[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-640]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Office of Public Health and Science; Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Part A, Office of the Secretary, of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health 
and Human Services, Chapter AC ``Office of Public Health and Science'' 
as last amended at 66 FR 40288, dated August 2, 2001; is being amended 
to rename the Office of International and Refugee Health (ACH) and to 
incorporate the functions for international affairs presently in the 
Immediate Office of the Secretary, including the Exchange Visitor 
Waiver Review Board (45 CFR part 50), into the renamed Office of Global 
Health Affairs. The changes are as follows:
    I. Under Part A Chapter AC, ``Office of Public Health and 
Science,'' make the following changes:
    A. AC.10 Organization. Rename the ``Office of International and 
Refugee Health'' (ACH) as the ``Office of Global Health Affairs'' 
(ACH).
    B. Under Paragraph AC.20 Functions, make the following changes:
    1. Under Paragraph B, delete sentence (9) in its entirety and 
replace with the following: (9) Provides advice on international and 
refugee health policy and coordinates international health related 
activities and provides advice on a broad range of health activities 
that may be intra or interdepartmental in scope; coordinates and 
manages Departmental liaison with bilateral and multilateral health 
agencies; and on behalf of the Secretary, chairs and provides staff 
support for the Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board;
    2. Delete paragraph G. ``Office of International and Refugee Health 
(ACH)'' in its entirety and replace with the following:
    G. Office of Global Health Affairs (ACH)--The Office of Global 
Health Affairs (OGHA) provides policy and staffing to the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, the Deputy Secretary and the Secretary for 
activities that are of a global nature, including international travel, 
meetings, and presentations. The Office of Global Health Affairs also 
has the following major functions: represents the Assistant Secretary 
for Health and the Secretary in international negotiations on health 
matters, coordinates and leads Departmental participation in the 
meetings of multilateral health organizations, including the World 
Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, UNICEF, 
UNAIDS and other international agencies; represents the Department in 
interagency working groups on international health issues; in 
consultation with appropriate OPDIV and STAFFDIV technical and 
political staff, clears all documents related to international health; 
reviews and approves international travel for all Departmental 
employees; promotes cooperative health programs with other countries; 
coordinates technical and policy-related federal input into refugee 
health issues; represents the Department on international health issues 
with other federal departments and agencies, international 
organizations, the private sector and foreign countries; carries out 
the Department's responsibilities under the U.S. Exchange Visitor 
Program; and, ensures protocol at all international functions/events.

    Dated: December 10, 2001.
Ed Sontag,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 02-640 Filed 1-9-02; 8:45 am]
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