[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13389-13390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6999]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


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 61 FR 49785-49787, dated September 23, 1996) 
is amended to retitle the Office of Health Communication (OHC), 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), to the 
Office of Communication Resources, and revise the functional statement.
    Delete the title and functional statement for the Office of Health 
Communication (CE14) and insert the following:
    Office of Communication Resources (EC14). (1) Plans, develops, 
coordinates, and evaluates NCIPC's, publications, graphics, and 
technical information activities for intentional injury, unintentional 
injury, and acute care and rehabilitation; (2) disseminates injury 
control information to public and professional audiences; (3) in 
conjunction with the CDC Office of Public Affairs, interacts with the 
news media to ensure that injury topics are covered accurately and 
remain high on the public agenda; (4) provides expert consultation on 
the effective use and design of graphic materials for presentations, 
publications, and exhibits; (5) designs and produces professional 
quality graphic materials for use in NCIPC presentations and 
publications and designs and electronically typesets publications; (6) 
develops, maintains, and manages a graphics information retrieval 
system that allows ready access to slides and graphic presentations on 
injury topics;

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(7) provides expert consultation on the development and production of 
publications; (8) manages the clearance, editing, and production of 
NCIPC publications; (9) manages NCIPC's technical information 
resources, including developing and maintaining injury-related 
databases and a library of information on injury-related topics; (10) 
coordinates the Center's information sharing activities, including 
involvement on INTERNET; (11) serves as NCIPC liaison with the CDC 
Office of Public Affairs, the CDC Office of Health Communication, and 
other Centers, Institute, and Offices on matters related to graphics, 
publications, and technical information resources; (12) in carrying out 
these functions, collaborates with other PHS agencies, Federal and 
State departments and agencies, and private organizations, as 
appropriate.

    Dated: March 7, 1997.
David Satcher,
Director.
[FR Doc. 97-6999 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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