[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR5.22]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 5--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND ORGANIZATION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B--Redelegations of Authority from the Commissioner of Food and 
                                  Drugs
 
Sec. 5.22  Certification of true copies and use of Department seal.

    (a) The following officials are authorized to certify true copies of 
or extracts from any books, records, papers, or other documents on file 
within the Food and Drug Administration, to certify that copies are true 
copies of the entire file, to certify the complete original record, or 
to certify the nonexistence of records on file within the Food and Drug 
Administration, and to cause the seal of the Department to be affixed to 
such certifications:
    (1) The Deputy Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for 
International and Constituent Relations, and the Deputy Commissioner for 
Management and Systems.
    (2) The Senior Associate Commissioners, the Associate and Deputy 
Associate Commissioners, and the Chief Counsel and Deputies.
    (3) The Director, Office of the Executive Secretariat, Office of the 
Senior Associate Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner.
    (4) The Executive Assistant to the Commissioner, Office of the 
Commissioner.
    (5)(i) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement, 
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA).
    (ii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Regional 
Operations, ORA.
    (iii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Resource 
Management, ORA.
    (iv) The Director, Division of Management Operations, and Chief, 
Administrative Management Branch, Office of Resource Management, ORA.
    (v) The Director, FDA History Staff, ORA.
    (6)(i) The Director, Office of Human Resources and Management 
Services, Office of Management and Systems, Office of the Commissioner.
    (ii) The Director, Division of Management Programs, Office of Human 
Resources and Management Services, Office of Management and Systems, 
Office of the Commissioner.
    (iii) The Chief, Dockets Management Branch, Division of Management 
Programs, Office of Human Resources and Management Services, Office of 
Management and Systems, Office of the Commissioner.
    (7)(i) The Associate Commissioner for Public Affairs, Office of 
Public Affairs, Office of the Senior Associate Commissioner, Office of 
the Commissioner.
    (ii) The Director, Freedom of Information Staff, Office of Public 
Affairs, Office of the Senior Associate Commissioner, Office of the 
Commissioner.
    (8)(i) The Director and Deputy Directors, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research (CBER).
    (ii) The Director, Office of Management, CBER.
    (iii) The Directors and Deputy Directors of the Office of 
Compliance, CBER.
    (iv) The Director of Congressional and Public Affairs Staff, Office 
of the Center Director, CBER.
    (v) The Chief, Surveillance and Policy Branch and Consumer Safety 
Officers, Office of Compliance, CBER.
    (9)(i) The Director and Deputy Directors, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).
    (ii) The Director, Office of Policy, Planning, and Strategic 
Initiatives, CFSAN.
    (iii) The Director, Office of Management Systems, CFSAN.
    (iv) The Director, Office of Cosmetics and Colors, CFSAN.
    (v) The Director, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods Beverages, CFSAN.
    (vi) The Director, Office of Seafood, CFSAN.
    (vii) The Director, Office of Special Nutritional, CFSAN.
    (viii) The Director, Office of Special Research Skills, CFSAN.
    (ix) The Director, Office of Constituent Operations, CFSAN.
    (x) The Director, Office of Field Programs, CFSAN.
    (xi) The Director, Office of Premarket Approval, CFSAN.
    (xii) The Director, Office of Scientific Analysis and Support, 
CFSAN.
    (xiii) The Director, Office of Food Labeling, CFSAN.

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    (10)(i) The Director and Deputy Directors, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health (CDRH).
    (ii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Management and 
Communications, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM).
    (iii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, CDRH.
    (iv) For medical devices assigned to their respective divisions, the 
Division Directors, Office of Compliance, CDRH.
    (v) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Surveillance and 
Biometrics (OSB), CDRH, and the Director and Deputy Director, Division 
of Surveillance Systems (DSS), OSB, CDRH.
    (vi) Freedom of Information Officers, CDRH.
    (11)(i) The Director and Deputy Directors, Center for Veterinary 
Medicine (CVM).
    (ii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Management and 
Communications, CVM.
    (iii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Surveillance and 
Compliance, CVM.
    (iv) The Director, Division of Compliance, Office of Surveillance 
and Compliance, CVM.
    (v) The Chief, Case Guidance Branch, Division of Compliance, Office 
of Surveillance and Compliance, CVM.
    (12)(i) The Director and Deputy Director, National Center for 
Toxicological Research (NCTR).
    (ii) The Director, Office of Management, Facilities, and Research 
Support, NCTR.
    (13)(i) The Director, Deputy Center Director for Review Management, 
and Deputy Center Director for Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research (CDER).
    (ii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Management, CDER.
    (iii) The Director and Deputy Director, Office of Compliance, CDER.
    (iv) The Directors of the Offices of Drug Evaluation I, II, III, IV, 
and V, and the Director and Deputy Director of the Office of 
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Office of Review Management, CDER.
    (v) The Directors and Deputy Directors of the Offices of Testing and 
Research, Generic Drugs, New Drug Chemistry, and Clinical Pharmacology 
and Biopharmaceutics, Office of Pharmaceutical Science, CDER.
    (vi) The Chief, Freedom of Information Staff, Office of Training and 
Communications, CDER.
    (vii) The Directors of the Divisions of Labeling and Nonprescription 
Drug Compliance, Prescription Drug Compliance and Surveillance, and 
Manufacturing and Product Quality, Office of Compliance, CDER.
    (14)(i) Regional Food and Drug Directors.
    (ii) District Directors.
    (iii) The Director, St. Louis Branch.
    (iv) The Director, New York Laboratory Division, Northeast Region.
    (v) The Director, Southeast Regional Laboratory, Southeast Region.
    (vi) The Director, National Forensic Chemistry Center.
    (b) The following officials are authorized to cause the seal of the 
Department to be affixed to agreements, awards, citations, diplomas, and 
similar documents:
    (1) The Deputy Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for 
International and Constituent Relations, and the Deputy Commissioner for 
Management and Systems.
    (2) The Senior Associate Commissioners, the Associate and Deputy 
Associate Commissioners, and the Chief Counsel and Deputies.
    (3) The Director, Office of Human Resources and Management Services, 
Office of Management and Systems, Office of the Commissioner.
    (c) The authorities under Sec. 5.22 (a) and (b), where appropriate, 
may be further redelegated by the Deputy Commissioners; Senior Associate 
Commissioners; Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs and Deputy; 
Chief Counsel and Deputies; Center Directors and Deputies; and Executive 
Officers (i.e., Executive Assistant, Office of the Commissioner; 
Director, Office of Management, CBER; Director, Office of Management, 
CDER; Director, Office of Management and Systems, CFSAN; Director, 
Office of Systems and Management, CDRH; Director, Office of Management 
and Communications, CVM; Director, Office of Management, Facilities, and 
Research Support, NCTR; and the Director, Office of Resource Management, 
ORA).

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    (d) The Chief, Regulations Editorial Section; Regulations Policy and 
Management Staff; Office of Policy, Planning, and Legislation; Office of 
the Commissioner, and his/her alternates are authorized to certify true 
copies of Federal Register documents. The Chief, Regulations Editorial 
Section; Regulations Policy and Management Staff; Office of Policy, 
Planning, and Legislation; and the Office of the Commissioner may 
designate alternates as required.

[50 FR 4858, Feb. 4, 1985, as amended at 58 FR 17095, Apr. 1, 1993; 60 
FR 26826, May 19, 1995; 61 FR 9639, Mar. 11, 1996; 62 FR 2554, Jan. 17, 
1997; 62 FR 67270, Dec. 24, 1997; 64 FR 4965, Feb. 2, 1999; 64 FR 49383, 
Sept. 13, 1999; 65 FR 34961, June 1, 2000]