[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36072-36073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17105]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

42 CFR Parts 3, 51g and 110

RIN 0905-AE67


Unnecessary Regulations

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: As part of the Administration's initiative to eliminate 
outdated material from the Code of Federal Regulations, the Department 
is rescinding Parts 3, 51g, and 110 of Part 42. Part 3, on the charging 
of fees for special statistical services, is redundant, as pertinent 
statutory text is sufficient. Part 51g relates to a health education 
grant program which no longer exists. Part 110 is no longer necessary 
because a statutory provision--to the effect that information and 
education about vaccines be codified in regulation--was repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Rescission of all three Parts is effective on July 13, 
1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca B. Wolf, Office of Program 
Planning and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
(404) 639-3243.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) reviewed its existing regulations for continuing 
usefulness and necessity. CDC found that three regulations are no 
longer needed. This final rule removes those regulations from the Code 
of Federal Regulations.

National Center for Health Statistics; Special Statistical Services

    Part 3 of Title 42 authorizes the Director of the National Center 
for Health Statistics to perform, under 

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certain circumstances, special statistical services requested by a 
person, firm or corporation. Part 3 also allows the Director to charge 
a fee for providing these services. However, these authorities are 
specified clearly in Section 306(b)(4) of the Public Health Service 
Act. It is not necessary, therefore, to include the same authorities in 
regulations.

Grants for Health Education--Risk Reduction

    Health Education and Risk Reduction grants were incorporated into 
the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (42 U.S.C. 300w) 
in 1981. Therefore, separate regulations at 42 CFR Part 51g are not 
necessary.

Vaccines; Information and Education

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-660) 
added to the Public Health Service Act a new Section 2126 that required 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop by rule extensive 
vaccine information materials for distribution by health care providers 
to the legal representatives of any child receiving particular 
vaccines. However, because of concerns expressed by providers and 
others about the length and readability of the vaccine information 
materials and the lengthy development and revision process required by 
the rulemaking process, the Department of Health and Human Services 
proposed legislation to provide for simplification of the vaccine 
information materials. In section 708 of Public Law 103-183, the 
Preventive Health Amendments of 1993, Congress revised Section 2126 to, 
among other things, delete the requirement for development and revision 
of the vaccine information materials by rulemaking. This final rule 
appeals the regulations contained in 42 CFR Part 110 and the vaccine 
information materials currently contained in Appendix A of 42 CFR Part 
110.
    New vaccine information materials that were developed under the 
revised Section 2126 and must now be used were published in the Federal 
Register on June 20, 1994 (59 FR 31888).
    Camera-ready copies of the new materials can be obtained by 
contacting the immunization program in the appropriate State health 
department.
List of Subjects in 42 CFR Parts 3, 51g, and 110

    Health statistics, Grant programs, Public health, Immunization.

    Dated: May 15, 1995.
Philip R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary for Health.

    Approved: June 30, 1995.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, and under the Title 42 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 242k, 42 U.S.C. 300w, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-26.

PART 3--[REMOVED]

    1. Part 3 is removed.

PART 51g--[REMOVED]

    2. Part 51g is removed.

PART 110--[REMOVED]

    3. Part 110 is removed.

[FR Doc. 95-17105 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]
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