,
integrating both quantitative and
qualitative data collection and analyses.
Three main goals of data collection will
be to: (1) Track and monitor systems
change implementation process
information from Community Health
Centers (CHCs) on a quarterly basis, (2)
assess the capacity of NHCI partners to
implement the NHCI project, their
needs, the strengths and weaknesses of
the systems change approach, and the
feasibility of the implementation of the
NHCI in their organizations and
communities, and (3) assess the reach
and success of NHCI project strategies
implemented by partners.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE
Number of
respondents
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Type of respondent
Number
responses per
respondent
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
burden hours
Community and Social Service Occupations (CBO quarterly data entry into
MERD) ..........................................................................................................
Consumers (ETS health lesson learning questionnaires) ...............................
Health care professionals (quarterly data entry in MERD) .............................
Health care professionals (annual focus group) ..............................................
Community and Social Service Occupations (annual focus group) ................
53
63,600
350
16
16
4
1
4
1
1
30/60
10/60
1.5
1.5
1.5
106
10,600
2,100
24
24
Total ..........................................................................................................
64,035
........................
........................
12,854
Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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following meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Document Identifier: OS-0990-NEW]
Agency Father Generic Information Collection Request. 30-Day
Public Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Health and Human Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments. Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs is requesting
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before January 10,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherrette Funn, [email protected]
or (202) 795-7714. When requesting information, please include the
document identifier 0990-New-30D and project title for reference.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (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.
Title of the Collection: The National Hypertension Control
Initiative.
Type of Collection: Father Generic.
OMB No.: 0990-NEW--within OS/Office of Minority and Health.
Abstract: As part of the federal response to COVID-19, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has funded a new
initiative involving two cooperative agreements with the American Heart
Association (AHA) to improve COVID-19-related health outcomes by
addressing hypertension (high blood pressure) among racial and ethnic
minority populations.
The $32 million project from the HHS Office of Minority Health
(OMH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Bureau of Primary Health Care will support the implementation of the
National Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI), a national initiative
to improve blood pressure control among the most at-risk populations,
including racial and ethnic minorities.
The NHCI will support 350 participating HRSA-funded health centers
by providing patient and provider education and training for effective
hypertension control as well as integration of remote blood pressure
monitoring technology into the treatment of hypertension for patients
served by participating health centers. The project will also utilize
the American Heart Association's targeted media campaigns and existing
partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs) to help reach
Black, Latino, and other impacted communities with (i) culturally and
linguistically appropriate messages, (ii) access to blood pressure
screenings, and (iii) connection to health centers to encourage proper
treatment and management of hypertension of screened individuals. This
initiative serves to increase the number of adult patients with
controlled hypertension and reduce the potential risk of COVID-related
health outcomes.
AHA aims to conduct an evaluation to assess the feasibility of the
implementation of each of the three NHCI strategies. The findings of
this evaluation will inform the improvement and tailoring of AHA's
communication approaches about the importance of and techniques for
improving blood pressure control, including the benefits of accurately
measuring, rapidly acting, and having a patient-focused approach to
blood pressure control.
Methodology
The evaluation of the NHCI project will use a mixed methods design,
integrating both quantitative and qualitative data collection and
analyses. Three main goals of data collection will be to: (1) Track and
monitor systems change implementation process information from
Community Health Centers (CHCs) on a quarterly basis, (2) assess the
capacity of NHCI partners to implement the NHCI project, their needs,
the strengths and weaknesses of the systems change approach, and the
feasibility of the implementation of the NHCI in their organizations
and communities, and (3) assess the reach and success of NHCI project
strategies implemented by partners.
Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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Number Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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Community and Social Service Occupations (CBO 53 4 30/60 106
quarterly data entry into MERD)................
Consumers (ETS health lesson learning 63,600 1 10/60 10,600
questionnaires)................................
Health care professionals (quarterly data entry 350 4 1.5 2,100
in MERD).......................................
Health care professionals (annual focus group).. 16 1 1.5 24
Community and Social Service Occupations (annual 16 1 1.5 24
focus group)...................................
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Total....................................... 64,035 .............. .............. 12,854
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Sherrette A. Funn,
Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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