[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58965-58966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27387]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Request for Information on Source Capture Ventilation Systems 
(SCVS) Units for Use in Nail Salons, Including Downdraft Vented Nail 
Tables and Portable SCVS

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: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 
conducting an evaluation of source capture ventilation systems (SCVS) 
units for use in nail salons, including downdraft vented nail tables 
and portable SCVS. This notice invites developers, manufacturers, 
distributors, and vendors of downdraft vented nail tables and portable 
nail salon SCVS that feature local exhaust recirculation to submit new, 
unused units for evaluation. A supply of filters sufficient to provide 
ventilation during 6 months of daily operation (as recommended by the 
developer or manufacturer), should

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be submitted to the NIOSH laboratory in Cincinnati, OH, together with 
the table or portable SCVS.
    Operational characteristics and effectiveness in reducing levels of 
a source point tracer gas at standard distances from the vent will be 
evaluated. Evaluation parameters for the units will include, but are 
not limited to: Airflow and capture characteristics, and noise level. A 
separate evaluation of filters when new and at intervals of use will 
also be conducted. Manufacturers, distributors, vendors and developers 
who wish to submit units with filters for evaluation are invited to 
respond to this announcement. A report on each unit submitted for 
evaluation, including feedback on the evaluation parameters and staff 
recommendations, will be sent to the submitter. Results of the 
evaluation will potentially be used to develop educational materials 
for nail technicians and may also be disseminated through reports, 
publications, presentations, or other media. NIOSH does not intend to 
identify manufacturers in its publications, but testing information 
referencing particular manufacturers would be releasable if requested 
under the Freedom of Information Act.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of downdraft vented nail table and 
portable SCVS unit (with filters) submissions at NIOSH is February 28, 
2010. A written description of the units must be submitted prior to 
table shipment (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below). Evaluations will 
begin subject to the dates submissions are received. The SCVS will be 
retained for up to 10 months while being evaluated, after which they 
will be returned.

ADDRESSES: Manufacturers, distributors, vendors, and developers who 
wish to submit downdraft vented nail table or portable SCVS units with 
filters for evaluation are invited to respond to this notice by sending 
a written reply to Susan Reutman, NIOSH, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 
MS-C23, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226 or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please respond to Susan Reutman regarding 
intent to submit a unit and the written unit description, including the 
manufacturer, schedule of availability of the unit and filters for 
evaluation, and a statement of the terms under which the SCVS will be 
made available for evaluation, and shipment date. Shipping and handling 
costs (including insurance) to ship the table or portable SCVS units to 
NIOSH and for NIOSH to return the units to the submitter will be the 
responsibility of the submitter. NIOSH reserves the right to decide 
which submissions will be evaluated based on compliance with the 
specifications described above. NIOSH also reserves the right not to 
proceed in this manner.

    Note: As a government entity, we cannot endorse any specific 
product directly, indirectly, or by implication. NIOSH will not be 
responsible for any costs related to usage, wear and tear or 
accidental damage to the downdraft table or portable SCVS units 
during transport or while they are at NIOSH. Used filters will not 
be returned or replaced by NIOSH.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Reutman, NIOSH, Robert A. Taft 
Laboratories, MS-C23, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, 
telephone (513) 533-8286.

    Dated: November 6, 2009.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E9-27387 Filed 11-13-09; 8:45 am]
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