# Delegations of Authority and Organization; Office of the Commissioner
> **Food and Drug Administration** · Final rule. · Published 1997-05-27 · Effective 1997-05-27 · 62 FR 28628
## Document
- **Document number:** 97-13826
- **Category:** fda-device
- **Sub-agency:** Food and Drug Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 62 FR 28628
- **CFR reference:** 21 CFR 5
- **Publication date:** 1997-05-27
- **Effective date:** 1997-05-27
## Abstract

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the regulations for delegations of authority by adding a new authority from the Assistant Secretary for Health to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (the Commissioner) for all the authorities delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990 (the SMDA), as amended. The delegation excludes the authority to submit reports to Congress.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/05/27/97-13826/delegations-of-authority-and-organization-office-of-the-commissioner)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*