Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review and Enhanced Biosafety Requirements; Delay of Effective Date
public-health · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Rule · Published 2017-02-16 · Effective 2017-01-19 · 82 FR 10864
Document
Document number
2017-03044
Federal Register citation
82 FR 10864
CFR reference
42 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
public-health
Sub-agency
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date
2017-02-16
Effective date
2017-01-19
HHS docket
Docket No. CDC-2015-0045
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces a delay in the effective date of the final rule titled "Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins, Biennial Review and Enhanced Biosafety Requirements" that published on January 19, 2017. In a companion document published in this issue of the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making a parallel change in the effective date of their final rule. This action is undertaken in accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2017 from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review."