[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60874-60875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23982]


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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; Extension of Comment 
Period

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 and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 14, 2013, the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC) published a notice in the Federal Register 
[78 FR 49524] announcing a public meeting. This meeting was held on 
September 17, 2013 to provide (1) a summary of the work conducted by 
the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Conformity Assessment 
Working Group (PCAWG), (2) provide an overview of model Conformity 
Assessment programs, and (3) solicit input to define a national 
framework for PPE conformity assessment.
    NIOSH's National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) 
is addressing recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and 
the National Research Council based on a review of NPPTL's program 
activities. The IOM report identified gaps and inconsistencies in the 
certification and other conformity assessment processes for non-
respiratory PPT. 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).
    Written comments were to be received by September 30, 2013. NIOSH 
is extending the public comment period to December 2, 2013.
    You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 
MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226.
    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 information will be available for public examination and 
copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Room 109, 
Cincinnati, OH 45226. All electronic comments should be formatted in 
Microsoft Word.
    To view the notice and related materials, visit http://www.regulations.gov and enter CDC-2013-0015 in the search field and 
click ``Search.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Metzler, General Engineer, 
NIOSH at [email protected], telephone (412) 386-6686, fax (412) 386-
6617.


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    Dated: September 25, 2013.
John Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2013-23982 Filed 10-1-13; 8:45 am]
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