[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42470-42478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15153]



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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 (CDC) of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority of HHS (45 FR 67772-76, dated October 14, 
1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as amended most 
recently at 86 35511-35520, dated July 6, 2021) is amended to reflect 
the reorganization of the National Center for Injury Prevention and 
Control (NCIPC), Deputy Director for Non-Infectious Diseases, CDC. This 
reorganization approved by the Director, CDC, on July 1, 2022, will 
streamline the current organizational structure, improve the overall 
employee/supervisor ratio, eliminate workflow inefficiencies, and 
improve customer service.
    I. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, make the 
following changes:
     Update the functional statements for the Division of 
Violence Prevention (CUHC)
     Update the functional statements for the Office of the 
Director (CUHC1)
     Establish the Office of Policy, Partnerships, and 
Communication (CUHC12)
     Establish the Office of Senior Director for Scientific 
Programs (CUHC13)
     Establish the Office of the Associate Director for Science 
(CUHC13b)
     Establish the Office of the Deputy Director for Management 
and Program Operations (CUHC14)
     Establish the Office of Management and Operations 
(CUHC14b)
     Update the functional statements for the Surveillance 
Branch (CUHCB)
     Update the functional statements for the Research and 
Evaluation Branch (CUHCC)
     Retitle the Prevention Practice and Translation Branch to 
the Violence Prevention Practice and Translation Branch (CUHCD)
     Update the functional statements for the Field 
Epidemiology and Prevention Branch (CUHCE)
     Establish the Community Violence Prevention Practice and 
Translation Branch (CUHCG)
     Update the functional statements for the Division of 
Injury Prevention (CUHF)
     Update the functional statements for the Office of the 
Director (CUHF1)
     Establish the Office of Science (CUHF12)
     Establish the Office of Policy and Partnerships (CUHF13)
     Establish the Office of Management and Operations (CUHF14)
     Establish the Office of Communications (CUHF15)
     Update the functional statements for the Division of 
Overdose Prevention (CUHG)
     Update the functional statements for the Office of the 
Director (CUHG1)
     Establish the Office of Policy, Planning, and Partnerships 
(CUHG12)
     Establish the Office of the Associate Director for Program 
Implementation (CUHG13)
     Establish the Office of the Deputy Director for Scientific 
Programs (CUHG14)
     Establish the Office of the Associate Director for Science 
(CUHG14b)
     Establish the Office of the Associate Director for 
Management Operations (CUHG15)
     Establish the Office of Management and Operations 
(CUHG15b)
     Update the functional statements for the Epidemiology and 
Surveillance Branch (CUHGB)
     Update the functional statements for the Health Systems 
and Research Branch (CUHGC)
     Update the functional statements for the Prevention 
Programs and Evaluation Branch (CUHGD)
     Update the functional statements for the Drug-Free 
Communities Branch (CUHGE)
     Update the functional statements for the Communications 
Branch (CUHGG)
     Establish the State Program Implementation Branch (CUHGH)
    II. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, insert 
the following:
     Division of Violence Prevention (CUHC). (1) Provides 
leadership in developing and executing a national program for the 
prevention and control of violence and its consequences; (2) plans, 
establishes, and evaluates surveillance systems to monitor national 
trends in morbidity, mortality, disabilities, health equity, and cost 
of violence-related injuries and deaths, and facilitates the 
development of surveillance systems by state, tribal, local, and 
territorial agencies; (3) plans, directs, conducts, and supports 
research focused on the causes of and health inequities in violence and 
the development and evaluation of strategies to prevent and control 
violence-related injuries and deaths; (4) produces new, evidence-based 
scientific knowledge that informs policies, practice, and programs in 
the violence field; (5) plans, conducts, supports, and evaluates 
demonstration projects and programs to prevent and control violence; 
(6) develops and disseminates policies, recommendations, and guidelines 
for the prevention of violence and its consequences; (7) proposes goals 
and objectives for linking health system and violence control 
activities with public health activities, including surveillance, 
prevention, healthcare, and rehabilitation of injury; (8) proposes 
goals and objectives for national violence prevention and control 
programs, monitors progress toward these goals and objectives, and 
recommends and develops guidelines for priority prevention and control 
activities; (9) provides expertise in public health practice, health 
equity, surveillance, evaluation, and research for violence prevention; 
(10) provides technical assistance, consultation, training, and 
epidemiological, statistical, educational, and other technical services 
to assist state and local health departments and community based 
organizations in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, 
and overall improvement of violence prevention programs; (11) 
facilitates the development and supports the dissemination of research 
findings and transfer of violence prevention and control technologies 
to federal, state, and local agencies, private organizations, and other 
national and international groups; (12) sustains a public health 
infrastructure for violence prevention at federal, state, tribal, 
local, and territorial levels; (13) facilitates similar strategic 
planning activities by other federal, state, and local agencies, 
academic institutions, and private and other public organizations; and 
(14) in carrying out the above functions collaborates with other 
divisions of NCIPC, CDC Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs), HHS 
agencies, other federal, state, and local departments and agencies, 
academic institutions, private sector, voluntary, and international 
organizations, as appropriate.
     Office of the Director (CUHC1). (1) Provides leadership 
and direction for division priorities and activities to monitor, 
prevent and reduce violent behavior and violence-related injuries and 
deaths; (2) leads the division to monitor trends in violent behavior 
and violence-related injuries and deaths and scales up prevention 
activities to reduce violence, risk factors, and consequences; (3) 
promotes strategies to achieve the vision of a violence-free society in 
which all people and communities are safe, healthy, and thriving; (4) 
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activities of the division; (5) establishes and interprets policies, 
and determines program priorities; (6) provides national leadership and 
guidance in violence prevention and control program planning, 
development, and evaluation; (7) advances health equity in violence 
prevention through both research and programmatic activities; and (8) 
assures multi-disciplinary collaboration in violence prevention and 
control activities.
     Office of Policy, Partnerships, and Communication 
(CUHC12). (1) Provides leadership and guidance to division management 
and staff on policies, planning and communications for violence 
prevention activities; (2) prepares, tracks, and coordinates controlled 
and general correspondence; (3) prepares responses and coordinates 
provision of materials requested by CDC leadership, Congress, HHS, 
other federal agencies, and non-governmental agencies; (4) coordinates 
with NCIPC Office of Policy and Partnerships to execute and support 
NCIPC- and CDC-wide policy and partner-related initiatives related to 
violence prevention; (5) coordinates with the NCIPC Office of 
Communications to execute and support NCIPC- and CDC-wide communication 
initiatives and policies; (6) develops tailored messages and materials 
to promote dissemination of scientific findings, evidence-based 
prevention strategies, priority recommendations, and guidelines through 
traditional media outlets, social media, and other channels;
    (7) collaborates with subject matter experts, program and policy 
staff, develops and implements communication strategies, campaigns, and 
plans to meet the needs of division programs and NCIPC's mission, to 
provide leadership in preventing and controlling injuries by reducing 
the incidence, severity, and adverse outcomes of injury; (8) provides 
consultation on international violence prevention and control 
activities of the division; and (9) establishes linkages and 
collaborates, as appropriate, with other divisions and offices in 
NCIPC, with other CIOs throughout CDC, nongovernmental organizations; 
and with national level prevention partners that impact violence 
prevention programs.
     Office of the Senior Director for Scientific Programs 
(CUHC13). (1) Directs and evaluates the cross-cutting scientific 
activities of the division; (2) provides leadership and guidance in 
scientific program planning, development, implementation, and 
evaluation for violence prevention activities; (3) coordinates division 
public health science efforts to protect the public's health; (4) 
facilitates the translation of scientific knowledge into preventive 
actions; (5) ensures use of best practices to collect, analyze, and 
interpret data and disseminates scientific information to enable 
internal and external partners to make actionable decisions; and (6) 
integrates science, data analytics, and visualization into science 
products.
     Office of the Associate Director for Science (CUHC13b). 
(1) Provides scientific leadership, planning, and guidance to division 
management and staff on research methodology and priorities for 
violence prevention research activities;
    (2) promotes DVP-funded science programs and activities, and 
advocates for science within the organization; (3) provides leadership 
on science policy development and implementation; (4) oversees 
scientific clearance and related quality assurance; (5) provides 
representation on scientific issues, internally within CDC and 
externally with partners; (6) contributes to the development of new 
scientific advances by preparing manuscripts for publication in 
scientific and technical journals and publications, including articles 
and guidelines published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 
(MMWR) and other publications for the public; (7) supports scientific 
training opportunities and mentorship to scientists and fellows; and 
(8) in coordination with the NCIPC OS, reviews and approves 
surveillance, programmatic, and research project concepts, and ensures 
their compliance with federal regulations.
     Office of the Deputy Director for Management and Program 
Operations (CUHC14). (1) Plans, directs, and evaluates the management 
and program operations activities of the division; (2) provides cross-
cutting leadership and guidance in program planning, development, 
implementation, and evaluation for violence prevention activities; (3) 
oversees overarching personnel, operational, administrative, fiscal, 
and technical support for division programs and units; (4) provides 
leadership for and assessment of all administrative management 
activities of the division; (5) provides overall programmatic direction 
for planning and management oversight of allocated resources, human 
resource management and general administrative support for division 
programs and units; and
    (6) reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of all administration 
and operations of division programs and units.
     Office of Management and Operations (CUHC14b). (1) 
Provides leadership, planning, and guidance to division management and 
staff on management and operations for violence prevention activities; 
(2) manages the budget through planning, execution, and closeout to 
facilitate daily operations; (3) provides over-arching personnel, 
operational, administrative, fiscal, and technical support for division 
programs and units; (4) develops and implements processes to provide 
efficiency in facilitating work to prevent violent behavior and 
violence-related injuries and deaths; (5) carries out routine office 
functions and meets administrative requirements necessary for daily 
functions; and (6) coordinates and oversees the implementation of 
available assistance mechanisms to prevent violent behavior and 
violence-related injuries and deaths.
     Surveillance Branch (CUHCB). (1) Advises the Office of the 
Director, in DVP and NCIPC, on all aspects of violence surveillance 
including data and systems management by providing data to inform 
violence program planning;
    (2) conducts national, state, and local surveillance and surveys to 
identify new and monitor recognized forms of violence and its 
consequences, analyzes and interprets data, examines patterns in health 
equity (e.g., by race/ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, and disability), and monitors trends in violence and its 
trajectory across the lifespan; (3) consults and collaborates with 
other branches to promote using surveillance data to inform preventive 
actions; (4) coordinates, manages, maintains, and provides tabulations 
and maps from surveillance systems and other data sources that contain 
national, state, and local data on violence-related morbidity, 
mortality, and economic costs; (5) develops and implements uniform 
definitions for public health surveillance of various forms of violence 
and related outcomes; (6) provides leadership for the development of 
surveillance systems to inform policies, practice, and programs in the 
violence prevention field; (7) provides expert consultation to federal, 
state, and local health agencies on surveillance system design, 
implementation, and evaluation, and use of surveillance data to 
describe the burden of violence; (8) disseminates violence surveillance 
information to the scientific community and the general public through 
regular publication in peer-reviewed journals and CDC publications, 
presentations at professional conferences and other partner group 
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public-facing dashboard; (9) develops, designs, implements, and 
evaluates innovative surveillance strategies to address gaps and apply 
surveillance data to epidemiological studies, program evaluation, and 
programmatic activities; and (10) in carrying out the above functions, 
provides leadership and collaborates with other divisions and offices 
in NCIPC, other CIOs throughout CDC, and other federal, state, and 
local departments and agencies, academic institutions, private sector, 
voluntary, and international organizations, as appropriate in all 
aspects of surveillance of violence and its consequences.
     Research and Evaluation Branch (CUHCC). (1) Plans, 
directs, conducts, and supports formative, etiologic, and epidemiologic 
research focused on causal factors, risk and protective factors, and 
psychosocial, cultural, and contextual determinants for violence and 
its consequences; (2) plans, directs, conducts, and supports applied 
research focused on the rigorous evaluation of strategies, policies, 
and interventions to prevent violent behavior and violence-related 
injuries and deaths; (3) evaluates the effectiveness and impact of 
violence prevention strategies, policies, and interventions as 
practiced or implemented by public health agencies and organizations at 
the national/regional and state/local levels; (4) conducts 
implementation research to examine the context, processes, and factors 
that influence effective and efficient dissemination/diffusion, uptake/
adoption, implementation, translation, and sustainability of violence 
prevention strategies, policies, and interventions; (5) conducts 
research that promotes health equity by reducing the inequitable burden 
of risk for violence exposure experienced by racial and ethnic minority 
and other disproportionately affected (e.g., gender, sexual 
orientation, and disability) groups to better understand risk and 
protective factors contributing to these inequities and evaluate 
violence prevention strategies, policies, and interventions to 
remediate them; (6) develops and evaluates methodologies for conducting 
violence prevention research evaluation; (7) contributes to the 
research literature and evidence base by publishing regularly in peer-
reviewed journals, CDC sponsored publications and government reports 
that include, but are not limited to, etiological, evaluation, and 
implementation research and research syntheses; (8) serves as a 
resource, collaborates, and provides technical assistance in applying 
research and evaluation results and techniques to the ongoing 
assessment and improvement of violence prevention and control 
approaches; (9) disseminates research findings to help guide the 
development of prevention strategies, policies, and interventions or to 
improve the effectiveness of existing strategies, policies, and 
interventions to prevent and reduce violence, its risk factors, and its 
consequences; and (10) in carrying out the above functions, 
collaborates with other components within NCIPC, CDC, the Public Health 
Service, HHS, other federal agencies, and national and international 
professional, academic, voluntary, philanthropic organizations, and 
other entities.
     Violence Prevention Practice and Translation Branch 
(CUHCD). (1) Provides leadership and support in public health practice 
and the application of science for maximum benefit of violence 
prevention programmatic efforts; (2) plans, directs, conducts, and 
supports program evaluation of strategies, policies, and programs to 
prevent violent behavior and violence-related injuries and deaths; (3) 
monitors and evaluates violence prevention programs and policies, and 
disseminates findings to promote program accountability and program 
improvement; (4) promotes an enhanced and sustained infrastructure for 
a public health approach to violence prevention at state, tribal, 
local, and territorial levels; (5) provides leadership and technical 
assistance in promoting health equity as an integral part of 
programmatic activities to prevent violence and in adapting evidence-
based strategies to create the optimal conditions for health and safety 
for all communities and people regardless of race/ethnicity, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, poverty, geography, capacity, or 
religion. (6) generates and moves practice based knowledge into program 
practice and research fields; (7) develops and evaluates methodologies 
for conducting program evaluation; (8) identifies findings, lessons 
learned, and evidence from the field and collaborates with internal and 
external partners to inform research, surveillance, and program 
evaluation that builds the evidence base for effective violence 
prevention; (9) provides support, training, and technical assistance 
that applies sound prevention principles and systematic processes to 
enhance public health practice, including program development, 
implementation, improvement, and competence of personnel engaged in 
violence prevention and control research practices; (10) applies the 
best available evidence from translational science and continuous 
quality improvement to help communities select, adopt, adapt, 
implement, disseminate, sustain, and scale up programs, strategies, and 
activities that will lead to successful violence prevention outcomes; 
(11) works to reduce violence by supporting state and local violence 
prevention and control programs, and promoting the dissemination and 
application of science into program practice in the violence prevention 
field; (12) synthesizes relevant research, evaluation findings, 
evidence, and trends to develop practical guidance and resources that 
enhance violence prevention programs, strategies, and activities; (13) 
communicates internally and externally the important work and progress 
of the staff, recipients, and partners; (14) plans, conducts, supports, 
and evaluates demonstration projects and programs to prevent and 
control violence; (15) proposes goals and objectives for national 
violence prevention and control programs, monitors progress toward 
these goals and objectives, and recommends and develops guidelines for 
priority prevention and control activities; (16) provides national 
leadership and guidance in violence prevention and control program 
planning, development, and evaluation; (17) develops and manages 
liaison and collaborative relationships with professional, community, 
international, federal, and other agencies involved in violence 
prevention activities; and (18) in carrying out the above functions, 
provides leadership and collaborates with other divisions and offices 
in NCIPC, other CIOs throughout CDC, and other federal, state, local, 
non-governmental, voluntary, professional, and international 
organizations in all aspects of public health practice as it relates to 
violence prevention.
     Field Epidemiology and Prevention Branch (CUHCE). (1) 
Conducts investigations to address important public health problems 
related to violence; (2) conducts domestic and international surveys to 
assess incidence and prevalence of violence, risk factors, and health 
consequences, and monitors trends in violence and its trajectory across 
the lifespan; (3) collects data to inform the timely development of 
violence prevention initiatives; (4) builds capacity of public health 
to guide application of data to prevent violence; (5) conducts field 
epidemiology through field investigations and field support to improve 
collection of data on violence and provide timely recommendations on 
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interventions; (6) advances health equity and prevents violence 
globally and in the U.S. through data collection and application of 
evidence-based, data-informed violence prevention practices; (7) 
synthesizes and translates relevant research, evaluation findings, 
evidence, and trends, and ensures that communication and marketing 
technologies are applied to the development of practical tools, 
products, trainings, and guidance that enhance international violence 
prevention programs, strategies, and activities; (8) uses research 
findings to develop new or improve existing strategies, policies, and 
interventions to prevent and reduce violent behavior, its risk factors, 
and consequences;
    (9) disseminates scientific findings, evidence-based prevention 
strategies, and violence prevention guidelines through publication of 
research findings in professional journals and government reports, 
through participation in national and international meetings, seminars, 
and conferences, and through the development of communication 
initiatives; (10) establishes and sustains partnerships with other CDC 
CIOs and federal and non-government partners to improve the health and 
safety of youth by linking systematic measurement of violence with 
multi-sectoral, effective, scalable, and sustainable actions to reduce 
violence and its consequences; (11) works to reduce community violence 
by supporting state and local violence prevention and control programs 
and promote the dissemination and application of science into program 
practice in the violence prevention field;
    (12) synthesizes relevant research, evaluation findings, evidence, 
and trends to develop practical guidance and resources that enhance 
community violence prevention programs, strategies, and activities; 
(13) leverages and applies science-based information to help 
organizations and government agencies to use data to inform public 
health action to develop, evaluate, and improve programs and strategies 
to prevent violence-related injuries, health problems, and deaths; (14) 
provides expert consultation and technical assistance, consultation, 
training, and epidemiological, statistical, and other technical 
services to assist international and local health entities in the 
planning, implementation, application, evaluation, and overall 
improvement of violence monitoring and violence prevention programming; 
and (15) in carrying out the above functions, collaborates with other 
divisions and offices of NCIPC, CIOs, HHS agencies, other federal, 
state, and local departments and agencies, academic institutions, 
private sector, voluntary, and international organizations, as 
appropriate on all aspects of violence surveillance.
     Community Violence Prevention Practice and Translation 
Branch (CUHCG). (1) Provides leadership and support in public health 
practice and the application of science for maximal benefit of 
community violence (CV) prevention programmatic efforts; (2) plans, 
directs, conducts, and supports program evaluation of strategies, 
policies, and interventions to prevent community violence and related 
injuries and deaths; (3) monitors and evaluates community violence 
prevention programs, and disseminates findings to promote program 
accountability and program improvement; (4) promotes an enhanced and 
sustained CV infrastructure for a comprehensive approach based on 
scaling up and/or implementing proven programs and policies to stem 
current violence and prevent future violence from occurring; (5) 
provides leadership and technical assistance in promoting health equity 
as an integral part of programmatic activities to prevent violence and 
in adapting evidence-based strategies to create the optimal conditions 
for health and safety for all communities and people regardless of 
race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, poverty, 
geography, capacity, or religion; (6) generates and moves practice-
based knowledge into program practice and research fields; (7) develops 
and evaluates methodologies for conducting program evaluation; (8) 
identifies findings, lessons learned, and evidence from the field and 
collaborates with internal and external partners to inform research, 
surveillance, and program evaluation that builds the evidence base for 
effective violence prevention; (9) provides support, training, and 
technical assistance that applies sound prevention principles and 
systematic processes to enhance public health practice, including 
program development, implementation, improvement, and competence of 
personnel engaged in community violence prevention practices; (10) 
applies the best available evidence from translational science and 
continuous quality improvement to help communities select, adopt, 
adapt, implement, disseminate, sustain, and scale up programs, 
strategies, and activities that will lead to successful community 
violence prevention outcomes; (11) communicates internally and 
externally the important work and progress of the staff, recipients, 
and partners; (12) plans, conducts, supports, and evaluates 
demonstration projects and programs to prevent and control community 
violence; (13) proposes goals and objectives for national community 
violence prevention programs, monitors progress toward these goals and 
objectives, and recommends and develops guidelines for priority 
prevention activities; (14) provides national leadership and guidance 
in community violence prevention program planning, development, and 
evaluation; (15) develops and manages liaison and collaborative 
relationships with other federal, state, and local departments and 
agencies, academic institutions, private sector, and voluntary 
organizations involved in community violence prevention activities; and 
(16) in carrying out the above functions, provides leadership and 
collaborates with other divisions and offices in NCIPC, other CIOs 
throughout CDC, and federal, state, local, non-governmental, voluntary, 
professional, and international organizations in all aspects of public 
health practice as it relates to community violence prevention.
     Division of Injury Prevention (CUHF). (1) Integrates 
injury prevention strategies with healthcare delivery; (2) develops and 
disseminates policies, recommendations, and guidelines for the 
prevention of injury and its consequences; (3) develops and implements 
evidence-based public health practices, policies, or programs that 
prevent or reduce unintentional and self-directed injuries; (4) 
identifies findings, lessons learned, and potential best practices from 
the field and collaborates with internal and external partners to 
conduct scientific investigations to examine the context, processes, 
and factors that influence the risk of injuries and successful 
implementation of prevention strategies; (5) plans, establishes, and 
maintains surveillance systems to monitor national trends in morbidity, 
mortality, disabilities, and cost of injuries and facilitates the 
development of surveillance systems by state and local agencies; (6) 
produces and disseminates new scientific knowledge to inform policies, 
practice, and programs in the injury field; (7) supports the 
development and enhancement of state, tribal, local, and territorial 
injury prevention programs that integrate evidence-based population 
health strategies, surveillance, and evaluation in collaboration with 
other public health and non-public health sectors to promote injury 
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computer programming, data science, economics, public health practice, 
surveillance, evaluation, and research to engage NCIPC and the injury 
prevention community; (9) leads translation and dissemination of injury 
prevention and control research findings and injury data to federal, 
state, tribal, local, and territorial public health agencies, and 
public and private sector organizations with responsibilities and 
interests related to injury prevention; (10) supports the development 
and enhancement of public health infrastructure for injury prevention 
at federal, state, tribal, local, and territorial levels through 
funding, workforce training, and outreach; and (11) leads innovative 
data science activities to address injury data and information needs 
and inform research and prevention activities.
     Office of the Director (CUHF1). (1) Provides leadership 
and direction for division priorities and activities to monitor, 
prevent, and reduce unintentional and self-directed injuries; (2) leads 
the division to monitor trends in the injury field and scales up 
prevention activities to reduce injury and its consequences; (3) 
promotes intervention strategies for injuries to advance NCIPC and 
CDC's mission; (4) plans, directs, coordinates, and evaluates the 
activities of the division; (5) leads division strategic planning and 
priority setting and oversees overall program performance, scientific 
quality of activities, and operational policies to advance NCIPC and 
CDC's mission; (6) provides leadership, representation, and 
consultation on cross-agency, intra-governmental, non-governmental, and 
international workgroups and forums to advance division goals and NCIPC 
and CDC's mission; and (7) oversees the development of research to 
inform policies, practice, and programs in the injury field.
     Office of Science (CUHF12). (1) Provides leadership, 
planning, and guidance to division management and staff on scientific 
policy, priorities, and research methodology for injury prevention and 
control practices; (2) ensures division programs and units produce the 
highest quality, most useful and relevant science possible; (3) leads 
development and updates to research priorities for injury prevention 
and control in collaboration with division programs and provides tools 
and assessment to ensure research informs policy, practice, and 
programs in the injury field; (4) prepares and monitors clearance of 
manuscripts for publication in scientific and technical journals and 
publications, including articles and guidelines published in the MMWR 
and other publications for the public; (5) supports scientific training 
opportunities and mentorship to scientists and fellows; and (6) 
provides leadership for the development of research to inform policies, 
practice, and programs in the injury field.
     Office of Policy and Partnerships (CUHCF13). (1) Provides 
leadership and guidance to division management and staff on policies 
and partnership for injury prevention and control; (2) implements 
operational policies to advance NCIPC and CDC's mission; (3) develops 
and manages collaborative relationships with professional, community, 
international, governmental, and non-governmental agencies, and tribal 
nations, to advance injury prevention and control; (4) coordinates with 
the NCIPC Office of Policy and Partnerships to identify and proactively 
manage emerging policy issues; (5) coordinates with the NCIPC Office of 
Policy and Partnerships and division staff to provide program, 
performance, and budgetary information related to the division's 
activities for internal and external stakeholders and policy makers; 
(6) coordinates with division staff to prepare briefing materials; (7) 
collaborates with other NCIPC divisions and Offices and other CIOs 
throughout CDC on critical injury prevention programs; and (8) 
prepares, tracks, and coordinates responses to all inquiries from NCIPC 
leadership, Congress, HHS, other federal agencies, and non-governmental 
agencies.
     Office of Management and Operations (CUHCF14). (1) 
Provides leadership, planning, and guidance to division management and 
staff on management and operations for injury prevention and control 
practices; (2) manages the budget through planning, execution, and 
closeout to facilitate daily operations; (3) provides over-arching 
personnel, operational, administrative, fiscal, and technical support 
for division programs and units; (4) develops and implements processes 
to efficiently facilitate work on prevention and control injuries; (5) 
carries out routine office functions and meets administrative 
requirements necessary for daily functions; and (6) coordinates and 
oversees the implementation of available assistance mechanisms to 
prevent and control injuries.
     Office of Communications (CUHCF15). (1) Provides 
leadership and guidance to division management and staff on 
communications initiatives and policies, including health literacy, 
plain language, and CDC branding for injury prevention and control 
topics and practices; (2) collaborates with subject matter experts and 
program and policy staff to develop strategic communication plans that 
meet division, NCIPC, and CDC priorities; (3) develops, implements, and 
evaluates communication strategies, campaigns, and materials to 
disseminate data and scientific findings, evidence-based prevention 
strategies, priority recommendations, programmatic successes, and 
guidelines through traditional and emerging communication channels; (4) 
facilitates coordination of cross-cutting topics related to effective 
communications strategies and ensures incorporation of lessons learned 
to promote communications best practices; (5) leads digital 
communication and marketing strategies and manages digital channels in 
the injury field; and (6) provides ongoing communication leadership, 
support, and strategic direction to division programs and units.
     Division of Overdose Prevention (CUHG). (1) Plans, 
establishes, evaluates, uses, and collaborates on surveillance systems 
to monitor local, state, and national trends in morbidity, mortality, 
risk and protective factors related to drug use and overdose, and 
implements programmatic strategies to prevent drug use and overdose; 
(2) plans, directs, conducts, and supports research and advanced 
analytics focused on the causes, risks, and protective factors 
associated with drug use and overdose and identifies strategies at the 
federal, state, and local level, as well as in health systems, to 
prevent drug use and overdose; (3) evaluates the effectiveness and 
impact of drug use and overdose-related interventions, strategies, 
policies, and programs as practiced or implemented by public health 
agencies and organizations at the federal, state, territorial, and 
local levels, including health systems and law enforcement/public 
safety; (4) identifies, develops, translates, implements, and evaluates 
programs and evidence-based clinical guidelines and informs policies to 
prevent drug use and overdose; (5) facilitates the translation, 
dissemination, and sustainability of practice- and research-tested 
findings into widespread local, state, and national public health and 
health system practice to prevent drug use and overdose; (6) develops, 
translates, implements, and evaluates evidence-based clinical 
prescribing guidelines to improve patient outcomes and prevent drug 
overdose; (7) provides technical assistance, consultation, training, 
and capacity building to federal, state, and local agencies, non-profit 
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international organizations, professional associations, and medical 
providers to prevent drug use and overdoses; (8) establishes and 
maintains relationships across HHS, CDC, and NCIPC and its partners, 
including state, territorial, and local public health agencies, other 
federal agencies, the healthcare sector, professional organizations, 
and other constituents, including academic institutions and 
international organizations, that address drug use and overdose 
prevention; and (9) develops or is actively involved in the development 
of drug use and overdose prevention educational materials, training 
courses, tools, and other communication materials, as appropriate, 
based on identified needs of partners.
     Office of the Director (CUHG1). (1) Provides leadership 
and direction on division priorities and activities to monitor, 
prevent, and reduce harms associated with drug use, misuse, and 
overdose; (2) leads the division in monitoring trends in the drug 
overdose crisis and other emerging drug threats and identifies and 
scales prevention activities to address the evolving drug overdose 
crisis; (3) promotes strategies to achieve the vision to end drug 
overdose and related harms; (4) plans, directs, and evaluates division 
activities; (5) provides cross-cutting leadership and guidance in 
policy formation and program planning, development, implementation and 
evaluation for drug use and overdose prevention; and (6) ensures multi-
disciplinary collaboration in drug use and overdose prevention 
activities.
     Office of Policy, Planning, and Partnerships (CUHG12). (1) 
Provides leadership and guidance to division management and staff on 
policies, planning, and partnership related to activities to monitor, 
prevent, and reduce harms associated with drug use, misuse, and 
overdose; (2) prepares, tracks, and coordinates controlled and general 
correspondence; (3) prepares responses and coordinates provision of 
materials requested by NCIPC leadership, CDC leadership, HHS, Congress, 
and other federal partners; (4) coordinates with NCIPC's Office of 
Policy and Partnerships to execute and support NCIPC- and CDC-wide 
policy- and partner-related initiatives focused on overdose prevention; 
(5) collaborates, as appropriate, with non-governmental organizations, 
academic institutions, philanthropic foundations, and other domestic 
and international partners to achieve the division's mission; (6) 
tracks and monitors annual appropriations process, working with NCIPC 
staff to draft annual budget justifications and performance narratives; 
(7) coordinates with division and NCIPC leadership to develop 
enterprise risk mitigation efforts related to division activities and 
monitor performance measures related to division, NCIPC, and CDC 
performance; and (8) coordinates and implements national prevention 
strategies, programs, and policies in collaboration with state and 
local public health departments, community-based organizations, and 
other branches, CIOs, and federal agencies.
     Office of the Associate Director for Program 
Implementation (CUHG13). (1) Provides leadership, guidance, and 
technical assistance to division management and staff to strengthen 
implementation of overdose surveillance and prevention programs and 
initiatives; (2) identifies, implements, and coordinates technical 
assistance strategies and supports to enhance the implementation and 
evaluation of the division's overdose surveillance and prevention 
strategies and programs;
    (3) fosters and promotes opportunities for cross-program learning 
and leverages program synergies to improve coordination, consistency, 
and efficiencies across the division's programmatic efforts aimed at 
reducing overdoses; (4) collaborates with other offices, CIOs, and 
national partners to identify and execute opportunities that increase 
the scope, reach, and impact of the division's overdose prevention 
strategies; (5) establishes and maintains relationships with national 
partners and other key stakeholders to strengthen technical assistance 
and enhance subject matter expertise; (6) provides cross-cutting 
leadership, expertise, and guidance to inform and execute on program 
planning, development, and implementation of efforts, strategies, and 
activities to combat the changing drug overdose epidemic; (7) leverages 
programmatic data and research findings to inform the development and/
or implementation of strategies, policies, and interventions; and (8) 
develops tools and resources to support the implementation of the 
division's overdose surveillance and prevention strategies and 
activities.
     Office of the Deputy Director for Scientific Programs 
(CUHG14). (1) Plans, directs, and evaluates the cross-cutting 
scientific activities of the division; (2) provides leadership and 
guidance on scientific program planning, development, implementation, 
and evaluation for drug use and overdose prevention; (3) coordinates 
division public health science efforts to protect the public's health; 
(4) develops capacity within states, territories, and localities to 
integrate new and existing epidemiological and scientific principles 
into operational and programmatic expertise within division programs 
and units; (5) ensures use of best practices to collect, analyze, and 
interpret data and disseminate scientific information to enable 
internal and external partners to make actionable decisions; and (6) 
translates and integrates science, data analytics, and visualization 
into science products.
     Office of the Associate Director for Science (CUHG14b). 
(1) Provides scientific leadership, planning, and guidance to division 
management and staff on scientific policy, research methodology, and 
strategic priorities for overdose prevention activities, ensuring the 
integrity of the division's scientific work; (2) provides leadership to 
develop research on etiologic, epidemiologic, and behavioral aspects of 
drug use and overdose prevention; evaluate prevention activities; and 
coordinate division activities with others involved in related work 
across NCIPC, CDC, HHS, and other partners; (3) implements and guides 
policies and procedures related to data management, sharing and public 
access, human subjects research protections, Paperwork Reduction Act 
regulations, Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations, and scientific 
authorship and misconduct, ensuring work is performed in accordance 
with these policies and guidance; (4) oversees adjudication of issues 
related to science disputes, scientific ethics, and misconduct; (5) 
ensures the division's work is grounded in science and recommendations 
are evidence-based; (6) conducts portfolio reviews of scientific and 
programmatic initiatives in the division to identify critical gaps and 
opportunities for the future direction of research and programmatic 
work; (7) coordinates agency-wide and cross-agency cannabis-related 
surveillance, research activities, and communications activities, and 
provides technical assistance for cannabis-related programmatic 
activities; (8) reviews and approves surveillance, programmatic, and 
research project concepts in coordination with NCIPC OS to ensure 
alignment with strategic priorities and compliance with federal 
regulations; (9) oversees and conducts clearance (scientific 
information product reviews) of manuscripts for publication in 
scientific and technical journals and publications, including articles 
and guidelines published in the MMWR, informational web content, and 
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addresses critical research gaps through the development of extramural 
research funding opportunities and collaborates with the Extramural 
Research Program Office to ensure timely publication of funding 
opportunities and rigorous peer review of funding applications; and 
(11) supports scientific training opportunities and development of the 
scientific workforce, including the Epidemic Intelligence Service and 
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education training programs.
     Office of the Associate Director for Management and 
Operations (CUHG15). (1) Plans, directs, and evaluates the management 
and operations activities of the division; (2) oversees over-arching 
personnel, operational, administrative, fiscal, and technical support 
for the division; (3) provides leadership for and assessment of all 
administrative management activities of the division; (4) provides 
overall direction for planning and management oversight of allocated 
resources, human resource management, and general administrative 
support for the division; and (5) reviews the effectiveness and 
efficiency of all administration and operations of the division.
     Office of Management and Operations (CUHG15b). (1) 
Provides leadership, planning, and guidance to division management and 
staff on financial and administrative operations for overdose 
activities; (2) manages the budget through planning, execution, and 
closeout to facilitate daily operations; (3) provides expert 
consultation on personnel, operational, administrative, fiscal, and 
technical support management; (4) develops tools and implements 
processes to provide efficiency in facilitating work to reduce drug use 
and prevent overdose; (5) carries out over-arching, routine 
administrative requirements necessary for daily functions; (6) 
coordinates and oversees the implementation of available assistance 
mechanisms to prevent drug use and overdose; and (7) ensures proposed 
and ongoing operations are consistent with policy, practices, and 
procedures.
     Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch (CUHGB). (1) Plans, 
establishes, and evaluates surveillance systems to monitor national, 
state, and local trends in nonfatal and fatal overdoses and innovative 
surveillance projects, such as biosurveillance, illicit drug supply 
monitoring, linkage to care tracking, and overdose data linkages; (2) 
develops and implements uniform definitions of various overdose-related 
outcomes for public health surveillance; (3) routinely disseminates 
surveillance data through publications, data briefs and reports, 
presentations, and CDC websites and data dashboards on national, state, 
and local trends on overdose-related outcomes and disparities, which 
includes the mapping of geographic variations; (4) monitors and tracks 
overdoses with surveillance systems to inform prevention programs at 
the state and local level; (5) develops, designs, implements, and 
evaluates innovative surveillance strategies or systems in 
collaboration with colleagues to address gaps in existing CDC 
surveillance systems that inform evaluation and programmatic 
activities; (6) plans and directs strategies to collect, analyze, and 
interpret scientific findings from surveillance and epidemiologic 
activities to evaluating trends, set priorities, and develop 
intervention strategies for overdose prevention; (7) develops 
comprehensive data management processes to manage overdose morbidity, 
mortality, and innovative surveillance data received through 
cooperative agreements and contracts; (8) plans and collaborates on 
data modernization and data science efforts with colleagues in NCIPC 
and other CIOs; (9) serve as subject matter experts providing technical 
assistance on surveillance activities with state and local entities; 
(10) plans and conducts data projects from data sources, such as 
toxicology data, to fill gaps in surveillance and investigates emerging 
and novel drug overdose threats; and (11) supports training to increase 
the number and capacity of personnel engaged in overdose epidemiology 
and surveillance--including supporting medical examiners/coroners in 
investigating drug overdose deaths.
     Health Systems and Research Branch (CUHGC). (1) Supports 
applied research, advanced analytics, evaluation, and demonstration 
projects to determine the effectiveness of health system prevention 
interventions; enhance the impact of health systems; and expand the 
understanding of how to best integrate health systems with public 
health prevention efforts to prevent drug use and overdose; (2) 
develops, implements, and evaluates evidence-based clinical prescribing 
guidelines and accompanying translation materials to improve patient 
outcomes and prevent drug overdose; (3) conducts advanced overdose and 
treatment analytics and modeling to inform prevention strategies and 
provide jurisdictions and partners with actionable data and tools; (4) 
provides expert consultation to federal, state, local, and 
international health and public health agencies on applied research, 
evaluation, and health system implementation strategies; (5) provides 
scientific technical assistance to states, tribes, localities, and 
territories through programmatic efforts to increase their capacity to 
develop, implement, and evaluate system-level overdose prevention 
strategies; (6) develops, implements, and evaluates tools and resources 
to use in electronic health records and health IT systems to address 
overdoses and support data integration across data systems; (7) expands 
reach and scale of evidence-based health system interventions through 
strategic partnerships and collaboration with health systems and state, 
tribal, local, and territorial public health departments; (8) publishes 
regularly in peer-reviewed journals and CDC-sponsored publications on 
topics that include, but are not limited to, programmatic, advanced 
analytics, modeling, evaluation, health systems, or community-based 
strategies to contribute to the research literature; and (9) supports 
dissemination of research, advanced analytics, evaluation, translation, 
and program implementation to federal, state, tribal, local, and 
territorial health agencies, public and private sector organizations, 
and other national and international groups with responsibilities and 
interests related to overdose prevention.
     Prevention Programs and Evaluation Branch (CUHGD). (1) 
Provides programmatic leadership and support for drug use and overdose 
prevention activities in state, tribal, local, and territorial 
jurisdictions; (2) provides technical assistance and project officer 
support to grantees on evaluation and implementation of evidence- and 
practice-based interventions with the greatest reach and impact in 
state, tribal, local and territorial jurisdictions, including 
sustaining and scaling up programs, strategies, and activities over 
time in collaboration with public safety/law enforcement and other 
partners; (3) stimulates adoption and effective use of evidence-based 
strategies to prevent drug use and overdose, including addressing 
disproportionately affected populations; (4) collaborates with 
localities to develop, adapt, and adopt novel evidence-based 
strategies; (5) leverages epidemiology and surveillance data about drug 
overdose morbidity, mortality, and risk and protective factors to 
inform, tailor, and update prevention strategies across the life 
course; (6) monitors and evaluates the outcomes of division investments 
in state, tribal, local and territorial jurisdictions through program 
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science while widely disseminating findings to improve programmatic 
activities; (7) publishes the findings of programmatic evaluations in 
peer-reviewed literature and other reports and participates in 
scientific and professional conferences; (8) serves as a resource, 
collaborates, and provides comprehensive technical assistance and 
training to state, tribal, local and territorial jurisdictions and 
other partners to reduce drug use and overdose; (9) synthesizes 
relevant research, evaluation findings, evidence, and trends to develop 
practical guidance and resources that enhance overdose prevention 
programs, strategies, and activities; (10) uses research findings to 
develop or improve strategies, policies, and interventions to prevent 
and reduce overdose, and its risk factors and consequences; and (11) 
collaborates with state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions, 
public safety/law enforcement, and other partners to use data to drive 
decision-making and action.
     Drug-Free Communities Branch (CUHGE). (1) Provides 
programmatic leadership and support to communities/localities and 
community coalitions under the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support and 
the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Local Drug Crisis (CARA 
Local Drug Crisis) Grant Programs; (2) provides comprehensive technical 
assistance and project officer support to the grant award recipients 
and serves as a resource and collaborator to implement community-based 
youth substance use prevention interventions capable of effecting and 
sustaining community-level change and addressing local youth opioid, 
methamphetamine, and/or prescription medication abuse; (3) works with 
the grant award recipients to promote the seven Strategies for 
Community-Level Change (Provide Information, Enhance Skills, Provide 
Support, Enhance Access or Reduce Barriers, Change Consequences, Change 
Physical Design, Modify/Change Policies); (4) collaborates with staff 
across the division, NCIPC, and CDC to maximize opportunities and the 
subject matter expertise available for the implementation of the DFC 
Support and CARA Local Drug Crisis Grant Programs; (5) monitors and 
evaluates the outcomes of division investments in communities/
localities and community coalitions in concert with the White House 
Office of National Drug Control Policy using rigorous evaluation 
methods and widely disseminating findings to improve future 
programmatic activities; (6) synthesizes relevant research, evaluation 
findings, evidence, and trends to develop practical guidance and 
resources that enhance community-based youth substance use prevention 
programs, strategies, and activities and present this work at relevant 
scientific and professional conferences; (7) uses research findings to 
develop new strategies and interventions or to improve the impact of 
existing strategies and interventions to prevent and reduce youth 
substance use and associated risk factors and consequences; and (8) 
provides assistance, as needed, to communities/localities and community 
coalitions to prevent youth substance use.
     Communications Branch (CUHGG). (1) Oversees communication 
and marketing science, research, practice, and public affairs and 
ensures division materials meet HHS and CDC standards; (2) leads 
division's strategic planning for communication, marketing science, and 
public affairs programs and projects and analyzes context, situation, 
and environment to inform division-wide communication and marketing 
programs and projects; (3) ensures use of scientifically-sound research 
for marketing and communication programs and projects and accurate, 
accessible, timely, and effective translation of science for the use of 
multiple audiences; (4) leads identification and implementation of 
information dissemination channels and provides communication and 
marketing project management expertise; (5) collaborates with external 
organizations, including media organizations, to ensure that scientific 
findings and their implications for public health reach the intended 
audiences; (6) collaborates closely with divisions to produce materials 
tailored to meet the requirements of news and other media channels, 
including press releases, letters to the editor, public service 
announcements, television programming, video news releases, and other 
electronic and printed materials; (7) coordinates the development and 
maintenance of accessible public information through the internet, 
social media, and other applicable channels; (8) provides training and 
technical assistance in health communication, risk communication, 
social marketing, and public affairs; (9) manages or coordinates 
communication services such as internet/intranet, application 
development, social media, video production, graphics, photography, CDC 
name and logo use, and other brand management; (10) plans, develops, 
conducts, and evaluates cross-cutting communication projects and 
campaigns to inform the media, health professionals, the public, and 
others about drug use and overdose prevention; (11) develops and 
evaluates messages, materials, and health communication products to 
promote and disseminate scientific findings, evidence-based prevention 
strategies, priority recommendations, and guidelines through various 
platforms; (12) provides editorial services, including writing, 
editing, and technical editing; (13) facilitates internal communication 
to NCIPC staff and allied audiences; (14) serves as a liaison to 
internal and external groups to advance the division's mission and 
collaborates with NCIPC's Office of Communication and CDC's Office of 
the Associate Director for Communication on media relations, electronic 
communication, health media production, and brand management 
activities; (15) collaborates with the Center for Preparedness and 
Response and other CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry entities to fulfill communication responsibilities in 
emergency response situations; and (16) collaborates with other CDC 
CIOs to develop marketing communications targeted to populations that 
benefit from a cross-functional approach.
     State Program Implementation Branch (CUHGH). (1) Provides 
programmatic leadership, guidance, and technical assistance to state 
health departments on a range of surveillance and prevention strategies 
to reduce and prevent drug overdoses; (2) provides programmatic and 
scientific support to strengthen state award recipients capacity to 
implement surveillance and prevention interventions capable of 
effecting and sustaining state-level change to combat drug overdoses; 
(3) coordinates with staff across the division, NCIPC, and CDC to 
leverage subject matter expertise and opportunities for collaboration 
to enhance development, implementation, and evaluation of overdose 
surveillance and prevention strategies needed to combat the changing 
drug overdose epidemic; (4) monitors and evaluates the outcomes of the 
division's programmatic investments; (5) uses research findings to 
inform or improve strategies, policies, and interventions on 
surveillance and prevention strategies to combat drug overdoses through 
states and partners; and (6) synthesizes relevant research, evaluation 
findings, and trends to develop practical guidance and resources that 
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    III. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of 
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue pending further redelegation, provided they 
are consistent with this reorganization.

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

Robin D. Bailey Jr.,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-15153 Filed 7-14-22; 8:45 am]
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