[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20056]


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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 Service (45 FR 67772-76, dated 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 70 FR 55859-55860, dated September 23, 2005) 
is amended to reflect the establishment of the Office of the Chief of 
Staff, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
    After the mission statement for the Office of Chief of Public 
Health Practice (CAR), insert the following:
    Office of the Chief of Staff (CAT), The Office of the Chief of 
Staff (OCS) provides leadership, coordination and management of agency-
wide policies and issues, directs operations for the Office of the 
Director, coordinates senior leadership and provides direct to the 
director to serve CDC and its people and ensure decisions are made in 
the agency's best interest. In carrying out its mission, OCS: (1) 
Coordinated policy and program issues across the Office of the Director 
(OD), coordinating centers and coordinating offices, centers, and staff 
offices in collaborating with the Office of Enterprise Communication 
(OEC); (2) provides integrated policy analysis and strategic 
consultation to the Director and senior leadership on major issues 
affecting CDC; (3) identifies, triages, supervises and tracks OD action 
items from start to finish in conjunction with senior leadership across 
CDC, specifically OEC; (4) serves as one of the Director's primary 
strategic liaisons with staff partners and the community at large; (5) 
manages budget and resources and provides operations oversight for 
selected staff offices within the OD; (6) directs Office of the 
Director operations and administration; (7) serves as a primary point 
of contact to select OD-level partners in conjunction with other pre-
established points of contact across CDC; (8) serves as a primary point 
of contact with the CDC Foundation, specifically for coordination and 
decision support with other pre-established points of contact across 
CDC; (9) oversees all activities related to the Advisory Committee to 
the Director and its subcommittees and workgroups; (10)coordinates and 
manages select activities between CDC and the Department of Health and 
Human Services; (11) manages senior staff with the OD such as staff on 
long-term training, details, intergovernmental personnel actions, etc.; 
(12) manages the Executive Leadership Board (ELB) and CIO Leadership 
Council (CLC), inclusive of preparing for and conducting ELB and CLC 
meetings and identifying, triaging, supervising and tracking action 
items stemming from ELB and CLC meetings; (13) provides senior 
management information, as necessary, to make timely strategic and 
operational decisions; (14) manages OD-level special events and VIP 
visits; (15) coordinates and manages implementation of the Freedom of 
Information Act for CDC, including receiving and tracking requests and 
composing responses.

    Dated: September 29, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 05-20056 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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