[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18912-18914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9247]


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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 Office of Management, NCHS.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of 
Management (HCS12) and insert the following:
    Office of Management and Operations (HCS12). (1) Participates in 
the development of policy, long-range plans, and programs of the 
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); (2) plans, coordinates, 
directs, and conducts the management and administrative operations of 
the NCHS; (3) review and effectiveness and efficiency of the operation 
and administration of all programs of the Center; (4) conducts 
management and organizational analyses as well as provides consultation 
and advice on program reorganizations; (5) manages the NCHS performance 
appraisal systems; (6) develops and manages training, organizational 
and career development and incentive award programs; (7) develops and 
directs systems for personnel, procurement, information management, 
staff resources utilization, workforce planning and management by 
objectives; (8) plans, develops, and conducts Center-wide management 
information and executive information systems; (9) develops 
administrative policies and procedures; (10) develops and implements 
NCHS policies and procedures in the areas of information systems 
security; (11) conducts information system security audits to insure 
that all NCHS program adhere to and are in compliance with establish 
procedures and policies; (12) provides management services in the areas 
of delegations of authority, directives management, grants management, 
procurement management, and reports and records management; (13) serves 
as the NCHS contact on all matters associated with labor-management 
partnership activities; (14) administers the NCHS IRB activity; (15) 
provides facilities management and office services management for NCHS; 
(16) develops and directs a safety and health program for the Center; 
and (17) provides conference management services for NCHS.
    Administrative Operations Activity (HCS122). (1) Plans, directs and 
coordinates facilities and office services management activities for 
the NCHS; (2) assures compliance with federal, state, and local 
government environmental, safety, and health regulations; (3) serves as 
liaison for building management activities with CDC, GSA, and other 
federal, state, and local government officials; (4) develops plans for 
expanded, modified, or renovated facilities; (5) provides project

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administration for contractual services; (6) provides physical 
security, parking, and conference management; (7) directs central 
administrative services including mail, supplies and copying 
management, shipping and receiving, property management, and messenger 
services for NCHS; (8) manages the Center's records, reports, and forms 
programs; (9) administers the NCHS grants activities; (10) provides 
guidance and staff support for major Center conferences and meetings; 
and (11) manages and administers the NCHS telecommunications systems.
    Management Systems and Analysis Activity (HCS127). (1) Coordinates 
management information systems and analyses of data for improved 
utilization of Center resources; (2) directs systems analysis and 
design, programming, and systems training as it relates to 
implementation of new and existing administrative, management, and 
executive information systems; (3) recommends changes to improve 
information resources management efficiency and effectiveness; (4) 
develops, recommends, and provides advice on management policies, 
methods, directives, and procedures; (5) provides analysis, 
recommendations, and guidance related to the establishment or 
modification of organizational structure and functions; (6) conducts 
management analyses and surveys of NCHS programs and operations; (7) 
coordinates program and administrative delegations of authority; (8) 
conducts and coordinates NCHS-wide management improvement programs, 
including staff utilization, and productivity improvement; (9) 
negotiates solutions to intra- and inter-agency problems and issues in 
such areas as organization, functions, delegations, management 
regulations, and procedures; (10) serves as liaison to CDC and DHHS on 
programs to improve management and administration; (11) directs and 
coordinates the internal controls program within the Center; and (12) 
coordinates NCHS A-76 activities.
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of 
Data Standards, Program Development, and Extramural Programs (HCS12) 
and insert the following:
    Office of Data Standards, Program Development, and Extramural 
Programs (HCS 16). (1) Participates in the development of policy, long-
range plans, and programs of the Center; (2) develops proposed policies 
for the coordination of NCHS programs with external agencies, both 
public and private; (3) provides leadership, and serves as a focal 
point, for NCHS outreach efforts to organizations in the public and 
private sectors; serves as a focal point for developing collaborative 
statistical activities of NCHS with other organizations and agencies, 
and the development of public/private partnerships in health 
statistics; facilitates communication with outside agencies regarding 
program and policy issues; (4) provides a focus for program development 
and review of policy implications as related to emerging priority data 
needs of the country; coordinates the assessment of needs and the 
perspectives of other agencies; participates actively in program 
planning and policy development by reviewing the relevance of current 
and proposed programs to defined priorities of need and the 
requirements of other agencies and principal user groups; (5) evaluates 
or arranges for the evaluation of the adequacy, completeness, and 
responsiveness of Center programs both nationally and internationally 
to the NCHS mission and national priorities; (6) based on the results 
of evaluations, makes proposals for changes in NCHS programs or 
policies and collaborative enterprises; (7) assures leadership in the 
definition, development, and coordination of cooperative and 
collaborative programs in health statistics, working with state and 
local governments, and other organizations including the private and 
academic sectors in the development and strengthening of shared 
subnational statistical systems or services to the needs of the 
country; (8) conducts research, analyses, and demonstrations related to 
subnational systems; (9) provides scientific and technical support and 
Executive Secretariat services to the National Committee on Vital and 
Health Statistics (NCVHS), the legislatively-mandated advisory 
committee to the Secretary, DHHS; (10) provides for programmatic review 
and leadership for the NCHS Reimbursable Work Program; (11) provides 
advice and assistance to outside agencies and organizations in the 
conduct of statistical training activities; conducts training in key 
areas, as appropriate; and promotes appropriate training and 
educational materials for implementation and use of data sets and 
classification systems and for other purposes; (12) provides leadership 
and serves as advisor to the Director on policy issues related to data 
standards and classification systems; (13) provides scientific and 
technical advice to the DHHS Data Council on data standards and 
classification issues, and takes a leadership role in HHS-wide 
workgroups addressing such issues; (14) serves as NCHS's focal point to 
other organizations regarding efforts to develop minimum data sets, 
core data sets, data definitions, common approaches to medical and 
statistical terminology, and other standards-related efforts; (15) 
participates with appropriate agencies and organizations to promote the 
dissemination, adoption, and use of standards advocated by NCHS, DHHS, 
and the NCVHS; serves as a nucleus for data policy, data standards, and 
medical classification by fostering the collaborative development of 
tools and guidelines to enhance the integrity, comparability, quality, 
and usefulness of the data products from a wide variety of public and 
private agencies at the national and subnational levels; (16) assures 
and provides interface of data confidentiality, linkage, and security 
issues with other data policies and standards; (17) serves as the focal 
point and coordinator of U.S. Government activities related to the 
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and maintains liaison 
with the World Health Organization through the direction of the WHO 
Collaborating Center for Classification of Diseases for North America 
working with appropriate programs throughout NCHS; and (18) provides a 
focus for enhancing collaborative activities in advancing the science 
and practice of health statistics, stimulating working arrangement with 
Universities, Schools of Public Health, Schools of Medicine and 
professional organizations of same; provides a focus for the 
development of a reliance upon NCHS data for research in these settings 
and provides leadership for graduate student training and interaction 
with NCHS.
    Data Policy and Standards Staff (HCS162). (1) Provides a focus 
within NCHS for the development and continuing responsive modification 
of a conceptual framework for a broad-based definition of the basic 
health information systems of the country; (2) serves as a nucleus for 
data policy, data standards, and medical classification by fostering 
the collaborative development of tools and guidelines to enhance the 
integrity, comparability, quality, and usefulness of the data products 
from a wide variety of public and private agencies at the national and 
subnational levels; (3) establishes and maintains liaison and 
partnerships with Federal agencies within and outside DHHS and with a 
wide variety of private and professional organizations to promote 
uniformity in classifications, data sets, definitions, and related data 
policies and standards; (4) assures representation of NCHS and takes a 
leadership role on intra- and inter-

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agency task forces and committees reviewing and developing uniform data 
elements and data sets for diverse health care settings, nomenclatures 
and classifications; (5) serves as a focal point within NCHS for 
collaborative activities related to computer-based patient record 
development; (6) supports the Director, NCHS, as a member of the DHHS 
Data Council and coordinates NCHS staff support to the Data Council for 
data policy and standards activities; (7) serves as a focal point for 
programmatic and subject matter support of the NCVHS; (8) establishes 
and maintains liaison between NCVHS and agencies within DHHS, other 
governmental agencies, and relevant private and professional 
organizations; (9) directs and facilitates cross-cutting national data 
policy activities that involve multiple outside organizations and have 
important implications for NCHS and CDC programs; (10) provides liaison 
with standard-setting organizations on emerging data needs and on 
medical and health classification issues; (11) is responsible for 
overseeing, coordinating, evaluating, and formulating recommendations 
for the ICD Family of Classifications and related classifications, by 
providing the focus within NCHS for the development and execution of 
classification activities; (12) serves as the focal point and 
coordinator of U.S. Government activities related to the ICD and 
maintains liaison with the World Health Organization (WHO) through 
direction of the WHO Collaborating Center for the Classification of 
Diseases for North America; (13) provides advice and assistance within 
NCHS and to other agencies and organizations in the conduct of training 
activities related to data policies and standards; conducts training in 
key areas as appropriate; and promotes appropriate training and 
educational materials for implementation and use of data sets and 
classification systems; (14) assures comparability of morbidity 
classification, using current and subsequent versions of the ICD for 
morbidity, and recommends revisions to the ICD for morbidity 
applications as appropriate; (15) assumes full responsibility for the 
development and implementation of the evaluation program of NCHS for 
assessment of the adequacy, completeness, and responsiveness of Center 
programs both nationally and internationally to the NCHS mission and 
user needs for data; based on evaluations, makes proposals for changes 
in NCHS programs or policies; (16) assures and provides interface of 
data confidentiality, linkage, and security issues with other data 
policies and standards; and (17) participates with appropriate agencies 
and organizations to promote the dissemination, adoption, and use of 
data policies and standards advocated by NCHS, DHHS, and the NCVHS; 
develops comprehensive policy analyses and special reports, and 
newsletters.
    Program Development Staff (HCS163). (1) Develops, pilots, and 
promotes programs, projects, and special activities to improve and 
quality, comparability, timeliness, and particularly, the relevance of 
data with emphasis on those aspects of data collection, analysis, 
interpretation, and dissemination that require collaboratively-
supported systems involving public and private agencies, all levels of 
government and the international statistical community; (2) develops 
and conducts specialized workshops and conferences to build focused 
research capacities and foster networks of extramural researchers; (3) 
promotes public/private extramural funding opportunities through 
identifying common needs and developing innovative research strategies; 
(4) develops innovative training programs, materials, and substantive 
guidelines for use incollaboratively-sponsored and coordinated health 
statistics activities; (5) responds to unique requests for improved 
approaches or assistance in the planning and conduct of complex 
statistical enterprises, particularly those involving major policy 
issues, multiple agencies or levels of government, and operating at the 
intersect of public health practice and epidemiologic or statistical 
operations and research; (6) conducts other activities and participates 
in special projects selected to provide NCHS an opportunity for gaining 
definitive knowledge regarding major priority needs for data and major 
barriers to success in collaboratively-sponsored statistical 
enterprises, with emphasis on projects requiring data for subnational 
geographic areas and special populations and for multiple levels of 
government; (7) serves as the focal point for coordination of health 
statistical activities within NCHS as they relate to data needs and 
applications by other organizations or agencies; (8) provides program 
leadership for the NCHS Reimbursable Work Program including the private 
sector initiatives; (9) provides liaison with other federal departments 
and encourages interagency collaboration through the conduct of formal 
interagency meetings, seminars, workshops, and conferences which are 
designed to promote coordination of NCHS data systems with other 
federal, national, and international health systems; (10) participates 
in the dissemination, evaluation, and use of standard health data sets; 
(11) directs research and development related to data systems for 
community health profiles and other small area applications; (12) 
participates in the NCHS longitudinal studies program development and 
implementation; (13) designs and implements special studies related to 
other assigned functions; and (14) prepares committee charters and 
proposals for the establishment or termination of committees and 
subcommittees, prepares nominations for submission to the Secretary, 
DHHS,

    Dated: April 4, 2002.
David W. Fleming,
Acting Director, CDC.
[FR Doc. 02-9247 Filed 4-16-02; 8:45 am]
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