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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–25–1011; Docket No. CDC–2025–
0016]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a request for extension of
an approved information collection
titled Emergency Epidemic Investigation
Data Collections. CDC uses the
information collected to identify
prevention and control measures in
response to outbreaks and other public
health events.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2025–
0016 by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to
the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)

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(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. 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;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. 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 submissions
of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Emergency Epidemic Investigation
Data Collections (OMB Control No.
0920–1011, Exp. 12/31/2025)—
Extension—Office of Science (OS),
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
CDC previously conducted Emergency
Epidemic Investigations (EEIs) under
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control No. 0920–0008. In 2013,
CDC received OMB approval (OMB
Control No. 0920–1011) for a new OMB
Generic Clearance for a three-year
period to collect vital information
during EEIs in response to outbreaks or
other urgent public health events (i.e.,
natural, biological, chemical, nuclear,
radiological), characterized by
undetermined agents, undetermined
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recent Generic Clearance was approved
in 2022 for a three-year Extension,
which expires on 12/31/2025. CDC
seeks OMB approval for an additional
Extension of this Generic Clearance for
a period of three years.
Supporting effective Emergency
Epidemic Investigations is one of the
most important ways that CDC protects
the health of the public. CDC is
frequently called upon to conduct EEIs
at the request of local, state, or
international health authorities seeking
support to respond to outbreaks or
urgent public health events. In response
to external partner requests, CDC
provides necessary epidemiologic
support to identify the agents, sources,
modes of transmission, or risk factors to
effectively implement rapid prevention
and control measures to protect the
public’s health. Data collection is a
critical component of the epidemiologic
support provided by CDC; data are
analyzed to determine the agents,
sources, modes of transmission, or risk
factors so that effective prevention and
control measures can be implemented.
During an unanticipated outbreak or
urgent public health event, immediate
action by CDC is necessary to minimize
or prevent public harm. The legal
justification for EEIs are found in the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 301
[241] (a).
Successful investigations are
dependent on rapid and flexible data
collection that evolves during the
investigation and is customized to the
unique circumstances of each outbreak
or urgent public health event. Data
collection elements will be those
necessary to identify the agents, sources,
mode of transmission, or risk factors.
Examples of potential data collection
methods include telephone or face-toface interview; email, web, or other type
of electronic questionnaire; paper-andpencil questionnaire; focus groups;
medical record review and abstraction;
laboratory record review and
abstraction; collection of clinical
samples; and environmental assessment.
Respondents will vary depending on the
nature of the outbreak or urgent public
health event. Examples of potential
respondents include health care
professionals, patients, laboratorians,
and the general public.
CDC projects up to 60 EEIs in
response to outbreaks or urgent public
health events characterized by
undetermined agents, undetermined
sources, undetermined transmission, or
undetermined risk factors annually. The
projected average number of
respondents is 200 per EEI, for a total
of 12,000 respondents. CDC estimates
the average burden per response is 30

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minutes and each respondent will be
asked to respond once. Based on the
reported burden for EEIs that have been

performed during previous years, the
total estimated annual burden hours are
6,000. Participation in EEIs is voluntary

and there are no anticipated costs to
respondents other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Type of respondent

Emergency Epidemic Investigation Participants.
Total ...............................................

Emergency Epidemic Investigation
Data Collection Instruments.
...............................................................

Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Lead, Information Collection Review Office,
Office of Public Health Ethics and
Regulations, Office of Science, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[60Day–25–0743; Docket No. CDC–2025–
0021]

Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:

The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
its continuing effort to reduce public
burden and maximize the utility of
government information, invites the
general public and other federal
agencies the opportunity to comment on
a continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled Monitoring
Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Care—
U.S. Hospitals. The Maternity Practices
in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC)
survey is a census of maternity care
hospitals in the United States and
territories, that CDC has administered
about every two years since 2007 to
monitor and examine changes in
breastfeeding-related maternity care
over time.
DATES: CDC must receive written
comments on or before August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2025–
0021 by either of the following methods:

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Average
burden per
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6,000

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6,000

• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS H21–8, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. CDC will post, without
change, all relevant comments to
www.regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all comments
through the Federal eRulemaking portal
(www.regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to
the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329;
Telephone: 404–639–7570; Email: omb@
cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also
requires federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each new
proposed collection, each proposed
extension of existing collection of
information, and each reinstatement of
previously approved information
collection before submitting the
collection to the OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, we are
publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the

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functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected;
4. 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 submissions
of responses; and
5. Assess information collection costs.
Proposed Project
Monitoring Breastfeeding-Related
Maternity Care—U.S. Hospitals (OMB
Control No. 0920–0743, Exp. 03/31/
2025)—Reinstatement—National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Substantial evidence demonstrates the
social, economic, and health benefits of
breastfeeding for both the mother and
infant as well as for society in general.
Health professionals recommend
exclusive breastfeeding for about the
first six months and continued
breastfeeding for at least 12 months;
Healthy People 2030 established
specific national breastfeeding goals
related to breastfeeding exclusivity and
duration. In addition to increasing
overall rates, a public health priority in
the U.S. is to reduce variation in
breastfeeding rates across population
subgroups. Although CDC surveillance
data indicate that breastfeeding
initiation rates in the United States are
climbing, rates for duration and
exclusivity continue to lag, and

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