Health and Human Services Department,
This document establishes a final rule regarding possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. The final rule implements provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and is designed to protect public health and safety. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register, the United States Department of Agriculture has established corresponding final rules designed to protect animal and plant health and animal and plant products.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General 42 CFR Parts 72 and 73 42 CFR Part 1003 RIN 0920-AA09 AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This document establishes a final rule regarding possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. The final rule implements provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and is designed to protect public health and safety. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register , the United States Department of Agriculture has established corresponding final rules designed to protect animal and plant health and animal and plant products. DATES: The final rule is effective April 18, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hemphill, Chief of Policy, Select Agent Program, Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS E-79, Atlanta, GA 30333. Telephone: (404) 498-2255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document establishes a final rule regarding possession, use, and transfer of select agents and toxins. The final rule is based on the interim final rule, as amended (amended interim final rule). The initial interim final rule was published in the Federal Register on December 13, 2002 ( 67 FR 76886 ). It was amended by a second interim final rule published in the Federal Register on November 3, 2003 ( 68 FR 62245 ). T…
Citation: 70 FR 13294
