[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48427-48428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20835]


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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 74 FR 52816, dated October 14, 2009) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC). This reorganization is being undertaken 
to increase scientific capacity; strengthen infrastructure; create 
efficiencies across the organization; and improve the links between the 
national centers.
    I. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, the 
following organizational units are deleted in their entirety:

 Office of the Associate Director for Laboratory Science and 
Safety (CAC)
 Office of the Associate Director for Science (CAS)
 Office of the Associate Director for Minority Health and 
Health Equity (CAW)
 Office of State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CP)
 Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (CQ)

    II. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, make the 
following changes:

 Retitle all references to the Office of the Associate Director 
for Policy (CAQ) to the Office of the Associate Director for Policy and 
Strategy (CAQ)
 Retitle all references to the Office of Public Health 
Scientific Services (CP) to the Deputy Director for Public Health 
Science and Surveillance (CP)
 Retitle all references to the Office of Noncommunicable 
Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health (CU) to the Deputy Director 
for Non-Infectious Diseases (CU)
 Retitle all references to the Office of Infectious Diseases 
(CV) to the Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases (CV)

    III. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, insert 
the following:
     Deputy Director for Public Health Service and 
Implementation Science (CB): The Deputy Director for Public Health 
Service and Implementation Science leads, promotes, and facilitates 
science, programs and policies to identify and respond to public health

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threats, both domestically and internationally to its components, which 
are as follows:

[cir] Center for Global Health (CBB)
[cir] Center for Preparedness and Response (CBC)
[cir] Center for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (CBD)
[cir] Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (CBE)

     Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance 
(CP): The Deputy Director for Public Health Science and Surveillance 
leads, promotes, and facilitates science, surveillance, standards and 
policies to reduce the burden of diseases in the United States and 
globally to its components, which are as follows:

[cir] National Center for Health Statistics (CPC)
[cir] Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services 
(CPN)
[cir] Office of Science (CPP)
[cir] Office of Laboratory Science and Safety (CPQ)

     Deputy Director for Non-Infectious Diseases (CU): The 
Deputy Director for Non-Infectious Diseases reduces the burden of non-
infectious diseases, injuries, birth defects, disabilities and 
environmental health hazards to its components, which are as follows:

[cir] National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities 
(CUB)
[cir] National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (CUC)
[cir] National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic 
Substances and Disease Registry (CUG)
[cir] National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CUH)

     Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases (CV): Deputy 
Director for Infectious Diseases leads, promotes, and facilitates 
science, programs, and policies to reduce the burden of infectious 
disease in the United States and globally and its components, which are 
as follows:

[cir] National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (CVG)
[cir] National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases 
(CVL)
[cir] National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB 
Prevention

    IV. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of 
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue in them or their successors pending further 
redelegation, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101.

    Dated: August 17, 2018.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20835 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4160-18-P