77642 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 238 / Monday, December 13, 2010 / Notices 

Oversight, Office of Research Integrity, 

1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 750, 

Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 453–8800. 

John Dahlberg, 

Director, Division of Investigative Oversight, 

Office of Research Integrity. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Priority Setting for the Children’s 

Health Insurance Program 

Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) 

Pediatric Quality Measures Program— 

Notice of Correction 

On pages 75469 and 75470, Volume 

75, Number 232, Federal Register notice 

publication dated December 3, 2010, 

under DATES section, the correct date is: 

January 14, 2011. Also, on pages 75470 

and 75471, under section 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION all Web 

links that include the word: ‘‘ahrg’’ 

should be changed to: ‘‘AHRQ’’. 

Dated: December 7, 2010. 

Carolyn M. Clancy, 

Director, AHRQ. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[Docket Number NIOSH–219] 

Implementation of Section 2695 (42 

U.S.C. 300ff–131) of Public Law 111– 

87: Infectious Diseases and 

Circumstances Relevant to Notification 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services. 

ACTION: General Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Ryan White HIV/AIDS 

Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Pub. 

L. 111–87) addresses notification 

procedures for designated officers, 

medical facilities, and State and 

community public health officers 

regarding exposure of emergency 

response employees (EREs) to 

potentially life-threatening infectious 

diseases. The Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (Secretary) has 

delegated authority to the Director of the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) to issue a list of 

potentially life-threatening infectious 

diseases, including emerging infectious 

diseases, to which EREs may be exposed 

in responding to emergencies (including 

a specification of those infectious 

diseases that are routinely transmitted 

through airborne or aerosolized means); 

guidelines describing circumstances in 

which employees may be exposed to 

these diseases; and guidelines 

describing the manner in which medical 

facilities should make determinations 

about exposures. CDC is seeking 

comment on the list of diseases and 

guidelines contained in this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the content of 

this Notice should be in writing and 

addressed to: 

• E-mail: NIOSH Docket Officer, 

nioshdocket@cdc.gov. Include 

‘‘Infectious Diseases’’ and ‘‘42 U.S.C. 

300ff–131’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert 

A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C34, 4676 

Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 

45226. 

• Internet: Federal e-rulemaking 

portal, http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Notice. All 

comments will be posted without 

change to http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ 

docket/archive/docket219.html, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information about this process, see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.cdc.gov/niosh/docket/archive/ 

docket219.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Attention: James Spahr, 

Associate Director, Emergency 

Preparedness & Response, Office of the 

Director, National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention, 

1600 Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E20, 

Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone (404) 

498–6185 (this is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

Public Participation 

Introduction 

Definitions 

Part I. List of potentially life-threatening 

infectious diseases to which emergency 

response employees may be exposed. 

Part II. Guidelines describing the 

circumstances in which such employees 

may be exposed to such diseases. 

Part III. Guidelines describing the manner in 

which medical facilities should make 

determinations for purposes of section 

2695B(d) [42 U.S.C. 300ff–133(d)]. 

Addendum: References 

Public Participation 

Interested persons or organizations 

are invited to participate in this request 

for public comments by submitting 

written views, arguments, 

recommendations, and data. Comments 

are invited on any topic related to this 

proposal. In particular, CDC invites 

comment on the list of infectious 

diseases and both sets of guidelines 

discussed herein. 

Comments submitted by e-mail or 

mail should be titled ‘‘Docket #219 

Public Comments,’’ addressed to the 

‘‘NIOSH Docket Officer,’’ and identify 

the author(s), return address, and a 

phone number, in case clarification is 

needed. Comments can be submitted by 

e-mail to nioshdocket@cdc.gov as e-mail 

text or as a Microsoft Word file 

attachment. Printed comments can be 

sent to the NIOSH Docket Office at the 

address above. All communications 

received on or before the closing date 

for comments will be fully considered 

by CDC in developing a final list of 

infectious diseases and guidelines 

which will be published in the Federal 

Register. 

Introduction 

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment 

Extension Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–87) 

amended the Public Health Service Act 

(PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 201–300ii), 

including the addition of a Part G to 

Title XXVI, which addresses 

notification procedures and 

requirements for medical facilities, State 

public health officers and their 

designated officers regarding exposure 

of EREs to potentially life-threatening 

infectious diseases. (See Title XXVI, 

Part G of the PHS Act, codified as 

amended at 42 U.S.C. 300ff–131 to 

300ff–140.) 

For purposes of these notification 

requirements, Section 2695 [42 U.S.C. 

300ff–131] requires the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services (Secretary) 

to develop and disseminate: 

(1) A list of potentially lifethreatening infectious diseases, 


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