A Federal Register notice was posted on Jan. 21, 2016 inviting comment on proposed information collection project “Monitoring and Coordinating Personal Protective Equipment in Healthcare to Enhance Domestic Preparedness for Ebola Response.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a newly proposed information collection project. The development of an ongoing Personal Protective Technology (PPT) sentinel surveillance system in the hospital setting will document data used to evaluate and monitor use and effectiveness for PPE usage in healthcare workers including Ebola protection.
Written comments must be received on or before March 21, 2016. You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC–2016–0011 by mail to: Leroy A. Richardson, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–
D74, Atlanta, Ga. 30329.
All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. All relevant comments received will be posted without change to Regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to Regulations.gov.
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact the Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS–D74, Atlanta, Ga. 30329; phone: 404–639–7570; or send an email to: omb@cdc.gov.
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