[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07783]
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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: Reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On January 29, 2014 the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting
public comment on the Draft Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical
Site Infections (SSIs) (draft Guideline) (79 FR 4724). Written comments
were to be received on or before February 28, 2014. Some commenters
requested additional time to review the guideline and provide comments.
In consideration of these requests, HHS/CDC is reopening the comment
period for 30 days.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by 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 Rd.
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 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: 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 also published the supporting appendices that include primary
evidence, study evaluation, and data evaluation tables that were used
in developing the draft Guideline recommendations.
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).
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, 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: April 3, 2014.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-07783 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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