Acting Director, Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program

0906-AA84 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0906 Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Removing Outmoded Regulations Regarding the Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

This direct final rule removes the Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from the CFR. The program and regulation have been rendered obsolete by: 1) the expiration of the Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures under the Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003; and 2) incorporation of the smallpox countermeasure injury coverage under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 and its authorization of the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 42 CFR 110 Pub. L. 109-148, sec 31F-3 and 319F-4 of PHS Act as amended 42 U.S.C. 247d to 6d and 247d to 6e No Direct Final Rule 11/00/2016 No None No No No No 0906-AB09 Split from Avril Houston Melissa Dr. Acting Director, Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program 0906 Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA 301 443-6593 cicp@hrsa.gov 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville MD 20857