Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
| Published date | 28 August 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-18469 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Centers For Disease Control And Prevention,Health And Human Services Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45152-45153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18469]
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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 84 FR 35676--35679, July 24, 2019) is amended
to reorganize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offices
that support the Deputy Director for Public Health Science and
Surveillance. Functions of the Division of Public Health Information
and Dissemination, a component within the Center for Surveillance,
Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (CSELS), align more closely with
the mission of the Office of the Associate Director for Policy and
Strategy, CSELS' Office of the Director, and the Office of Science. The
mission and functional statement for Office of Laboratory Science and
Safety is also being revised.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
After the functional statement for the Population Health and
Healthcare Office (CAQE), Office of the Associate Director for Policy
and Strategy (CAQ), insert the following:
Community Guide Office (CAQG). (1) Convenes and provides ongoing
administrative, research, and technical support for the operations of
the independent Community Preventive Services Task Force as directed by
statutory mandate; (2) conducts and oversees production of the
systematic reviews that serve as the scientific basis for Task Force
findings and recommendations; (3) coordinates and manages large and
diverse teams of internal and external partners participating in the
systematic review process; (4) participates with other CDC programs and
other federal and non-governmental partners in developing and refining
methods for conducting systematic reviews; (5) assists CDC and other
federal and non-federal partners in understanding, using, and
communicating methods for conducting systematic reviews; (6) assists
CDC and other federal and non-federal partners in linking reviews of
evidence to guidelines development and program implementation; (7)
assists the Task Force in producing reports on evidence gaps and
priority areas for further examination; (8) establishes, updates, and
evaluates the utility and use of the Community Guide website
(www.thecommunityguide.org) by intended users; (9) convenes and
participates with other CDC programs and other federal and non-
governmental partners in: (a) Disseminating products and promotional
materials throughout the U.S. health care and public health systems and
to their multisectoral partners via a variety of media, such as
journals, books, documents, the World Wide Web, and other media, (b)
developing and testing policies and processes for referencing Task
Force findings in research and programmatic funding announcements to
increase use of Task Force findings and fill evidence gaps, and (c)
developing, refining, and evaluating methods for assisting users in
implementing Task Force recommendations; (10) convenes and participates
with other CDC programs and other federal and non-governmental partners
in establishing methods for evaluating implementation, use, and impact
of Task Force-recommended strategies; (11) participates in the
development of national and regional public and private partnerships to
enhance prevention research and the translation of evidence into policy
and action; (12) provides epidemiologic and scientific support for
health departments, nonprofit hospitals and other community-based
organizations engaged in community health improvement; (13) maintains
scientific expertise in cross-cutting measures of population health and
population health determinants; (14) develops stakeholder-driven
epidemiological resources including analytic tools and scientific
resources for identifying community health priorities and health
disparities, and monitoring and evaluating public health impact; (15)
hosts and periodically updates the Community Health Status Indicators
web application; and (16) participates with CDC and other federal and
non-federal partners to encourage multi-sector collaborations that
support shared ownership of community health improvement.
Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of
the Director (CPN1), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and
Laboratory Services (CPN) and insert the following:
Office of the Director (CPN1). (1) Provides strategic direction
regarding surveillance, epidemiologic investigation, and data and
information sciences; (2) supports DDPHSS's CDC-wide coordination and
strategic activities in areas of health informatics technology,
including the meaningful use of electronic health records for public
health surveillance and the coordination of partners and stakeholders
for biosurveillance, and publication science; (3) leads the development
of public health workforce training; (4) guides the development of
laboratory systems standards for quality and safety, including the
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and engagement with
relevant federal advisory committees; (5) manages, directs,
coordinates, and evaluates the activities of the center; (6) defines
goals and objectives for policy formation, scientific oversight, and
guidance in program planning and development; (7) establishes and
implements a communications strategy in support of the CSELS
overarching goals and priorities; (8) provides oversight for the
evaluation of programmatic performance of all CSELS activities to
ensure health impact; (9) plans, coordinates, and manages all aspects
of program business services including human and fiscal resources,
extramural activities, space, and all administrative services; (10)
devises information technology practices and procedures, and provides
direction, innovation, planning and evaluation for information
technology systems, services, security, and resources for CSELS; (11)
provides leadership on issues management, budget formulation and
performance integration; (12) manages inter-governmental and external
affairs and cultivates strategic partnerships; (13) ensures scientific
quality, integrity, and clearance across the center; (14) provides
guidance and strategic oversight to the processes within the center
that access, collect, manage, analyze, and visualize data, including
assistance for involvement with federal advisory committees and other
high level groups; (15) monitors projects for effective focus on the
analytical, informatics, data management, and statistical
infrastructure to deliver quality data, accurate analysis services and
dependable software products and systems to customers and partners;
(16) collaborates and consults with other centers, working groups,
state and local health departments, other federal agencies, and other
partners, to accomplish the mission of the center; (17) reviews,
prepares, coordinates, and develops Congressional testimony and
briefing materials; (18) represents CSELS and at times CDC at
professional and scientific meetings, within and
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outside CDC; (19) manages the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
(MMWR) series of publications, including the MMWR Recommendations and
Reports, CDC Surveillance Summaries, and Annual Summary of Notifiable
Diseases, and supports Public Health Reports among other publications;
(20) develops, plans, coordinates, edits, and produces the MMWR series,
including the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, CDC Surveillance
Summaries, and Annual Summary of Notifiable Diseases; (21) manages the
CDC Vital Signs program, which offers recent data and calls to action
for important public health issues; (22) produces CDC Vital Signs which
includes an MMWR Early Release, a fact sheet and website, a media
release, and a series of announcements via social media tools; and (23)
leads an agency-wide call to action each month concerning a single,
important public health topic.
Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Division of
Public Health Information and Dissemination (CPNC).
After the functional statement for the Office of Technology and
Innovation (CPPD), Office of Science (CPP). insert the following:
Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health (CPPE). The Office
of Genomics and Precision Public Health (OGPPH) is charged with
identifying opportunities for genomics and precision public health
applications to improve health, prevent disease, save health care costs
and reduce health disparities in the United States. (1) OGPPH
integrates advances in pathogen and human genomics, machine learning,
data science and predictive analytics responsibly and effectively into
health care and public health programs; (2) provides technical
assistance and advice to CDC leadership and programs, other federal
agencies, state health departments, and other external partners by
identifying, evaluating, and implementing evidence-based genomics and
precision public health practices to prevent and control the country's
leading diseases; (3) supports policy, education, and surveillance
frameworks to promote effective implementation of evidence-based
recommendations for genomic tests, family health history, and precision
health applications, as well as those applications that will emerge in
the next decade and beyond; (4) identifies and evaluates emerging
genomic, family health history, and precision health applications with
the potential to impact population health; and (5) conducts public
health genomics and precision public health epidemiologic studies and
analyses.
Office of Library Science (CPPG). The Stephen B. Thacker CDC
Library supports CDC's scientific and public health information needs
by serving as CDC's resource for library collections, information
resources, customized library services and tools, information exchange,
learning, collaboration and innovation. To accomplish these aims, the
Office of Library Science: (1) Develops, curates, sustains and
evaluates library collections and public health information resources;
(2) provides CDC staff with timely access to electronic and hardcopy
scientific and public health programmatic resources; (3) provides
library science technical assistance, reference services, literature
searches, systematic reviews, and training; (4) provides resources to
evaluate scholarly and other impact of CDC research and publications;
(5) provides and manages facilities for scientific inquiry, learning,
research, collaboration, and innovation; (6) supports the Library
Advisory Board, whose members ensure their CIO's needs are considered
in library operations and planning; and (7) collaborates with other
federal libraries, medical/health sciences libraries, other library and
information scientists, and public health partners.
Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of
Laboratory Science and Safety (CPQ), and insert the following:
Office of Laboratory Science and Safety (CPQ). In carrying out its
mission, the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety: (1) Provides
scientific, technical, and managerial expertise and leadership in the
development and enhancement of laboratory safety programs; and (2)
oversees and monitors the development, implementation, and evaluation
of the laboratory safety and quality management programs across CDC.
Office of the Director (CPQ1). (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; (6) provides oversight to
ensure CDC compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies,
and standards regarding the humane care and use of laboratory animals
at CDC; (7) serves as the Institutional Official for purposes of
compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use
of Laboratory Animals; (8) makes appointments to the CDC Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committees; and (9) leads responses to laboratory
incidents and emergencies.
Office of Laboratory Science (CPQB). (1) Provides high-level
coordination of policies and guidance for core laboratory training
programs in quality management, laboratory safety, and Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)-regulated diagnostic devices; (2) manages the
catalog of core laboratory quality, safety, and FDA-regulatory
compliance training courses; (3) provides expertise and consultation
for policy development and implementation of laboratory quality
management activities; (4) provides regulatory expertise and
consultation to support policy development and compliance with FDA
regulations for in vitro diagnostic devices.
Office of Laboratory Safety (CPQC). (1) Provides high-level
oversight and coordination of laboratory safety at all CDC campuses;
(2) develops and assesses effectiveness of agency-level plans,
policies, manuals, and tools for implementation of laboratory safety
standards; (3) provides regulatory compliance for biological safety,
chemical safety, radiation safety, and the possession, use, and
transport of select agents and toxins; (4) provides expertise and
consultation for biological safety, chemical safety, and radiation
safety; and (5) provides expertise for CDC-wide compliance with all
applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standards regarding the
humane care and use of laboratory animals at CDC.
Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-18469 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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