Notice2026-09841
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Statement of Delegation of Authority
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May 18, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28597-28598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09841]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Statement of
Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the authorities
vested in the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to
administer and implement the Department's supervisory framework
governing support for, and oversight of, the U.S. Preventive Services
Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force).
This delegation is made pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1966, as ratified by Congress in 1984, 42 U.S.C. 202, and other
applicable authorities.
The Director, AHRQ, is delegated authority to provide day-to-day
administrative oversight of AHRQ's support for the Task Force; to
exercise concurrence authority, as the Secretary's designee, for
routine Task Force recommendations, including review and
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approval for purposes of final publication; to transmit non-routine
recommendation packages to the Office of the Secretary, together with
any supplemental policy analysis, within established timeframes; to
prepare nomination slates for Task Force member appointments, including
maintaining a reserve candidate pool and administering expedited
selection procedures; to administer vacancy and acting authority
designations within relevant AHRQ components in accordance with
applicable law; and to implement and operationalize the USPSTF
supervisory Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), including associated
reporting and compliance activities.
Notwithstanding the authorities delegated herein, the Secretary
retains the authority to appoint and remove Task Force members; to
review and take final action on non-routine Task Force recommendations;
to make any determination to withhold concurrence on Task Force
recommendations; and to approve any material modifications to the
supervisory framework governing the Task Force. These functions are
reserved to the Secretary and may not be delegated.
This delegation shall be exercised in accordance with applicable
Department policies, procedures, and guidelines. The authority
delegated herein may not be redelegated. The Secretary retains the
authority to promulgate regulations and to submit reports to Congress.
This delegation supersedes all prior delegations of authority
relating to the administration, support, or supervision of the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force.
This delegation is effective immediately upon signature. I hereby
affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Director of AHRQ, Roger D.
Klein, or his subordinates that involved the exercise of the
authorities delegated herein prior to the effective date of the
delegation.
Dated: May 13, 2026.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-09841 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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