[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64936-64937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Docket No. CDC-2021-0106; NIOSH-344]


Interventions To Prevent Work-Related Stress and Support Health 
Worker Mental Health; Request for Information; Extension of Public 
Comment Period.

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 27, 2021, the National Institute for Occupational 
Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 
published a notice announcing an opportunity for the public to provide 
information and comments on current evidence-based, workplace and 
occupational safety and health interventions to prevent work-associated 
stress, support stress reduction, and foster positive mental health and 
well-being among the nation's health workers. Written and electronic 
comments were to be received on or before November 26, 2021. NIOSH has 
decided to extend the comment period to January 25, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through either of the following 
two methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov 
(follow the instructions for submitting comments), or
     By Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, 
MS C-34, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998.
    Instructions: All written submissions received in response to this 
notice must include the agency name (Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, HHS) and docket number (CDC-2021-0106; NIOSH-344) for this 
action. All relevant comments, including any personal information 
provided, will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Weiss, Program Analyst; 1090 
Tusculum Ave., MS: C-48, Cincinnati, OH 45226; telephone (855) 818-1629 
(this is a toll-free number); email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Pub. L. 117-2, sec. 2704), CDC is charged with educating health 
workers and first responders on primary prevention of mental health 
conditions and substance use disorders and encouraging these 
professionals to identify and seek support for their own mental health 
or substance use concerns. Accordingly, on September 27, 2021, CDC's 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced 
an opportunity for the public to provide information and comments on 
evidence-based workplace and occupational safety and health 
interventions, policies, or other activities relevant to health care 
professionals and first responders, including those at the population, 
organizational, or individual levels (86 FR 53306). Information and 
comments were requested on related interventions under development and 
research in progress. NIOSH also sought information on related best 
practices, promising practices, or successful programs related to 
providing stress prevention and mental health services

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to health workers. The September 27, 2021 request for information is 
available in docket CDC-2021-0106, which can be found by searching 
www.regulations.gov.
    NIOSH believes it is appropriate to allow additional time for 
public comment. Accordingly, the public comment period for the request 
for information is extended to January 25, 2022.

John J. Howard,
Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-25235 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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