Health and Human Services Department
This rule finalizes updates to the HHS list of select agents and toxins that could pose a severe threat to public health and safety. These updates were proposed along with other changes to the select agent and toxin regulations, which will be addressed in a separate regulatory action. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making parallel regulatory changes.
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 42 CFR Part 73 [Docket No. CDC-2020-0024] RIN 0920-AA71 AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This rule finalizes updates to the HHS list of select agents and toxins that could pose a severe threat to public health and safety. These updates were proposed along with other changes to the select agent and toxin regulations, which will be addressed in a separate regulatory action. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register , the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making parallel regulatory changes. DATES: This final rule is effective January 16, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel A. Singer, MD, Acting Director, Division of Regulatory Science and Compliance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H21-4, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone: (404) 553-8266. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule is organized as follows: I. Background A. Legal Authority B. 2024 Proposed Rule II. Responses to Comments and Provisions of the Proposed Rule A. Removal of Brucella abortus, Brucella melitensis, and Brucella suis B. Nomenclature and Other Changes in the Select Agent and Toxin List C. Additional Comments Received D. Retaining Tier 1 Designation of Botulinum Neurotoxin Producing Species of Clostridium E. No Addition of Hantaviruses F. Toxin Review: Changes to Exclusion Limits fo…
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Citation: 89 FR 101941
