Effect of Stockpiling Conditions on the Performance of Medical N95 Respirators and High-Level Protective Surgical Gowns, 15061-15062 [2017-05896]
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Prevention
[Docket Number CDC–2017–0024, NIOSH–
297]
Effect of Stockpiling Conditions on the
Performance of Medical N95
Respirators and High-Level Protective
Surgical Gowns
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: Request for information.
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AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention announces the
request for information about facilities
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that stockpile N95 respirators and highlevel protective surgical gowns.
DATES: Electronic or written
submissions must be received by [30
days from FRN posting].
ADDRESSES: You may submit responses,
identified by CDC–2017–0024 and
docket number NIOSH–297, by any of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.
Instructions: All information received
in response to this notice must include
the agency name and docket number
[CDC–2017–0024; NIOSH–297]. All
relevant responses received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or information received, go
to www.regulations.gov. All information
received in response to this notice will
also be available for public examination
and copying at the NIOSH Docket
Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room
155, Cincinnati, OH 45226–1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kerri Wizner, NIOSH, National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory,
Research Branch, 626 Cochrans Mill
Road, Building 19A, Pittsburgh, PA
15236, (412) 386–5225, (not a toll free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH
seeks information about personal
protective equipment (PPE)
environmental storage conditions and
inventory for federal, state, municipal,
county, and hospital system stockpiles.
Maintaining PPE stockpiles for public
health emergencies is a significant cost
and time investment for these various
entities, which may include purchasing
new products, maintaining inventory
records, and lease or purchase of
environmentally controlled storage
space away from contaminated areas,
dust, sun light, extreme temperatures,
excessive moisture, and damaging
chemicals. The information provided by
respondents to this Notice will be used
to inform a research study design where
N95 respirators and high-protection
level surgical gowns are sampled from
stockpiles and tested against established
performance standards. The research
study will be designed to obtain
scientific data to assess (1) the potential
to extend manufacturer-recommended
shelf life and (2) the effect of common,
albeit sometimes non-ideal, stockpile
conditions on the protections provided
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by respirators and surgical gowns.
NIOSH seeks to sample N95 respirators
and high-protection level surgical
gowns from a variety of stockpiles
representing contemporary storage
conditions from across the nation. To
that end, the information sought in this
Notice is aimed at ensuring that study
findings are broadly applicable to U.S.
stockpiles.
Background: Various entities
stockpile personal protective equipment
(PPE) in preparation for public health
responses to outbreaks of high
consequence infectious diseases such as
SARS, influenza, and Ebola, where PPE
demand may outpace supply.
Stockpiling PPE is a costly endeavor
that includes PPE purchase, storage
space, product rotation over time, and
environmental controls for heat,
humidity, dust, and sunlight. Resource
limitations may lead facilities to
stockpile PPE in environments that do
not meet manufacturer storage
recommendations or exceed shelf life,
increasing the potential for PPE
degradation. Even when resources exist
to store PPE per manufacturer’s
environmental recommendations, the
influence of long-term storage time
alone on PPE performance has been
questioned. Additionally, large
quantities of stockpiled PPE obtained
during previous nationwide responses
may now be exceeding its shelf life and
expected replacement costs will likely
far exceed available budgets. Data is
needed to better understand the
potential impact upon worker health
and safety.
Information Needs: Information is
needed to assist NIOSH in identifying
important factors to focus the research
study design. Information is needed
from facilities that stockpile N95
respirators and high-level protective
surgical gowns for use during public
health emergencies. Please ensure the
type of stockpile you are affiliated with
is included in the responses to any of
the below questions.
1. Please describe the type of
stockpile with which you are affiliated
(e.g., federal, state, county). Please
describe the end users of the stockpiled
products (e.g., healthcare workers,
public).
2. Please describe the extent to which
environmental controls are
implemented and maintained. For
example, does the stockpile employ
controls against humidity, temperature,
sunlight, dust, or chemical exposure?
Please describe how these controls are
implemented, monitored, regularity of
monitoring, and what optimal
conditions are. Available guidance
documents used for the stockpile would
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be welcome. What are the barriers to
maintaining these controls? What
factors are currently not being
controlled that you feel are relevant to
this effort?
3. How do you monitor for N95
respirator and high-level protective
surgical gown deterioration? What are
signs of deterioration you consider (e.g.,
cosmetic, box damage, expiration
dates)? What are barriers in determining
deterioration?
4. If applicable, please describe your
process for PPE rotation. For example,
please describe your process for
ensuring new products are purchased
upon expiration of shelf-life for
currently stockpiled N95 respirators/
high-level surgical gowns. Quantity
estimates of the stockpiled N95
respirator/surgical gown inventory
exceeding the recommended shelf life
would be valuable to the design of this
study.
5. If stockpiled N95 respirators/
surgical gowns are purchased from a
distributor (i.e. not directly from the
manufacturer), please describe your
process for obtaining information on
storage practices from these distributors.
6. What types of controls are available
in the shipping environment? Do they
instruct points-of-use on storage
requirements? Other use limitations/
instructions?
7. Please provide information about
the N95 respirator and high-level
surgical gown inventory available in the
stockpile, including brands, models,
and related estimated numbers to help
us better understand the type and
quantities of PPE that may be affected
by this research.
Frank Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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National Survey of Older Americans
Act Participants; Correction
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The Administration for
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proposed collection of information
document in the Federal Register on
March 13, 2017. (82 FR 13457 and
13458) The document title and
summary incorrectly stated that no
changes were proposed to the currently
approved collection.
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Heather.Menne@acl.hhs.gov.
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Corrections
The Title of the Notice should read:
Agency Information Collection
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Under the SUMMARY section, page 13457,
column two, correct the last sentence in
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Dated: March 20, 2017.
Daniel P. Berger,
Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary
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(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Dated: March 20, 2017.
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Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
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as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
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and personal information concerning
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would constitute a clearly unwarranted
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket Number CDC-2017-0024, NIOSH-297]
Effect of Stockpiling Conditions on the Performance of Medical
N95 Respirators and High-Level Protective Surgical Gowns
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: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the
request for information about facilities that stockpile N95 respirators
and high-level protective surgical gowns.
DATES: Electronic or written submissions must be received by [30 days
from FRN posting].
ADDRESSES: You may submit responses, identified by CDC-2017-0024 and
docket number NIOSH-297, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, NIOSH Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue, MS C-34, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45226-1998.
Instructions: All information received in response to this notice
must include the agency name and docket number [CDC-2017-0024; NIOSH-
297]. All relevant responses received will be posted without change to
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background documents or information
received, go to www.regulations.gov. All information received in
response to this notice will also be available for public examination
and copying at the NIOSH Docket Office, 1150 Tusculum Avenue, Room 155,
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerri Wizner, NIOSH, National Personal
Protective Technology Laboratory, Research Branch, 626 Cochrans Mill
Road, Building 19A, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, (412) 386-5225, (not a toll
free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIOSH seeks information about personal
protective equipment (PPE) environmental storage conditions and
inventory for federal, state, municipal, county, and hospital system
stockpiles. Maintaining PPE stockpiles for public health emergencies is
a significant cost and time investment for these various entities,
which may include purchasing new products, maintaining inventory
records, and lease or purchase of environmentally controlled storage
space away from contaminated areas, dust, sun light, extreme
temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals. The
information provided by respondents to this Notice will be used to
inform a research study design where N95 respirators and high-
protection level surgical gowns are sampled from stockpiles and tested
against established performance standards. The research study will be
designed to obtain scientific data to assess (1) the potential to
extend manufacturer-recommended shelf life and (2) the effect of
common, albeit sometimes non-ideal, stockpile conditions on the
protections provided by respirators and surgical gowns. NIOSH seeks to
sample N95 respirators and high-protection level surgical gowns from a
variety of stockpiles representing contemporary storage conditions from
across the nation. To that end, the information sought in this Notice
is aimed at ensuring that study findings are broadly applicable to U.S.
stockpiles.
Background: Various entities stockpile personal protective
equipment (PPE) in preparation for public health responses to outbreaks
of high consequence infectious diseases such as SARS, influenza, and
Ebola, where PPE demand may outpace supply. Stockpiling PPE is a costly
endeavor that includes PPE purchase, storage space, product rotation
over time, and environmental controls for heat, humidity, dust, and
sunlight. Resource limitations may lead facilities to stockpile PPE in
environments that do not meet manufacturer storage recommendations or
exceed shelf life, increasing the potential for PPE degradation. Even
when resources exist to store PPE per manufacturer's environmental
recommendations, the influence of long-term storage time alone on PPE
performance has been questioned. Additionally, large quantities of
stockpiled PPE obtained during previous nationwide responses may now be
exceeding its shelf life and expected replacement costs will likely far
exceed available budgets. Data is needed to better understand the
potential impact upon worker health and safety.
Information Needs: Information is needed to assist NIOSH in
identifying important factors to focus the research study design.
Information is needed from facilities that stockpile N95 respirators
and high-level protective surgical gowns for use during public health
emergencies. Please ensure the type of stockpile you are affiliated
with is included in the responses to any of the below questions.
1. Please describe the type of stockpile with which you are
affiliated (e.g., federal, state, county). Please describe the end
users of the stockpiled products (e.g., healthcare workers, public).
2. Please describe the extent to which environmental controls are
implemented and maintained. For example, does the stockpile employ
controls against humidity, temperature, sunlight, dust, or chemical
exposure? Please describe how these controls are implemented,
monitored, regularity of monitoring, and what optimal conditions are.
Available guidance documents used for the stockpile would
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be welcome. What are the barriers to maintaining these controls? What
factors are currently not being controlled that you feel are relevant
to this effort?
3. How do you monitor for N95 respirator and high-level protective
surgical gown deterioration? What are signs of deterioration you
consider (e.g., cosmetic, box damage, expiration dates)? What are
barriers in determining deterioration?
4. If applicable, please describe your process for PPE rotation.
For example, please describe your process for ensuring new products are
purchased upon expiration of shelf-life for currently stockpiled N95
respirators/high-level surgical gowns. Quantity estimates of the
stockpiled N95 respirator/surgical gown inventory exceeding the
recommended shelf life would be valuable to the design of this study.
5. If stockpiled N95 respirators/surgical gowns are purchased from
a distributor (i.e. not directly from the manufacturer), please
describe your process for obtaining information on storage practices
from these distributors.
6. What types of controls are available in the shipping
environment? Do they instruct points-of-use on storage requirements?
Other use limitations/instructions?
7. Please provide information about the N95 respirator and high-
level surgical gown inventory available in the stockpile, including
brands, models, and related estimated numbers to help us better
understand the type and quantities of PPE that may be affected by this
research.
Frank Hearl,
Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2017-05896 Filed 3-23-17; 8:45 am]
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