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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4724-4725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://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 http://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.
[FR Doc. 2014-01674 Filed 1-28-14; 8:45 am]
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