Amendment To Extend the January 24, 2003, Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures, as Amended on January 24, 2004 and January 24, 2005, 4918-4919 [06-820]
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Amendment To Extend the January 24,
2003, Declaration Regarding
Administration of Smallpox
Countermeasures, as Amended on
January 24, 2004 and January 24, 2005
Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Concern that terrorists may
have access to the smallpox virus and
attempt to use it against the American
public and United States Government
facilities abroad continues to exist. The
January 24, 2003, declaration regarding
administration of smallpox
countermeasures is revised to
incorporate statutory definitions from
the Smallpox Emergency Personnel
Protection Act of 2003 and extended for
one year until and including January 23,
2007.
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This notice and the attached
amendment are effective as of January
24, 2006.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Public Health
Emergency Preparedness, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201,
Telephone (202) 205–2882 (this is not a
toll-free number).
Section
224(p) of the Public Health Service Act,
which was established by section 304 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and
amended by section 3 of the Smallpox
Emergency Personnel Protection Act of
2003 (‘‘SEPPA’’), is intended to alleviate
certain liability concerns associated
with administration of smallpox
countermeasures and, therefore, ensure
that the countermeasures are available
and can be administered in the event of
a smallpox-related actual or potential
public health emergency such as a
bioterrorist incident.
On January 24, 2003, due to concerns
that terrorists may have access to the
smallpox virus and attempt to use it
against the American public and U.S.
Government facilities abroad, the
Secretary issued a declaration making
section 224’s legal protections available.
The declaration was effective until and
including January 23, 2004; it included
in section VI a number of definitions,
which are no longer appropriate because
of the statutory amendments in section
3 of SEPPA.
On January 24, 2004, the Secretary
amended the definitions contained in
the January 24, 2003 declaration in light
of the statutory amendments in section
3 of SEPPA because such definitions
were no longer appropriate, and
extended the declaration for one year
until January 23, 2005. On January 24,
2005, the Secretary extended the
declaration for another year through
January 23, 2006. Pursuant to section
224(p)(2)(A), the Secretary issues the
amendment below to extend for one
year, up to and including January 23,
2007, the January 24, 2003 declaration,
as amended.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Amendment To Extend January 24,
2003 Declaration Regarding
Administration of Smallpox
Countermeasures
I. Policy Determination: The
underlying policy determinations of the
January 24, 2003 declaration continue to
exist, including the heightened concern
that terrorists may have access to the
smallpox virus and attempt to use it
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against the American public and U.S.
Government facilities abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration: I,
Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human
Services, have concluded, in accordance
with the authority vested in me under
section 224(p)(2)(A) of the Public Health
Service Act, that a potential bioterrorist
incident makes it advisable to extend
the January 24, 2003 declaration
regarding administration of smallpox
countermeasures until and including
January 23, 2007. The January 24, 2003,
declaration as hereby amended may be
further amended as circumstances
require.
III. Effective Dates: This extension is
effective January 24, 2006 until and
including January 23, 2007. The
effective period may be extended or
shortened by subsequent amendment to
the January 24, 2003, declaration as
hereby amended.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary.
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Declaration Regarding Administration of
Smallpox Countermeasures as Amended on
January 24, 2004 and January 24, 2005
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I. Policy Determination: The underlying
policy determinations of the January 24, 2003
declaration continue to exist, including the
heightened concern that terrorists may have
access to the smallpox virus and attempt to
use it against the American public and U.S.
Government facilities abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration: I, Michael
O. Leavitt, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services, have concluded,
in accordance with the authority vested in
me under section 224(p)(2)(A) of the Public
Health Service Act, that a potential
bioterrorist incident makes it advisable to
extend the January 24, 2003 declaration
regarding administration of smallpox
countermeasures until and including January
23, 2007. The January 24, 2003, declaration
as hereby amended may be further amended
as circumstances require.
III. Effective Dates: This extension is
effective January 24, 2006 until and
including January 23, 2007. The effective
period may be extended or shortened by
subsequent amendment to the January 24,
2003, declaration as hereby amended.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary.
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2006, volume 71, number 12, page
3096–3097. ‘‘Additional Information’’
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Name: Advisory Committee on
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AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has determined
the regulatory review period for
ENABLEX and is publishing this notice
of that determination as required by
law. FDA has made the determination
because of the submission of an
application to the Director of Patents
and Trademarks, Department of
Commerce, for the extension of a patent
which claims that human drug product.
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and petitions to the Division of Dockets
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Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
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Policy (HFD–013), Food and Drug
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, 240–453–6681.
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amount of extension an applicant may
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A regulatory review period consists of
two periods of time: A testing phase and
an approval phase. For human drug
products, the testing phase begins when
the exemption to permit the clinical
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with the initial submission of an
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permission to market the drug product.
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review period may count toward the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Amendment To Extend the January 24, 2003, Declaration Regarding
Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures, as Amended on January 24,
2004 and January 24, 2005
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Concern that terrorists may have access to the smallpox virus
and attempt to use it against the American public and United States
Government facilities abroad continues to exist. The January 24, 2003,
declaration regarding administration of smallpox countermeasures is
revised to incorporate statutory definitions from the Smallpox
Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 and extended for one year
until and including January 23, 2007.
DATES: This notice and the attached amendment are effective as of
January 24, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary
for the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone (202) 205-2882 (this is
not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 224(p) of the Public Health Service
Act, which was established by section 304 of the Homeland Security Act
of 2002 and amended by section 3 of the Smallpox Emergency Personnel
Protection Act of 2003 (``SEPPA''), is intended to alleviate certain
liability concerns associated with administration of smallpox
countermeasures and, therefore, ensure that the countermeasures are
available and can be administered in the event of a smallpox-related
actual or potential public health emergency such as a bioterrorist
incident.
On January 24, 2003, due to concerns that terrorists may have
access to the smallpox virus and attempt to use it against the American
public and U.S. Government facilities abroad, the Secretary issued a
declaration making section 224's legal protections available. The
declaration was effective until and including January 23, 2004; it
included in section VI a number of definitions, which are no longer
appropriate because of the statutory amendments in section 3 of SEPPA.
On January 24, 2004, the Secretary amended the definitions
contained in the January 24, 2003 declaration in light of the statutory
amendments in section 3 of SEPPA because such definitions were no
longer appropriate, and extended the declaration for one year until
January 23, 2005. On January 24, 2005, the Secretary extended the
declaration for another year through January 23, 2006. Pursuant to
section 224(p)(2)(A), the Secretary issues the amendment below to
extend for one year, up to and including January 23, 2007, the January
24, 2003 declaration, as amended.
Amendment To Extend January 24, 2003 Declaration Regarding
Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures
I. Policy Determination: The underlying policy determinations of
the January 24, 2003 declaration continue to exist, including the
heightened concern that terrorists may have access to the smallpox
virus and attempt to use it
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against the American public and U.S. Government facilities abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration: I, Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human Services, have concluded, in
accordance with the authority vested in me under section 224(p)(2)(A)
of the Public Health Service Act, that a potential bioterrorist
incident makes it advisable to extend the January 24, 2003 declaration
regarding administration of smallpox countermeasures until and
including January 23, 2007. The January 24, 2003, declaration as hereby
amended may be further amended as circumstances require.
III. Effective Dates: This extension is effective January 24, 2006
until and including January 23, 2007. The effective period may be
extended or shortened by subsequent amendment to the January 24, 2003,
declaration as hereby amended.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary.
Amendment To Extend January 24, 2003 Declaration Regarding
Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures as Amended on January 24,
2004 and January 24, 2005
I. Policy Determination: The underlying policy determinations of
the January 24, 2003 declaration continue to exist, including the
heightened concern that terrorists may have access to the smallpox
virus and attempt to use it against the American public and U.S.
Government facilities abroad.
II. Amendment of Declaration: I, Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary
of the Department of Health and Human Services, have concluded, in
accordance with the authority vested in me under section
224(p)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, that a potential
bioterrorist incident makes it advisable to extend the January 24,
2003 declaration regarding administration of smallpox
countermeasures until and including January 23, 2007. The January
24, 2003, declaration as hereby amended may be further amended as
circumstances require.
III. Effective Dates: This extension is effective January 24,
2006 until and including January 23, 2007. The effective period may
be extended or shortened by subsequent amendment to the January 24,
2003, declaration as hereby amended.
Dated: January 24, 2006.
Michael O. Leavitt,
Secretary.
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