[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51670-51675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18094]


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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 
HHS (45 FR 67772-76, dated October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 
69296, October 20, 1980, as amended most recently at 87, 42478-42483, 
dated July 15, 2022) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the 
Center for Preparedness and Response, Deputy Director for Public Health 
Service and Implementation Science, CDC. This reorganization approved 
by the Director, CDC, on July 18, 2022, will advance the nation's 
preparedness and response for public health emergencies and threats, 
provide enhanced oversight of scientific research laboratories, and 
eliminate workflow inefficiencies.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the titles and mission and function 
statements for the Center for Preparedness and Response (CBC) and 
insert the following:
    Center for Preparedness and Response (CBC). The mission of the 
Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR) is to advance the nation's 
preparedness and response for public health emergencies and threats. To 
carry out its mission, CPR: (1) fosters collaborations, partnerships, 
integration, and resource leveraging to increase the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) health impact and achieve 
population health goals; (2) provides strategic direction to support 
CDC's public health preparedness and response efforts; (3) manages CDC-
wide preparedness and emergency response programs; (4) maintains CDC's 
platforms for emergency response operations--including the Emergency 
Operations Center (EOC), the Public Health Emergency Preparedness 
Cooperative Agreement Program and the Select Agent and Toxins 
regulatory program; (5) communicates the mission, functions and 
activities of public health preparedness and emergency response to 
internal and external stakeholders; (6) provides program support, 
technical assistance, guidance and fiscal oversight to state, local, 
tribal and territorial public health department grantees; (7) provides 
CDC's core incident management structure to coordinate and execute 
preparedness and response activities; (8) regulates the possession, use 
and transfer of select agents and toxins and the importation of 
etiological agents, hosts, and vectors of human disease to protect 
public health in the United States; (9) provides the centralized 
management and coordination of national scenario capabilities planning 
and exercising of these plans for CDC; and (10) leads in developing and 
executing a national Polio Virus (PV) containment program, and 
minimizes the risk of PV release through effective implementation and 
oversight of the global poliovirus containment plan in the U.S.
    Office of the Director (CBC1). (1) Provides overall leadership, 
oversight, and guidance for all CPR programs; (2) oversees the 
development of policy, long-range plans, and programs of the Center, 
(3) ensures the enforcement of overarching policies and guidelines 
developed by federal agencies, HHS, and CDC Staff Offices; (4) manages 
CPR preparedness and response activities; (5) coordinates program 
activities with other CDC components, other federal, state and local 
government agencies, and the private sector groups; (6) provides 
leadership for the coordination of technical assistance to other 
countries and international organizations in establishing and 
implementing preparedness programs; (7) provides leadership, direction, 
coordination and evaluation of science and health-related activities 
for priority programs and emergency response agenda; (8) implements 
public health statutory responsibilities; (9) provides executive 
coordination for research programs and science policies for the Center; 
(10) maintains liaison with other federal, state, and local agencies, 
institutions, and organizations; (11) coordinates CPR public health 
science efforts to protect the public's health; (12) develops capacity 
within the states to integrate new and existing preparedness and 
emergency response principles into operational and programmatic 
expertise within CPR programs; (13) utilizes best practices to collect, 
analyze, and interpret data and disseminate scientific information to 
enable internal and external partners to make actionable decisions; 
(14) integrates science, data analytics and visualization into science 
products; (15) coordinates CPR involvement in CDC public health ethics 
activities; (16) represents CPR on various CDC/ATSDR scientific 
committees, work groups, and taskforces; (17) provides leadership and 
guidance in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, 
priorities, policies, program planning, management and operations of 
all general activities within the Center; (18) oversees, manages, 
directs, coordinates, and evaluates all Center management and 
operations activities; (19) coordinates with all Center offices and 
divisions in determining and interpreting operating policy and in 
ensuring their respective management input for specific program 
activity plans are included; (20) provides leadership for implementing 
statutory and compliance responsibilities across the Center; (21) 
provides overall issue management, health policy and partnership 
development direction to the Center; (22) provides and directs overall 
internal and external communication strategies for the Center; (23) 
provides leadership for and assessment of all administrative management 
activities to assure coordination for all management and program 
matters, such as coordinating risk management and emergency response 
activities; (24) provides overall programmatic direction for planning 
and management oversight of allocated

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resources, human resource management and general administrative 
support; (25) directs and coordinates activities in support of the 
Department's Equal Employment Opportunity program, diversity 
enhancement and employee professional development opportunities; and 
(26) reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of all administration and 
operations of CPR programs.
    Information Resources Office (CBC13). (1) Reports all IT project 
costs, schedules, performances, and risks; (2) provides expert 
consultation in application development, information science, and 
technology to efficiently use resources; (3) performs technical 
evaluation and integrated baseline reviews of all information systems' 
products and services prior to procurement to ensure software purchases 
align with CPR strategy; (4) coordinates all enterprise-wide IT 
security policies and procedures with the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer; (5) ensures operations are in accordance with CDC 
Capital Planning and Investment Control guidelines; (6) ensures 
adherence to CDC enterprise architecture policies, guidelines, and 
standards; (7) ensures coordination of data harmonization and systems 
interoperability within CPR and facilitates linkage to related CDC-wide 
strategies; (8) coordinates with divisions and offices to determine IT 
needs and to develop strategic and action plans; and (9) provides 
leadership in the Center's IRGC and coordinated with CDC's ITDG.
    Office of Communications (CBC14). (1) serves as the principal 
advisor to CPR OD on health communication and marketing practice, 
research, evaluation, and science; (2) provides oversight to ensure the 
quality of health communication and marketing campaigns and products 
created by CPR and its divisions; (3) serves as CPR communications 
clearance office for health communication campaigns and products; (4) 
provides strategic counsel and coordination for CPR strategic 
communication, health literacy, and social marketing programs in 
collaboration with OD and division-level staff; (5) coordinates and 
provides Center input on communication activities; (6) coordinates CDC 
and CPR brand management, policy guidance, and governance of CPR 
content on digital channels and websites per HHS and CDC policy for the 
use of communication platforms; (7) collects/analyzes user data/metrics 
from communication channels and technologies to assess system 
performance, usability, accessibility, and usefulness; (8) develops and 
implements all proactive media outreach and reactive media responses 
for the Center; (9) serves as liaison to key offices for obtaining CDC 
and HHS media clearance on products/activities; and (10) provides 
ongoing communication leadership and support to CPR's Office of the 
Director and divisions in furthering the Center's mission.
    Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation (CBC16). (1) serves as 
liaison with CDC/OD and other Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs) 
policy offices, other government agencies, and external partners on 
policy, program, legislative, and budgetary issues related to CPR and 
divisions; (2) provides consultation, support and service to CPR 
divisions and CPR OD Offices for policy, planning, and evaluation; (3) 
leads annual CPR budget formulation and development of appropriations 
materials; (4) provides expertise and guidance for strategic planning 
and performance measurement; (5) oversees and coordinates CPR 
accountability activities, including Government Accountability Office 
and Inspector General studies, Freedom of Information Act audits and 
reviews; (6) develops and manages policy and program materials for 
stakeholders and partnership activities, including with governmental, 
non-governmental and private sector organizations; (7) maintains 
liaison with Congress on matters including appropriations, legislative 
bill tracking, and legislative requests, testimony for hearings, 
congressional inquiries, etc.; (8) oversees the preparation and routing 
of controlled correspondence, review clears, and other issues 
management related materials; and (9) assists divisions in the 
development and clearance of Federal Register Notices, rulemaking, and 
other documents for public comment.
    Office of Science and Public Health Practice (CBC17). (1) provides 
oversight and direction for the Board of Scientific Counselors by 
ensuring FACA compliance and assuring the Board provides advice and 
guidance on preparedness and response activities conducted by CDC and 
CPR; (2) ensures CPR compliance with the statutes, regulations, and 
policies governing the conduct of science by the federal government, 
including but not limited to: protecting the rights and welfare of 
humans in research, ensuring compliance with Paperwork Reduction Act, 
and providing guidance to protect individuals' privacy and 
confidentiality; (3) develops and maintains the CPR clearance policy 
and performs scientific review and clearance of CPR products to ensure 
the quality of publications; (4) engages CPR division ADSs, staff, 
other CDC CIOs to develop and maintain cross-cutting scientific 
partnerships, ensure mutual awareness of activities, and promote 
scientific capacity and quality within CPR; (5) engages with CPR staff, 
other CDC CIOs, the academic community, federal agencies, and non-
government research and practitioner organizations to develop and 
maintain partnerships, ensure mutual awareness of activities and 
advocate for evidence-informed practice related to populations with 
access and functional needs and activities as part of the Populations 
with Access and Functional Needs activity; (6) proposes, develops, and 
conducts research projects that address the needs of populations with 
access and functional needs during response and ensures these needs are 
addressed within CPR funded research solicitations; (7) maintains a 
network of population-specific subject matter experts across CDC, 
fostering a Community of Practice that addresses health equity issues 
for preparedness and response; (8) provides staffing coordination and 
scientific expertise through the Emergency Operations Center At-Risk 
Task Force during emergency responses and exercises; (9) provides 
scientific laboratory preparedness leadership to promote science and 
innovation to improve all-hazard preparedness conducted across CDC CIOs 
and with federal, state, local and territorial public health and other 
partners, and activities; (10) provides scientific management and 
oversight of the Strategic Capacity Building and Innovation Program 
(SCIP) laboratory preparedness and response portfolio, provides 
technical guidance, and supports building CDC capability and capacity 
to respond to public health emergencies in conjunction with CDC CIOs; 
(11) fosters opportunities to support CDC's mission through 
partnerships across government, non-profit organizations, and 
businesses; (12) fosters innovation and strategic foresight to mitigate 
risks, address current and future gaps, and inform partnerships and 
investments; (13) develops annual CDC priorities, sub-allocates 
funding, and conducts performance monitoring for CDC preparedness and 
response, and activities through SCIP; (14) advances and coordinates 
CDC preparedness and response to public health emergencies by building 
and sustaining epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory science, and 
medical countermeasures capability and capacity in partnership with CDC 
CIOs; (15) manages and allocates appropriated funds to

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activities across the agency that improve CDC preparedness and 
response; and (16) monitors progress and evaluates outcomes of SCIP 
investments in coordination with CDC CIOs; (17) leads the strategic 
investment of CPR funding for external partners to conduct applied 
research, disseminate, and translate science into evidence-based 
practices to improve federal, state, local and territorial preparedness 
and response to all hazards, and activities; (18) leads, collaborates 
on, and supports the creation of knowledge to advance public health 
emergency preparedness, response, and recovery policy and practice; 
(19) provides technical assistance and scientific clearance for 
products submitted to CPR related to applied research; (20) provides 
support and technical assistance to CPR programs in the administration 
and management of research grants, cooperative agreements, and 
contracts; and (21) provides development, implementation, support and 
technical assistance regarding policies and procedures for research 
funding proposals and announcements, technical review, award 
selections, and award administration/management to sponsoring 
divisions, applicants, and awardees.
    Management Resources Office (CBC18). (1) provides leadership and 
guidance for CPR's management of business operations; (2) oversees, 
manages, directs, coordinates, and evaluates all Center management and 
operations activities; (3) coordinates and provides oversight to the 
Center's overall extramural strategy for contracts, grants, cooperative 
agreements, and reimbursable agreements; (4) develops and implements 
administrative policies, procedures, and operations; (5) provides and 
directs overall internal and external communication strategies for the 
Center; (6) conducts management and organizational analyses to review 
the effectiveness and efficiency of all administration and operations 
of Center programs and translates these into quality controls for 
improvement; (7) provides leadership for and assessment of all 
administrative management activities to assure coordination for all 
management and program matters, such as coordinating risk management 
and continuity of operations (COOP) activities; (8) provides overall 
programmatic direction for planning and management oversight of 
allocated resources, human resource management and general 
administrative support; (9) provides and coordinates center-wide 
administrative, management, and support services in the areas of fiscal 
management, personnel, travel, procurement, facility management, and 
other administrative services; (10) develops and directs employee 
engagement programs; (11) analyzes workforce, succession, strategic 
planning systems, and resources on an ongoing basis; and (12) directs 
and coordinates activities in support of the diversity enhancement and 
employee professional development opportunities.
    U.S. National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus (CBC19). (1) 
Minimizes the risk of poliovirus (PV) release through effective 
implementation and oversight of the global poliovirus containment plan 
in the U.S.; (2) provides leadership in developing and executing a 
national PV containment program; (3) plans, establishes, and launches 
the national survey and maintains the national inventory of PV 
materials; (4) prepares and contributes to the annual national reports 
on PV containment and eradication; (5) ensures U.S. facilities 
transfer, inactivate or destroy PV materials appropriately, as needed; 
(6) ensures containment measures are implemented for facilities 
retaining PV, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global 
Action Plan III (GAPIII); (7) develops and publishes PV containment 
guidance and policies to U.S. containment requirements; (8) works with 
internal and external partners to establish science-based 
recommendations for PV containment; (9) audits and certifies facilities 
as a PV-essential facility (PEF) according to the WHO Containment 
Certification Scheme; (10) seeks WHO endorsement for U.S. PEF 
certification applications; (11) provides annual training and assists 
U.S. facilities working with PV materials to develop containment 
programs; (12) supports the dissemination of PV-containment information 
to federal, state, and local agencies, private organizations, and other 
national and international agencies; (13) develops and distributes 
informational products for educational and promotional activities 
related to PV containment; (14) provides technical assistance and 
consultations to other countries in establishing and implementing PV 
containment and national inventory programs; (15) plans, directs, and 
supports research focused on PV containment-related issues; (16) 
investigates exposures and root cause analysis of a containment breach; 
and (17) collaborates with other CDC entities, HHS agencies, academic 
institutions, private organizations, Ministries of Health, WHO 
Headquarters and Regional WHO offices, as appropriate.
    Division of State and Local Readiness (CBCB). (1) provides program 
support, technical assistance, guidance, technical integration, and 
capacity building of preparedness planning across public health, 
healthcare, and emergency management sectors; and (2) provides fiscal 
oversight to state, local, tribal, and territorial public health 
department Cooperative Agreement recipients for the development, 
monitoring, and evaluation of public health capabilities, plans, 
infrastructure, and systems to prepare for and respond to terrorism, 
outbreaks of disease, natural disasters, and other public health 
emergencies.
    Office of the Director (CBCB1). (1) Provides national leadership 
and guidance that supports and advances the work of state, local, 
tribal, and territorial public health emergency preparedness programs; 
(2) coordinates the development of guidelines and standards for 
programmatic materials within the division to provide technical 
assistance and program planning at the state, local, tribal, and 
territorial level; (3) represents and communicates the interests and 
needs of the state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions on 
state and local preparedness and response issues; (4) develops and 
ensures effective partnerships with national stakeholders and 
preparedness and response partners; (5) provides oversight and 
management of division contracts, recipient awards and fiscal 
accountability; and (6) manages the IT strategy and infrastructure to 
support recipient programmatic and fiscal activities.
    Program Implementation Branch (CBCBB). (1) Provides consultation, 
technical assistance, and training to state, territorial, tribal, and 
local health departments in management and operation of activities to 
support public health emergency preparedness programs and recovery, 
including the infrastructure and systems necessary to manage and use 
deployed medical countermeasure assets; (2) facilitates partnerships 
between public health preparedness programs at federal, state, and 
local levels to ensure their consistency, sharing of promising 
practices, and integration; (3) collaborates with and supports other 
divisions in CPR and other national centers across CDC to ensure high 
quality technical assistance is available to the grantees on 
preparedness capabilities; (4) monitors programmatic activities of 
cooperative agreements of state, local, tribal, and territorial 
organizations to assure program objectives and key performance

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indicators are achieved, including reviews of Cities Readiness 
Initiative response plans; (5) provides assistance to state and local 
governments and public health agencies to prepare for effective 
responses to large scale public health events; (6) evaluates and 
identifies gaps in jurisdictional operational readiness and facilitates 
plans and develops tools to address identified gaps; (7) maintains an 
information sharing platform to post resources and facilitate the 
sharing of best practices across CDC and jurisdictions; (8) improves 
the delivery of technical assistance to the public health entities; (9) 
serves as an agent of information to improve recipient access to 
healthcare preparedness tools and expertise and (10) collaborates with 
the Department during exercises or upon a federal deployment of assets.
    Evaluation and Analysis Branch (CBCBC). (1) Assesses the 
effectiveness of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative 
Agreement via performance measurement and evaluation; (2) develops and 
coordinates a strategy to measure and report on jurisdictional 
operational readiness; (3) provides analytic support and evaluation 
expertise to DSLR and CPR; and (4) fosters innovation and efficiency in 
evaluation and research through collaboration with healthcare and 
health security partners.
    Field Assignee Services Branch (CBCBD). (1) Works with recipients 
to advance state and local preparedness efforts through placement of 
CDC field staff within state and local public health agencies; (2) 
provides scientific participation in development and implementation of 
field-based science initiatives and strategies; (3) provides 
situational awareness to CDC leadership when activated for public 
health responses; (4) provides consultation and technical assistance to 
state, territorial, tribal and local health departments in developing, 
implementing, and evaluating CPR activities and performance in support 
of CDC recommendations and those of their host site; (5) provides 
direct support for public health preparedness and epidemiologic 
capacity at the state, territorial, tribal, and local levels; (6) 
contributes as leaders in preparedness and epidemiology for a myriad of 
public health issues; (7) participates in the development of national 
preparedness and response policies and guidelines for public health 
emergencies and encourages and facilitates the transfer of guidelines 
into clinical and public health practice; (8) analyzes data to assess 
progress toward achieving program objectives and provides input for 
program management and evaluation reports for publications; (9) serves 
as liaison or focal point to assist state, territorial, tribal, and 
local partners in linking with proper resources, contacts, and 
obtaining technical assistance; (10) provides technical supervision and 
support for the CDC field staff and trainees as appropriate; (11) 
provides input into the development of branch and division policy, 
priorities, and operational procedures; (12) serves as an agent of 
information or technology transfer to ensure that effective methodology 
in one program is known and made available to other state and local 
programs; (13) analyzes technical and epidemiologic information to 
present at national and international scientific meetings and publishes 
programmatic, surveillance, epidemiologic information in collaboration 
with host agencies; and (14) develops and implements a comprehensive 
training and field placement program for entry-level public health 
preparedness and response professionals.
    Division of Select Agents and Toxins (CBCC). (1) Develops, 
implements, and enforces select agent regulations and import permit 
regulations; (2) conducts registration of entities with the United 
States (academic, military, commercial, private, Federal and non-
Federal government) that use, possess and transfer select agents and 
toxins; (3) establishes and maintains a national database of all 
entities that possess select agents and toxins and imported biological 
agents; (4) inspects entities to ensure compliance with select agent 
regulations and import permit regulations that bio-safety and bio-
security regulations and national standards are met; (5) approves all 
select agent or toxin transfers; (6) receives and investigates reports 
of theft, loss, or release of a select agent or toxin; (7) partners 
with other government agencies, public health organizations, and 
registered entities to ensure compliance with the select agent 
regulations and import permit regulations; (8) issues permits for the 
importation of infectious biological agents and hosts or vectors of 
human disease; and (9) provides guidelines and training to regulated 
community on achieving compliance to the regulations.
    Office of the Director (CBCC1). (1) Manages operations; (2) 
provides scientific leadership and consultation; (3) supports the 
functional teams in the Office of the Director; (4) plans for and 
implements sound communications efforts in order to effectively and 
strategically inform and influence key internal and external 
stakeholders regarding the program; (5) provides strategic planning, 
facilitating oversight studies of Division of Select Agents and Toxins 
(DSAT), regulatory and policy matters related to select agent and 
import permit programs, and executes compliance actions to the HHS-
Office of Inspector General; (6) provides leadership and guidance to 
the division in the area of biosafety, including advising on issues 
involving highly complex entities; and (8) manages personnel actions, 
travel, purchases as well as budget planning and execution, contracts, 
and interagency agreement support for the division.
    Federal Select Agent Program Operations Branch (CBCCB). (1) 
Processes entity applications for registration, awarding entities 
certification, processing entity amendments to their registration, 
performing inspections at regulated entities; (2) prepares reports of 
inspections and conducts follow-up on noted deficiencies; (3) receives 
reports of the theft, loss, or release of select agents or toxins; (4) 
processes requests for transfers of select agents and toxins; (5) 
manages security risk assessment process with the FBI to provide 
authorization for individuals to access select agents and toxins; (6) 
processes reports of select agents or toxins identified through 
diagnosis, verification or proficiency testing; (7) assists FBI with 
criminal investigations; (8) coordinates division emergency response 
activities; (9) provides expert advice to entities on compliance with 
the select agent regulations; (10) serves as a liaison with the United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health 
Inspection Service (APHIS) Select Agent Regulatory Program on 
operational issues; and (11) performs inspections of foreign select 
agent laboratories in accordance with National Institutes of Health/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases agreements.
    Import Permit Program Operations Branch (CBCCC). (1) Manages and 
processes permit applications for the importation of infectious 
biological materials that could cause disease in humans in order to 
prevent their introduction and spread into the U.S.; and (2) ensures 
the importation of these agents is monitored and that facilities 
receiving permits have appropriate biosafety measures in place to work 
safely with the imported materials.
    Innovation and Information Technology Branch (CBCCE). (1) Manages 
division IT development, sustainment of operations, compliance, 
security and enhancement of system functions through innovation; (2)

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manages, sustains and improves the electronic Federal Select Agent 
Program information system, which is a joint-agency (HHS/CDC and USDA/
APHIS), high security, web-based IT system with a two-way communication 
portal for maintaining registration to work with select agents and 
toxins, submission of amendments to registration, reporting theft, loss 
or release of select agents and toxins, requests for transfer of select 
agents and toxins, reporting identification of a select agent or toxin, 
inspection reports, retention of all programmatic data and generation 
of program reports; and (3) manages, sustains and improves the 
electronic Import Permit Program information system, which is a 
moderate security, cloud-based, electronic information system for 
receiving all import permit applications from U.S. importers.
    Division of Emergency Operations (CBCD). (1) administers the CDC 
Emergency Management Program to facilitate preparedness for and 
response to the full scope and scale of public health threats CDC 
counters, domestically and internationally; (2) coordinates with all 
CDC CIOs in planning, training for, exercising, managing, and 
evaluating pre-response and response activities; (3) serves as the 
primary CDC point of contact under the Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive (HSPD-5), National Response Framework, Emergency Support 
Function (ESF) #8 (Public Health and Medical Services) and provides 
technical expertise and support to other ESFs; (4) maintains and 
operates the CDC national-level Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 
which serves as the focal point for CDC collaboration and information 
sharing on a 24/7/365 basis; (5) coordinates logistical, staffing, and 
emergency risk communication support for cross-CIO responses; (6) 
apprises CDC leadership and outside agencies of CDC response activities 
and emerging public health threats; and (7) directs relevant sections 
and units within an Incident Management System (IMS) structure during 
CDC emergency responses.
    Office of the Director (CBCD1). (1) Manages the day-to-day 
operations of the division; (2) provides leadership and technical 
assistance for emergency management before and during public health 
responses; (3) coordinates and administers the daily management of 
resources for the division including budget, personnel, and 
acquisitions; (4) designs, develops, and maintains response information 
systems and solutions for the division and CDC; (5) leads and 
coordinates the development, clearance, maintenance, implementation, 
and communication of public health emergency management policies and 
related issues; (6) leads strategic planning and performance management 
for DEO's administrative and programmatic activities; (7) develops and 
supports a scientific research agenda in public health emergency 
management within the division and across CDC; and (8) promotes health 
equity through CDC emergency preparedness and response activities.
    Emergency and Risk Communications Branch (CBCDB). (1) Prepares for 
and coordinates CDC's communication response to public IMS health 
threats and emergencies, serving as the agency's primary communication 
liaison with federal (including through ESF #15, External Affairs), 
state, tribal, local, and territorial, and international partners; (2) 
identifies, develops, coordinates, and monitors strategies for 
translation and delivery of CDC's emergency risk communication messages 
and information to specific audiences for maximum health impact; (3) 
coordinates and integrates emergency and risk communication activities 
within CDC to respond to public health emergencies; (4) co-leads the 
Joint Information Center within an IMS during CDC emergency responses; 
(5) develops emergency risk communication recommended practices and 
curriculum, and supports emergency risk communication capacity building 
through technical assistance and training; (6) ensures that CDC's 
emergency risk communication messages are available, timely, 
accessible, understandable, culturally appropriate, and actionable; (7) 
develops and manages channels and partner engagement mechanisms to 
distribute emergency risk communication messages before, during, and 
after public health emergencies; (8) creates and manages systems, 
procedures, processes, and platforms (including CDC's Emergency 
Preparedness and Response internet site) for CDC's emergency 
communication activities; (9) manages and implements protocols to clear 
public health emergency information; (10) conducts research, 
monitoring, and evaluation to assess awareness, knowledge, attitudes, 
reactions, and behaviors related to urgent health threats and refine 
preparedness and emergency risk communication strategies and tactics; 
and (11) supports the development, maintenance, and implementation of 
policies related to public health emergency risk communication 
activities.
    Resource Support Branch (CBCDC). (1) Develops, maintains, 
communicates, and executes policies, plans, and procedures to 
coordinate logistical and personnel resource support for emergency 
responses; (2) directs the Resource Support Section within an IMS 
structure during CDC emergency responses; (3) manages and distributes 
emergency response equipment and supplies, including personal 
protective equipment (PPE), and administers the division's accountable 
property inventory; (4) procures or coordinates resources (e.g., 
supplemental space, transportation, equipment, and supplies) to support 
preparedness and response activities; (5) administers information 
systems and communication platforms to coordinate the management of 
emergency response staffing, field deployments, equipment, and 
supplies; (6) leads and administers CDC emergency responder workforce 
processes, procedures, and tools, and leverages related data, to 
support the planning, preparation, and execution of emergency response 
operations, including the identification, alignment, and assignment/
deployment of CDC staff to response roles; (7) develops and executes 
processes and tools for the request, approval, notification, 
coordination and tracking of all response field deployments among CDC 
CIOs; and (8) provides and coordinates emergency travel services for 
emergency response operations and urgent, non-routine travel for CDC 
programs.
    Operations Branch (CBCDD). (1) Serves as the central point of 
contact between CDC and other federal, state, tribal, local, 
territorial, and international agencies for public health threats and 
emergencies on a 24/7/365 basis; (2) develops and maintains proficiency 
on emergency management plans, protocols, and procedures to coordinate 
requests for information, assistance, and resources across CDC for 
public health threats and emergencies; (3) directs the Operations 
Section within an IMS structure during CDC emergency responses; (4) 
manages and advises on the initial IMS activation process and 
notification to CDC programs and centers, on behalf of the DEO 
director; (5) maintains situational awareness of disaster and emergency 
response activities among other agencies via their respective EOCs to 
provide a common operating picture for CDC leadership; (6) coordinates 
with CDC CIOs to develop and maintain critical information requirements 
and notify key leaders of time-sensitive/critical information; (7) 
conducts safety and accountability monitoring of CDC staff, facilities, 
and regulated entities before, during, and after incidents that may 
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or security, in collaboration with appropriate CDC CIOs; (8) manages 
the EOC facility, including its components (e.g., audiovisual and 
communications equipment and tools) and processes, to maintain its 
operational capability, including when COOP plans are implemented; (9) 
leads CDC's Emergency Coordinator (EC) program, maintaining 
communication with representatives from all CIOs on public health 
preparedness and emergency response activities; and (10) supports the 
development, maintenance, and implementation of policies related to 
public health emergency management operations activities.
    Plans, Exercise, and Evaluation Branch (CBCDE). (1) Develops, 
coordinates, and maintains CDC emergency operations plans, the CDC All-
Hazards Plan, event-specific incident annexes, and National Special 
Security Event plans, and related procedures; (2) directs the Planning 
Section within an IMS structure during CDC emergency responses; (3) 
develops, publishes, and maintains contingency plans, incident action 
plans, transition plans, situation reports, and evaluation products, 
including through the IMS Planning Section; (4) liaises with internal 
and external organizations to develop, maintain, exercise, and 
implement federal and national plans; (5) leads the scheduling, design, 
development, and conduct of, and participation in, CDC's public health 
preparedness and response exercises, including through delivery of 
threat-driven training and exercise programs; (6) coordinates CDC's 
participation in the National Exercise Program and the agency's support 
to other external, all-hazards exercises; (7) evaluates CDC emergency 
responses and exercises to assess the agency's response capabilities; 
(8) develops and disseminates After-Action Reports/Improvement Plans 
and other preparedness and response evaluation products; (9) manages 
CDC's Corrective Action Program and tracks improvement plans; (10) 
chairs CDC's Steering Committees for Plans, Exercises, and Evaluations; 
and (11) supports the development, maintenance, and implementation of 
policies related to public health emergency management planning, 
exercise, and evaluation activities.
    Response Analytics and Decision Support Branch (CBCDG). (1) Leads 
the management and maintenance of public health emergency preparedness 
and response information gathering, analysis, and sharing through 
knowledge management and scalable processes that support response 
decision making; (2) establishes public health emergency preparedness 
vocabulary and information exchange standards to meet the reporting and 
information sharing requirements of cross-jurisdictional partners; (3) 
compiles, correlates, analyzes, creates, and distributes reports and 
visualizations to support IMS and CDC leadership decision-making; (4) 
provides coordination, planning, and development support for data 
collection, management, and production of analytics and geospatial 
data, including GIS/mapping; (5) provides informatics, data management, 
and reporting support to external federal, state, tribal, local, 
territorial, and international partners; (6) conducts and supports data 
management, information exchange, and risk communication among federal, 
state, and local partners; and (7) supports the development, 
maintenance, and implementation of policies related to public health 
emergency situational awareness, data analytics and visualization, and 
knowledge management activities.
    Emergency Management Training and Capacity Development Branch 
(CBCDH). (1) Promotes public health emergency management doctrine, 
standards, guidelines, and tools through training and technical 
assistance within CDC and among its domestic and international 
partners; (2) conducts needs assessments, establishes role-specific 
core competencies, and identifies training requirements, including for 
response plans and related IMS activations; (3) develops and delivers 
training curricula for emergency responders and IMS response leadership 
within CDC; (4) manages public health emergency management fellowship 
programs and related trainings to build emergency management leadership 
capacity domestically and internationally; (5) provides direct 
technical assistance to partners in public health risk assessments, the 
establishment of public health emergency management programs and public 
health emergency operations centers, and the execution of public health 
emergency management activities during responses; (6) leads and 
maintains an international community of practice for public health 
emergency managers; (7) evaluates emergency response training and 
capacity building programs and recommends changes to established 
doctrine; and (8) supports the development, maintenance, and 
implementation of policies related to public health emergency 
management training and capacity building activities.
    Retitle the Advance Team Activity (CAT12) to the Advance Team 
(CAT12).
    Retitle the Office of the Associate Director for Global Health 
Diplomacy and Strategy (CAE) to the Office of the Associate Director 
for Global Health Coordination (CAE).

Robin D. Bailey Jr.,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2022-18094 Filed 8-22-22; 8:45 am]
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