[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 5, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4977]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 5


Delegations of Authority and Organization; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the 
regulations for delegations of authority to set forth the current 
organizational structure of the agency as well as the current addresses 
for headquarters and field offices. This action is necessary to ensure 
accuracy of the regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Rawlings, Division of Management 
Systems and Policy (HFA-340), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-443-4976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations are being amended in 21 CFR 
5.100 to reflect the current addresses for headquarters and for field 
and district offices.
    Notice and comment on these amendments are not necessary under the 
Administrative Procedure Act because this is a rule of Agency 
organization (5 U.S.C. 553(b)).

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 5

    Authority delegations (Government agencies), Imports, Organization 
and functions (Government agencies).
    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 
5 is amended as follows:

PART 5--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION

    1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 5 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504, 552, App. 2; 7 U.S.C. 138a, 2271; 15 
U.S.C. 638, 1261-1282, 3701-3711a; secs. 2-12 of the Fair Packaging 
and Labeling Act (15 U.S.C. 1451-1461); 21 U.S.C. 41-50, 61-63, 141-
149, 467f, 679(b), 801-886, 1031-1309; secs. 201-903 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321-394); 35 U.S.C. 156; 
secs. 301, 302, 303, 307, 310, 311, 351, 352, 354, 361, 362, 1701-
1706; 2101, 2125, 2127, 2128 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 241, 242, 242a, 242l, 242n, 243, 262, 263, 263b, 264, 265, 
300u-300u-5, 300aa-1, 300aa-25, 300aa-27, 300aa-28); 42 U.S.C. 
1395y, 3246b, 4332, 4831(a), 10007-10008; E.O. 11490, 11921, and 
12591; secs. 312, 313, 314 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury 
Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-660 (42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 note).


Sec. 5.100  [Amended]

    2. Section 5.100 is amended by revising footnotes 9 and 12, and by 
adding new footnote 17 to the entry for ``Division of Clinical 
Laboratory Devices.''To read as follows:
Sec. 5.100  Headquarters.

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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research\9\
    \9\ Mailing address: 1401 Rockville Pike, suite 200N, Rockville, 
MD 20852-1448.
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Office of Device Evaluation\12\

    \12\ Mailing address: 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850.
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Division of Clinical Laboratory Devices\17\

    \17\ See footnote 13.
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    Dated: February 26, 1996.
William K. Hubbard,
Associate Commissioner for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-4977 Filed 3-4-96; 8:45 am]
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