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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Meeting of the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (Task Force)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human
Services announces the next meeting of
the Community Preventive Services
Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force
is an independent, nonpartisan,
nonfederal, and unpaid panel. Its
members represent a broad range of
research, practice, and policy expertise
in prevention, wellness, health
promotion, and public health, and are
appointed by the CDC Director. The
Task Force was convened in 1996 by the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to identify population
health interventions that are
scientifically proven to save lives,
increase lifespans, and improve quality
of life. CDC is mandated to provide
ongoing administrative, research, and
technical support for the operations of
the Task Force. During its meetings, the
Task Force (a) considers the findings of
systematic reviews that assess the
effectiveness and economics of
community preventive services,
programs, and policies, and (b) issues
recommendations. Task Force
recommendations are not mandates for
compliance or spending. Instead, they
provide information about evidencebased options that decision makers and
stakeholders can consider when
determining what best meets the
specific needs, preferences, available
resources, and constraints of their
jurisdictions and constituents. The Task
Force’s recommendations, along with
the systematic reviews of the scientific
evidence on which they are based, are
compiled in the Guide to Community
Preventive Services (The Community
Guide).
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The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from
11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Participants
must pre-register for the meeting by 5
p.m. Monday, February 22, 2016.
Meeting Accessibility: This Task Force
meeting will be dedicated entirely to
Task Force methods. The meeting will
therefore be a one-day session held via
webinar rather than the traditional inperson meeting. There will be a 100participant limit for the Web meeting,
provided on a first-come, first-served
basis. All participants must register for
the meeting by 5 p.m. EST on Monday,
February 22, 2016. Participants will
receive registration confirmation with
meeting instructions within two
business days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
register, send an email with name and
contact information to Onslow Smith,
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology
and Laboratory Services; Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE., MS–E–69, Atlanta, GA
30329. Telephone: (404) 498–6778.
Email: CPSTF@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: During the February 2016
meeting, the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (Task Force) will
discuss proposed methods for
increasing throughput of Task Force
findings (i.e., how to increase the
number of Task Force findings that are
produced in a given time period), while
maintaining adequate quality of the
underlying reviews; adequate usefulness
for decision makers; and sufficient
attention to priority topics.
Matters to be discussed: Community
Guide methods and procedures.
DATES:
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Approval of Cap 3 Device for
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National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
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Department of Health and Human
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The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) have
approved the first large-capacity (Cap 3)
closed-circuit escape respirator (CCER)
for use in underground coal mining,
under the NIOSH new regulatory
standard. Accordingly, respirator
manufacturers may continue to
manufacture, label, and sell largecapacity CCERs approved under the
former regulatory standard (those CCERs
with a rated service time of greater than
50 minutes) for underground coal
mining approved under the former
regulatory standard until January 4,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Chirdon, NIOSH National
Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory (NPPTL), 626 Cochrans Mill
Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; 412–386–
4000 (this is not a toll-free phone
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In March
2012, the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) published a final
rule establishing a new standard,
codified in 42 CFR part 84, subpart O,
for the certification of closed-circuit
escape respirators (CCERs) by the
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) within the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). The new standard
was originally designed to take effect
over a 3-year transition period.
However, in a final rule published on
August 12, 2015, HHS determined that
extending the concluding date for the
transition was necessary to allow
sufficient time for respirator
manufacturers to meet the demands of
the mining, maritime, railroad, and
other industries.1 Pursuant to the
August 2015 final rule, the continued
manufacturing, labeling, and selling of
CCERs approved under the former
standard in Subpart H was authorized
until either April 9, 2015 or 1 year after
the date that NIOSH first approves a
CCER model under the capacity rating
categories Cap 1 (for mining
applications) and Cap 3 (mining and
non-mining) described in 42 CFR
84.304, whichever date came later.
In accordance with 42 CFR 84.301,
NIOSH and the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) have approved
the first large-capacity (Cap 3) CCER for
use in underground coal mining, under
the standards published in 42 CFR part
84, subpart O. Approval number TC–
13G–0005 was issued to Ocenco, Inc.,
on January 4, 2016 for a Cap 3 CCER,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task
Force)
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within
the Department of Health and Human Services announces the next meeting
of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force). The Task
Force is an independent, nonpartisan, nonfederal, and unpaid panel. Its
members represent a broad range of research, practice, and policy
expertise in prevention, wellness, health promotion, and public health,
and are appointed by the CDC Director. The Task Force was convened in
1996 by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify
population health interventions that are scientifically proven to save
lives, increase lifespans, and improve quality of life. CDC is mandated
to provide ongoing administrative, research, and technical support for
the operations of the Task Force. During its meetings, the Task Force
(a) considers the findings of systematic reviews that assess the
effectiveness and economics of community preventive services, programs,
and policies, and (b) issues recommendations. Task Force
recommendations are not mandates for compliance or spending. Instead,
they provide information about evidence-based options that decision
makers and stakeholders can consider when determining what best meets
the specific needs, preferences, available resources, and constraints
of their jurisdictions and constituents. The Task Force's
recommendations, along with the systematic reviews of the scientific
evidence on which they are based, are compiled in the Guide to
Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide).
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from
11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Participants must pre-register for the
meeting by 5 p.m. Monday, February 22, 2016.
Meeting Accessibility: This Task Force meeting will be dedicated
entirely to Task Force methods. The meeting will therefore be a one-day
session held via webinar rather than the traditional in-person meeting.
There will be a 100-participant limit for the Web meeting, provided on
a first-come, first-served basis. All participants must register for
the meeting by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, February 22, 2016. Participants
will receive registration confirmation with meeting instructions within
two business days.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register, send an email with name
and contact information to Onslow Smith, Center for Surveillance,
Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE., MS-E-69, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Telephone: (404) 498-6778. Email: CPSTF@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: During the February 2016 meeting, the Community Preventive
Services Task Force (Task Force) will discuss proposed methods for
increasing throughput of Task Force findings (i.e., how to increase the
number of Task Force findings that are produced in a given time
period), while maintaining adequate quality of the underlying reviews;
adequate usefulness for decision makers; and sufficient attention to
priority topics.
Matters to be discussed: Community Guide methods and procedures.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Sandra Cashman,
Executive Secretary, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-02619 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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