81_FR_88923 81 FR 88687 - A Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs; Extension of Comment Period

81 FR 88687 - A Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs; Extension of Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 236 (December 8, 2016)

Page Range88687-88687
FR Document2016-29411

On September 15, 2016 the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal Register [81 FR 63482] announcing a public meeting and request for public comment on a draft testing protocol. Written comments were to be received by December 7, 2016. In response to a request from interested parties, NIOSH has extended the comment period until June 7, 2017. The longer timeframe will allow companies to acquire the proposed challenge agents and test their CSTDs with the proposed universal CSTD performance test protocol.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2016-0090; Docket Number NIOSH 288-A]


A Performance Test Protocol for Closed System Transfer Devices 
Used During Pharmacy Compounding and Administration of Hazardous Drugs; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 15, 2016 the Director of the National Institute 
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), published a notice in the Federal 
Register [81 FR 63482] announcing a public meeting and request for 
public comment on a draft testing protocol. Written comments were to be 
received by December 7, 2016. In response to a request from interested 
parties, NIOSH has extended the comment period until June 7, 2017. The 
longer timeframe will allow companies to acquire the proposed challenge 
agents and test their CSTDs with the proposed universal CSTD 
performance test protocol.

DATES: NIOSH is extending the comment period on the document published 
September 15, 2016 [81 FR 63482]. Electronic or written comments must 
be received by June 7, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah V. Hirst, NIOSH, Alice 
Hamilton Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R-5, Cincinnati, Ohio 
45226, telephone (513) 841-4141 (not a toll free number), Email: 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CDC-2016-0090 and 
Docket Number NIOSH 288-A, by either of the following two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati, 
Ohio 45226-1998.

    Dated: December 5, 2016.
Frank Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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                                                Leroy A. Richardson,                                    ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments,                 programs or respondents beyond those
                                                Chief, Information Collection Review Office,            identified by CDC–2016–0090 and                       participating in the Core FACES study.
                                                Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the           Docket Number NIOSH 288–A, by either
                                                Associate Director for Science, Office of the
                                                                                                                                                                Previous notices provided the
                                                                                                        of the following two methods:                         opportunity for public comment on the
                                                Director, Centers for Disease Control and                 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                Prevention.                                                                                                   proposed Head Start program
                                                                                                        www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       recruitment and center selection process
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–29428 Filed 12–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        instructions for submitting comments.                 (FR V.78, pg.75569 12/12/2013; FR
                                                BILLING CODE 4163–18–P                                    • Mail: National Institute for                      V.79, pg.8461 02/12/2014), the child-
                                                                                                        Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH                 level data collection in fall 2014 and
                                                                                                        Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,                  spring 2015 (FR V. 79, pg. 11445 02/28/
                                                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                                                                        MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.                 2014; FR V. 79; pg. 27620 5/14/2014),
                                                HUMAN SERVICES
                                                                                                          Dated: December 5, 2016.                            the program- and classroom-level spring
                                                Centers for Disease Control and                         Frank Hearl,                                          2015 data collection activities (FR v.79;
                                                Prevention                                              Chief of Staff, National Institute for                pg. 73077 12/09/2014), the American
                                                [CDC–2016–0090; Docket Number NIOSH                     Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for           Indian and Alaska Native Head Start
                                                288–A]                                                  Disease Control and Prevention.                       Family and Child Experiences Survey
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–29411 Filed 12–7–16; 8:45 am]           (AI/AN FACES) child-level data
                                                A Performance Test Protocol for                         BILLING CODE 4163–19–P                                collection activities in fall 2015 and
                                                Closed System Transfer Devices Used                                                                           spring 2016 (FR V. 80, pg. 30250 08/07/
                                                During Pharmacy Compounding and                                                                               2015) and AI/AN FACES program- and
                                                Administration of Hazardous Drugs;                      DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              classroom-level spring 2016 data
                                                Extension of Comment Period                             HUMAN SERVICES                                        collection activities (FR V. 80, pg 70231
                                                AGENCY:  National Institute for                                                                               11/13/2015).
                                                                                                        Administration for Children and
                                                Occupational Safety and Health                          Families                                                This 30-day notice describes the
                                                (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease                                                                            planned additional data collection
                                                Control and Prevention (CDC),                           Submission for OMB Review;                            activities for FACES program- and
                                                Department of Health and Human                          Comment Request                                       classroom-level data collection in spring
                                                Services (HHS).                                                                                               2017. Spring 2017 data collection
                                                ACTION: Notice and extension of
                                                                                                           Title: Head Start Family and Child                 includes site visits to 360 centers in 180
                                                comment period.                                         Experiences Survey (FACES).                           Head Start programs. As in spring 2015,
                                                                                                           OMB No.: 0970–0151.                                for the Core study teachers, program
                                                SUMMARY:   On September 15, 2016 the                       Description: The Office of Planning,               directors, and center directors will each
                                                Director of the National Institute for                  Research and Evaluation (OPRE),                       complete surveys, approximately 25 to
                                                Occupational Safety and Health                          Administration for Children and                       30 minutes in length. Two Plus studies
                                                (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease                      Families (ACF), U.S. Department of                    are planned related to program
                                                Control and Prevention (CDC),                           Health and Human Services (HHS), is                   functioning for spring 2017. First,
                                                published a notice in the Federal                       proposing to collect data for a new                   program and center directors in all 180
                                                Register [81 FR 63482] announcing a                     round of the Head Start Family and                    programs (and 360 centers) will
                                                public meeting and request for public                   Child Experiences Survey (FACES).                     complete a 5-minute survey on how
                                                comment on a draft testing protocol.                    Featuring a new ‘‘Core Plus’’ study                   programs are planning for implementing
                                                Written comments were to be received                    design, FACES will provide data on a                  the new Head Start program
                                                by December 7, 2016. In response to a                   set of key indicators, including                      performance standards. Second, all 720
                                                request from interested parties, NIOSH                  information for performance measures.                 teachers will complete a survey on
                                                has extended the comment period until                   The design allows for more rapid and                  program functioning, initially piloted in
                                                June 7, 2017. The longer timeframe will                 frequent data reporting (Core studies)                spring 2015.
                                                allow companies to acquire the                          and serves as a vehicle for studying
                                                proposed challenge agents and test their                more complex issues and topics in                       The purpose of the Core data
                                                CSTDs with the proposed universal                       greater detail and with increased                     collection is to support the 2007
                                                CSTD performance test protocol.                         efficiency (Plus studies).                            reauthorization of the Head Start
                                                DATES: NIOSH is extending the                              The FACES Core study will assess the               program (Pub. L. 110–134), which calls
                                                comment period on the document                          school readiness skills of Head Start                 for periodic assessments of Head Start’s
                                                published September 15, 2016 [81 FR                     children, survey their parents, and ask               quality and effectiveness. As additional
                                                63482]. Electronic or written comments                  their Head Start teachers to rate                     information collection activities are
                                                must be received by June 7, 2017.                       children’s social and emotional skills.               fully developed, in a manner consistent
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           In addition, FACES will include                    with the description provided in the 60-
                                                Deborah V. Hirst, NIOSH, Alice                          observations in Head Start classrooms,                day notice (79 FR 11445) and prior to
                                                Hamilton Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum                    and program director, center director,                use, we will submit these materials for
                                                Avenue, MS–R–5, Cincinnati, Ohio                        and teacher surveys. FACES Plus                       a 30-day public comment period under
                                                45226, telephone (513) 841–4141 (not a                  studies include additional survey                     the Paperwork Reduction Act.
                                                toll free number), Email: DHirst@                       content of policy or programmatic                       Respondents: Head Start teachers and
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                                                cdc.gov.                                                interest, and may include additional                  Head Start directors.




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and extension of comment period.
DatesNIOSH is extending the comment period on the document published September 15, 2016 [81 FR 63482]. Electronic or written comments must be received by June 7, 2017.
ContactDeborah V. Hirst, NIOSH, Alice Hamilton Laboratories, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS-R-5, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, telephone (513) 841-4141 (not a toll free number), Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 88687 

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