Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 23, 2022 / Notices 10217 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket No. CDC–2022–0028] 

Draft Infection Control in Healthcare 

Personnel: Epidemiology and Control 

of Selected Infections Transmitted 

Among Healthcare Personnel and 

Patients: Rabies Section 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice with comment. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), in the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), announces the opening 

of a docket to obtain comment on the 

Draft Infection Control in Healthcare 

Personnel: Epidemiology and Control of 

Selected Infections Transmitted Among 

Healthcare Personnel and Patients: 

Rabies Section (Draft Guideline: Rabies 

Section). The Draft Guideline: Rabies 

Section updates the Rabies section of 

the Guideline for infection control in 

health care personnel, 1998 (1998 

Guideline), Part E: Epidemiology and 

Control of Selected Infections 

Transmitted Among Health Care 

Personnel and Patients and its 

corresponding recommendations in Part 

II of the 1998 Guideline: ‘‘14. Rabies.’’ 

The updated recommendations in the 

Draft Guideline: Rabies Section are 

intended for use by the leaders and staff 

of occupational health services. These 

updated recommendations will help 

facilitate the provision of occupational 

infection prevention and control 

services to healthcare personnel (HCP) 

who have been exposed or infected and 

may be contagious to others in the 

workplace. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CDC–2022– 

0028, by either of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Healthcare Infection Control 

Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) 

Secretariat, Division of Healthcare 

Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Rd. NE, Mailstop H16–3, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329, Attn: Docket No. CDC– 

2022-xxxx. 

Instructions: Submissions via http://

regulations.gov are preferred. All 

submissions received must include the 

Agency name and Docket Number. All 

relevant comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information provided. For access to the 

docket to read background documents 

or comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Do not submit 

comments by email. CDC does not 

accept comments by email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Wells, Division of Healthcare 

Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Road NE, Mailstop H16–2, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30329; Telephone: (404) 639– 

4000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation 

Interested persons or organizations 

are invited to participate by submitting 

written views, recommendations, and 

data related to the Draft Guideline: 

Rabies Section. Please note that 

comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, are part of the public record 

and are subject to public disclosure. 

Comments will be posted on https://

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, do not 

include any information in your 

comment or supporting materials that 

you consider confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. If 

you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be on 

public display. CDC will review all 

submissions and may choose to redact 

or withhold submissions containing 

private or proprietary information such 

as Social Security numbers, medical 

information, inappropriate language, or 

duplicate/near duplicate examples of a 

mass-mail campaign. CDC will carefully 

consider all comments submitted in 

preparation of the final Infection Control 

in Healthcare Personnel: Epidemiology 

and Control of Selected Infections 

Transmitted Among Healthcare 

Personnel and Patients: Rabies Section 

and may revise the final document as 

appropriate. 

Background 

The Draft Guideline: Rabies Section, 

located in the ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material’’ tab of the docket, updates the 

Rabies section of the 1998 Guideline, 

Part E: Epidemiology and Control of 

Selected Infections Transmitted Among 

Health Care Personnel and Patients and 

its corresponding recommendations in 

Part II of the 1998 Guideline: ‘‘14. 

Rabies.’’ That section provided 

information and recommendations for 

occupational health services of 

healthcare facilities and systems on the 

prevention of transmission of infectious 

diseases among HCP and patients. The 

1998 Guideline can be found at https:// 

stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11563. This 

Draft Guideline: Rabies Section update 

is part of a larger guideline update: 

Infection Control in Healthcare 

Personnel. Part I, Infrastructure and 

Routine Practices for Occupational 

Infection Prevention and Control 

Services (2019) and the Diphtheria, 

Group A Streptococcus, Meningococcal 

Disease, and Pertussis sections of Part II, 

Epidemiology and Control of Selected 

Infections Transmitted Among 

Healthcare Personnel and Patients 

(2021) are published on the CDC 

Infection Control Guideline website and 

can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/ 

infectioncontrol/guidelines/healthcarepersonnel/index.html. 

The Draft Guideline: Rabies Section, 

once finalized, is intended for use by 

the leaders and staff of occupational 

health services to guide the management 

of exposed or infected HCP who may be 

contagious to others in the workplace. 

The draft recommendations in Draft 

Guideline: Rabies Section update the 

1998 recommendations with current 

guidance on the management of HCP 

exposed to rabies or HCP potentially 

infected with rabies, focusing on 

postexposure management, including 

postexposure prophylaxis, for exposed 

HCP and work restrictions for exposed 

or infected HCP. 

Since 2015, the Healthcare Infection 

Control Practices Advisory Committee 

(HICPAC) has worked with national 

partners, academicians, public health 

professionals, healthcare providers, and 

other partners to develop Infection 

Control in Healthcare Personnel 

(https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/ 

guidelines/healthcare-personnel/ 

index.html) as a segmental update of the 

1998 Guideline. HICPAC is a federal 

advisory committee appointed to 

provide advice and guidance to HHS 

and CDC regarding the practice of 

infection control and strategies for 

surveillance, prevention, and control of 

healthcare-associated infections, 

antimicrobial resistance and related 

events in U.S. healthcare settings. 

HICPAC includes representatives from 

public health, infectious diseases, 

regulatory and other federal agencies, 

professional societies, and other 

interested community members. Draft 

Guideline: Rabies Section, once 

finalized, will be the next section to be 

posted to the Infection Control in 

Healthcare Personnel website. 


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10218 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 23, 2022 / Notices 

The updated draft recommendations 

in Draft Guideline: Rabies Section are 

informed by reviews of the 1998 

Guideline; CDC resources (e.g., CDC 

Rabies website), guidance, and 

guidelines; and new scientific evidence, 

when available. CDC is seeking feedback 

on revisions or additions to consider for 

the recommendations and narrative in 

the Draft Guideline: Rabies Section. 

Please provide references to new 

evidence and justification to support 

any suggested revisions or additions. 

This Draft Guideline: Rabies Section is 

not a federal rule or regulation. 

Dated: February 16, 2022. 

Angela K. Oliver, 

Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03768 Filed 2–22–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

[OMB NO. 0917–0028] 

Request for Public Comment: 30-Day 

Proposed Information Collection: 

Addendum to Declaration for Federal 

Employment, Child Care and Indian 

Child Care Worker Positions 

AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. Request for extension of 

approval. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the 

general public to take this opportunity 

to comment on the information 

collection titled, ‘‘Addendum to 

Declaration for Federal Employment, 

Child Care and Indian Child Care 

Worker Positions,’’ Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

Number 0917–0028. The IHS is 

requesting OMB to approve an 

extension for this collection, which 

expires on February 28, 2022. Notice 

regarding the information collection was 

last published in the Federal Register 

on December 13, 2021, and allowed 60 

days for public comment. The purpose 

of this notice is to announce the IHS’ 

intent to submit this collection to OMB 

and to allow 30 days for public 

comment to be submitted directly to 

OMB. A copy of the supporting 

statement is available at 

www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID: 

IHS_FRDOC_0001). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by March 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions regarding the proposed 

information collection contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time to: Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, 

New Executive Office Building, Room 

10235, Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: Desk Officer for IHS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information, please 

contact Evonne Bennett, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer at: 

Evonne.Bennett@ihs.gov or 301–443– 

4750. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

previously approved information 

collection project was last published in 

the Federal Register on December 13, 

2021, and allowed 60 days for public 

comment. No public comment was 

received in response to the notice. This 

notice announces our intent to submit 

this collection, which expires February 

28, 2022, to OMB for approval of an 

extension, and to solicit comments on 

specific aspects for the proposed 

information collection. 

Title: Addendum to Declaration for 

Federal Employment, Child Care and 

Indian Child Care Worker Positions 

(OMB No. 0917–0028). Type of 

Information Collection Request: 

Extension, without revision, of currently 

approved information collection, 0917– 

0028, Addendum to Declaration for 

Federal Employment, Child Care and 

Indian Child Care Worker Positions. 

There are no program changes or 

adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 

Addendum to Declaration for Federal 

Employment, Child Care and Indian 

Child Care Worker Positions. Need and 

Use of Information Collection: This is a 

request for approval of the collection of 

information as required by section 408 

of the Indian Child Protection and 

Family Violence Prevention Act, Public 

Law (Pub. L.) 101–630 [104 Stat. 4544, 

25 United States Code (U.S.C.) 3201– 

3210]; 34 U.S.C. 20351; and 42 CFR part 

136, subpart K. 

The IHS is required to compile a list 

of all authorized positions within the 

IHS where the duties and 

responsibilities involve regular contact 

with, or control over, Indian children; 

and to conduct an investigation of the 

character of each individual who is 

employed, or is being considered for 

employment, in a position having 

regular contact with, or control over, 

Indian children. 25 U.S.C. 3207(a)(1) 

and (2). Section 3207(a)(3) of Title 25 

requires regulations prescribing the 

minimum standards of character for 

individuals appointed to positions 

involving regular contact with, or 

control over, Indian children, and 

section 3207(b) provides that such 

standards shall ensure that no such 

individuals have been found guilty of, 

or entered a plea of nolo contendere or 

guilty to, any felonious offense, or any 

two or more misdemeanor offenses, 

under Federal, State, or Tribal law 

involving crimes of violence; sexual 

assault, molestation, exploitation, 

contact or prostitution; crimes against 

persons; or offenses committed against 

children. 

In addition, 34 U.S.C. 20351 (formerly 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 13041, which was 

transferred to 34 U.S.C. 20351) requires 

each agency of the Federal Government, 

and every facility operated by the 

Federal Government (or operated under 

contract with the Federal Government), 

that hires (or contracts for hire) 

individuals involved with the provision 

of child care services to children under 

the age of 18 to assure that all existing 

and newly hired employees undergo a 

criminal history background check. The 

background investigation is to be 

initiated through the personnel program 

of the applicable Federal agency. This 

section requires employment 

applications for individuals who are 

seeking work for an agency of the 

Federal Government, or for a facility or 

program operated by (or through 

contract with) the Federal Government, 

in positions involved with the provision 

of child care services to children under 

the age of 18, to contain a question 

asking whether the individual has ever 

been arrested for or charged with a 

crime involving a child, and if so, 

requiring a description of the 

disposition of the arrest or charge. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. Type of Respondents: 

Individuals. 

The table below provides: Types of 

data collection instruments, Estimated 

number of respondents, Number of 

responses per respondent, Average 

burden hour per response, and Total 

annual burden hour(s). 


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