[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 60396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24402]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that the Director, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC), has delegated to the Director, Office of 
Science, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, 
CDC, and the Director, Office of Technology and Innovation, Office of 
Science, Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, 
CDC, without the authority to redelegate, all authorities to administer 
and make decisions regarding the invention and patent program of CDC 
and the authority to make determinations of rights in inventions and 
patents in which CDC and the Department of Health and Human Services 
(HHS) have an interest.
    This delegation excludes the authority under 35 U.S.C. 203 (March-
in Rights) and the authority to submit reports to Congress.
    In addition, this delegation excludes those authorities under the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Act of 1980, as amended by the Federal 
Technology Transfer Act of 1986 and the National Technology Transfer 
and Advancement Act of 1995, which are governed by a separate 
delegation.
    The exercise of this authority must be in accordance with 
applicable laws, regulations, and policies and instructions from the 
Office of Government Ethics, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and 
HHS.

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    This delegation supersedes the Delegation of Authority Concerning 
Patents and Inventions dated November 14, 2012, from the Director, CDC.
    This delegation became effective on October 23, 2019. In addition, 
the Director, CDC, hereby adopts any actions taken that involve the 
exercise of the authorities delegated herein prior to the effective 
date of the delegation.

    Dated: November 5, 2019.
Robert K. McGowan,
Chief of Staff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-24402 Filed 11-7-19; 8:45 am]
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