[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50916-50917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25392]


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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 46458-61, dated September 1, 1998) is 
amended to reflect the merger of the Administrative Services Branch and 
the Extramural Programs Branch to establish the Program Services 
Branch, Office of the Director, National Center for Chronic Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in their entirety the title and functional statement for the 
Administrative Services Branch (CL12).
    Delete in their entirety the title and functional statement for the 
Extramural Programs Branch (CL14).
    After the functional statement for the Technical Information and 
Editorial Services Branch (CL16), insert the following:
    Program Services Branch (CL17). (1) Establishes strategic goals and 
tactical objectives for the development of funding mechanisms for 
intramural and extramural program activities; (2) provides leadership, 
planning, coordination, advice, and guidance in the execution and 
maintenance of the Center's budget and administrative functions; (3) 
assists in the development of NCCDPHP programs focusing on chronic 
disease prevention and health promotion priorities and needs, in 
conjunction with other components of the Center, and other governmental 
and non-governmental agencies and organizations; (4) plans, develops, 
and implements Center-wide policies, procedures, and practices for 
administrative management, acquisition and assistance mechanisms, 
including contracts and memoranda of agreement, discretionary and block 
grants, and cooperative agreements; (5) analyzes, evaluates, reviews, 
and develops recommendations for policies and procedures in the areas 
of fiscal, human, and facility resources; (6) provides and coordinates 
Center-wide administrative management and support services for fiscal 
management, personnel, travel, and other administrative areas; (7) 
plans, coordinates, and implements management information procedures 
and systems; (8) provides Center-wide management information for fiscal 
and extramural inquiries, and advises Center staff on programmatic, 
administrative, and fiscal data collection, reporting, and analytical 
methods; (9) plans, coordinates, and implements training for the 
Divisions' administrative personnel; (10) provides guidance, support, 
and assistance in recruitment and staff development; (11) monitors, 
advises, and provides guidance in the allocation of FTE, discretionary 
funds, budget execution, and preparation of management reports; (12) 
develops Program Announcements and Requests for Assistance in 
collaboration with NCCDPHP program entities and the Procurement and 
Grants Office, and coordinates reviews for scientific and programmatic 
merit and relevance to health promotion and chronic disease

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prevention; (13) reviews Center-wide acquisition and assistance 
operations to ensure adherence to law, policies, procedures, and 
regulations; (14) coordinates NCCDPHP requirements relating to small 
purchase procurement, material management, and interagency agreements; 
(15) in the conduct of these activities, maintains liaison with other 
CDC Centers/Institute/Offices, HHS, and other Federal agencies.

    Dated: September 14, 1998.
Claire V. Broome,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 98-25392 Filed 9-22-98; 8:45 am]
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