[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36072-36073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17105]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
42 CFR Parts 3, 51g and 110
RIN 0905-AE67
Unnecessary Regulations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: As part of the Administration's initiative to eliminate
outdated material from the Code of Federal Regulations, the Department
is rescinding Parts 3, 51g, and 110 of Part 42. Part 3, on the charging
of fees for special statistical services, is redundant, as pertinent
statutory text is sufficient. Part 51g relates to a health education
grant program which no longer exists. Part 110 is no longer necessary
because a statutory provision--to the effect that information and
education about vaccines be codified in regulation--was repealed.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Rescission of all three Parts is effective on July 13,
1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca B. Wolf, Office of Program
Planning and Evaluation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
(404) 639-3243.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) reviewed its existing regulations for continuing
usefulness and necessity. CDC found that three regulations are no
longer needed. This final rule removes those regulations from the Code
of Federal Regulations.
National Center for Health Statistics; Special Statistical Services
Part 3 of Title 42 authorizes the Director of the National Center
for Health Statistics to perform, under
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certain circumstances, special statistical services requested by a
person, firm or corporation. Part 3 also allows the Director to charge
a fee for providing these services. However, these authorities are
specified clearly in Section 306(b)(4) of the Public Health Service
Act. It is not necessary, therefore, to include the same authorities in
regulations.
Grants for Health Education--Risk Reduction
Health Education and Risk Reduction grants were incorporated into
the Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (42 U.S.C. 300w)
in 1981. Therefore, separate regulations at 42 CFR Part 51g are not
necessary.
Vaccines; Information and Education
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-660)
added to the Public Health Service Act a new Section 2126 that required
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop by rule extensive
vaccine information materials for distribution by health care providers
to the legal representatives of any child receiving particular
vaccines. However, because of concerns expressed by providers and
others about the length and readability of the vaccine information
materials and the lengthy development and revision process required by
the rulemaking process, the Department of Health and Human Services
proposed legislation to provide for simplification of the vaccine
information materials. In section 708 of Public Law 103-183, the
Preventive Health Amendments of 1993, Congress revised Section 2126 to,
among other things, delete the requirement for development and revision
of the vaccine information materials by rulemaking. This final rule
appeals the regulations contained in 42 CFR Part 110 and the vaccine
information materials currently contained in Appendix A of 42 CFR Part
110.
New vaccine information materials that were developed under the
revised Section 2126 and must now be used were published in the Federal
Register on June 20, 1994 (59 FR 31888).
Camera-ready copies of the new materials can be obtained by
contacting the immunization program in the appropriate State health
department.
List of Subjects in 42 CFR Parts 3, 51g, and 110
Health statistics, Grant programs, Public health, Immunization.
Dated: May 15, 1995.
Philip R. Lee,
Assistant Secretary for Health.
Approved: June 30, 1995.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
For reasons set out in the preamble, and under the Title 42 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 242k, 42 U.S.C. 300w, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-26.
PART 3--[REMOVED]
1. Part 3 is removed.
PART 51g--[REMOVED]
2. Part 51g is removed.
PART 110--[REMOVED]
3. Part 110 is removed.
[FR Doc. 95-17105 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]
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