80 FR 57183 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part C (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of 
the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 67772-76, dated 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 80 FR 34643-34644, dated June 6, 2015) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the title and the function statement for the Western States 
Division (CCQ) insert the following:
    Pittsburgh Mining Research Division (CCR). Provides leadership for 
the prevention of work-related illness, injury, and fatalities of mine 
workers through research and prevention activities of the Pittsburgh 
Mining Research Division (PMRD). Specifically PMRD: (1) Conducts field 
studies to identify emerging hazards, to understand the underlying 
causes of mine safety and health problems, and to evaluate the 
effectiveness of interventions; (2) develops engineering and 
behavioral-based interventions,

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including training programs, to improve safety and health in the mines, 
trains mine safety and health instructors, and for evaluation purposes, 
conducts mine emergency, mine rescue and escape training for miners and 
mine rescue teams; (3) performs research, development, and testing of 
new technologies, equipment, and practices to enhance mine safety and 
health; (4) develops best practices guidance for interventions; (5) 
transfers mining research and prevention products into practice; and 
(6) coordinates, with the Spokane Mining Research Division, NIOSH 
research and prevention activities for the mining sector.
    Health Communications, Surveillance and Research Support Branch 
(CCRB). (1) Collects and analyzes health and safety data related to 
mining occupations in order to report on the overall incidence, 
prevalence and significance of occupational safety and health problems 
in mining; (2) describes trends in incidence of mining-related 
fatalities, morbidity, and traumatic injury; (3) conducts surveillance 
on the use of new technology, the use of engineering controls, and the 
use of protective equipment in the mining sector; (4) coordinates 
surveillance activities with other NIOSH surveillance initiatives; (5) 
provides statistical support for surveillance and research activities 
of the division; (6) analyzes and assists in the development of 
research protocols for developing studies; (7) coordinates planning, 
analysis, and evaluation of the mining research program for achieving 
organizational goals; (8) collaborates with research staff to translate 
findings from laboratory research to produce compelling products that 
motivate the mining sector to engage in improved injury control and 
disease prevention activities; (9) coordinates with other health 
communication, health education, and information dissemination 
activities within NIOSH and CDC to ensure that mining research 
information is effectively integrated into the CDC dissemination and 
intervention strategies; and (10) supports mining research through the 
development and application of computational tools and techniques that 
advance the understanding and mitigation of mining health and safety 
problems.
    Ground Control Branch (CCRC). (1) Conducts laboratory and field 
investigations of catastrophic events such as cataclysmic structural or 
ground failures to better understand cause and effect relationships 
that initiate such events; (2) designs, evaluates, and implements 
appropriate intervention strategies and engineering controls to prevent 
ground failures; (3) develops, tests, and promotes the use of rock 
safety engineering prediction and risk evaluation systems for control 
or reduction of risk; (4) conducts laboratory and field investigations 
of surface mining operations to ensure appropriate engineering designs 
to prevent slope and highwall failures; (5) conducts research using a 
variety of techniques including numerical modeling and laboratory 
testing and experiments to ensure a full understanding of rock behavior 
and performance during rock excavation and mining operations; (6) 
develops, tests, and demonstrates sensors, predictive models, and 
engineering control technologies to reduce miners risk for injury or 
death; and (7) conducts research investigations using a wide-variety of 
measurement and sensor technologies including in-mine and surface 
systems and technologies to ensure the structural stability of mining 
operations.
    Dust, Ventilation and Toxic Substances Branch (CCRD). (1) Develops, 
plans, and implements a program of research to develop or improve 
personal and area direct reading instruments for measuring mining 
contaminants including, but not limited to, respirable dust, silica, 
diesel particulates and exhaust and a variety of toxic and other 
potentially harmful exposures; (2) conducts field tests, experiments, 
and demonstrations of new technology for monitoring and assessing mine 
air quality; (3) designs, plans, and implements laboratory and field 
research to develop airborne hazard reduction control technologies; (4) 
carries out field surveys in mines to identify work organization 
strategies that could result in reduced dust exposures, diesel 
particulate exposures, toxic substance exposures and exposures to other 
potentially harmful exposures; (5) evaluates the performance, 
economics, and technical feasibility of engineering control strategies, 
novel approaches, and the application of new or emerging technologies 
for underground and surface mine dust and respiratory hazard control 
systems; (6) develops and evaluates implementation strategies for using 
newly developed monitors and control technology for exposure reduction 
or prevention; and (7) conducts field and laboratory experiments on 
mine ventilation systems to develop improved technologies and 
strategies for applications to dust control, gas control, diesel 
exhaust control to ensure safe and healthy conditions for underground 
miners.
    Human Factors Branch (CCRE). Seeking to improve the health and 
safety of mineworkers, the branch systematically identifies, 
understands, and evaluates interactions within the mining work system, 
including the organizational and physical environment, tools and 
technology, job tasks and social factors. Researchers use a range of 
established and novel methods to study how the interactions among 
various individual, environmental, and organizational factors, along 
with tools and technology affect the mining work process and work 
system, and how these processes impact worker perceptions, decisions, 
behavior, health and well-being. The branch: (1) Conducts research with 
an overarching focus on the human component in the mining workplace 
system and in the mine emergency response system including: Designing 
and testing of proposed interventions related to workplace safety 
management systems and mine emergency response, rescue and escape 
systems, including demonstrations of proposed technologies using 
laboratory mock-ups, full-scale demonstrations at the division's 
experimental mines, assessments and demonstrations in the branch's 
virtual reality immersive environment research labs, and field 
evaluations in operating mines; (2) develops interventions, conducts 
evaluations and recommends intervention implementation strategies for 
injury prevention and control technologies developed by the division; 
(3) conducts human factors research related to worker perceptions, 
judgment and decision making, hazard recognition, human behavior; and 
(4) provides effective training and work place organization techniques 
and strategies for mining.
    Electrical and Mechanical Systems Safety Branch (CCRF). (1) 
Conducts laboratory, field, and computer modeling research to assess 
the health and safety relevance of mining equipment design features; 
(2) using scientific and engineering techniques, analyzes case-studies 
of injuries and fatalities resulting from mining equipment and develops 
interventions and strategies for reducing or eliminating the hazards; 
(3) conducts laboratory and field research to assess the safety hazards 
of electrical systems used in mining operations and develops 
interventions and strategies to reduce or eliminate the hazards; (4) 
develops novel approaches for improving the operational safety of 
working around, and on, mining machinery; and (5)

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conducts laboratory and field research on communication systems, 
tracking systems and monitoring systems as needed to ensure their 
viability and safety during routine mining operations as well as post-
disaster conditions.
    Fires and Explosions Branch (CCRG). (1) Conducts experiments and 
studies at the Bruceton Experimental Mine, the Bruceton Safety Research 
Coal Mine, and similar facilities as well as field experiments at 
operating mines to prevent catastrophic events such as mine explosions, 
mine fires, and gas and water inundations to better understand cause 
and effect relationships which initiate such events; (2) develops new 
or improved strategies and technologies for mine fire prevention, 
detection, control, and suppression; (3) investigates and develops an 
understanding of the critical parameters and their interrelationships 
governing the mitigation and propagation of explosions, and develops 
and facilitates the implementation of interventions to prevent mine 
explosions; (4) develops new controls and strategies for eliminating 
explosions or fires or minimizing the impact of explosions on the 
safety of mine workers by improving suppression systems, improving 
detection of sentinel events; (5) works with the mining industry and 
other government agencies to ensure research gaps and technology needs 
are met for preventing any and all types of events that could lead to 
mine explosions, sustained fires or inundations; and (6) identifies and 
evaluates emerging health and safety issues as mining operations move 
into more challenging and dangerous geologic conditions.
    Workplace Health Branch (CCRH). (1) Plans and conducts laboratory 
and field research on all aspects of workplace health including noise-
induced hearing loss in miners, cumulative and repetitive injuries and 
the identification of potential related health and safety hazards; (2) 
specific to excessive noise levels, conducts field dosimetric and 
audiometric surveys to assess the extent and severity of the problem; 
(3) specific to cumulative and repetitive injuries, conducts laboratory 
and field studies to identify the risk factors most responsible for 
causing injuries to mine workers at surface and underground operations 
and develops interventions, conducts evaluations and recommends 
intervention strategies for cumulative and repetitive injuries; (4) 
conducts field and laboratory research to identify noise generation 
sources and develops, tests, and demonstrates new control technologies 
for noise reduction; (5) evaluates the technical and economic 
feasibility of noise reduction controls; (6) designs and conducts 
surveillance based research studies to identify and classify risk 
factors that cause, or may cause, repetitive and cumulative injuries to 
miners; (7) conducts research studies to further the understanding of 
operating equipment on the role of mine worker musculoskeletal 
disorders in the underground and surface environment; and (8) develops 
strategies, technologies and approaches for improving the operational 
aspects of mining systems for mine worker comfort and health.
    Spokane Mining Research Division (CCS). (1) Provides leadership for 
prevention of work-related illness, injury, and death in the mining 
industry with an emphasis on the special needs in the western United 
States; (2) develops numerical models and conducts laboratory and field 
investigations to better understand the causes of catastrophic failures 
in underground metal/nonmetal mines that may lead to multiple injuries 
and fatalities; (3) develops new design practices and tools, control 
technologies, and work practices to reduce the risk of these global and 
local ground failures in underground metal/nonmetal mines; (4) conducts 
numerical studies and field investigations to understand the problems 
of ventilating deep and multilevel underground mines, and develops 
improved design approaches and engineering controls to reduce the 
concentration of toxic substances in the mine air; (5) conducts 
laboratory and field studies to help leverage and support the 
Institute's mining research program; (6) develops and recommends 
appropriate criteria for new standards, NIOSH policy, documents, or 
testimony related to health and safety in the mining industry.
    Delete in its entirety the title and function statements for the 
Office of Mine Safety and Health Research (CCM).

James Seligman,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
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conducting leadership meetings and priorities and positions on critical official records relating to the decisions
identifying, triaging, supervising and public health issues; (3) establishes an and official actions of the Director; (14)
tracking action items stemming from environmental scanning system and develops and distributes leadership
these leadership meetings; (3) oversees network throughout CDC to identify reports, including the White House/
all activities related to the Advisory urgent and high risk issues and HHS Weekly Cabinet Report and weekly
Committee to the Director and its opportunities related to the Director’s situation reports on emerging issues
subcommittees and workgroups; (4) priorities and coordinates the use of the impacting HHS and the White House;
coordinates CDC Foundation requests official CDC/ATSDR controlled (15) manages internal communication
for the Director and senior leadership correspondence tracking system for OCS; (16) manages the electronic
appearances at board meetings, special throughout CDC; (4) convenes teams to signature of the Director and other OD
events, speaking engagements, and assess, analyze, manage and provide executives, ensures consistent
similar external events; and (5) manages mitigation options and resolution of application of CDC correspondence
OD-level special events and VIP visits. risks; (5) cultivates strong vertical and standards and styles and ensures agency
Budget and Operations Management horizontal relationships to facilitate training and communication updates on
Activity (CAT13). (1) Interfaces on effective issues management within OD, the controlled correspondence; and (17)
behalf of the OD with CDC budget and with the Centers/Institute/Offices (CIOs) coordinates the activities related to OD
operations personnel on cross-cutting and with the Department of Health and liaison officer function during a CDC
functions; (2) coordinates the Human Services (HHS); (6) Emergency Operations Center
development, implementation, tracking communicates findings and status of activation.
(including spending plan), and current and ongoing issues, trends and
reporting of OD budget; (3) oversees James Seligman,
opportunities to senior leadership, CIOs Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for
administrative functions for OD,
and HHS through formal advisories, Disease Control and Prevention.
including strategic recruitment,
alerts and briefings on key agency [FR Doc. 2015–23636 Filed 9–21–15; 8:45 am]
personnel actions, training and
issues; (7) serves as the focal point for
employee development, space requests BILLING CODE 4160–18–P
the analysis, technical review, and final
and allocation, procurement and
clearance of controlled correspondence,
distribution of equipment and supplies;
non-scientific policy documents and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
(4) manages temporary senior staff
memoranda of understanding/agreement HUMAN SERVICES
within OD such as staff on details and
Intergovernmental Personnel Actions; that require approval from the Director
and senior leadership, and for a wide Centers for Disease Control and
(5) reviews request for official reception
variety of documents that require the Prevention
and representation funds; and (6)
organizes plans for safety, security, asset approval of various officials within
HHS; (8) works in collaboration with Statement of Organization, Functions,
and information management for OD and Delegations of Authority
and OCS. other OD offices to build issues
Public Private Partnerships Team management capacity throughout the Part C (Centers for Disease Control
(CAT14). (1) Coordinates and furthers agency through training and networking and Prevention) of the Statement of
strategic partnerships and private sector with CIO leadership and staff; (9) Organization, Functions, and
engagement activities with an emphasis provides integrated policy analysis and Delegations of Authority of the
on business sector; (2) serves as a strategic consultation to the Director Department of Health and Human
primary point of contact with the CDC and senior leadership on major issues Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
Foundation, specifically for affecting CDC; (10) liaises with HHS October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
coordination and decision support with Office of the Secretary as appropriate on 69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
other pre-established points of contact critical issues on behalf of the Chief of most recently at 80 FR 34643–34644,
across CDC; (3) provides an avenue of Staff and serves as the point of contact dated June 6, 2015) is amended to
outreach to the corporate and with HHS Immediate Office of the reflect the reorganization of the National
philanthropic sector about CDC’s Secretary, Executive Secretariat, for Institute for Occupational Safety and
critical priorities and sponsors/ status of Secretary’s controlled Health, Centers for Disease Control and
convenes in support of OD; (4) correspondence and review clear of Prevention.
coordinates approval of all draft non-scientific documents; (11) provides Section C–B, Organization and
proposals for new project partnerships a forum for OD offices for discussion Functions, is hereby amended as
involving CDC and the CDC Foundation; and decision-making on policy related follows:
and (5) leads conflict of interest review issues and Director priorities and After the title and the function
of all gifts offered to the agency. manages controlled correspondence and statement for the Western States
clearance of non-scientific documents Division (CCQ) insert the following:
Division of Issues Management, including the flow of decision Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
Analysis and Coordination (CATC) documents and correspondence for (CCR). Provides leadership for the
(1) Identifies and triages issues across action by the Director; (12) provides prevention of work-related illness,
OD in collaboration with agency leadership in identifying regulatory injury, and fatalities of mine workers
leadership to ensure efficient responses priorities and supports development of through research and prevention
to the Director’s priority issues, and regulations for the Department and activities of the Pittsburgh Mining
helps position CDC to take advantage of coordinates inspector general and Research Division (PMRD). Specifically
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emerging opportunities; (2) supports key General Accountability Office audit and PMRD: (1) Conducts field studies to
leadership in assessment, management, evaluation engagements related to CDC/ identify emerging hazards, to
mitigation options, and resolution of ATSDR; (13) tracks and coordinates understand the underlying causes of
issues and initiatives affecting CDC’s review of clearance of regulations under mine safety and health problems, and to
priorities and goals and ensures development and serves as CDC’s point evaluate the effectiveness of
controlled correspondence responses of contact for the Federal Document interventions; (2) develops engineering
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conducts laboratory and field research feasibility of noise reduction controls; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
on communication systems, tracking (6) designs and conducts surveillance HUMAN SERVICES
systems and monitoring systems as based research studies to identify and
needed to ensure their viability and classify risk factors that cause, or may Centers for Disease Control and
safety during routine mining operations cause, repetitive and cumulative Prevention
as well as post-disaster conditions. injuries to miners; (7) conducts research [60Day-15–0941; Docket No. CDC–2015–
Fires and Explosions Branch (CCRG). studies to further the understanding of 0084]
(1) Conducts experiments and studies at operating equipment on the role of mine
the Bruceton Experimental Mine, the Proposed Data Collection Submitted
worker musculoskeletal disorders in the
Bruceton Safety Research Coal Mine, for Public Comment and
underground and surface environment;
and similar facilities as well as field Recommendations
experiments at operating mines to and (8) develops strategies, technologies
prevent catastrophic events such as and approaches for improving the AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
mine explosions, mine fires, and gas operational aspects of mining systems Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and water inundations to better for mine worker comfort and health. and Human Services (HHS).
understand cause and effect Spokane Mining Research Division ACTION: Notice with comment period.
relationships which initiate such events; (CCS). (1) Provides leadership for
(2) develops new or improved strategies SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease
prevention of work-related illness, Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of
and technologies for mine fire injury, and death in the mining industry
prevention, detection, control, and its continuing efforts to reduce public
with an emphasis on the special needs burden and maximize the utility of
suppression; (3) investigates and in the western United States; (2)
develops an understanding of the government information, invites the
develops numerical models and general public and other Federal
critical parameters and their conducts laboratory and field
interrelationships governing the agencies to take this opportunity to
investigations to better understand the comment on proposed and/or
mitigation and propagation of
causes of catastrophic failures in continuing information collections, as
explosions, and develops and facilitates
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prevent mine explosions; (4) develops may lead to multiple injuries and Act of 1995. This notice invites
new controls and strategies for fatalities; (3) develops new design comment on a proposed information
eliminating explosions or fires or practices and tools, control collection entitled Evaluation of Dating
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80 FR 57183 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 183 (September 22, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
