Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

Part J (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (50 FR 25129-25130, dated June 17, 1985, as amended most recently at 77 FR 68125-68127, dated November 12, 2012) is amended to reflect the Order of Succession for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Section J-C, Order of Succession:

Delete in its entirety the Section C-C, Order of Succession, and insert the following:

During the absence or disability of the Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), or in the event of a vacancy in that office, the first official listed below who is available shall act as Administrator, except during a planned period of absence, the Administrator may specify a different order of succession:

1. Administrator, ATSDR

2. Principal Deputy Administrator, ATSDR

3. Assistant Administrator, ATSDR

4. Deputy Director for Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health