[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71105-71106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28220]


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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 79 FR 32739-32740, dated June 7, 2014) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the National Center for 
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the title and the mission and function 
statements for the Immunization Services Division (CVGB) and insert the 
following:
    Immunization Services Division (CVGB). The Immunization Services 
Division (ISD) protects individuals and communities from vaccine-
preventable diseases through provision of federal funds and contracts 
to purchase and distribute vaccine, provision of technical and 
financial support of immunization programs, provider and public 
education, and evaluation and research.
    Office of the Director (CVGB1). (1) Coordinates the division's 
program, policy, scientific activities and provides leadership for 
domestic programmatic activities; (2) links strategies and priorities 
of the primarily program-focused ISD branches with other NCIRD 
divisions working in the area of domestic immunizations and vaccine-
preventable diseases; (3) facilitates development and ongoing 
implementation of vaccine coverage surveillance, health services and 
economic research, and program evaluation across the ISD branches; (4) 
interfaces with other CDC CIOs working in the area of immunizations and 
vaccine preventable diseases; (5) provides guidance for the protection 
of research subjects, OMB/PRA compliance, and scientific review and 
clearance of manuscripts and other written materials produced by ISD 
branches; (6) provides leadership for domestic adult immunizations in 
the ISD; (7) provides leadership across the branches with respect to 
linking preparedness and response elements to the overall influenza 
prevention and control strategy, and interfaces with other parts of CDC 
with this strategy; (8) represents ISD in other preparedness activities 
with vaccines as countermeasures; (9) in close coordination with 
NCIRD's Office of Policy, provides policy support to the ISD; (10) as 
appropriate, works through the NCIRD Office of Policy to serve as 
liaison to other policy offices, other government agencies, and 
external partners on policy, program, legislative, and budgetary issues 
related to ISD; (11) conducts policy analysis; (12) advises ISD 
leadership on policy and partnership issues and supports Center efforts 
in the management of Congressional and government relations; (13) 
manages cross-cutting policy issues within ISD and, as appropriate, 
with other policy offices within the Center and CDC; (14)

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provides direct management oversight and execution of national vaccine 
supply contracts; (15) provides direct management and execution of 
procurement requisitions, contracts, and cooperative agreements, and 
performs administrative tasks related to initiating, processing, and 
maintaining interagency agreements; (16) provides direct management and 
execution of the administrative aspects of human resources across ISD, 
including training, and administration of policies and guidelines 
developed among others, by the Department of Health & Human Services, 
CDC Ethics Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of 
Commissioned Corps Personnel, Office of Personnel Management, and 
Procurement and Grants Office; (17) provides direct management and 
execution of the coordination of office facilities, and supplies 
technical guidance and expertise regarding occupancy and facilities 
management including emergency situations; (18) provides direct and 
daily management and execution of the distribution, accountability, and 
maintenance of CDC property and equipment; and (19) provides direct and 
daily management and execution of domestic travel processing for 
federal employees, Commissioned Corps, and all CDC-invited guests.
    Program Operations Branch (CVGBB). (1) Serves as CDC's primary 
interface with eligible immunization cooperative agreement awardees, 
supporting the awardees with development, implementation, assessment, 
and promotion of immunization-related activities with the goal of 
achieving and sustaining high immunization coverage level; (2) 
administers the Vaccines For Children (VFC) and Section 317 programs 
for eligible awardees; (3) provides technical assistance to awardees on 
program implementation, including implementation of all components of 
the VFC and Section 317 cooperative agreement; (4) monitors VFC and 
Section 317 cooperative agreement awardee performance; (5) manages 
immunization field staff; (6) supports efforts to assure accountability 
in the use of vaccines purchased with federal funding; (7) assures 
accountability of federal funds used to purchase vaccines; and (8) 
identifies and evaluates methods to improve immunization service 
delivery.
    Vaccine Supply and Assurance Branch (CVGBC). (1) Oversees all 
aspects of domestic vaccine purchase and distribution; (2) manages 
centralized vaccine distribution contracts; (3) establishes and manages 
vaccine purchase contracts; (4) creates and maintains pediatric vaccine 
stockpiles; (5) coordinates and reviews awardee spend plans for vaccine 
ordering; (6) manages national vaccine supply shortages, including 
public vaccine allocations when needed; (7) tracks and monitors 
national seasonal influenza vaccine distribution; (8) conducts data 
analyses related to vaccine purchase and distribution; (9) provides 
storage and handling technical assistance; (10) provides awardee 
support and conducts planning and testing in Vaccine Tracking System 
(VTrckS); and (11) develops VFC program resolutions for the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
    Immunization Information Systems Support Branch (CVGBE). (1) 
Supports the CDC vision of ``A nation without vaccine-preventable 
disease, disability, and death'' by making high quality data from 
immunization information systems (ITS) available to clinical, 
administrative, public health, and other immunization stakeholders; (2) 
provides leadership, operational, technical and resource support to 
develop a nationwide network of fully operational and integrated IIS 
and other health systems; (3) ensures high-quality IIS data and system 
functionality by identifying, developing, implementing, promoting, and 
evaluating standards and best practices; (4) promotes the effective use 
of IIS data and system functions to support vaccination providers, 
public health programs, other immunization stakeholders, and policy 
needs; (5) monitors, evaluates, and reports emerging industry and 
environmental trends that influence IIS operations; and (6) supports 
the exchange of information about IIS and collaborative efforts to 
advance ITS operations with partners.
    Assessment Branch (CVGBG). (1) Lead domestic vaccination coverage 
assessment across the lifespan; (2) assess the impact of interventions, 
policies and disseminating and promoting use of this information to 
improve vaccination coverage; (3) conducts assessment of vaccination 
coverage, related health services, and other factors associated with 
vaccination across the lifespan; (4) conducts and manages the National 
Immunization Survey (NIS) to assess vaccination coverage and related 
information among children aged 19-35 months and 13-17 years, and as 
needed, other age groups; (5) collects, analyzes, and disseminates 
accurate and timely vaccination coverage and related information using 
the NIS and other survey mechanisms and clinical data sources; (6) 
assists national, state and local immunization programs in collection, 
analysis, interpretation, and use of vaccination coverage assessment 
and evaluation information to guide policy and program activities; (7) 
conducts research and evaluations to assess and reduce racial/ethnic 
and other disparities in vaccination, evaluate impact of interventions, 
policies, and program activities on vaccination coverage, and measure 
disease and economic impact of specific interventions and vaccination 
programs; and (8) conducts research to evaluate and improve the 
validity and cost-effectiveness of NIS and other assessment systems 
used to collect vaccination coverage data.
    Communication and Education Branch (CVGBH). (1) Works through 
communications and educational efforts to improve knowledge and 
influence changes in behavior of domestic health care providers and the 
general public to reduce vaccine-preventable diseases across the life 
span; (2) collaborate with NCIRD Health Communication Science Office 
(HCSO) to develop communications strategies and provide communications 
and media support for ISD; (3) develops and disseminates domestic 
immunization messages, materials, and educational offerings for health 
care providers and consumers related to ISD's scientific and 
programmatic work; (4) supports the CDC immunization response system; 
(5) collaborates with national immunization partner groups to achieve 
programmatic goals; (6) through NCIRD HCSO provides technical 
assistance for national immunization communications campaigns; (7) 
provides Continuing Education credits for immunization-related 
education and training products; and (8) participates on the ACIP work 
groups and develops and promotes ACIP schedules and recommendations.

    Dated: October 29, 2014.
Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-28220 Filed 11-28-14; 8:45 am]
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