[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73766-73769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29914]


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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 80 FR 5874-58485, dated September 29, 2015) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Division of Global Health 
Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.

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    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 Division of Global Health Protection (CWL) and 
insert the following:
    Division of Global Health Protection (CWL). The Division of Global 
Health Protection (DGHP) protects the health and well-being of 
Americans and populations around the world. DGHP builds public health 
capacity in countries and international settings to prevent disease, 
disability, and death from communicable and noncommunicable diseases 
(NCDs). DGHP helps to ensure global health protection and security 
through supporting the implementation of the International Health 
Regulations (IHR); developing and supporting in-country programs 
including Global Health Security (GHS) programs, Global Disease 
Detection (GDD) Centers, Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs), 
and National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs); detecting emerging 
health threats; advancing NCD prevention and control; and by preparing 
for and responding to public health emergencies. DGHP works with 
partners to build strong, transparent, sustained public health systems 
through training, consultation, capacity building, and technical 
assistance in applied epidemiology, public health surveillance, policy 
development, informatics and health information systems, evaluation, 
operational and implementation research, and laboratory systems. 
Specifically, it: (1) Provides country-based and international 
coordination for disease detection, IHR implementation and public 
health emergency response; (2) leads the agency's global efforts to 
address the public health emergency continuum from prevention to 
detection to response through post-emergency health systems recovery; 
(3) provides epidemic intelligence and response capacity for early 
warning about international disease threats, and coordinates with 
partners throughout the U.S. government (USG) as well as international 
partners to provide rapid response; (4) provides resources and assists 
in developing country-level epidemiology, laboratory and other capacity 
to ensure country emergency preparedness and response to outbreaks and 
incidents of local and international importance; (5) in coordination 
and communication with other CDC Centers, Institute, or Offices (CIOs), 
leads CDC activities on global NCDs; and (6) collaborates with other 
divisions in CDC, Federal agencies, international agencies, partner 
countries and non-governmental organizations assisting Ministries of 
Health (MoHs) to build public health capacity for addressing 
communicable diseases and NCDs.
    Office of the Director (CWL1). The DGHP Office of the Director (OD) 
provides leadership, management, and oversight for all division 
activities. Specifically, it: (1) Develops the division's overall 
strategy and division policies on planning, evaluation, management and 
operations; (2) provides coordination of budgeting and liaison with the 
Center for Global Health (CGH) and the Office of Financial Resources 
(OFR) on budget development and execution; (3) ensures that CGH 
strategies are executed by the division and aligned with overall CDC 
goals; (4) ensures division activities in the field are well 
coordinated with the CDC Country Office and supports a ``one-CDC'' 
approach at the country level; (5) ensures scientific quality, ethics 
and regulatory compliance; (6) evaluates strategies, focus, and 
prioritization of branch research, program and budget activities; (7) 
coordinates division policy and communication activities; (8) develops 
and promotes partnerships with both national and international 
organizations, including other USG agencies, in support of division 
activities; (9) ensures coordination of the division's overall 
activities within the division as well as with subject matter experts 
across CDC; (10) fosters an integrated and collaborative approach to 
research, program, and policy activities; (11) provides scientific 
leadership within the division on the evaluation of high impact global 
health protection strategies and the dissemination of data on these 
strategies; (12) facilitates CDC headquarters and international human 
resources activities including recruitment, hiring, orienting, 
deploying, and assisting with relocation of qualified staff; (13) 
provides workforce management and career development services for 
headquarters and international staff; (14) serves as CDC's lead for 
supporting and facilitating CDC's response to international outbreaks; 
(15) develops and implements in coordination with other CDC CIOs and 
USG partners, information technology solutions for emergency 
preparedness information management, surveillance, and executive 
decision support to enhance the effectiveness of public health 
emergency detection and response around the globe; (16) coordinates 
international aspects of CDC's public health preparedness and emergency 
response activities in collaboration with the Office of Public Health 
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) and other CDC organizational units 
involved in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazard 
preparedness and emergency response activities; and (17) provides early 
warning on disease threats via CDC's event based surveillance and other 
epidemic intelligence activities conducted in partnership with USG 
agencies, WHO, MoHs, and other international and public health and 
security partners to assure IHR compliance.
    Emergency Response and Recovery Branch (CWLB). The Emergency 
Response and Recovery Branch applies public health and epidemiologic 
science to mitigate the impact of disasters, complex humanitarian 
emergencies, and other emergencies on populations and to support the 
recovery of health systems in these settings. Specifically, it: (1) 
Coordinates, supervises, and monitors CDC's work in international 
emergency settings and in refugee or displaced populations in 
collaboration with other USG agencies (e.g., Office of Foreign Disaster 
Assistance and Department of State), United Nations agencies, and non-
governmental organizations; (2) provides direct technical assistance to 
refugees, internally displaced persons, and emergency-affected 
populations in the field, focusing on rapid health and nutrition 
assessments, public health surveillance, assessment of public health 
threats and prioritization of public health interventions, epidemic 
investigations, communicable disease prevention and control, program 
implementation, and program evaluation; (3) develops and implements 
operational research projects aimed at developing the most effective 
public health interventions for populations in emergency settings; (4) 
plans, implements, and evaluates training courses and workshops to help 
strengthen CDC technical capacity in emergency and post-emergency 
public health, as well as that of other USG agencies, international, 
non-governmental and other organizations, and schools of public health; 
(5) develops technical guidelines on public health issues associated 
with international complex humanitarian emergencies; (6) serves as the 
CDC liaison to maintain strong working relationships with other 
international, bilateral, and non-governmental relief organizations 
involved with humanitarian emergencies; (7) aids in health systems 
recovery after acute or

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protracted emergencies; (8) maintains a Global Rapid Response Team to 
enhance CDC's emergency response capacity and strengthen the global 
emergency workforce; (9) leads CGH's global water, sanitation and 
hygiene programs; and (10) coordinates and serves as the lead for 
emergency preparedness activities related to development of emergency 
operations centers with subject matter expertise from OPHPR.
    Workforce and Institute Development Branch (CWLC). The Workforce 
and Institute Development Branch collaborates with MoHs and other 
partners to strengthen public health systems through human and 
institutional capacity development. Specifically, it: (1) Leads the 
agency in working with MoHs to determine institutional and manpower 
needs for capacity in field epidemiology, surveillance, public health 
management, and other essential public health functions, operations and 
services; (2) designs, implements, and evaluates long-term career 
development programs in field epidemiology, public health management, 
and related disciplines for district, regional, and national health 
agencies; (3) plans, implements, coordinates, supports, and evaluates 
the FETP and Improving Public Health Management for Actions (IMPACT) 
program in partnership with MoHs and CDC Country Offices; (4) plans, 
supports, implements and coordinates the training and capacity building 
needs for specific programs such as high-impact diseases (HIV, TB, 
malaria), NCDs, one health, and laboratory capacity building; (5) 
sustains international, regional, and global networks of FETP and 
IMPACT programs and graduates; (6) provides CDC leadership on the 
establishment and strengthening of NPHIs worldwide; (7) engages subject 
matter experts to provide technical assistance targeted to NPHI 
priorities; and (8) develops tools to measure NPHI needs and assess 
progress in NPHI development.
    Epidemiology, Informatics, Surveillance and Lab Branch (CWLD). The 
Epidemiology, Informatics, Surveillance, and Lab Branch provides 
scientific leadership in epidemiology, informatics, surveillance, and 
laboratory capacity. Specifically, it: (1) Provides leadership, 
guidance, and technical assistance support and resources for global 
infectious disease surveillance, applied epidemiology, informatics, and 
laboratory research; (2) provides resources and assists in developing 
country-level epidemiologic, informatics, surveillance, laboratory, and 
other capacity to ensure country emergency preparedness and response to 
outbreaks and incidents of local and international interest; (3) 
provides program support, resources, and technical assistance to GDD 
Centers and other programs; (4) coordinates and supports research and 
other scientific projects to estimate disease burden and assess disease 
prevention interventions; (5) in collaboration and coordination with 
CIO partners, supports and facilitates emerging infectious disease 
detection and response, pandemic influenza preparedness, zoonotic 
disease investigation, laboratory system strengthening and biosafety, 
and other global health protection activities; (6) in collaboration 
with subject matter experts and with public and private sector 
laboratory organizations, provides technical assistance, consultation 
and training to CDC country offices and other international partners to 
develop and maintain international public health laboratories; (7) in 
collaboration with other divisions and CIOs, defines and promotes 
public health laboratory quality standards and practices; (8) develops 
and conducts training to facilitate timely transfer of newly emerging 
laboratory, informatics and other technology; (9) coordinates CDC's 
support to WHO's Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy; 
(10) conducts surveillance activities in overseas sites to serve as 
early warning detection platforms for disease outbreaks; and (11) 
serves as a principal point of coordination for USG interagency 
partners involved in international disease surveillance and situational 
awareness activities.
    Country Strategy and Implementation Branch (CWLE). The Country 
Strategy and Implementation Branch drives progress on country planning 
and DGHP program implementation in collaboration with CDC in-country 
offices. Specifically, it: (1) Serves as DGHP's principal country 
experts and drives DGHP strategy for each country; (2) facilitates 
regional and country level program and budget planning; (3) serves as a 
resource for country point-of-contacts for questions regarding in-
country activities and dynamics and management of budgets and 
cooperative agreements; (4) serves as the WHO Collaborating Center for 
Implementation of National IHR Surveillance and Response Capacities; 
(5) provides leadership and coordination of CDC's relationships with 
WHO for IHR international capacity development activities; (6) in the 
context of IHR, assesses, coordinates, implements, and measures the 
effectiveness of international public health preparedness activities in 
partnership with WHO, MoHs, and USG security, development, and disaster 
response agencies; (7) manages the implementation of CDC's GHS program 
and ensures that CDC's activities align with interagency goals and 
partner country priorities; (8) leads development of integrated country 
plans and budgets in collaboration with all DGHP branches and programs, 
such as GDD and FETP, and CDC-wide experts; (9) provides operations 
support to facilitate effective delivery of DGHP programs; (10) serves 
as a key linkage between DGHP headquarters and DGHP country offices 
coordinating calls and liaising with interagency and intra-agency 
partners; (11) manages CDC's relationships and develops partnerships 
with USG security (e.g., National Security Council, Department of 
Defense, Department of State) and development agencies (e.g., USAID) 
engaged in GHS activities; (12) develops strategies to improve the 
technical skills and problem-solving abilities of country program 
managers and locally employed staff who work in the management and 
operations area; (13) provides short term and long-term consultation 
and technical assistance for management and operations issues to DGHP 
country offices; and (14) provides long-term management and operations 
support for smaller countries.
    Global Noncommunicable Disease Branch (CWLG). The Global 
Noncommunicable Disease Branch collaborates with partners to provide 
vision and direction to prevent premature deaths and disabilities due 
to NCDs, injuries, and environmental health hazards. Specifically, it: 
(1) Strengthens surveillance, monitoring, evaluation, and information 
systems to prevent and control global NCDs, injuries, and environmental 
health hazards; (2) expands the evidence base, and develops and 
disseminates technical packages, about effective prevention and control 
interventions; (3) enhances workforce capacity for integrated, 
systematic training and technical exchange on global NCDs, injuries, 
and environmental health hazards; (4) leverages external partnerships 
and resources; (5) liaises and coordinates with other CDC CIOs engaged 
in global NCD activities and supports CDC's technical expertise to 
advance global NCD priorities; and (6) increases NCD awareness and 
support through strategic communication outreach.
    Overseas Business Operations Branch (CWLH). The Overseas Business 
Operations Branch oversees management and operations activities in

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support of DGHP country offices. Specifically, it: (1) Coordinates all 
DGHP procurement and extramural activities in compliance with federal 
appropriations law, congressional intent, and global health policies; 
(2) facilitates and manages the development, clearance, and award of 
all new and ongoing DGHP field grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts; (3) provides technical assistance and guidance to country 
offices and DGHP branches on budget and extramural issues including 
assisting programs in determining the appropriate funding mechanism to 
support DGHP activities; (4) provides training and tools to DGHP 
country programs to improve budget and cooperative agreement 
management; (5) manages DGHP country budgets including conducting 
budget planning exercises, spend plan development and reporting, annual 
close-out processes, and analyses to inform country planning; (6) 
provides funding and budgetary data for regular reports including HHS 
and OMB reports, GAO and IG audits, country program reviews, and other 
requests for data; (7) liaises and collaborates with CDC financial and 
procurement-related units and offices including OFR and the Information 
Technology Services Office; (8) collaborates with other DGHP branches, 
other CDC and HHS programs and offices, other USG agencies, and other 
national and international organizations on overseas management and 
operations priorities; (9) develops strategies to improve the technical 
skills and problem-solving abilities of country program managers and 
locally employed staff who work in the budget and finance area; (10) 
provides short-term and long-term consultation and technical assistance 
for management and operations issues to DGHP country offices; (11) 
facilitates overseas purchasing and property management activities; 
(12) monitors risk management of country operations and extramural 
awards; (13) oversees property, facilities, motor pool, and records 
management; and (14) coordinates other logistics needs for DGHP 
overseas operations.

James Seligman,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-29914 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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