[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34146-34147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14492]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Draft Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus 
Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings

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: This notice is a request for review of and comment on the 
Draft Guideline for the Prevention and Control of Norovirus 
Gastroenteritis Outbreaks in Healthcare Settings, available on the 
following Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/publiccomments/.
    This document is for use by infection prevention staff, healthcare 
epidemiologists, healthcare administrators, nurses, other healthcare

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providers, and persons responsible for developing, implementing, and 
evaluating infection prevention and control programs for healthcare 
settings across the continuum of care. This guideline provides 
evidence-based recommendations for prevention and control of norovirus 
outbreaks in healthcare settings.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft Guideline should be submitted by e-
mail to [email protected] or by mail to CDC, Division of Healthcare 
Quality Promotion, Attn: Michelle King, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Mailstop 
A-07, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333; or by fax 404-639-4049. All comments 
received will be posted electronically for viewing at: http://www.cdc.gov/publiccomments/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle King, HICPAC, Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., 
Mailstop A-07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Telephone: (404) 639-2936, E-
mail: [email protected].

    Dated: June 10, 2010.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director of Science Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-14492 Filed 6-15-10; 8:45 am]
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