80 FR 71803 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

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

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-29276

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71803-71804]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29276]


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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 58479-58485, dated September 29, 2015) 
is amended to reflect the reorganization of the National Center for 
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and the Office of Infectious 
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the title and function statements for the 
Influenza Coordination Unit (CVA4).
    Delete in its entirety the title and function statements for the 
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (CVG) and 
insert the following:
    National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (CVG). 
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) 
prevents disease, disability, and death through immunization and by 
control of respiratory and related diseases. In carrying out its 
mission, NCIRD: (1) Provides leadership, expertise, and service in 
laboratory and epidemiological sciences, and in immunization program 
delivery; (2) conducts applied research on disease prevention and 
control; (3) translates research findings into public health policies 
and practices; (4) provides diagnostic and reference laboratory 
services to relevant partners; (5) conducts surveillance and research 
to determine disease distribution, determinants, and burden nationally 
and internationally; (6) responds to disease outbreaks domestically and 
abroad; (7) ensures that public health decisions are made objectively 
and based upon the highest quality of scientific data; (8) provides 
technical expertise, education, and training to domestic and 
international partners; (9) provides leadership to internal and 
external partners for establishing and maintaining immunization, and 
other prevention and control programs; (10) develops, implements, and 
evaluates domestic and international public health policies; (11) 
communicates information to increase awareness, knowledge, and 
understanding of public health issues domestically and internationally, 
and to promote effective immunization programs; (12) aligns the 
national center focus with the overall strategic goals of CDC; (13) 
synchronizes all aspects of CDC's pandemic influenza preparedness and 
response from strategy through implementation and evaluation; and (14) 
implements, coordinates, and evaluates programs across NCIRD, Office of 
Infectious Diseases (OID), and CDC to optimize public health impact.
    After the Office of Science and Integrated Programs (CVG17) insert 
the following:
    Influenza Coordination Unit (CVG18). The mission of the Influenza 
Coordination Unit (ICU) is to synchronize all aspects of CDC's pandemic 
influenza preparedness and response from strategy through 
implementation and evaluation. In carrying out its mission, the ICU: 
(1) Serves as the principal advisor to the CDC Director on pandemic 
influenza preparedness and response activities, assisting the Director 
in formulating and communicating strategic pandemic initiatives and 
policies; (2) provides strategic leadership for CDC in the areas of 
pandemic preparedness and response, including setting priorities and 
promoting science, policies, and programs related to pandemic 
influenza; (3) strategically manages a budget and allocates funds 
across the agency to ensure appropriate resources for high priority 
areas; and (4) conducts ongoing evaluation and adjustment of pandemic 
preparedness and response activities, in coordination with the National 
Response Framework and other emergency preparedness guidance, to ensure 
optimal public health effectiveness and efficient use of human and 
fiscal resources by developing and leading an exercise program for the 
Agency, in collaboration with HHS and other partners.

James Seligman,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-29276 Filed 11-16-15; 8:45 am]
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M. tuberculosis susceptibility testing. assessing training needs, and aid with laboratories. Data collection from
Participation in this program is one way the development of practice standards. laboratory participants occurs twice per
laboratories can ensure high-quality The data collected over the previous year. The data collected in this program
laboratory testing, resulting in accurate three-year period enabled CDC to will include the susceptibility test
and reliable testing results. correlate testing practices with results of primary and secondary drugs,
By providing an evaluation program performance and to use this information drug concentrations, and test methods
to assess the ability of the laboratories to design training modules targeted to performed by laboratories on a set of
to test for drug resistant M. tuberculosis participants encouraging the adaptation performance evaluation (PE) samples.
strains, laboratories also have a self- of advanced testing methods. Extension The PE samples are sent to participants
assessment tool to aid in optimizing of data collection will allow CDC to twice a year. Participants also report
their skills in susceptibility testing. The evaluate the effectiveness of these demographic data such as laboratory
information obtained from the training modules by continually type and the number of tests performed
laboratories on susceptibility practices monitoring laboratory performance. annually.
and procedures is used to establish Participants in this program include There is no cost to respondents to
variables related to good performance, domestic clinical and public health participate other than their time.

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total bur-
Type of respondent Form name responses per
respondents response den hours
respondent (in hours)

Domestic Laboratory Participant Biosafety Compliance Letter of Agreement ... 93 2 5/60 16
MPEP Mycobacterium tuberculosis Results Worksheet .. 93 2 30/60 93
Online Survey Instrument ................................................ 93 2 15/60 47

Total ................. ........................................................................................... 93 6 ........................ 156

Leroy A. Richardson, https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i= The Director, Management Analysis and
Chief, Information Collection Review Office, PW1126536&p=6816256&t=c Services Office, has been delegated the
Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the USA Toll-free +1 (888) 947–9021, Participant authority to sign Federal Register Notices
Associate Director for Science, Office of the code: 6816256 pertaining to announcements of meetings and
Director, Centers for Disease Control and December 16, 2015 other committee management activities, for
Prevention. For Participants: both the Centers for Disease Control and
[FR Doc. 2015–29272 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am] URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
Conference number: PW5803596 Substances and Disease Registry.
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
Audience passcode: 6816256
Elaine L. Baker,
Participants can join the event directly at:
Director, Management Analysis and Services
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i= Office, Centers for Disease Control and
HUMAN SERVICES PW5803596&p=6816256&t=c Prevention.
USA Toll-free +1 (888) 947–9021, Participant
code: 6816256 [FR Doc. 2015–29260 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am]
Centers for Disease Control and
Status: Open to the public, limited only by BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
Prevention
the space available. The meeting room
Advisory Council for the Elimination of accommodates approximately 100 people.
Tuberculosis Meeting (ACET) Purpose: This Council advises and makes DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
recommendations to the Secretary of Health HUMAN SERVICES
and Human Services, the Assistant Secretary
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
for Health, and the Director, CDC, regarding Centers for Disease Control and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act the elimination of tuberculosis. Specifically, Prevention
(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease the Council makes recommendations
Control and Prevention (CDC), regarding policies, strategies, objectives, and Statement of Organization, Functions,
announces the following meeting of the priorities; addresses the development and and Delegations of Authority
aforementioned committee: application of new technologies; and reviews
the extent to which progress has been made
Times and Dates: Part C (Centers for Disease Control
toward eliminating tuberculosis.
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., EST, December 15, 2015 Matters for Discussion: Agenda items and Prevention) of the Statement of
8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., EST, December 16, include the following topics: (1) Overview of Organization, Functions, and
2015 Biomedical Advanced Research and Delegations of Authority of the
Place: Corporate Square, Corporate Development Authority (BARDA); (2) Department of Health and Human
Boulevard, Building 8, 1st Floor Conference Tuberculosis in Congregate Settings; (3) Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated
Room, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, telephone Updates from Workgroups; and (4) other October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR
(404) 639–8317. tuberculosis-related issues.
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69296, October 20, 1980, as amended
This meeting is also accessible by Webinar: Agenda items are subject to change as most recently at 80 FR 58479–58485,
December 15, 2015 priorities dictate.
dated September 29, 2015) is amended
Contact Person for More Information:
For Participants:
Margie Scott-Cseh, Centers for Disease to reflect the reorganization of the
URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/ Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road National Center for Immunization and
Conference number: PW1126536 NE., M/S E–07, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, Respiratory Diseases, and the Office of
Audience passcode: 6816256 telephone (404) 639–8317 Email: zkr7@ Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease
Participants can join the event directly at: cdc.gov. Control and Prevention.

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Section C–B, Organization and pandemic influenza preparedness and Centers for Disease Control and
Functions, is hereby amended as response from strategy through Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
follows: implementation and evaluation. In Substances and Disease Registry.
Delete in its entirety the title and carrying out its mission, the ICU: (1)
function statements for the Influenza Elaine L. Baker,
Serves as the principal advisor to the
Coordination Unit (CVA4). CDC Director on pandemic influenza Director, Management Analysis and Services
Delete in its entirety the title and Office, Centers for Disease Control and
preparedness and response activities,
function statements for the National Prevention.
assisting the Director in formulating and
Center for Immunization and [FR Doc. 2015–29258 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am]
communicating strategic pandemic
Respiratory Diseases (CVG) and insert initiatives and policies; (2) provides BILLING CODE 4163–18–P
the following: strategic leadership for CDC in the areas
National Center for Immunization of pandemic preparedness and
and Respiratory Diseases (CVG). The response, including setting priorities DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
National Center for Immunization and and promoting science, policies, and HUMAN SERVICES
Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) prevents programs related to pandemic influenza;
disease, disability, and death through Centers for Disease Control and
(3) strategically manages a budget and Prevention
immunization and by control of allocates funds across the agency to
respiratory and related diseases. In ensure appropriate resources for high [30Day–16–0964]
carrying out its mission, NCIRD: (1) priority areas; and (4) conducts ongoing
Provides leadership, expertise, and evaluation and adjustment of pandemic Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork
service in laboratory and preparedness and response activities, in Reduction Act Review
epidemiological sciences, and in coordination with the National
immunization program delivery; (2) The Centers for Disease Control and
Response Framework and other Prevention (CDC) has submitted the
conducts applied research on disease emergency preparedness guidance, to
prevention and control; (3) translates following information collection request
ensure optimal public health to the Office of Management and Budget
research findings into public health effectiveness and efficient use of human
policies and practices; (4) provides (OMB) for review and approval in
and fiscal resources by developing and accordance with the Paperwork
diagnostic and reference laboratory leading an exercise program for the
services to relevant partners; (5) Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for
Agency, in collaboration with HHS and the proposed information collection is
conducts surveillance and research to other partners.
determine disease distribution, published to obtain comments from the
determinants, and burden nationally James Seligman, public and affected agencies.
and internationally; (6) responds to Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Written comments and suggestions
disease outbreaks domestically and Disease Control and Prevention. from the public and affected agencies
abroad; (7) ensures that public health [FR Doc. 2015–29276 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am] concerning the proposed collection of
decisions are made objectively and BILLING CODE 4160–18–P information are encouraged. Your
based upon the highest quality of comments should address any of the
scientific data; (8) provides technical following: (a) Evaluate whether the
expertise, education, and training to DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND proposed collection of information is
domestic and international partners; (9) HUMAN SERVICES necessary for the proper performance of
provides leadership to internal and the functions of the agency, including
external partners for establishing and Centers for Disease Control and whether the information will have
maintaining immunization, and other Prevention practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
prevention and control programs; (10) accuracy of the agencies estimate of the
Board of Scientific Counselors, Office burden of the proposed collection of
develops, implements, and evaluates
of Infectious Diseases: Notice of information, including the validity of
domestic and international public
Charter Renewal the methodology and assumptions used;
health policies; (11) communicates
information to increase awareness, This gives notice under the Federal (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and
knowledge, and understanding of public Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– clarity of the information to be
health issues domestically and 463) of October 6, 1972, that the Board collected; (d) Minimize the burden of
internationally, and to promote effective of Scientific Counselors, Office of the collection of information on those
immunization programs; (12) aligns the Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease who are to respond, including through
national center focus with the overall Control and Prevention (CDC), the use of appropriate automated,
strategic goals of CDC; (13) synchronizes Department of Health and Human electronic, mechanical, or other
all aspects of CDC’s pandemic influenza Services (HHS), has been renewed for a technological collection techniques or
preparedness and response from 2-year period through October 31, 2017. other forms of information technology,
strategy through implementation and For information, contact Robin e.g., permitting electronic submission of
evaluation; and (14) implements, Moseley, M.A.T., Designated Federal responses; and (e) Assess information
coordinates, and evaluates programs Officer, Board of Scientific Counselors, collection costs.
across NCIRD, Office of Infectious Office of Infectious Diseases, CDC, HHS, To request additional information on
Diseases (OID), and CDC to optimize 1600 Clifton Road NE., Mailstop D10, the proposed project or to obtain a copy
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public health impact. Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027, telephone of the information collection plan and
After the Office of Science and 404/639–4461 or fax 404/235–3562. instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
Integrated Programs (CVG17) insert the The Director, Management Analysis send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written
following: and Services Office, has been delegated comments and/or suggestions regarding
Influenza Coordination Unit (CVG18). the authority to sign Federal Register the items contained in this notice
The mission of the Influenza notices pertaining to announcements of should be directed to the Attention:
Coordination Unit (ICU) is to meetings and other committee CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management
synchronize all aspects of CDC’s management activities, for both the and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or

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80 FR 71803 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

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