[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07126]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Infectious Disease Policy, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, National 
Vaccine Program Office organization has modified its organizational 
structure.

DATES: This new organizational structure was approved by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services and takes effect on April 6, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Broido, Acting Director, Office 
of Communications, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 
Independence Ave. SW, Room 715-G, Washington, DC 20201, Phone 
202.690.7694.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A (Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services) of the Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department 
of Health and Human Services (60 FR 27804, dated October 31, 1995, and 
corrected at 75 FR 53304, August 31, 2010, and amended most recently at 
82 FR 3005, dated January 5, 2017) is amended to reflect the merger of 
the National Vaccine Prevention Office, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health (OASH) with the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious 
Disease Policy, OASH and create the Office of Infectious Disease Policy 
(OIDP), OASH, which will be responsible for administering and 
implementing the statutory responsibilities of the National Vaccine 
Program, as well as the current responsibilities of the Office of HIV/
AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy. This reorganization is being 
undertaken to create a more effective structure that better reflects 
the two offices' missions and streamlines operations.
    Under Part C, Section C-P, Organization and Function, make the 
following changes:
     Retitle all references to the National Vaccine Program 
Office (ACP) and to the Office of Infectious Disease Policy (ACP).
     Add the current reference to the Office of Infectious 
Disease Policy (ACP), The Office of Infectious Disease Policy, headed 
by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infectious Disease, will be 
responsible for providing advice and recommendations to the Assistant 
Secretary for Health on issues pertaining to: blood and tissues safety 
and availability; HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and other infectious 
diseases; and vaccines and immunization. The Office of Infectious 
Disease Policy will be responsible for administering and implementing 
the statutory responsibilities of the National Vaccine Program.
    Under Part C, Section C-J, Organization and Function, make the 
following changes:
     Delete all references to the organizational structure of 
the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (ACJ).
     Retitle all references to the function of the Office of 
HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (ACJ) to the Office of 
Infectious Disease Policy (ACP).
    II. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and re-delegations of 
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue in them or their successors pending further 
redelegation, if allowed, provided they are consistent with this 
reorganization.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-07126 Filed 4-10-19; 4:15 pm]
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