[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 50057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Delegation of Authorities

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Administrator, 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Director, 
Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (OIEA), the 
authorities under Sections 1701-1704 of the Public Health Service Act 
(PHSA) [42 U.S.C. 300u--300u-3], as amended.
    Notwithstanding actions previously taken pursuant to other similar 
legal authorities, I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the 
Administrator, CMS and Director, OIEA, which involved the exercise of 
the authorities under Sections 1701-1704 of the PHSA [42 U.S.C. 300u--
300u-3], as amended, delegated herein prior to the effective date of 
this delegation of authorities.
    Nothing in this delegation of authorities is intended to restrict 
the exercise of concurrent authorities under other statutory 
provisions.
    This delegation of authorities excludes the authority to issue 
regulations and to submit reports to Congress.
    These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's policy 
on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations.
    This delegation of authorities is effective immediately.
    These authorities may be re-delegated.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: August 9, 2013.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-19967 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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