[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 130 (Friday, July 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35219-35228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16855]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part C (Centers of 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 60 FR 52199, October 5, 1995) is amended to (1) 
establish the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) 
within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to 
strengthen and enhance the ability to prevent and control the spread of 
HIV/AIDS in the United States and throughout the world, and (2) abolish 
the National Center for Prevention Services.
    Section C-B, Organization and Function, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the functional statement for the Immunization Services 
Division (CJ4), National Immunization Program (CJ), insert the 
following:
    National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (CK). The mission 
of this organization is to provide leadership in preventing and 
controlling human immunodeficiency virus infection, other sexually 
transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis by collaborating with community, 
state, national, and international partners and applying well 
integrated, multi-disciplinary programs of research, surveillance, 
technical assistance, and evaluation. In carrying out this mission, the 
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP): (1) 
coordinates the development of CDC short- and long-range plans for 
preventing the spread of HIV infection in the United States; (2) 
allocates and tracks CDC resources for HIV prevention programs; (3) 
conducts national public information and awareness activities; (4) 
coordinates HIV prevention activities with other Federal agencies and 
with international organizations, including the World Health 
Organization in conjunction with the Associate Director for 
International Health; (5) plans, directs, and coordinates national 
programs of assistance involving preventive health services to state 
and local health agencies; (6) assists state and local health agencies 
in integrating and coordinating preventive services delivered by 
private and public organizations in the community and in assuring 
delivery of preventive services to all persons regardless of 
socioeconomic status; (7) assists states and localities in specifying 
major health problems in the community and in formulating technical 
theories on which intervention strategies can be based; (8) serves as 
the primary focus for assisting states and localities through grants 
and other mechanisms, in establishing and maintaining prevention and 
control programs directed toward health problems related to acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome, sexually transmitted diseases, and 
tuberculosis; (9) maintains operational knowledge of the nature, scope, 
and occurrence of preventable health problems; (10) conducts 
operational research to improve the assistance programs; (11) assesses 
program operations and public health practices and provides technical 
assistance to states in the operation of preventive health service 
programs; (12) maintains liaison with other U.S. governmental agencies, 
state and local health agencies, national organizations, and 
educational institutions; (13) provides technical assistance to other 
nations; (14) in carrying out the above functions, collaborates, as 
appropriate, with other Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs) of the 
CDC.
    Office of the Director (CKI). (1) Provides leadership and guidance 
on the development of goals and objectives, policies, program planning 
and development, program management and operations of the activities of 
the NCHSTP; (2) manages, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the 
Center's activities; (3) facilities closer linkages between HIV, STD, 
and TB surveillance activities and prevention programs at all levels; 
(4) facilitates collaboration, integration, and multi-disciplinary

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approaches to enhance the effectiveness of HIV, STD, and TB prevention 
programs; (5) facilitates integration of science and prevention 
programs throughout the NCHSTP; (6) enhances the coordination and 
integration of HIV, STD, and TB prevention services for individuals and 
populations at increased risk for more than one of these infections; 
(7) coordinates the integration of CDC funding of state and local 
health departments for HIV, STD, and TB prevention; (8) facilities the 
assignment of field staff in accordance with CDC and NCHSTP priorities 
and objectives; (9) reassesses the role of NCHSTP field staff assignees 
to state and local health jurisdictions and restructures career 
development plans accordingly; (10) provides and coordinates 
administrative and program support services; (11) provides technical 
information services to facilitate dissemination of relevant public 
health information; (12) facilitates collaboration with national health 
activities with CDC components, other agencies and organizations, and 
foreign governments on international health activities; (13) provides 
oversight for the programmatic coordination of HIV, STD, and TB 
activities between NCHSTP and other CIOs and, as the lead CIO for these 
programs, develops recommendations to the CDC Director in concert with 
other CIOs, for distribution of HIV, STD, and TB fund CDC-wide; (14) 
advises the Director, CDC, on other policy matters concerning NCHSTP 
activities.
    Resource Management Office (CK12). (1) Plans, coordinates, and 
provides administrative and management advice and guidance for NCHSTP; 
(2) provides and coordinates Center-wide administrative, management, 
and support services in the areas of fiscal management, personnel, 
travel, procurement, facility management, and other administrative 
services; (3) coordinates NCHSTP requirements relating to small 
purchase procurements, VISA procurements, material management, and 
intra-agency agreement/reimbursable agreements; (4) provides lead 
fiscal management for contracts and supportive fiscal management for 
grants and cooperative agreements; (5) serves as a liaison for external 
inquiries of current fiscal year funding expenditures; (6) coordinates 
facility management issues, problems and changes, physical security 
issues, and policies regarding telecommunications, office furniture and 
equipment; (7) provides oversight and management of NCHSTP conference 
rooms, support and setup of Envision services and assistance with 
audio-visual equipment; (8) provides meeting planning assistance and 
services, serves as Project Officer and liaison for any meeting 
planning contractors, negotiates with vendors for providing conference 
location, rental of equipment; (9) maintains liaison with CIOs, Staff 
Offices, Staff Service Offices, and NCHSTP staff.
    Communications Office (CK13). (1) Provides technical assistance to 
Divisions on issues management, public affairs, and health 
communications strategies; (2) collaborates with external organizations 
and the news, public service, and entertainment and other media to 
ensure that effective findings and their implications for public health 
reach the public; (3) collaborates closely with Divisions to produce 
materials designed for use by the news media, including press releases, 
letters to the editor, public service announcements, television 
programming, video news releases, and other electronic and printed 
materials; (4) secures appropriate clearance of these materials within 
NCHSTP and CDC; (5) coordinates the development and maintenance of 
Center-wide information systems through an Internet Home Page; (6) 
develops strategies and operational systems for the proactive 
dissemination of effective findings and their implications for 
prevention partners and the public; (7) apart from the clearing houses, 
hotlines, or other contractual mechanisms, responds to public inquiries 
and distributes information materials; (8) provides editorial, 
graphics, and publishing services for NCHSTP staff; (9) operates a 
Center-wide Information Center; (10) maintains liaison with CDC public 
affairs and communications staff offices.
    Prevention Informatics Office (CK14). (1) Designs, develops, and 
maintains a Center-wide network to facilitate the dissemination and 
availability of information; (2) designs, develops, and supports 
Center-wide consolidated application file servers, remote access 
servers, and administrative database servers; (3) collaborates with 
Divisions to coordinate, plan, and advocate for training to ensure that 
all staff have and fully utilize their IRM environment; (4) provides a 
focus for joint planning within NCHSTP both long-term and short-term; 
(5) conducts cost-benefit, cost effectiveness, and economic analyses, 
evaluation, and other special studies related to the impact of advanced 
information processing technology on NCHSTP programs; (6) provides a 
centralized research and development function and, in consultation with 
Division IRM staff, undertakes research and development projects; (7) 
develops unified Center-wide administrative systems and advocates and 
supports the commitment of resources to application development; (8) 
establishes the Center's Internet file servers and supports 
organizational components to disseminate or access information on the 
Internet; (9) maintains liaison with the Office of Program Support and 
CIO IRM offices.
    Planning and Evaluation Office (CK15). (1) Reviews, prepares, and 
coordinates congressional testimony and briefing documents, and 
analyzes the implications of legislation and legislative proposals; (2) 
maintains liaison with the CDC Office of Program Planning and 
Evaluation and the Financial Management Office; (3) plans and 
coordinates the annual program planning process; (4) establishes 
procedures and proposes approaches for the development of future year 
annual budget initiatives; (5) maintains liaison with CIOs in 
determining and interpreting operating policy and in ensuring their 
respective management input for specific program activity plans; (6) 
interprets general policy directives and proposed legislation relation 
to NCHSTP program goals and objectives; (7) coordinates the development 
and review of congressional reports; (8) serves as the coordination 
point for Inspector General and General Accounting Office audits and 
reviews; (9) coordinates and manages external groups such as advisory 
committees; (10) serves as central point for Office of Management and 
Budget clearances, controlled correspondence, Freedom of Information 
Act requests, and Privacy Act inquiries; (11) advises on activities 
that might affect other CIOs.
    Prevention Support Office (CK16). (1) Serves as an initial point of 
contact between partners and NCHSTP programs; (2) provides guidance and 
coordination to Divisions on cross-divisional negotiated agreements; 
(3) facilitates NCHSTP shifts to the administration of non-categorical, 
cross-cutting grants/cooperative agreements; (4) facilitates state and 
local cross-divisional issues identification and solutions; (5) 
advocates for consistent and judicious interpretation and application 
of established Center-level policy related to cross-divisional issues 
and field staff management; (6) strengthens communications among 
Divisions, field staff, and partners; (7) facilitates Center-wide 
public health advisor/associate recruitment for field assignments; (8) 
provides focal point for cross-divisional issues related to field staff 
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development of a Center-wide field staff career development plan; (10) 
assures consistency in Center-wide procedures for field staff 
selection, assignment, and transfer processes; (11) facilitates and 
provides consultation on field staff human resource management issues; 
(12) advocates the use of information technology to strengthen the 
communications among the divisions, field staff, and partners; (13) 
advocates for the disease-specific needs of Divisions and grantees; 
(14) develops, reviews, and implements policies, methods, and 
procedures for NCHSTP extramural assistance programs; (15) provides 
financial tracking for Center-wide extramural grants and cooperative 
agreements; (16) provides consultation and technical assistance to 
NCHSTP program officials in the planning, implementation, and 
administration of assistance programs; (17) participates in evaluation 
of project resources and the resolution of audit exceptions; (18) 
assures the appropriate projection of needs and executes shifts in 
project funds between geographic areas to accommodate personnel in lieu 
of cash; (19) develops and implements objective review processes, 
including use of special emphasis panels, for competitive application 
cycles; (20) assures Center-wide consistency in providing review of 
continuation assistance applications; (21) interprets general policy 
directives, proposed legislation, and appropriations language for 
implications on extramural programs; and (22) provides liaison with OPS 
and OD staff offices.
    Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (CK2). (1) In cooperation with 
other CDC components, administers operational programs for the 
prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS); (2) provides consultation, training, 
statistical, promotional, educational, epidemiological, and other 
technical services to assist state and local health departments, as 
well as national, state, and local nongovernmental organizations, in 
the planning, development, implementation, and overall improvement of 
HIV prevention programs; (3) conducts epidemiologic, surveillance, 
behavioral, etiologic, communications, and operational research into 
factors affecting the prevention of HIV/AIDS; (4) develops 
recommendations and guidelines on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and 
associated illnesses; (5) monitors sentinel surveillance of HIV 
infection and infectious diseases and other complications of HIV/AIDS, 
as well as surveillance of risk behaviors associated with HIV 
transmission; (6) conducts national and international HIV transmission; 
(6) conducts national and international HIV/AIDS surveillance, 
epidemiologic investigations, and studies to determine risk factors and 
transmission patterns of HIV/AIDS; (7) evaluates prevention and control 
activities in collaboration with other CDC components; (8) provides 
assistance and consultation on issues related to epidemiology, 
surveillance, programmatic support, research, evaluation methodologies, 
and fiscal and grants management to state and local health departments, 
nongovernmental organizations, national organizations, and other 
research institutions; (9) promotes linkages between health department 
HIV/AIDS programs and other governmental and nongovernmental partners 
who are vital to effective HIV/AIDS prevention efforts; (10) provides 
consultation to other PHS Agencies, medical institutions, private 
physicians, and international organizations or agencies; (11) provides 
information to the scientific community and the general public through 
publications and presentations; (12) works closely with The National 
Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) on HIV/AIDS surveillance and 
epidemiologic investigations that require laboratory collaboration, and 
on activities related to the investigation and prevention of HIV-
related opportunistic infections; (13) implements national HIV/AIDS 
prevention communications programs and develops strategic 
communications activities and services at the national level to inform 
and educate the American public about HIV/AIDS, especially individuals 
whose behavior places them at risk for HIV infection; (14) provides 
technical support to CDC assignees to state and local health 
departments who are working on HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention 
activities.
    Office of the Director (CK21). (1) Plans, directs, and evaluates 
the activities of the Division; (2) develops goals and objectives and 
provides national leadership and guidance in HIV/AIDS prevention policy 
formulation and program planning and development; (3) provides 
leadership for developing research in epidemiologic, communications, 
and behavioral aspects of HIV/AIDS prevention, and in coordinating 
activities between the Division and others involved in HIV/AIDS 
investigations, research, and prevention, including other CIOs and 
national-level prevention partners who influence HIV/AIDS prevention 
programs; (4) provides oversight for human subjects review of protocols 
and coordinates human subjects review training; (5) maintains lead 
responsibility for HIV/AIDS strategic communications and coordinates 
communications on major issues related to prevention, surveillance, or 
policy; (6) coordinates the response to the national media on HIV/AIDS 
issues within the Division and between the Division and the Office of 
Public Affairs; (7) ensures multidisciplinary collaboration in HIV/AIDS 
prevention activities; (8) provides leadership and guidance for program 
management and operations, as well as the development of data 
management systems and training and educational programs; (9) 
coordinates the development of guidelines and standards to ensure 
ongoing effective HIV prevention programs and their evaluations; (10) 
oversees the creation of materials designed for use by the media, 
including press releases, letters to the editor, and other print and 
electronic materials and programs and ensures appropriate clearance of 
these materials; (11) ensures that Deputy Directors and subject area 
specialists are prepared for interaction with the media as needed; (12) 
oversees the preparation of speeches and Congressional testimony on 
HIV/AIDS for the Division Director, the NCHSTP Director, the CDC 
Director, and other public health officials; (13) coordinates 
international HIV/AIDS activities of the Division and ensures 
coordination within CDC, as appropriate; (14) provides program 
management and administrative and technical support services for 
intramural, extramural, domestic, and international HIV/AIDS 
activities; (15) collaborates, as appropriate, with nongovernmental 
organizations to achieve the mission of the division; (16) in carrying 
out these activities, collaborates, as appropriate, with other 
divisions and offices of NCHSTP, and with other CIOs throughout CDC.
    International Activity (CK211). (1) Designs and executes 
epidemiologic and interventional studies of HIV infection and its 
associated illnesses in nations; (2) develops and conducts 
epidemiologic studies of risk factors for AIDS and HIV transmission; 
(3) assists in the design, implementation, and evaluation of AIDS 
prevention and control activities; (4) manages international field 
sites and staff assigned to those sites; (5) in collaboration with 
NCID, conducts international surveillance and studies of HIV genotypic 
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implications; (6) provides technical assistance to other nations to 
develop AIDS case surveillance systems; (7) assists foreign governments 
in carrying out seroprevalence studies and surveys; (8) collaborates 
with other Branches in assisting developing countries in the design, 
implementation, and evaluation of strategies to protect their blood 
supplies; (9) coordinates with other CIOs in CDC that have similar 
international responsibilities; (10) provides consultation to WHO, 
USAID, and other organizations whose mission is to prevent and control 
HIV infection and related outcomes; (11) collaborates with national and 
international organizations to strengthen public health infrastructures 
at the country level, leading to technical and managerial 
sustainability of national HIV prevention and control programs; (12) 
assists national and international organizations in identifying, 
developing, and promoting HIV interventions and technologies that are 
feasible, effective, and culturally appropriate for use in developing 
countries.
    Technical Information Activity (CK212). (1) Provides scientific, 
statistical, visual, and technical information on HIV/AIDS, in 
cooperation with other CDC organizations, to health care professionals, 
public health officials, prevention partners, and the general public; 
(2) develops policy and procedures that utilize technology and 
resources for information dissemination and management; (3) provides 
information services, including electronic publications, 
bibliographies, and current awareness information; (4) develops and 
maintains HIV/AIDS information and training materials for dissemination 
via the Internet and other electronic means; (5) maintains a 
specialized collection of HIV/AIDS resources, the HIV/AIDS Resource 
Center, that includes reprints, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 
(MMWR)  articles, and journals; (6) prepares HIV-related publications, 
including articles and guidelines published in the MMWR and other 
medical and scientific journals; (7) reviews HIV/AIDS materials from 
outside organizations and other agencies for technical and scientific 
accuracy; (8) provides lead scientific/technical support for the CDC 
National AIDS Hotline and the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse; (9) 
prepares, edits, and monitors clearance of manuscripts for publication 
in scientific and technical journals and publications; (10) tracks and 
coordinates controlled and general correspondence; (11) prepares 
responses and coordinates the provision of materials requested by 
Congress; (12) prepares reports, speeches, and Congressional testimony 
on HIV/AIDS for the Division Director, the NCHSTP Director, the CDC 
Director, and other public health officials; (13) coordinates 
preparation of documents for annual program review with the Directors 
of NCHSTP and CDC; (14) prepares HIV/AIDS briefing reports for 
Director, CDC; (15) serves as the Division liaison with the Management 
Analysis and Services Office (MASO) to ensure appropriate management 
and disposition of Federal records; (16) coordinates responses and 
maintains records for Freedom of Information Act requests; (17) 
designs, develops, and produces visual information for widespread 
dissemination using computer graphics, desktop publishing, and video 
production services to support scientific presentations, publications, 
and training for HIV/AIDS.
    Behavioral Intervention Research Branch (CK22). (1) Applies current 
theory, practice, and empirical findings in designing and conducting 
research on state-of-the-art interventions to prevent HIV infection; 
(2) summarizes and synthesizes the interventions to prevent HIV 
infection; (3) collaborates with HIV prevention partners within and 
outside CDC in identifying research priorities, designing intervention 
research, and translating and diffusing research findings to HIV 
prevention programs; (4) contributes to the intervention research 
literature by publishing regularly in peer-reviewed journals and CDC-
sponsored publications.
    Community Assistance, Planning, and National Partnerships Branch 
(CK23). (1) In collaboration with state and local public health and 
nongovernmental national, regional, and local partners (including the 
national business, labor, media, religious, and voluntary sectors) and 
other branches, CIOs, and Federal agencies, develops and implements 
programs, policies, and activities that enable and mobilize affiliates 
and communities to become involved with and support local and statewide 
strategic community planning that improves HIV prevention programs and 
activities; (2) develops, implements, and manages strategies and 
resources for HIV Prevention Community Planning, Minority and other 
Community-based Organizations Initiative, National/Regional Minority 
Organizations Initiative, National Partnerships Program, Business 
Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS, CDC religious initiatives, and 
other nongovernmental organization, initiatives, including cooperative 
agreements with the American Red Cross, United States Conference of 
Mayors, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the 
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, and the 
National Conference of State Legislators, that build a comprehensive 
public health-private sector partnership to prevent HIV infection/AIDS; 
(3) in collaboration with other Division components, provides technical 
consultation and assistance to state and local health departments and 
nongovernmental and other prevention partners in operational aspects of 
HIV prevention; (4) monitors activities of HIV prevention projects to 
ensure operational objectives are being met; (5) establishes guidelines 
and policies for implementation and continuation of state and local HIV 
prevention programs; (6) provides technical review of grant 
applications and prevention plans; (7) conducts continuing analysis of 
support utilization and career development of field personnel and 
analysis of other resource allocations and utilization in relation to 
HIV prevention; (8) provides supervision for HIV field staff; (9) 
assists in the development of new operational programs and program 
solicitations for HIV prevention; (10) coordinates program development 
and implementation with state/local/regional community planning 
processes; (11) facilitates linkages with STD and other HIV prevention 
programs at all levels to ensure coordination of harm reduction and 
intervention strategies for populations with common prevention needs; 
(12) develops and monitors systems and coordinates and provides 
consultation and technical assistance for health departments, community 
planning groups, and nongovernmental HIV prevention programs; (13) 
works with national partners to foster HIV prevention capabilities and 
activities in affected communities; (14) funds and monitors the 
progress of minority and other community-based organizations 
undertaking HIV prevention programs and activities.
    Epidemiology Branch (CK24). (1) Designs and conducts epidemiologic 
and behavioral studies in the United States to determine risk factors, 
co-factors, and modes of transmission for HIV infection; (2) conducts 
studies of the natural history of HIV infection, including 
manifestations of HIV disease in adults, adolescents, and children; (3) 
designs and conducts research on the psychosocial and cultural 
determinates of disease progression and quality of life of infected 
persons; (4) conducts both epidemiologic and behavioral studies to 
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interventions for preventing HIV infection (primary prevention) and for 
preventing manifestations of AIDS (secondary prevention); (5) conducts 
applied research, including effectiveness trials, to assist in 
evaluation of strategies, major activities, and policies; (6) conducts 
epidemic aid investigations of HIV infection and associated infectious 
diseases, as well as other illnesses related to HIV/AIDS; (7) develops 
policy related to both primary prevention of HIV infection and 
secondary prevention of its severe manifestations based on scientific 
investigations and clinical trials; (8) provides epidemiologic 
consultation to state and local health departments, other PHS Agencies, 
universities, and other groups and individuals investigating HIV/AIDS; 
(9) responds to inquiries from physicians and other health providers 
for information on the medical and epidemiologic aspects of HIV/AIDS; 
(10) collaborates internationally with HIV/AIDS researchers and the 
International Activity to conduct epidemiologic studies; (11) works 
closely with NCID to determine virologic and immunologic factors 
related to transmission and natural history of HIV infection.
    HIV/AIDS Surveillance Branch (CK25). (1) Conducts surveillance of 
HIV infection and AIDS in coordination with state and local health 
departments to provide population-based data for public health policy 
development and evaluation; (2) maintains, analyzes, and disseminates 
information from the national confidential registry of HIV/AIDS cases; 
(3) monitors HIV-related morbidity and mortality and the use of PHS 
recommendations for prevention and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS; 
(4) promotes uses of surveillance data for prevention and evaluation; 
(5) conducts surveillance of special populations of epidemiologic 
importance, e.g., HIV-2, occupationally-related HIV transmission, and 
persons reported with unrecognized modes of transmission; (6) conducts 
population-based surveillance of HIV-related risk behaviors in 
coordination with state and local health departments; (7) assesses 
socioeconomic, educational, and other factors of use to target and 
evaluate prevention and care programs, (8) evaluates surveillance 
systems for HIV infection and AIDS and modifies surveillance 
methodologies as needed to meet changing needs of HIV/AIDS programs; 
(9) manages extramural funding of surveillance activities and provides 
consultations and technical assistance on surveillance activities and 
methodologies to state and local health departments, national, and 
international organizations and agencies.
    HIV Seroepidemiology Branch (CK26). (1) Plans, develops, and 
coordinates national studies of prevalence and incidence of HIV and 
related infections in selected geographic areas; (2) provides data and 
serves as the focus for information about the extent of HIV prevalence 
and incidence in the United States; (3) collaborates and provides 
technical assistance to public and private organizations regarding HIV 
seroprevalence and seroincidence; (4) works closely with other CDC 
organizations in applying prevalence and incidence data to target and 
evaluate HIV prevention programs; (5) works with the Surveillance 
Branch and the Statistics and Data Management Branch to evaluate HIV/
AIDS trends in incidence and prevalence projections; (6) collects and 
analyzes HIV prevalence and incidence data from publicly funded HIV 
counseling and testing sites; (7) conducts domestic surveillance for 
HIV genotypic variations; (8) collaborates with NCID laboratories to 
develop a repository of stored sera and cells for studies of HIV and 
related infections; (9) serves as a focus for national and 
international activities related to transfusion-related HIV 
transmission; and (10) assists NCID with the evaluation of new HIV-
related tests.
    Prevention Communications Branch (CK27). (1) Develops national 
communications strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention; (2) works closely 
with behavioral scientists to create communications messages that 
effectively promote adoption or maintenance of safe behaviors; (3) 
promotes and facilitates the application of social marketing principles 
to HIV prevention at the state and local levels; (4) collaborates with 
external organizations and the news, public service, and entertainment, 
and other media to ensure that these effective messages reach the 
public; (5) in collaboration with the Community Assistance, Planning, 
and National Partnerships Branch, maintains a network of prevention 
collaborative partners to ensure consistent HIV prevention messages at 
national, state, and local levels; (6) works closely with the Training 
and Technical Support Systems Branch to provide technical assistance on 
communications and prevention marketing, and to coordinate release of 
new scientific and surveillance data; (7) in collaboration with the 
Training and Technical Support Systems Branch, creates and disseminates 
materials that incorporate prevention marketing principles for use at 
national, state, and local levels; (8) plans and implements the 
Prevention Marketing Initiative; (9) manages the CDC National AIDS 
Clearinghouse; (10) works closely with the Behavioral Intervention 
Research Branch to disseminate research through the Clearinghouse; (11) 
works closely with the Training and Technical Support Systems Branch to 
disseminate technical assistance materials through the Clearinghouse; 
(12) works closely with all Division branches to disseminate 
surveillance reports and other scientific publications through the 
Clearinghouse; (13) works closely with other relevant offices or groups 
to produce materials designed for use by the news media, including 
press releases, letters to the editor, public service announcements, 
television programming, video news releases, and other electronic and 
print materials, and, in cooperation with the Associate Director for 
Management and Operations, secures appropriate clearance of these 
materials both within and outside of the Division; (14) develops and 
produces brochures and other written materials for the public; (15) 
manages the CDC National AIDS Hotline.
    Program Evaluation Branch (CK28). (1) Evaluates the effectiveness, 
costs, and impact of HIV prevention interventions, strategies, 
policies, and programs as practiced or implemented by public health 
agencies and organizations at the national/regional and state/local 
levels; (2) collaborates in the application of evaluation findings and 
techniques to the ongoing assessment and improvement of HIV prevention 
programs; (3) conducts evaluation research activities that include 
studies to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of prevention 
strategies and programs, major prevention activities, and policies; 
economic evaluations of HIV prevention, including assessments of 
alternative prevention strategies to encourage the best use of 
prevention resources; and development of both process and outcome 
measures that HIV prevention programs can use to assess their ongoing 
performance; (4) seeks to advance the methodology of HIV prevention 
evaluation through evaluation research activities; (5) applies 
evaluation methods to improving HIV prevention programs, including 
serving as a resource to other branches/activities, grantees, and 
prevention partners regarding evaluation of both domestic and 
international HIV prevention programs; collaborating with other 
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models for quality assurance of programs and services; and 
collaborating with other branches/ activities in the development of 
methods to support the systematic assessment (including self-
assessment) and continuous improvement of HIV prevention programs.
    Statistics and Data Management Branch (CK29). (1) Manages, directs, 
and coordinates the statistics and data management activities and 
services for the Division; (2) provides leadership in the development 
of statistical and data management planning, policy, implementation, 
and evaluation; (3) provides Division LAN/user support services; (4) 
provides data management and statistical support for HIV/AIDS 
surveillance, HIV serosurveys, and epidemiologic studies; (5) creates 
mathematical models to project the incidence of AIDS and HIV infection; 
(6) develops, monitors, and evaluates projects to construct 
mathematical models of the spread of AIDS and HIV infection; (7) 
provides statistical models of epidemiologic parameters to describe the 
efficiency of HIV transmission and the incubation time for AIDS; (8) 
responds to inquiries from medical professionals, health departments, 
the media, and the public about AIDS epidemic statistical issues, 
including projections of the number of AIDS cases and estimates of 
persons infected with HIV; (9) coordinates Division work performed 
under CDC-wide Information Resource Management Office contracts for 
programming services, local area network support, and computer hardware 
support.
    Training and Technical Support Systems Branch (CK2A). (1) Assesses 
training and technical assistance needs and develops strategies to 
address the training of grantee organizations, other external partners 
involved in HIV/AIDS prevention programs and activities, and Division 
headquarters staff; (2) works with other branches to synthesize, 
translate, and disseminate research findings applicable to HIV 
prevention program operations through training, conferences, and other 
systems; (3) conducts intramural/extramural training and training needs 
assessments; (4) manages conference grants and conference support 
services; (5) develops, maintains, and facilitates technical support 
systems (such as large-scale, on-site or distance-based, multi-access, 
science-based, rapid-response training mechanisms) to assist HIV 
prevention providers in applying sound technologies; (6) assesses 
technical assistance and training needs of HIV prevention service 
providers, coordinates with other Branches, and maintains 
communications between research and program staff at CDC.
    Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention (CK3). (1) In 
cooperation with other CDC components, administers operational programs 
for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); (2) provides 
consultation, training, statistical, educational, epidemiological and 
other technical services to assist state and local health departments 
in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation and overall 
improvement of STD prevention programs; (3) supports a nationwide 
framework for effective surveillance of STDs other than HIV; (4) 
conducts behavioral, clinical, epidemiological, preventive health 
services, and operational research into factors affecting the 
prevention and control of STD; (5) provides leadership and coordinates, 
in collaboration with other NCHSTP components, research and prevention 
activities that focus on STD and HIV interaction; (6) promotes linkages 
between health department STD programs and other governmental and non-
governmental partners who are vital to effective STD prevention 
efforts; (7) provides technical supervision for Division state and 
local assignees.
    Office of the Director (CK31). (1) Plans, directs and evaluates the 
activities of the Division; (2) provides national leadership and 
guidance in STD prevention and control policy formulation; program 
planning, development and evaluation; development of training, 
educational, health communications and data management systems; and 
program management systems; (3) provides administrative, fiscal, 
technical, and communications support for Division programs and units; 
(4) assures multidisciplinary collaboration in STD prevention and 
control activities; (5) in cooperation with other CDC components, 
provides leadership for developing research in behavioral, clinical, 
epidemiologic, and health services aspects of STD prevention and 
control, and for coordinating activities between the Division and 
others involved in STD research; (6) coordinates the development of 
guidelines and standards to assure ongoing evaluation of STD prevention 
and control programs; (7) coordinates international STD activity of the 
Division; (8) collaborates, as appropriate, with other divisions and 
offices in NCHSTP, and with other CIOs throughout CDC; (9) collaborates 
as appropriate with non-governmental organizations to achieve the 
mission of the Division; (10) establishes linkages with other CIOs and 
national level prevention partners that impact on STD prevention and 
control programs.
    Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch (CK32). (1) Plans and 
conducts research on individual and group behavior patterns, their 
individual and societal determinants, and consequences as they affect 
STD occurrence and transmission, and disseminates the results of this 
research; (2) in collaboration with other relevant CDC units, plans and 
conducts studies to develop, evaluate, and apply new community and 
clinic-based behavioral intervention methods to STD prevention and 
control; (3) in collaboration with other components of the Division, 
NCHSTP, and CDC, plans, coordinates, implements and monitors 
demonstration projects designed to provide information which will guide 
national program direction in behavioral intervention for STD 
prevention and control; (4) in collaboration with other components of 
the Division, NCHSTP, and CDC, develops an effective behavioral 
surveillance system to assist national STD prevention efforts; 
implements and evaluates new approaches to behavioral surveillance 
related to STD prevention and control; and analyzes behavioral 
surveillance data in conjunction with STD morbidity surveillance data 
to guide national STD prevention policy and program direction; (5) in 
collaboration with internal and external colleagues, translates 
behavioral research findings into programmatic interventions; (6) 
provides state and local health departments and other prevention 
partners with technical assistance in the development, implementation, 
and evaluation of behavioral intervention strategies to reduce STD 
morbidity; (7) participates in STD prevention and control reviews and 
guideline development.
    Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (CK33). (1) Provides national 
and international leadership in the design and analysis of 
epidemiologic studies and surveillance data for STD to guide STD and 
HIV prevention programs; (2) plans epidemiology and surveillance 
direction-setting, in coordination with Branch staff and leadership in 
Division and outside CDC; (3) plans and develops new research 
opportunities and relationships; (4) plans and conducts scientific 
oversight for focus, impact, and quality of scientific work.
    Epidemiologic Studies Section (CK332). (1) Collaborates with a wide 
network of leading researchers in academia, other government agencies, 
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developing a research agenda for critical epidemiologic and biomedical 
research issues related to STD prevention and to STD/HIV interactions; 
(2) plans, implements, and publishes findings from planned intramural 
and collaborative intramural-extramural studies; (3) studies and 
evaluates various schedules of STD therapy to assure continued efficacy 
of current and proposed regimens and conducts drug toxicity studies, 
where appropriate, to determine long-term effects of recommended 
therapies; (4) studies and evaluates diagnostic tests for STD 
detection; (5) collaborates with divisions, other centers, and academic 
or research institutions in conducting laboratory-based research on 
STDs; (6) provides technical assistance to state and local agencies in 
conducting epidemiological or clinical studies of STDs; (7) 
participates in the development of guidelines to translate research 
findings into program practice; (8) regularly updates STD Treatment 
Guidelines to incorporate recommendations based on new scientific 
information; (9) supports and contributes actively to the Division's 
Initiative-based teams (e.g., HIV/STD Interactions, Infertility 
Prevention, Adverse Outcomes of Pregnancy); (10) collaborates with 
other branches in the Division and with the Division of HIV/AIDS 
Prevention in joint HIV/STD program reviews; (11) provides management 
and operations expertise to on-going National STD prevention 
initiatives, such as Infertility and Syphilis in the South; (12) in 
collaboration with other Division components, develops and evaluates 
mathematical models of STD transmission dynamics and intervention 
effectiveness.
    Surveillance and Special Studies Section (CK333). (1) Provides 
leadership in the design and analysis of surveillance data for STD, and 
in the use of surveillance data to guide STD and HIV prevention 
programs; (2) in collaboration with other Division components, analyzes 
surveillance data and develops innovative surveillance strategies for 
use at the local level in estimating STD prevalence, incidence, 
sequelae, and health impact; (3) takes lead responsibility for 
coordinating EPI-AIDS; (4) conducts surveillance studies to develop 
more precise methods to identify persons infected with STD/HIV; (5) 
provides technical assistance to state and local agencies in conducting 
surveillance of STD; (6) participates in collaborations with other 
Division staff in STD/HIV epidemiologic and surveillance investigations 
and outbreak control investigations; (7) participates in the 
development of guidelines and training to assist in translating 
surveillance research findings into operational-programmatic practice; 
(8) participates in STD/HIV prevention program reviews; (9) supports 
and contributes actively to initiative-based teams (e.g., HIV/STD 
Interactions, Infertility Prevention, Adverse Outcomes of Pregnancy); 
(10) provides management and surveillance operations expertise to on-
going National STD prevention initiatives, such as Infertility and 
Syphilis in the South; (11) publishes findings from planned intramural 
and collaborative intramural-extramural surveillance studies.
    Program Development and Support Branch (CK34). (1) In collaboration 
with other Division components, provides technical consultation and 
assistance to state and local health departments, non-governmental, and 
other prevention partners in operational aspects of STD prevention and 
control; (2) monitors activities of STD prevention projects to assure 
operational objectives are being met; (3) establishes guidelines and 
policies for implementation and continuation of state and local STD 
prevention and control programs; (4) establishes guidelines and 
standards for STD negotiated agreements and assures implementation; (5) 
provides technical review and funding recommendations related to grant 
applications; (6) conducts continuing analysis of field personnel and 
other resource allocations and utilization in relation to STD 
prevention and control; conducts site review to identify and resolve 
STD prevention problems in project areas; (7) provides technical 
support and supervision, including analysis of performance and 
development, for STD field staff; (8) assists in the development of new 
operational programs and program solicitations for STD prevention and 
control; (9) facilitates coordination within state/local project areas 
regarding STD activities with other program partners; (10) coordinates 
program development and implementation with state/local/regional 
community planning processes; (11) facilitates linkages with HIV 
prevention programs at all levels to assure coordination of harm 
reduction and intervention strategies for STD and HIV.
    Program Evaluation and Preventive Health Services Research Branch 
(CK35). (1) Develops and evaluates methodologies for conducting program 
evaluation and preventive health services research related to STD 
prevention and control; (2) plans, coordinates and disseminates the 
results of evaluation studies for a wide variety of behavioral, 
clinical, and operational program issues including access (and 
barriers) to care, quality of care, health care delivery systems and 
the impact of these on STD-related clinical/behavioral outcomes; (3) 
serves as a bridge in translating program relevant research into STD 
program operations; including cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit 
analyses; (4) develops preventive health services models for a variety 
of STD-related issues including counseling/testing, partner 
notification, and integration of services; (5) in collaboration with 
other components of the Division, NCHSTP, and CDC, explores and 
evaluates the role of managed care and other private sector entities in 
STD prevention and control efforts; (6) in collaboration with other 
components of the Division, conducts studies to develop new or to 
refine old methods of STD prevention; (7) in conjunction with other 
branches, establishes guidelines and standards for operational program 
development and evaluation; (8) provides technical assistance to state 
and local health departments and other prevention partners in building 
program evaluation and preventive health services research capacity.
    Statistics and Data Management Branch (CK36). (1) Provides 
leadership in the development of statistical and data management 
planning, policy, implementation, and evaluation; (2) collaborates with 
Division researchers in the design, implementation and analysis of 
studies; (3) coordinates the collection, compilation, analysis and 
dissemination of national STD surveillance data, including STD-related 
behavioral and health services data and STD morbidity data, and other 
large databases related to STD prevention and control efforts; (4) 
supports local/state health departments in the timely reporting, data 
processing and analysis of STD data, including electronic transmission 
of STD surveillance (morbidity) data; (5) develops, implements, and 
supports data systems for information management in local, state, and 
national STD prevention programs; (6) provides data management and 
statistical support for STD surveillance and epidemiologic studies; (7) 
assists state/local STD prevention programs in identifying STD 
outbreaks, and participates in such outbreak investigations by 
providing data analysis; (8) in collaboration with other components of 
the Division, NCHSTP, and CDC, develops and participates in studies/
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sexual and drug using behaviors which increase the risk of STD 
infection, factors associated with risk behaviors, and health care 
seeking, utilization and provider behaviors; (9) provides advice and 
consultation regarding data management and statistical issues to other 
Division components; (10) in collaboration with other Division 
components develops and evaluates mathematical models of STD 
transmission dynamics and intervention effectiveness.
    Training and Health Communication Branch (CK37). (1) Provides 
leadership in development, implementation, and evaluation of training 
programs for providers of interventions to prevent and control STDs; 
(2) maintains and evaluates the performance of the national network of 
STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers, STD Public Health and Epidemiology 
Fellowships, and other professional training programs; (3) establishes 
communication networks with national organizations involved with STD-
related training of medical and paramedical personnel; (4) identifies 
training needs, designs programmatic training and career development 
initiatives, and plans, implements, and evaluates training programs for 
STD program staff; (5) provides technical assistance to state and local 
STD prevention programs in developing, implementing, marketing, and 
evaluating their STD prevention training and community education 
activities; (6) performs technical reviews of intervention initiatives 
and proposals and advises other Division units on the need for and the 
form of training and health communications components; (7) either 
directly or in cooperation with other CDC components, provides STD 
information and education to private and public organizations at the 
national level and provides technical assistance to other Federal 
agencies, non-governmental organizations, and national organizations to 
improve and coordinate STD-related community educational activities; 
(8) assists other CDC components in planning, conducting, coordinating, 
and evaluating national programs for STD communication education; (9) 
assists in the development and dissemination of educational materials 
for national STD prevention programs; (10) participates in the 
development of guidelines and program-specific instructional materials 
to be used in STD intervention, supervision, and management; (11) 
promotes the appropriate use of new technologies in distance learning 
and rapid communication with prevention partners; and (12) manages the 
CDC National STD Hotline and provides technical assistance to the CDC 
National AIDS Hotline.
    Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (CK4). (1) In cooperation with 
other CDC components, administers and promotes a national program for 
the prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (TB) which 
includes the formulation of national policies and guidelines; (2) 
supports a nationwide framework for surveillance of tuberculosis and 
evaluation of national TB prevention and control program performance; 
(3) provides consultation, training, statistical, promotional, 
educational, epidemiological, and other technical services to assist 
state and local health departments, international health care 
providers, and other partners, in the planning, implementation, 
evaluation, and overall improvement of TB control programs; (4) detects 
and investigates outbreaks of TB; (5) conducts operational and 
behavioral research; (6) provides support for the Federal Tuberculosis 
Task Force; (7) supports and collaborates with the National 
Tuberculosis Controllers Association to promote effective national 
communications and coordinated feedback on urgent policy and program 
performance issues; (8) provides technical supervision and training to 
Federal assignees working in state and local tuberculosis control 
programs; (9) participates in the development of policies and 
guidelines for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention and 
control activities within TB populations at high risk; (10) provides 
policy leadership for, and guides implementation and evaluation of 
tuberculosis prevention and control activities in HIV prevention and 
control programs; (11) works to prevent the importation of TB from 
other countries; (12) oversees the development and operation of 
Tuberculosis Model Centers.
    Office of the Director (CK41). (1) Plans, provides leadership and 
guidance in program planning and management, policy formulation, and 
development of training, surveillance, and research programs; (2) 
directs and evaluates the operations of the Division; (3) establishes 
contact with, and promotes tuberculosis activities of, other national 
organizations which have an important role to play in achieving 
tuberculosis elimination; (4) provides administrative support services 
for the Division; (5) collaborates and coordinates Division activities 
with other components of NCHSTP and CDC; (6) provides administrative 
and technical support to the statutorily mandated Advisory Committee 
for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET); provides administrative and 
technical support for the National Coalition for the Elimination of 
Tuberculosis (NCET).
    International Activity (CK412). (1) Coordinates Division and NCHSTP 
international TV activities; (2) coordinates the assessment of 
immigration and its impact on TB patterns in the United States and the 
evaluation of overseas TB screening procedures for immigrants and 
refugees; (3) conducts and coordinates operational research and 
demonstrations to improve both the overseas screening for tuberculosis 
of immigrants and refugees and the domestic follow-up of those entering 
with suspected TB, in collaboration with Division of Quarantine, NCID; 
(4) promotes the improved recognition and management of tuberculosis 
among the foreign-born through special studies on the U.S./Mexico 
border and at other overseas sites; (5) collaborates with the nation of 
Botswana, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the 
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD), 
and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and 
others, to conduct investigations into the diagnosis, management and 
prevention of tuberculosis in persons with and without HIV infection.
    Communications and Education Branch (CK42). (1) Provides 
coordination and oversight for Division responses and relations with 
the media and public and serves as the first point of contact for 
telephonic and written requests for information from the media and 
public; (2) presents communication and education issues to the Advisory 
Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and to Division 
management staff; (3) develops, produces, disseminates, and evaluates 
educational pamphlets and other materials providing tuberculosis 
information to the scientific community as well as the general 
population; (4) provides writer/editor support to the Division and 
coordinates and tracks materials for purposes of editing, clearance and 
approval for publications and presentations; (5) periodically conducts 
training and education needs assessments and identifies resources 
available for health department TB control officers and senior 
managers, TB nurse consultants, TB training/education directors and for 
senior staff carrying out TB activities in other programs or facilities 
serving persons at high risk for TB; (6) develops, conducts, and 
coordinates formal training courses on tuberculosis for State and big 
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program managers and nurse consultants; (7) based on needs assessments, 
develops and conducts or coordinates train-the-trainer courses for 
staff who train and/or supervise frontline TB program staff; (8) 
assists in planning and coordinating agendas necessary to conduct 
tuberculosis conferences and workshops sponsored by the Division; (9) 
provides coordination and oversight for duty officer functions; (10) 
provides technical assistance to health departments and other health 
care providers in assessing and meeting their training needs and in 
assessing the impact of their training and education activities; (11) 
provides graphic support to the Division and senior field staff; (12) 
organizes and maintains a library of scientific and non-scientific 
information related to TB; (13) provides consultation and assistance in 
coordinating training and education activities carried out by other CDC 
programs, Model TB Centers, and NCET members; (14) develops and 
provides support for, or coordinates a TB Voice and FAX Information 
System; (15) assists in developing or coordinating a clearing house of 
TB training and education resources; (16) maintains inventory of 
training opportunities and coordinates with employees and supervisors 
training necessary for staff to carry out their duties.
    Computer and Statistics Branch (CK43). (1) Provides computer 
programming, systems analysis, information management, and statistical 
services to the Division; (2) consults and assists in the development 
and implementation of appropriate data collection and management 
methods; (3) collaborates in the analysis of data and in the 
preparation of materials for publication; (4) maintains expertise in 
information science and technology to effect the best use of the 
division's resources; (5) provides technical assistance in the 
selection and use of equipment, systems, and services to process 
information; (6) manages security for the Division's information 
systems; (7) maintains computer hardware; (8) provides training and 
consultation to headquarters and field staff in the use of computer 
hardware software; (9) develops, distributes, provides training for and 
supports the TB Information Management System (TIMS) to facilitate the 
collection and analyses of data, both patient and program, to improve 
the effectiveness of prevention and control activities.
    Field Services Branch(CK44). (1) provides medical and programmatic 
consultation to assist state and local health departments in 
developing, implementing, and evaluating their activities toward 
achieving tuberculosis prevention, control, and elimination; (2) 
promotes adoption of CDC tuberculosis-related policies by national 
organizations, health departments and health care providers; (3) acts 
as advocate for health departments when conveying resource needs; (4) 
participates in development of national policies and guidelines for 
tuberculosis elimination; (5) evaluates tuberculosis program 
performance and provides technical assistance to states and localities 
for improving program operations; (6) develops funding guidelines, 
coordinates reviews, makes funding recommendations, and monitors 
performance of programmatic portion of Tuberculosis Cooperative 
Agreements with state and local health departments; (7) provides 
supervision to medical staff assigned to state and local health 
departments; (8) analyses data to assess progress toward achieving 
national TB objectives and prepares program management and evaluation 
reports for publication; (9) supports program consultants in providing 
technical assistance and recommendations to health departments; (10) 
encourages and facilitates the transfer of new technology and 
guidelines into clinical and public health practice.
    Field Operations Section I (CK442). (1) Serves as liaison or focal 
point to assist TB controllers in linking with proper resource persons 
and obtaining technical assistance, both within and outside the 
Division; (2) conducts a continuing analysis of the effectiveness of 
field personnel and utilization of other resources in relation to the 
tuberculosis problems; (3) provides consultation and assists state and 
local health departments in the methodology and application of 
tuberculosis control techniques recommended by CDC; (4) acts as 
advocate for state and local health departments during needs 
assessments and requests for resources; (5) provides technical 
supervision and support for the CDC field staff; (6) identifies 
specific management, operational, and staff performance problems 
associated with not achieving TB control objectives or with not 
implementing essential TB components, and recommends solutions; (7) 
provides input into the development of branch and division policy, 
priorities and operational procedures; (8) coordinates technical 
reviews of cooperative agreement applications and makes appropriate 
funding recommendations; and (9) serves as an agent of technology 
transfer to ensure that good program methodology in one program is 
known and made available to other state and local programs.
    Field Operations Section II (CK443). (1) Serves as liaison or focal 
point to assist TB controllers in linking with proper resource persons 
and obtaining technical assistance, both within and outside the 
Division; (2) conducts a continuing analysis of the effectiveness of 
field personnel and utilization of other resources in relation to the 
tuberculosis problems; (3) provides consultation and assists state and 
local health departments in the methodology and application of 
tuberculosis control techniques recommended by CDC; (4) acts as 
advocate for state and local health departments during needs 
assessments and requests for resources; (5) provides technical 
supervision and support for the CDC field staff; (6) identifies 
specific management, operational, and staff performance problems 
associated with not achieving TB control objectives or with not 
implementing essential TB components, and recommends solutions; (7) 
provides input into the development of branch and division policy, 
priorities and operational procedures; (8) coordinates technical 
reviews of cooperative agreement applications and makes appropriate 
funding recommendations; (9) serves as an agent of technology transfer 
to ensure that good program methodology in one program is known and 
made available to other state and local programs.
    Research and Evaluation Branch (CK45). (1) Identifies and evaluates 
new public health strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and 
treatment of tuberculosis and infections with M. tuberculosis, in 
collaboration with others; (2) identifies and investigates behavioral 
and operational factors affecting health-care seeking and treatment 
outcomes; (3) identifies and investigates new drugs, drug delivery 
systems, and immunologic agents for the treatment and prevention of 
tuberculosis; (4) evaluates the economic and public health impact of 
existing and alternative prevention, diagnostic, and treatment 
strategies; (5) based on findings from research studies, recommends 
prevention, diagnostic, and treatment methods for national tuberculosis 
elimination strategies; (6) provides consultation to national and 
international organizations on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment 
strategies and research needs.
    Prevention Effectiveness Section (CK452). (1) Conducts studies of 
aspects of health care systems that impact on health-care seeking and 
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as studies of directly observed therapy in various settings and in-
patient compared to out-patient management of tuberculosis; (2) 
develops methodologies for evaluation of tuberculosis treatment and 
prevention program activities and develops strategies and tools for 
program self-evaluation; (3) conducts studies of health-care provider 
tuberculosis control practices and assesses the extent to which 
recommended practices are implemented; (4) conducts studies to assess 
the cost-effectiveness and public health impact of recommended 
practices; (5) conducts studies to evaluate and compare strategies to 
improve the operation of tuberculosis treatment and prevention 
programs; (6) develops strategies and tools for TB programs to assess 
the cost-effectiveness of various TB prevention and control 
interventions; (7) conducts research on individual and social factors 
affecting health-care seeking and treatment outcomes related to 
tuberculosis; (8) in collaboration with the Communications and 
Education Branch, conducts formative research on approaches to patient 
and provider education and public communications; (9) provides 
consultation to national and international organizations on behavioral 
and operational research needs and study designs; (10) coordinates the 
writing of studies for publication of manuscripts in scientific 
journals, MMWR, etc; (10) presents findings at national and scientific 
meetings.
    Therapeutic and Diagnostics Section (CK453). (1) Conducts studies 
of new drug regimens used in the prevention and treatment of 
tuberculosis, including dosage, duration, and toxicity; (2) conducts 
studies of new drugs, drug delivery systems, immunologic agents and 
other treatments for tuberculosis and latent infection with 
Mycobacterium tuberculosis; (3) in collaboration with others, conducts 
studies of new diagnostic tests in clinical and field trials of more 
specific and rapid tests to diagnose tuberculosis and latent infection 
with M. tuberculosis; (4) conducts studies to evaluate the safety and 
efficacy of recommended regimens for the treatment and prevention of 
tuberculosis; (5) provides consultation and assistance to national and 
international organizations on the design and conduct of clinical 
trials and research needs; (6) coordinates the writing of studies for 
publication of manuscripts in scientific journals, MMWR, etc; (7) 
presents findings at national clinical and scientific meetings; (8) 
provides support and oversight for the distribution of investigational 
drugs for the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis by NCID.
    Surveillance and Epidemiology Branch (CK46). (1) Directs national 
surveillance of tuberculosis morbidity and mortality; (2) based on the 
analysis of surveillance data, recommends strategies for national 
tuberculosis elimination activities; (3) conducts studies of special 
epidemiologic significance; (4) responds to public and private 
inquiries about outbreaks; (5) assesses the prevalence and trends of 
mycobacterial infections in the United States; (6) develops more 
precise epidemiologic methods to identify persons with mycobacterial 
infections; (7) assesses the risk, in collaboration with NCID and the 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, of mycobacterial 
infections and diseases among different segments of the population, 
such as health care workers, correctional facility employees and 
inmates, and homeless persons; (8) provides consultation to other 
federal agencies, state and local health departments, and national 
organizations.
    Epidemiology Section (CK462). (1) Conducts and coordinates 
investigations of major outbreaks of tuberculosis, including multidrug-
resistant tuberculosis; (2) analyzes investigation findings and relates 
the results and recommendations of the investigations to the involved 
outside agencies and State health departments; (3) conducts studies to 
assess the characteristics of persons with M. tuberculosis and HIV co-
infection in order to develop and implement intervention strategies, in 
collaboration with others; (4) conducts case control, cohort, and other 
studies of the epidemiology of TB disease and infection; (5) conducts 
studies of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) techniques 
in the epidemiology of tuberculosis, in collaboration with others; (6) 
assess the prevalence of, and risk factors for, infection with M. 
tuberculosis in the United States through surveys and special studies; 
(7) conducts studies of the epidemiology of drug resistance in the 
United States, in collaboration with others; (8) prepares manuscripts 
for publication in scientific journals, and the MMWR; (9) presents 
findings at scientific meetings; (10) responds to public and private 
inquiries about the epidemiology of tuberculosis.
    Surveillance Section (CK463). (1) Conducts national surveillance 
for tuberculosis morbidity through the expanded surveillance system; 
(2) implements and provides technical support for the computer software 
used by the state and local health departments to transmit data from 
the reporting areas to CDC; (3) analyzes data from the surveillance 
system to determine risk factors for the increases and/or decreases in 
tuberculosis morbidity and disseminates results through scientific 
journals, periodic reports and public presentations; (4) monitors the 
impact of immigration to the trends and projections of TB morbidity in 
the United States; (8) responds to public and private inquiries about 
surveillance findings.
    Delete in its entirety the title and functional statement for the 
National Center for Prevention Services (CM).

    Dated: June 20, 1996.
David Satcher,
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-16855 Filed 7-3-96; 8:45 am]
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