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        <RIN>0920-AA09</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200504</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>0920</CODE>
            <NAME>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>CDC</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0900</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Health and Human Services</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>HHS</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Title II of subtitle B of Public Law 107-188, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), repeals, expands, and incorporates the Secretary's current authority to regulate the transfer of certain biological agents and toxins (select agents). The Bioterrorism Act specifies that the Secretary develop and biennially review a specified list of select agents. Safety procedures must be established and enforced for the possession, use, and transfer of the listed agents and toxins; access to select agents is limited to individuals and entities that pass background checks administered by the Attorney General. The Bioterrorism Act exempts certain information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, including information that would identify the location of regulated entities or their security measures. Subtitle C of the Bioterrorism Act outlines the required interagency coordination between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture regarding agents that are regulated by both departments (overlap agents). This action will bring to completion the Departments rulemaking in this area.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>42 CFR 72</CFR>
            <CFR>42 CFR 72.6</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 107-188</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/18/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 13294</FR_CITATION>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Under RIN 0920-AA08, this regulation published as an interim final rule on December 13, 2002, at 67 FR 76886. An amended interim final rule with a request for comments was also published on November 3, 2003, at 68 FR 62245.  Subsequently, RIN 0920-AA08 was inadvertently completed in the april 2003 Unified Agenda.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>0920-AA08</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Previously reported as</RIN_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Mark</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hemphill</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Chief of Policy, Select Agent Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0920</CODE>
                    <NAME>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>CDC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>404 498-2255</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>MS E-79, 1600 Clifton Road,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Atlanta</CITY>
                    <STATE>GA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>30333</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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