[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 64479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22537]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


A National Elastomeric Half Mask Respirator (EHMR) Strategy for 
Use in Healthcare Settings During an Infectious Disease Outbreak/
Pandemic

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: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 14, 2020, the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), published a request for information to obtain public 
input on the deployment and use of elastomeric half mask respirators in 
healthcare settings and emergency medical services (EMS) organizations 
during the COVID-19 crisis. Comments were to be received by October 14, 
2020. NIOSH is extending the comment period to close on December 14, 
2020, to allow stakeholders and other interested parties additional 
time to respond.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on September 14, 
2020 (85 FR 56618) is extended. Comments must be received on or before 
December 14, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Responses should be submitted to Dr. Lee Greenawald, NIOSH, 
626 Cochrans Mill Road, Building 141, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Greenawald, NIOSH, 626 Cochrans 
Mill Road, Building 141, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; phone: (412) 386-6465 
(not a toll-free number); email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH published a notice requesting public 
input and potential participation in a nationwide deployment program 
for elastomeric half mask respirators in healthcare settings and first 
responder organizations in the Federal Register on September 14, 2020 
(85 FR 56618). This notice announces the extension of the comment 
period until December 14, 2020.

John J. Howard,
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-22537 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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