{"abstract":"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.","action":"Extension of comment period.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","id":44,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/44","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2020/10/13/2020-22537.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"85 FR 64479","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2020-12-14","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"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.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2020-22537","effective_on":null,"end_page":64479,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2020/10/13/2020-22537.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/13/2020-22537/a-national-elastomeric-half-mask-respirator-ehmr-strategy-for-use-in-healthcare-settings-during-an","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2020-22537?publication_date=2020-10-13","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2020-10-13/2020-22537/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":2361,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-10-13/pdf/2020-22537.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-22537.pdf?1602247537","publication_date":"2020-10-13","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2020/10/13/2020-22537.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T05:14:32Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":64479,"subtype":null,"title":"A National Elastomeric Half Mask Respirator (EHMR) Strategy for Use in Healthcare Settings During an Infectious Disease Outbreak/Pandemic","toc_doc":"A National Elastomeric Half Mask Respirator Strategy for Use in Healthcare Settings during an Infectious Disease Outbreak/Pandemic","toc_subject":"Request for Information:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":85}