[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38408-38409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18935]


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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 63 FR 31785-31786, June 10, 1998) is amended 
to reflect the establishment of the Office of Global Health within the 
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC), and the abolishment of the International Health Program Office.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the title, mission, and functional statement 
for the International Health Program Office (CG).
    After the title and functional statement for the Division of Media 
Relations (CAA33), Office of Communication (CAA, insert the following:
    Office of Global Health (CAB). Under the direction of the Associate 
Director for Global Health, the Office of Global Health (OGH) provides 
leadership, policy guidance, coordination, technical expertise, and 
services to promote the agency's global health initiatives. In carrying 
out this mission, OGH: (1) Advises the CDC Director on global health 
issues relevant to the agency; (2) assesses evolving global health 
issues and, in cooperation with Ministries of Health and other 
appropriate institutions, identifies and develops activities to which 
the application of CDC's technical expertise would be of maximum public 
health benefit; (3) collaborates with CDC Centers/Institute/Offices 
(CIO's), other federal agencies, countries, and organizations, as 
appropriate, to assist CIO's in the development of appropriate policy 
for global health initiatives for which they have responsibility; (4) 
coordinates plans for the allocation of global health resources and 
assists in the development of external funding sources for programs and 
projects; (5) coordinates cross-cutting CDC global health enterprises; 
(6) provides leadership in the development and implementation of the 
CDC Global Health Strategic Plan and guides CDC's efforts to enhance 
institutional global health capacity; (7) coordinates international 
collaboration with external partners, including administration, 
budgets, and technical assistance to assure that agency obligations are 
met; (8) provides for the enhancement of internal and external global 
health partnerships; (9) coordinates the recruitment and orientation of 
CDC assignees to other agencies or countries; (10) stimulates research 
and program development through the dissemination of information 
acquired through on-going global health initiatives; (11) provides 
global health expertise to CIO international projects, as appropriate 
and requested by CIO's; (12) coordinates bilateral health agreements 
between CDC and foreign governments; (13) administers the Exchange 
Visitors Program; (14) in carrying out the above responsibilities, 
coordinates activities with CDC/CIO's, the Office of Public Health and 
Science's Office of International and Refugee Health, the Department of 
Health and Human

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Services' Office of International Affairs, other government and 
nongovernment organizations, and academic institutions, as appropriate.
    Office of the Director (CAB1). (1) Manages, directs, and 
coordinates the activities of the OGH; (2) provides leadership in 
developing OGH policy, program planning, implementation, and 
evaluation; (3) coordinates the management of legislated international 
ceiling exempt positions; (4) coordinates the CDC cable clearance 
function; (5) provides for the orientation and scheduling of foreign 
visitors to CDC; (6) provides CDC support services related to 
international travel, such as the acquisition of passports, visas, and 
international clearances; (7) maintains international travel database 
and develops related reports; (8) serves as the CDC focal point for 
information regarding CDC's overseas assignees.

    Dated: July 7, 1998.
Claire V. Broome, M.D.,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 98-18935 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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