[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68442-68443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19113]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Reorganization of the National Center for Injury Prevention and 
Control

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: CDC has modified its structure. This notice announces the 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) 
reorganization. NCIPC established the Behavioral Integration Branch.

DATES: This reorganization of NCIPC was approved by the Director of CDC 
on August 21, 2024 and became effective.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Lickliter, Division of Injury 
Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, 4700 Buford Highway NE, MS S106-9, 
Atlanta, GA 30341. Telephone: 770-488-3453; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part C (Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention) of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services 
(45 FR 67772-76, dated October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, 
October 20, 1980, as amended most recently at 89 FR 59101-59104, dated 
July 22, 2024) is amended to reflect the reorganization of National 
Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention. Specifically, the changes are as follows:
    I. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, make the 
following changes:

 Establish the Behavioral Integration Branch (CECE)

    II. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, after 
the Data Analytics Branch (CECD) insert the following:
    Behavioral Integration Branch (CECE). (1) plans, directs, and 
supports epidemiological analysis, applied research, and demonstration 
projects to advance the integration of behavioral health (including 
suicide prevention) strategies with healthcare delivery and community 
behavioral health services; (2) plans and directs strategies to 
collect, analyze, and interpret scientific findings from surveillance, 
behavioral, and epidemiologic research activities for use in evaluating 
trends, setting priorities, and developing intervention strategies for 
suicidal behaviors and other self-harm; (3) plans, directs, conducts, 
and supports research to assess environmental, social, behavioral, and 
other risk and protective factors and to develop and evaluate 
intervention activities for suicide prevention and control (4) leads 
and coordinates a national program for the prevention and control of 
suicide and suicidal behavior in collaboration with federal, state, 
local, territorial, and tribal agencies, and public and private sector 
organizations; (5) provides leadership, research, and expert 
consultation to federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, and non-
governmental partners in addressing suicidal and other self-harm 
behaviors; (6) provides technical assistance to local, state, 
territorial, and tribal agencies to advance the integration of 
surveillance and suicide prevention strategies with healthcare delivery 
and community behavioral health services; (7) develops guidance to 
reduce or mitigate risk factors and increase protective factors as 
appropriate; and (8) disseminates scientific findings, evidence-based 
prevention strategies, and suicide prevention guidelines by publishing 
research findings in professional journals and government reports, 
participating in national and international meetings, seminars, and 
conferences, and developing communication initiatives.

Delegations of Authority

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


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

Robin D. Bailey,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2024-19113 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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