[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 31285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15439]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008; Delegation 
of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the authorities under Section 2 of 
the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008, Public Law 
110-354, as amended, which amends Subpart 1 of Part C of Title IV of 
the Public Health Service Act by adding Section 417F, authorizing the 
establishment of the Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental 
Research Coordinating Committee. I am also delegating the authority 
under Section 417F of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, to 
select both voting and nonvoting members of the Committee and to review 
the necessity of the Committee in the year 2011 and, thereafter, at 
least once every two years.
    This delegation shall be exercised in accordance with the 
Department's applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and 
regulations.
    In addition, I ratified and affirmed any actions taken by the NIH 
Director or his subordinates which involved the exercise of the 
authorities delegated herein prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.
    This delegation is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: June 23, 2009.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15439 Filed 6-29-09; 8:45 am]
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