[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9667]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs the authorities vested in the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under Section 3 of the Comprehensive Smokeless Tobacco 
Health Education Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. 4402) (as amended by the Family 
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), as amended. These 
authorities may be redelegated.
    These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's policy 
on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations. In addition, I hereby ratify and affirm any actions 
taken by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or other FDA officials, 
which involved the exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior 
to the effective date of this delegation. This delegation is effective 
upon signature.

(Authority: Section 6 of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953, 
Section 2 of the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966, and 5 U.S.C. 
301.)

    Dated: April 14, 2011.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-9667 Filed 4-20-11; 8:45 am]
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