81 FR 46677 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

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

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 46677]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16884]


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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 81 FR 30307-30308, dated May 16, 2016) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Office of the Director, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the title and the mission and function statements for the 
Office of the Associate Director for Laboratory Science and Safety 
(CAC) insert the following:
    Office of the Director (CAC1). (1) Provides scientific, technical, 
and managerial expertise and leadership in the development and 
enhancement of laboratory science and safety programs; (2) oversees and 
monitors the development, implementation, and evaluation of the 
laboratory safety and quality management programs across CDC; (3) 
advises on policy, partnerships, and issues management matters; (4) 
advises on matters related to internal and external public health 
communications; (5) provides oversight to ensure CDC compliance with 
regulations for select agents and toxins, and the safe possession, use 
and transfer of select agents and toxins; and (6) leads responses to 
laboratory incidents and emergencies.
    Office of Laboratory Science (CACB). (1) Provides high-level 
oversight and coordination of laboratory quality and safety training 
programs at all CDC campuses; (2) develops agency-level plans, 
policies, procedures and guidelines for implementation of quality 
management programs within Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs); (3) 
assures regulatory compliance and tracking for CDC's portfolio of 
laboratory developed tests; and (4) provides oversight of the catalog 
of laboratory safety training activities and tracking agency-wide 
progress and compliance with laboratory safety training requirements.
    Office of Laboratory Safety (CACC). (1) Provides high-level 
oversight and coordination of laboratory safety at all CDC campuses; 
(2) develops and assures effectiveness of agency-level plans, policies, 
manuals and tools for implementation of laboratory safety standards; 
(3) assures regulatory compliance for biological safety, chemical 
safety, radiation safety and the possession, use and transport of 
select agents and toxins; and (4) provides expertise and consultation 
for biological safety, chemical safety and radiation safety.

Sherri Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2016-16884 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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