[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4724-4725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01674]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2014-0003]
Draft Guideline--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Draft
Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requests
public comment on the Draft Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical
Site Infections (SSIs) (draft Guideline). The Draft Guideline addresses
new and updated strategies for the prevention of SSI in healthcare
settings. This draft Guideline can be found at http://www.regulations.gov Docket No. CDC-2014-0003. CDC is also publishing
the supporting appendices that include primary evidence, study
evaluation, and data evaluation tables that were used in developing the
draft Guideline recommendations at http://www.regulations.gov.
The draft Guideline is designed for use by infection prevention
staff, healthcare epidemiologists, administrators, nurses, and
personnel responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating
infection prevention and control programs for healthcare settings
across the continuum of care. The recommendations contained in the
draft Guideline are based on a targeted systematic review of the best
available evidence for specific topics related to the prevention of
surgical site infections (SSI).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 28, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2014-
0003, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Attn: Guideline for the Prevention of
Surgical Site Infections, Docket No. CDC-2014-0003, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., Mailstop A07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN. All relevant public comments received will be
posted publicly to www.regulations.gov without change, including any
personal or proprietary information provided. To download an electronic
version of the draft Guideline and appendices, access http://www.regulations.gov.
Written materials identified by Docket No. CDC-2014-0003 will be
available during the comment period for public inspection Monday
through Friday, except for legal holidays, 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time, at CDC Library, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30333. Please call ahead to (404) 639-1717 and request a
Library representative schedule your visit. All public comments will be
reviewed and considered prior to finalizing the draft Guideline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Stone, Division of Healthcare
Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road
NE., Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Telephone: (404) 639-4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 2010 CDC has collaborated with
national partners, academicians, public and private health
professionals, and other partners to create this draft Guideline.
Additionally, CDC sought input in each phase of development from
subject matter experts in surgery, infectious diseases, and orthopedics
through a Guideline Expert Panel formed to develop the new draft
Guideline. CDC also received input from the Healthcare Infection
Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) throughout the
development of the draft Guideline. HICPAC includes representatives
from public health,
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infectious diseases, regulatory and other federal agencies,
professional societies, and other stakeholders. This new draft
Guideline will not be a federal rule or regulation.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Stacey Hoffman,
Acting Director, Division of Executive Secretariat Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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