[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40667-40668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16654]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Communicable Diseases Advisory Council; Establishment

AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of advisory council.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services has established the 
Communicable Diseases Advisory Council (CDAC) to provide advice on 
communicable diseases, regulations, and related matters, formerly 
provided by the National Advisory Health Council (NAHC) for control of 
communicable diseases pursuant to section 361 of the Public Health 
Service (PHS) Act. The members of the CDAC are the Assistant Secretary 
for Health, the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, the 
Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food 
and Drugs, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, and the Director of the National Center for 
Infectious Diseases. The CDAC is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for 
Health. Section 361 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 264) requires certain 
advisory

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functions related to control of communicable diseases to be performed 
by the NAHC. The NAHC was terminated by section 3(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99-
158 (99 Stat. 878). Section 222 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) 
authorizes the appointment of such advisory councils as the Secretary 
deems appropriate, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 transferred 
all functions of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to 
the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct questions concerning this 
Advisory Council to LaVerne Burton, Executive Secretary. Ms. Burton can 
be reached by mail at 200 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20201, 
or by phone at 202-690-5627.

    Dated: June 27, 2000.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC 20201
Communicable Diseases Advisory Council
    A Communicable Diseases Advisory Council (the Council) is hereby 
established to provide advice on communicable diseases, regulations, 
and related matters, formerly provided by the National Advisory Health 
Council for control of communicable diseases pursuant to Section 361 of 
the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act).
    The members of the Council are the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the 
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
and the Director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases.
    The Council shall be chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
who shall convene the Council as necessary and who shall be responsible 
for rendering any advice or reports required of the Council.

    Authority: Section 361 of the PHS Act [42 U.S.C. 264] requires 
certain advisory functions related to control of communicable 
diseases to be performed by the National Advisory Health Council 
(NAHC). The NAHC was terminated by Section 3(a)(1) of PL 99-158 (99 
Stat. 878). Section 222 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 217a) authorizes 
the appointment of such advisory councils as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 transferred all 
functions of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to the 
Secretary.

      
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-16654 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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