80 FR 71808 - 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		2015-29282

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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.
    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.
    Delete in its entirety the title and function statements for the 
Office of Laboratory Science (CVG14).
    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.
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scientific data; (8) provides technical
James Seligman,
expertise, education, and training to
Director, Management Analysis and Services Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for
Office, Centers for Disease Control and domestic and international partners; (9) Disease Control and Prevention.
Prevention. provides leadership to internal and
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information to increase awareness, Centers for Disease Control and
Centers for Disease Control and knowledge, and understanding of public Prevention
Prevention health issues domestically and
internationally, and to promote effective Board of Scientific Counselors, Office
Statement of Organization, Functions, of Infectious Diseases (BSC, OID)
and Delegations of Authority immunization programs; (12) aligns the
national center focus with the overall
Part C (Centers for Disease Control In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
strategic goals of CDC; (13) synchronizes
and Prevention) of the Statement of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
all aspects of CDC’s pandemic influenza
Organization, Functions, and (Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease
preparedness and response from Control and Prevention (CDC),
Delegations of Authority of the strategy through implementation and
Department of Health and Human announces the following meeting of the
evaluation; and (14) implements, aforementioned committee:
Services (45 FR 67772–76, dated coordinates, and evaluates programs
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR across NCIRD, Office of Infectious Time and Date:
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., EST, December 9, 2015
Diseases (OID), and CDC to optimize 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., EST, December 10,
most recently at 80 FR 58479–58485,
public health impact. 2015
dated September 29, 2015) is amended
to reflect the reorganization of the Delete in its entirety the title and Place: CDC, Global Communications Center,
National Center for Immunization and function statements for the Office of 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Building 19,
Respiratory Diseases, and the Office of Laboratory Science (CVG14). Auditorium B3, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Status: The meeting is open to the public,
After the Office of Science and limited only by the space available.
Control and Prevention. Integrated Programs (CVG17) insert the
Section C–B, Organization and Purpose: The BSC, OID, provides advice
following: and guidance to the Secretary, Department of
Functions, is hereby amended as
Influenza Coordination Unit (CVG18). Health and Human Services; the Director,
follows:
The mission of the Influenza CDC; the Director, OID; and the Directors of
Delete in its entirety the title and
the National Center for Immunization and
function statements for the Influenza Coordination Unit (ICU) is to
Respiratory Diseases, the National Center for
Coordination Unit (CVA4). synchronize all aspects of CDC’s Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,
Delete in its entirety the title and pandemic influenza preparedness and and the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
function statements for the National response from strategy through Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, in
Center for Immunization and implementation and evaluation. In the following areas: Strategies, goals, and
Respiratory Diseases (CVG) and insert carrying out its mission, the ICU: (1) priorities for programs; research within the
the following: Serves as the principal advisor to the national centers; and overall strategic
National Center for Immunization CDC Director on pandemic influenza direction and focus of OID and the national
and Respiratory Diseases (CVG). The preparedness and response activities, centers.
National Center for Immunization and Matters for Discussion: The meeting will
assisting the Director in formulating and include reports from the Board’s Food Safety
Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) prevents communicating strategic pandemic
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initiatives and policies; (2) provides Group and Infectious Disease Laboratory
immunization and by control of
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respiratory and related diseases. In activities of CDC’s infectious disease national
of pandemic preparedness and
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service in laboratory and efforts to better understand and address
epidemiological sciences, and in programs related to pandemic influenza;
environmental factors contributing to
immunization program delivery; (2) (3) strategically manages a budget and infectious disease outbreaks.
conducts applied research on disease allocates funds across the agency to Agenda items are subject to change as
prevention and control; (3) translates ensure appropriate resources for high priorities dictate.
research findings into public health priority areas; and (4) conducts ongoing Contact Person for More Information:
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80 FR 71808 - 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