[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85225-85226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28385]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2016-0110]


Draft Guideline Update--CDC Recommendations on Use of 
Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Dressings for Prevention of Intravascular 
Catheter-Related Infections

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (DHHS).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the 
opening of a docket to obtain public comment on the Draft Update of CDC 
Recommendations on Use of Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Dressings for 
Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (Draft 
Recommendation Update). The Draft Recommendation Update addresses new 
and updated strategies for the prevention of intravascular catheter-
related infections in healthcare settings. CDC is providing a 
supporting appendix in the docket that includes primary evidence, study 
evaluation, and data evaluation tables that were used in developing the 
Draft Recommendation Update.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-
0110 by any of the following methods:

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National 
Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-A07, Atlanta, 
GA 30329, Attn: Docket No. CDC-2016-0110.
    Instructions: 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.
    Written materials identified by Docket No. CDC-2016-0110, will be 
available for public inspection Monday through Friday, except for legal 
holidays, 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, at CDC Library, 
1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Please call ahead to 
(404) 639-1717 and request a Library representative to schedule your 
visit. All public comments will be reviewed and considered prior to 
finalizing the Draft Recommendation Update.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Erin Stone, Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 
Clifton Road NE., Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; Telephone: 
(404) 639-4000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 2014 CDC has collaborated with 
national partners, academicians, public and private health 
professionals, and other partners to create this Draft Recommendation 
Update. CDC received input from the Healthcare Infection Control 
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) throughout the development of the 
Draft Recommendation Update. HICPAC includes representatives from 
public health, infectious diseases, regulatory and other federal 
agencies, professional societies, and other stakeholders. This Draft 
Recommendation Update is not a federal rule or regulation.
    The Draft Recommendation Update is designed for use by infection 
prevention staff, healthcare epidemiologists, administrators, nurses, 
and personnel responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating 
infection prevention and control programs for healthcare settings 
across the continuum of care. The recommendations contained in the 
Draft Recommendation Update are based on a targeted systematic review 
of the best available evidence for a specific topic related to the 
prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

    Dated: November 21, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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