[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56560-56561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28015]


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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 66 FR 39178-39179, dated July 27, 2001) is 
amended to reorganize the Vaccine Preventable Disease Eradication 
Division, National Immunization Program.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the title and functional statement for the 
Vaccine Preventable Diseases Eradication Division (HCJ5) and insert the 
following:
    Global Immunization Division (HCJ5). (1) Provides national 
leadership and coordination of the national Immunization Program (NIP) 
efforts to eradicate polio, control or eliminate measles, strengthen 
routine immunization programs, introduce new and under-utilized 
vaccines, and promote safe injection practices, in collaboration with 
the World Health Organization (WHO) and its regional offices, UNICEF, 
Rotary International, World Bank, USAID, American Red Cross, 
International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies, UN 
Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Path, other 
international organizations and agencies, and CDC Centers/Institute/
Offices (CIOs); (2) provides short- and long-term consultation and 
technical assistance to WHO, UNICEF, and foreign countries involved in 
global immunization activities and participates in international 
advisory group meetings on immunization issues; (3) administers grants 
to WHO, PAHO, UNICEF, and other international partners as appropriate 
for the provision of technical, programmatic, and laboratory support, 
and vaccine procurement for initiatives to support global immunization 
targets; (4) designs and participates in international research, 
monitoring, and evaluation projects to increase the effectiveness of 
immunization strategies as may be developed; (5) develops strategies to 
improve the technical skills and problem-solving abilities of program 
managers and health care workers in other countries; (6) refines 
strategies developed for the eradication or control of vaccine-
preventable diseases in the Western Hemisphere for implementation in 
other parts of the world; (7) assists other countries in projects to 
improve surveillance for polio, measles, and other vaccine preventable 
diseases (VPDs), including development of computerized systems for 
disease monitoring; (8) assists WHO, UNICEF, and other partner 
organizations in strengthening global epidemiologic and laboratory 
surveillance for polio, measles, and other VPDs; (9) prepares articles 
based on findings for publication in international professional 
journals and presentation at international conferences; (10) 
collaborates with other countries, WHO, UNICEF, and advocacy groups, to 
ensure the availability of sufficient funds to purchase an adequate 
supply of polio, measles, and other vaccines, and funds for technical

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support, for use in eradication and control efforts; and (11) provides 
technical and operational leadership for CDC's activities in support of 
the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.
    Office of the Director (HCJ51). (1) Manages, directs, and 
coordinates the activities of the division; (2) provides leadership in 
policy formation, program planning and development, program management, 
and operations of the division; (3) identifies needs and resources for 
new initiatives and assigns responsibilities for their development; (4) 
oversees the division's activities and expenditures; (5) serves as the 
principal CDC focus for liaison and coordination on VPD programs with 
CDC CIOs, other federal agencies, international organizations, foreign 
governments, and other organizations concerned with global 
immunizations; (6) provides direct supervision for activities in 
support of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI); 
and (7) serves as the Associate Director for Global Immunization 
Activities.
    GAVI Activity (HCJ512). (1) Plans, coordinates, and directs 
technical and programmatic activities in support of the Global Alliance 
for Vaccines and Immunization, in coordination with the WHO and its 
Regional offices, UNICEF, USAID, World Bank, Bill and Melinda Gates 
Foundation, PATH, other international organizations and agencies, and 
other CIOs; (2) provides short- and long-term consultation and 
technical assistance to WHO, UNICEF, and foreign countries who are 
receiving assistance under the GAVI alliance; (3) designs and 
participates in international research, monitoring, and evaluation 
projects to increase the effectiveness of GAVI activities to introduce 
new vaccines, strengthen immunization programs and control or eradicate 
diseases and; (4) develops strategies to improve the technical skills 
and problem-solving abilities of immunization program managers in other 
countries; (5) assists other countries in projects to improve 
surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases and monitoring 
immunization coverage and program effectiveness; (6) assists WHO, 
UNICEF, and other partner organizations in strengthening global 
epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance for all VPDs, and in 
monitoring immunization program effectiveness; (7) prepares articles 
based on findings for publication in international professional 
journals and presentation at international conferences; and (8) 
provides administrative and program support to division staff assigned 
outside Atlanta to support GAVI activities.
    Global Measles Branch (HCJ52). (1) Plans, coordinates, and directs 
technical and programmatic activities related to National Immunization 
Program (NIP) international efforts to control and eliminate measles, 
in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and its 
Regional Offices, UNICEF, USAID, American Red Cross, International 
Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies, UN Foundation, other 
international organizations and agencies, and other Centers/Institute/
Offices (CIOs); (2) provides short- and long-term consultation and 
technical assistance to WHO, UNICEF, and foreign countries involved in 
the global control and elimination of measles and participates in 
international advisory group meetings regarding measles elimination; 
(3) designs and participates in international research, monitoring, and 
evaluation projects to increase the effectiveness of measles control 
and elimination strategies; (4) develops strategies to improve the 
technical skills and problem-solving abilities of program managers and 
health care workers in other countries; (5) refines strategies 
developed for the control and elimination of measles in the Western 
Hemisphere for implementation in other parts of the world; (6) assists 
other countries in projects to improve surveillance for measles, polio, 
and other vaccine-preventable diseases, including development of 
computerized systems for disease monitoring; (7) assists WHO, UNICEF, 
and other partner organizations in strengthening global epidemiologic 
and laboratory surveillance for polio, measles, and other VPDs targeted 
for eradication; (8) prepares articles based on findings for 
publication in international professional journals and presentation at 
international conferences; (9) administers grants to UNICEF, PAHO and 
WHO for provision of technical, programmatic, and laboratory support, 
and vaccine procurement; (10) provides administrative and programmatic 
support to branch staff assigned outside of Atlanta; and (11) together 
with the Office of the Director, coordinates and implements advocacy 
activities with American Red Cross, International Federation of Red 
Cross, USAID, WHO, UNICEF, and other global partners to ensure the 
availability of adequate resources for global measles control and 
regional elimination activities.
    Polio Eradication Branch (HCJ53). (1) Plans, coordinates, and 
directs technical and programmatic activities related to National 
Immunization Program (NIP) efforts to eradicate polio, in collaboration 
with the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Regional Offices, 
UNICEF, Rotary International, USAID, International Federation of Red 
Cross/Red Cresent Societies, other international organizations and 
agencies, and other Centers/Institute/Offices (CIOs); (2) provides 
short- and long-term consultation and technical assistance to WHO, 
UNICEF, and foreign countries involved in the global eradication of 
polio and participates in international advisory group meetings 
regarding polio eradication; (3) designs and participates in 
international research, monitoring, and evaluation projects to increase 
the effectiveness of polio eradication strategies; (4) develops 
strategies to improve the technical skills and problem-solving 
abilities of program managers and health care workers in other 
countries; (5) refines strategies developed for the eradication of 
polio in the Western Hemisphere for implementation in other parts of 
the world; (6) assists other countries in projects to improve 
surveillance for polio, measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases, 
including development of computerized systems for disease monitoring; 
(7) assists WHO, UNICEF, and other partner organizations in 
strengthening global epidemiologic and laboratory surveillance for 
polio, measles, and other VPDs targeted for eradication; (8) prepares 
articles based on findings for publication in international 
professional journals and presentation at international conferences; 
(9) provides technical training as part of Division sponsored courses 
for staff of CDC, WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International, and other 
immunization partners; (10) administers grants to UNICEF and WHO for 
provision of technical, programmatic, and laboratory support, and 
vaccine procurement; (11) provides administrative and programmatic 
support to branch staff assigned outside of Atlanta; and (12) together 
with Office of the Director, coordinates and implements advocacy 
activities with Rotary International, USAID, WHO, UNICEF, and other 
global partners to ensure the availability of adequate resources for 
polio eradication activities.

    Dated: October 30, 2001.
David Fleming,
Deputy Director for Science and Public Health.
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