(b) Companion animal veterinarian civilian pop./ 30,000)-(number of companion animal veterinarians).

6. Contiguous Area Considerations.

Veterinary professional(s) in areas contiguous to an area being considered for designation will be considered excessively distant from the population of the area overutilized if one of the following conditions prevails in each contiguous area:

or

(a) Veterinary professional(s) in the contiguous area are more than 60 minutes travel time from the center of the area being considered for designation (measured in accordance with paragraph C.1.(b) of this part).

(b) In the case of food animal veterinary professional(s), the VLU-to-food animal veterinarian ratio in the contiguous area is in excess of 5,000:1.

(c) In the case of companion animal veterinary professional(s), the population-to-companion animal veterinarian ratio in the contiguous area is in excess of 15,000:1.

C. Determination of Degree-of-Shortage. Designated areas will be assigned to degree-of-shortage groups as follows:

Group 1-Areas with a food animal veterinarian shortage and no veterinarians.

Group 2-Areas (not included above) with a food animal veterinarian shortage and no food animal veterinarians.

Group 3-All other food animal veterinarian shortage areas.

Group 4-All companion animal shortage areas (not included above) having no veterinarians.

Group 5-All other companion animal shortage areas.

7.4 Schedule of charges. 7.5 Payment procedures. 7.6 Exemptions.

AUTHORITY: Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended (42 U.S.C. 216); title V of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act of 1952 (31 U.S.C. 9701); and sec. 352 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 263).

SOURCE: 52 FR 11073, Apr. 7, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

87.1 Applicability.

The provisions of this part are applicable to private entities requesting from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reference biological standards and biological preparations for use in their laboratories.

§7.2 Establishment of a user charge.

Except as otherwise provided in §7.6, a user charge shall be imposed to cover the cost to CDC of producing and distributing reference biological standards and biological preparations.

§7.3 Definitions.

Biological standards means a uniform and stable reference biological substance which allows measurements of relative potency to be made and described in a common currency of international and national units of activity.

Biological preparations means a reference biological substance which may be used for a purpose similar to that of a standard, but which has been established without a full collaborative study, or where a collaborative study has shown that it is not appropriate to establish the preparation as an international standard.

$7.4 Schedule of charges.

The charges imposed in §7.2 are based on the amount published in CDC's price list of available products. These charges will reflect direct costs (such as salaries and equipment), indirect costs (such as rent, telephone service, and a proportionate share of management and administrative costs), and the costs of particular ingredients. Charges may vary over time and between different biological standards or biological preparations, depending upon the cost of ingredients and the complexity of production. An up-todate schedule of charges is available

Subpart B-Appointment

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE BOTH TO REGULAR AND RESERVE CORPS

21.21 Meaning of terms.

21.22 Submission of application and evidence of qualifications.

21.23 False statements as disqualification. 21.24 Physical examinations.

21.25 Eligibility; junior assistant grade.

21.26 Eligibility; assistant grade.

21.27 Eligibility; senior assistant grade. 21.28 Age requirements, Regular Corps, senior assistant grade and below.

21.29 Eligibility; grades above senior assistant grade.

21.30 Determination of creditable years of educational and professional training and experience.

21.31 Eligibility; all grades; academic and professional education and professional training and experience.

21.32 Boards; appointment of; powers and duties.

21.55 Appointment to higher grades; candidates exceptionally qualified in specialized fields.

21.56 Reappointment.

21.57 Examination for reappointment. 21.58 Physical examination for reappoint

ment.

§ 21.1 Meaning of terms.

As used in this part, the term:

(a) Act means the Public Health Service Act, 58 Stat. 682, as now or hereafter amended.

(b) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(d) Service means the Public Health Service.

(e) Surgeon General means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service.

(f) Commissioned officer or officer, unless otherwise indicated, means either an officer of the Regular Corps or an officer of the Reserve Corps.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956]

Subpart B-Appointment

AUTHORITY: Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 216; sec. 208, 58 Stat. 685, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 209.

SOURCE: 21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956, unless otherwise noted.

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE BOTH TO REGULAR AND RESERVE CORPS

§ 21.21 Meaning of terms.

The terms approved school, approved college, approved postgraduate school, or

approved training course means, except as otherwise provided by law:

(a) A school, college, postgraduate school, or training course which has been accredited or approved by a professional body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose, or which, in the absence of such a body, meets generally accepted professional standards as determined by the Surgeon General, or

(b) In the case of a candidate who is applying for appointment as a medical officer, any non-approved medical school provided that the candidate has passed examinations given by a professional body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose.

[24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]

§ 21.22 Submission of application and evidence of qualifications.

(a) Application form. Every candidate for examination for appointment as an officer shall submit a written application on such form as may be prescribed by the Surgeon General.

(b) Documentary evidence. The application shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence as may be required by the Surgeon General.

§ 21.23 False statements as disqualification.

Willfully false statements shall be cause for rejection of the application or, as provided in subpart N of this part, for dismissal.

$21.24 Physical examinations.

Every candidate for appointment as an officer shall undergo such physical examination as the Surgeon General may direct, and no candidate who is not found to be physically qualified shall be appointed as an officer.

§ 21.25 Eligibility; junior assistant grade.

(a) Requirements; all candidates. Except as provided in §21.54, and as otherwise provided in this section, every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of junior assistant:

(1) Shall be a citizen of the United States;

(2) Shall be at least 18 years of age; and

§ 21.26 Eligibility; assistant grade.

(a) Requirements; all candidates. Except as otherwise provided in this section every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of assistant:

(1) Shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of junior assistant; (2) Shall be at least 21 years of age; and

(3) Shall have had at least 7 years of educational and professional training or experience subsequent to high school, except that a candidate who ap plies for examination for appointment in the Reserve Corps to serve as a medical or dental intern may be examined for such appointment upon the completion of 6 years of such education, training, or experience.

(b) Additional requirements; dietitians. Every candidate for examination for appointment as a dietitian shall have successfully completed an approved training course for dietetic interns. § 21.27 Eligibility; grade.

senior assistant

Every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of senior assistant shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of assistant and shall have completed at least 10 years of educational and professional training or experience subsequent to high school.

requirements,

$21.28 Age Regular Corps, senior assistant grade and below.

No candidate for appointment to the Regular Corps, except in the nurse category, shall be appointed (a) after age 31 to the permanent junior assistant grade, (b) after age 34 to the permanent assistant grade, or (c) after age 37 to the permanent senior assistant grade: Provided, That the Surgeon General may waive these age limitations, subject to other provisions of law, in the case of any officer of the Reserve Corps who is recommended for appointment to the Regular Corps by the Chief of the Bureau to which he is assigned and who has been on continuous active duty for at least two years immediately preceding the date of such recommendation. The age limitations for candidates who have had prior active service in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service shall be increased by the period of such service. [27 FR 3886, Apr. 24, 1962]

§ 21.29 Eligibility; grades above senior assistant grade.

Every candidate for examination for appointment in grades above that of senior assistant shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of senior assistant. Candidates for examination for appointment in the full, senior, or director grade shall have completed at least 7, 14, or 15 additional years, respectively, of postgraduate professional training for experience. When officers of the Service are unavailable for the performance of duties requiring highly specialized training and experience in special fields related to public health, the Surgeon General may specify that a candidate for appointment to the Regular Corps with such highly specialized training and experience shall be examined for appointment in the full or senior grade upon completion of at least 5 or 12 additional years, respectively, of postgraduate professional training or experience, except that the total number of such appointments during a fiscal year shall not exceed three.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956. Redesignated at 25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

$21.30 Determination of creditable years of educational and professional training and experience.

The level of academic attainment, the number of calendar years and the quality of educational and professional training and experience shall be considered in determining the number of years of such training and experience with which each candidate for appointment may be credited.

[25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

§ 21.31 Eligibility; all grades; academic and professional education and professional training and experience.

The Surgeon General is authorized, subject to the other provisions of this subpart to adopt additional standards by which the education, training, and experience required under this subpart, and evidence thereof, shall be of such specific kind and quality, pertinent to the particular profession concerned, as in his judgment are necessary to limit the examination to qualified candidates.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956. Redesignated at 25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

$21.32 Boards; appointment of; powers and duties.

The Surgeon General shall from time to time appoint boards and subboards of officers to consider the qualifications of candidates for appointment as officers, and shall refer to such boards the applications of those candidates who are eligible for examination for appointment. Such boards and subboards shall consist of three or more officers, the majority of whom, so far as practicable, shall be of the same profession as the candidate. The Surgeon General shall prescribe the duties of boards and subboards in relation to the examination process not otherwise prescribed in this subpart.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956. Redesignated at 25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

$21.33 General service.

Officers shall be appointed only to general service and shall be subject to change of station.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956. Redesignated at 25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

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