[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45152-45153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18469]



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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 84 FR 35676--35679, July 24, 2019) is amended 
to reorganize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offices 
that support the Deputy Director for Public Health Science and 
Surveillance. Functions of the Division of Public Health Information 
and Dissemination, a component within the Center for Surveillance, 
Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (CSELS), align more closely with 
the mission of the Office of the Associate Director for Policy and 
Strategy, CSELS' Office of the Director, and the Office of Science. The 
mission and functional statement for Office of Laboratory Science and 
Safety is also being revised.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the functional statement for the Population Health and 
Healthcare Office (CAQE), Office of the Associate Director for Policy 
and Strategy (CAQ), insert the following:
    Community Guide Office (CAQG). (1) Convenes and provides ongoing 
administrative, research, and technical support for the operations of 
the independent Community Preventive Services Task Force as directed by 
statutory mandate; (2) conducts and oversees production of the 
systematic reviews that serve as the scientific basis for Task Force 
findings and recommendations; (3) coordinates and manages large and 
diverse teams of internal and external partners participating in the 
systematic review process; (4) participates with other CDC programs and 
other federal and non-governmental partners in developing and refining 
methods for conducting systematic reviews; (5) assists CDC and other 
federal and non-federal partners in understanding, using, and 
communicating methods for conducting systematic reviews; (6) assists 
CDC and other federal and non-federal partners in linking reviews of 
evidence to guidelines development and program implementation; (7) 
assists the Task Force in producing reports on evidence gaps and 
priority areas for further examination; (8) establishes, updates, and 
evaluates the utility and use of the Community Guide website 
(www.thecommunityguide.org) by intended users; (9) convenes and 
participates with other CDC programs and other federal and non-
governmental partners in: (a) Disseminating products and promotional 
materials throughout the U.S. health care and public health systems and 
to their multisectoral partners via a variety of media, such as 
journals, books, documents, the World Wide Web, and other media, (b) 
developing and testing policies and processes for referencing Task 
Force findings in research and programmatic funding announcements to 
increase use of Task Force findings and fill evidence gaps, and (c) 
developing, refining, and evaluating methods for assisting users in 
implementing Task Force recommendations; (10) convenes and participates 
with other CDC programs and other federal and non-governmental partners 
in establishing methods for evaluating implementation, use, and impact 
of Task Force-recommended strategies; (11) participates in the 
development of national and regional public and private partnerships to 
enhance prevention research and the translation of evidence into policy 
and action; (12) provides epidemiologic and scientific support for 
health departments, nonprofit hospitals and other community-based 
organizations engaged in community health improvement; (13) maintains 
scientific expertise in cross-cutting measures of population health and 
population health determinants; (14) develops stakeholder-driven 
epidemiological resources including analytic tools and scientific 
resources for identifying community health priorities and health 
disparities, and monitoring and evaluating public health impact; (15) 
hosts and periodically updates the Community Health Status Indicators 
web application; and (16) participates with CDC and other federal and 
non-federal partners to encourage multi-sector collaborations that 
support shared ownership of community health improvement.
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of 
the Director (CPN1), Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and 
Laboratory Services (CPN) and insert the following:
    Office of the Director (CPN1). (1) Provides strategic direction 
regarding surveillance, epidemiologic investigation, and data and 
information sciences; (2) supports DDPHSS's CDC-wide coordination and 
strategic activities in areas of health informatics technology, 
including the meaningful use of electronic health records for public 
health surveillance and the coordination of partners and stakeholders 
for biosurveillance, and publication science; (3) leads the development 
of public health workforce training; (4) guides the development of 
laboratory systems standards for quality and safety, including the 
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and engagement with 
relevant federal advisory committees; (5) manages, directs, 
coordinates, and evaluates the activities of the center; (6) defines 
goals and objectives for policy formation, scientific oversight, and 
guidance in program planning and development; (7) establishes and 
implements a communications strategy in support of the CSELS 
overarching goals and priorities; (8) provides oversight for the 
evaluation of programmatic performance of all CSELS activities to 
ensure health impact; (9) plans, coordinates, and manages all aspects 
of program business services including human and fiscal resources, 
extramural activities, space, and all administrative services; (10) 
devises information technology practices and procedures, and provides 
direction, innovation, planning and evaluation for information 
technology systems, services, security, and resources for CSELS; (11) 
provides leadership on issues management, budget formulation and 
performance integration; (12) manages inter-governmental and external 
affairs and cultivates strategic partnerships; (13) ensures scientific 
quality, integrity, and clearance across the center; (14) provides 
guidance and strategic oversight to the processes within the center 
that access, collect, manage, analyze, and visualize data, including 
assistance for involvement with federal advisory committees and other 
high level groups; (15) monitors projects for effective focus on the 
analytical, informatics, data management, and statistical 
infrastructure to deliver quality data, accurate analysis services and 
dependable software products and systems to customers and partners; 
(16) collaborates and consults with other centers, working groups, 
state and local health departments, other federal agencies, and other 
partners, to accomplish the mission of the center; (17) reviews, 
prepares, coordinates, and develops Congressional testimony and 
briefing materials; (18) represents CSELS and at times CDC at 
professional and scientific meetings, within and

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outside CDC; (19) manages the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 
(MMWR) series of publications, including the MMWR Recommendations and 
Reports, CDC Surveillance Summaries, and Annual Summary of Notifiable 
Diseases, and supports Public Health Reports among other publications; 
(20) develops, plans, coordinates, edits, and produces the MMWR series, 
including the MMWR Recommendations and Reports, CDC Surveillance 
Summaries, and Annual Summary of Notifiable Diseases; (21) manages the 
CDC Vital Signs program, which offers recent data and calls to action 
for important public health issues; (22) produces CDC Vital Signs which 
includes an MMWR Early Release, a fact sheet and website, a media 
release, and a series of announcements via social media tools; and (23) 
leads an agency-wide call to action each month concerning a single, 
important public health topic.
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Division of 
Public Health Information and Dissemination (CPNC).
    After the functional statement for the Office of Technology and 
Innovation (CPPD), Office of Science (CPP). insert the following:
    Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health (CPPE). The Office 
of Genomics and Precision Public Health (OGPPH) is charged with 
identifying opportunities for genomics and precision public health 
applications to improve health, prevent disease, save health care costs 
and reduce health disparities in the United States. (1) OGPPH 
integrates advances in pathogen and human genomics, machine learning, 
data science and predictive analytics responsibly and effectively into 
health care and public health programs; (2) provides technical 
assistance and advice to CDC leadership and programs, other federal 
agencies, state health departments, and other external partners by 
identifying, evaluating, and implementing evidence-based genomics and 
precision public health practices to prevent and control the country's 
leading diseases; (3) supports policy, education, and surveillance 
frameworks to promote effective implementation of evidence-based 
recommendations for genomic tests, family health history, and precision 
health applications, as well as those applications that will emerge in 
the next decade and beyond; (4) identifies and evaluates emerging 
genomic, family health history, and precision health applications with 
the potential to impact population health; and (5) conducts public 
health genomics and precision public health epidemiologic studies and 
analyses.
    Office of Library Science (CPPG). The Stephen B. Thacker CDC 
Library supports CDC's scientific and public health information needs 
by serving as CDC's resource for library collections, information 
resources, customized library services and tools, information exchange, 
learning, collaboration and innovation. To accomplish these aims, the 
Office of Library Science: (1) Develops, curates, sustains and 
evaluates library collections and public health information resources; 
(2) provides CDC staff with timely access to electronic and hardcopy 
scientific and public health programmatic resources; (3) provides 
library science technical assistance, reference services, literature 
searches, systematic reviews, and training; (4) provides resources to 
evaluate scholarly and other impact of CDC research and publications; 
(5) provides and manages facilities for scientific inquiry, learning, 
research, collaboration, and innovation; (6) supports the Library 
Advisory Board, whose members ensure their CIO's needs are considered 
in library operations and planning; and (7) collaborates with other 
federal libraries, medical/health sciences libraries, other library and 
information scientists, and public health partners.
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Office of 
Laboratory Science and Safety (CPQ), and insert the following:
    Office of Laboratory Science and Safety (CPQ). In carrying out its 
mission, the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety: (1) Provides 
scientific, technical, and managerial expertise and leadership in the 
development and enhancement of laboratory safety programs; and (2) 
oversees and monitors the development, implementation, and evaluation 
of the laboratory safety and quality management programs across CDC.
    Office of the Director (CPQ1). (1) Provides scientific, technical, 
and managerial expertise and leadership in the development and 
enhancement of laboratory science and safety programs; (2) oversees and 
monitors the development, implementation, and evaluation of the 
laboratory safety and quality management programs across CDC; (3) 
advises on policy, partnerships, and issues management matters; (4) 
advises on matters related to internal and external public health 
communications; (5) provides oversight to ensure CDC compliance with 
regulations for select agents and toxins, and the safe possession, use, 
and transfer of select agents and toxins; (6) provides oversight to 
ensure CDC compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, 
and standards regarding the humane care and use of laboratory animals 
at CDC; (7) serves as the Institutional Official for purposes of 
compliance with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use 
of Laboratory Animals; (8) makes appointments to the CDC Institutional 
Animal Care and Use Committees; and (9) leads responses to laboratory 
incidents and emergencies.
    Office of Laboratory Science (CPQB). (1) Provides high-level 
coordination of policies and guidance for core laboratory training 
programs in quality management, laboratory safety, and Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA)-regulated diagnostic devices; (2) manages the 
catalog of core laboratory quality, safety, and FDA-regulatory 
compliance training courses; (3) provides expertise and consultation 
for policy development and implementation of laboratory quality 
management activities; (4) provides regulatory expertise and 
consultation to support policy development and compliance with FDA 
regulations for in vitro diagnostic devices.
    Office of Laboratory Safety (CPQC). (1) Provides high-level 
oversight and coordination of laboratory safety at all CDC campuses; 
(2) develops and assesses effectiveness of agency-level plans, 
policies, manuals, and tools for implementation of laboratory safety 
standards; (3) provides regulatory compliance for biological safety, 
chemical safety, radiation safety, and the possession, use, and 
transport of select agents and toxins; (4) provides expertise and 
consultation for biological safety, chemical safety, and radiation 
safety; and (5) provides expertise for CDC-wide compliance with all 
applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standards regarding the 
humane care and use of laboratory animals at CDC.

Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2019-18469 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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