[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]

[Notices]

[Page 49524]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]

[FR Doc No: 2013-19676]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[CDC-2013-0015; NIOSH 237-A]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Personal 

Protective Technology Program and National Personal Protective 

Technology Laboratory Conformity Assessment Public Meeting

AGENCY: The 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 of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces the following public meeting: ``Conformity Assessment Meeting 

on Non-Respiratory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).''

 To view the notice and related materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov/

and enter CDC-2013-0015 in the search field and click ``search.''

 Stakeholder Meeting Time and Date: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT, 

September 17, 2013.

 Place: NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Center located at 626 Cochrans 

Mill Road, Building 140, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236. This meeting 

will also be available by remote participation through ``live 

meeting.''

 Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting is being held to provide 1) a 

summary of the work conducted by the NIOSH Personal Protective 

Technology (PPT) Conformity Assessment Working Group 2) provide an 

overview of model Conformity Assessment programs, and 3) solicit input 

to define a national framework for PPE conformity assessment.

 This meeting will include presentations on Product and Standards, 

Risk Assessment, Surveillance and Compliance and Enforcement targeting 

General Industry, Healthcare, Public Safety, and Mining stakeholders.

 Moderated breakout sessions will discuss preferred Conformity 

Assessment (CA) components (as detailed in the background below); 

existing U.S. CA infrastructure capabilities; and gaps in legislation, 

standards, and infrastructure that need to be filled to define the 

framework. These breakout discussions will not be available through 

remote participation; however, the breakout reports will be available 

to remote participants when the groups reconvene.

 Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the 

capacity (150) of the conference room. Registration will be accepted on 

a first-come first-served basis. Participants are encouraged to 

consider remote participation through ``live meeting.'' Registration by 

September 13, 2013 is required for both attendance in person and ``live 

meeting'' participation. Registration for both options is available on 

the NIOSH Web site. Non-U.S. citizens, attending in person, need to 

register on or before August 16, 2013, to allow sufficient time for 

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mandatory CDC facility security clearance procedures to be completed. 

An email confirming registration will be sent from NIOSH to all 

participants. Government-issued photo identification is required to 

obtain entrance to the NIOSH location.

 An opportunity for individuals or organization representatives 

wishing to offer verbal comments (five minute time limit) will be 

provided as time permits after the breakout reports. Time slots are 

limited and available on a first-come first-served basis. 

Preregistration for providing verbal comment can be requested when 

registering for the meeting. Submit electronic comments through 

http://www.regulations.gov/.

 All information received in response to this notice and meeting 

must include the agency name and docket number (CDC-2013-0015; NIOSH 

237-A). All relevant comments received will be posted without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. All 

electronic comments should be formatted in Microsoft Word. Please make 

reference to CDC-2013-0015 and NIOSH Docket Number 237-A.

 Background: In response to recommendations made by the National 

Academies of Science during a programmatic review, the NIOSH Personal 

Protective Technology Conformity Assessment Working Group was 

established in 2011. The goal of this group is to prepare a national 

framework establishing criteria, including comprehensive and consistent 

processes, to address conformity assessment of non-respiratory personal 

protective equipment. Conformity assessment is defined as the 

``demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, 

process, system, person or body are fulfilled.'' Conformity assessment 

processes for PPT products are focused on product effectiveness and 

include the following primary components: Certification (ISO/IEC 

17065), Inspection (ISO/IEC 17020), Testing (ISO/IEC 17025), 

Accreditation (ISO/IEC 17011), Surveillance (ISO/IEC 17011, ISO/IEC 

17065), Supplier's Declaration of Conformity (ISO/IEC 17050), 

Registration (ISO/IEC 17021) and Quality Management Systems (ISO/9001).

 The Conformity Assessment Project Report and preliminary framework 

documents will be available at http://www.regulations.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Metzler, General Engineer, 

NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Office of the 

Director at NPPTLeventspublic@cdc.gov, telephone (412) 386-6866, fax 

(412) 386-6617.

 Dated: August 8, 2013.

John Howard,

Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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