Department of Health and Human Services April 10, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at Tyson Valley Powder Farm near Eureka, Missouri, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On March 31, 2009, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

HHS gives notice of a decision to designate a class of employees at the Westinghouse Atomic Power Development Plant in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as an addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. On March 31, 2009, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class of employees as an addition to the SEC:

The Department of Health and Human Services published an announcement in the Federal Register on March 10, 2009, announcing a May 15, 2009 meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020. The announcement incorrectly noted that this meeting would take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of Federally funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of Federally funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.

Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research will help coordinate research and guide investments in comparative effectiveness research funded by the Recovery Act. The Coordinating Council is holding this meeting to hear from the public about their views on the Council's activities.