[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 60264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27863]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant 
Secretary for Aging the authorities vested in the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services under Section 1701(a)(3)(A-B), Section 1701(a)(4), 
and Section 1703(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300u(a)(3)(A-B), 300u(a)(4), and 300u-2(a), as amended), as they 
pertain to the exercise of the funds transferred by the Secretary to 
the Administration on Aging under the ``Prevention and Wellness Fund'' 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 
(Feb. 17, 2009) to carry out evidence-based clinical and community-
based prevention and wellness strategies through chronic disease self-
management programs targeted to improving the health of seniors under 
the ``Communities Putting Prevention to Work'' initiative.
    These authorities may be redelegated.
    Exercise of these authorities is concurrent to and does not 
supplant existing delegations of authority from the Secretary. Exercise 
of these authorities shall be in accordance with established policies, 
procedures, guidelines, and regulations as prescribed by the Secretary.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Assistant 
Secretary for Aging or his or her subordinates, which involved the 
exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior to the effective 
date of this delegation. This delegation is effective immediately.

    Dated: November 12, 2009.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27863 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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