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Office of Science: 

1. Serves as principal authority and 

provides leadership for the Center’s 

participation in the National Toxicology 

Program (NTP). 

2. Organizes, plans, and directs Center 

research programs in accordance with 

Center-wide strategic direction. 

Implements Center-wide strategies for 

achieving annual and long-range plans 

for research. 

3. Provides leadership and direction 

for communications among scientific 

and administrative staffs. 

4. Organizes, plans, and directs Center 

research related to tobacco products. 

5. Directs the development methods 

used to extrapolate test results from 

animals to humans. 

6. Coordinates research in Center 

program areas with leading scientists in 

other segments of FDA and the scientific 

community at large and promotes and 

coordinates the Center’s technology 

transfer under the provisions of the 

Federal Technology Transfer Act. 

7. Coordinates with other Center and 

Agency components and top level 

officials of other agencies to provide 

input for long-term research planning in 

responsible program areas. 

8. Ensures that programs 

implemented are responsive to the 

Center’s portion of the Agency’s 

integrated research plan. 

9. Provides scientific oversight of 

Center research contracts and 

agreements. 

10. Advises and assists the Center 

Director, Deputy Director, and other key 

officials on scientific issues that have an 

impact on policy, direction, and longrange goals. 

11. Coordinates and provides 

guidance on special and overall science 

policy in program areas that cross major 

Agency component lines and scientific 

aspects that are critical or controversial, 

including Agency risk assessment 

policies. 

12. Represents the Center with other 

government agencies, state and local 

governments, industry, academia, 

consumer organizations, Congress, 

national and international 

organizations, and the scientific 

community on tobacco science policy 

and tobacco science issues. 

13. Serves as the focal point for 

overall management of Center activities 

related to science priorities, resources, 

and leveraging efforts, as well as peer 

review of scientists and scientific 

programs. 

14. Advises the Commissioner, 

Deputy Commissioner, and other key 

officials on scientific facilities and 

participates with other Agency 

components in planning such facilities. 

15. Administers the Tobacco Advisory 

Committee that advises the Center 

Director, Deputy Director, and other key 

officials regarding the quality and 

direction of tobacco science and 

scientific issues. 

II. Delegation of Authority. Pending 

further delegation, directives or orders 

by the Commissioner of the Food and 

Drugs, all delegations and redelegations 

of authority made to officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegations, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 

Dated: January 27, 2010. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3161 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of 

Inspectorate America Corporation, as a 

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Inspectorate America 

Corporation, as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 

151.13, Inspectorate America 

Corporation, 12211 Port Road, 

Operations Blvd., Seabrook, TX 77586, 

has been approved to gauge and 

accredited to test petroleum and 

petroleum products for customs 

purposes, in accordance with the 

provisions of 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 

151.13. Anyone wishing to employ this 

entity to conduct laboratory analyses 

and gauger services should request and 

receive written assurances from the 

entity that it is accredited or approved 

by the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection to conduct the specific test or 

gauger service requested. Alternatively, 

inquires regarding the specific test or 

gauger service this entity is accredited 

or approved to perform may be directed 

to the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. 

The inquiry may also be sent to 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories. 

http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/ 

operations_support/labs_scientific_svcs/ 

commercial_gaugers/. 

DATES: The accreditation and approval 

of Inspectorate America Corporation, as 

commercial gauger and laboratory 

became effective on September 16, 2009. 

The next triennial inspection date will 

be scheduled for September 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Malana, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Suite 1500N, 

Washington, DC 20229, 202–344–1060. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3234 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Accreditation and Approval of 

Inspectorate America Corporation, as a 

Commercial Gauger and Laboratory 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of accreditation and 

approval of Inspectorate America 

Corporation, as a commercial gauger 

and laboratory. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 

151.13, Inspectorate America 

Corporation, Bo. Encarnacion 127 Km 

19.1, Tallaboa-Penuelas, PR 00624, has 

been approved to gauge and accredited 

to test petroleum and petroleum 

products for customs purposes, in 

accordance with the provisions of 19 

CFR 151.12 and 19 CFR 151.13. Anyone 

wishing to employ this entity to conduct 

laboratory analyses and gauger services 

should request and receive written 

assurances from the entity that it is 

accredited or approved by the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific test or gauger 

service requested. Alternatively, 

inquires regarding the specific test or 

gauger service this entity is accredited 

or approved to perform may be directed 

to the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. 

The inquiry may also be sent to 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories. 


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