[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71105-71106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28220]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part C (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of
the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 67772-76, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as
amended most recently at 79 FR 32739-32740, dated June 7, 2014) is
amended to reflect the reorganization of the National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title and the mission and function
statements for the Immunization Services Division (CVGB) and insert the
following:
Immunization Services Division (CVGB). The Immunization Services
Division (ISD) protects individuals and communities from vaccine-
preventable diseases through provision of federal funds and contracts
to purchase and distribute vaccine, provision of technical and
financial support of immunization programs, provider and public
education, and evaluation and research.
Office of the Director (CVGB1). (1) Coordinates the division's
program, policy, scientific activities and provides leadership for
domestic programmatic activities; (2) links strategies and priorities
of the primarily program-focused ISD branches with other NCIRD
divisions working in the area of domestic immunizations and vaccine-
preventable diseases; (3) facilitates development and ongoing
implementation of vaccine coverage surveillance, health services and
economic research, and program evaluation across the ISD branches; (4)
interfaces with other CDC CIOs working in the area of immunizations and
vaccine preventable diseases; (5) provides guidance for the protection
of research subjects, OMB/PRA compliance, and scientific review and
clearance of manuscripts and other written materials produced by ISD
branches; (6) provides leadership for domestic adult immunizations in
the ISD; (7) provides leadership across the branches with respect to
linking preparedness and response elements to the overall influenza
prevention and control strategy, and interfaces with other parts of CDC
with this strategy; (8) represents ISD in other preparedness activities
with vaccines as countermeasures; (9) in close coordination with
NCIRD's Office of Policy, provides policy support to the ISD; (10) as
appropriate, works through the NCIRD Office of Policy to serve as
liaison to other policy offices, other government agencies, and
external partners on policy, program, legislative, and budgetary issues
related to ISD; (11) conducts policy analysis; (12) advises ISD
leadership on policy and partnership issues and supports Center efforts
in the management of Congressional and government relations; (13)
manages cross-cutting policy issues within ISD and, as appropriate,
with other policy offices within the Center and CDC; (14)
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provides direct management oversight and execution of national vaccine
supply contracts; (15) provides direct management and execution of
procurement requisitions, contracts, and cooperative agreements, and
performs administrative tasks related to initiating, processing, and
maintaining interagency agreements; (16) provides direct management and
execution of the administrative aspects of human resources across ISD,
including training, and administration of policies and guidelines
developed among others, by the Department of Health & Human Services,
CDC Ethics Office, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of
Commissioned Corps Personnel, Office of Personnel Management, and
Procurement and Grants Office; (17) provides direct management and
execution of the coordination of office facilities, and supplies
technical guidance and expertise regarding occupancy and facilities
management including emergency situations; (18) provides direct and
daily management and execution of the distribution, accountability, and
maintenance of CDC property and equipment; and (19) provides direct and
daily management and execution of domestic travel processing for
federal employees, Commissioned Corps, and all CDC-invited guests.
Program Operations Branch (CVGBB). (1) Serves as CDC's primary
interface with eligible immunization cooperative agreement awardees,
supporting the awardees with development, implementation, assessment,
and promotion of immunization-related activities with the goal of
achieving and sustaining high immunization coverage level; (2)
administers the Vaccines For Children (VFC) and Section 317 programs
for eligible awardees; (3) provides technical assistance to awardees on
program implementation, including implementation of all components of
the VFC and Section 317 cooperative agreement; (4) monitors VFC and
Section 317 cooperative agreement awardee performance; (5) manages
immunization field staff; (6) supports efforts to assure accountability
in the use of vaccines purchased with federal funding; (7) assures
accountability of federal funds used to purchase vaccines; and (8)
identifies and evaluates methods to improve immunization service
delivery.
Vaccine Supply and Assurance Branch (CVGBC). (1) Oversees all
aspects of domestic vaccine purchase and distribution; (2) manages
centralized vaccine distribution contracts; (3) establishes and manages
vaccine purchase contracts; (4) creates and maintains pediatric vaccine
stockpiles; (5) coordinates and reviews awardee spend plans for vaccine
ordering; (6) manages national vaccine supply shortages, including
public vaccine allocations when needed; (7) tracks and monitors
national seasonal influenza vaccine distribution; (8) conducts data
analyses related to vaccine purchase and distribution; (9) provides
storage and handling technical assistance; (10) provides awardee
support and conducts planning and testing in Vaccine Tracking System
(VTrckS); and (11) develops VFC program resolutions for the Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Immunization Information Systems Support Branch (CVGBE). (1)
Supports the CDC vision of ``A nation without vaccine-preventable
disease, disability, and death'' by making high quality data from
immunization information systems (ITS) available to clinical,
administrative, public health, and other immunization stakeholders; (2)
provides leadership, operational, technical and resource support to
develop a nationwide network of fully operational and integrated IIS
and other health systems; (3) ensures high-quality IIS data and system
functionality by identifying, developing, implementing, promoting, and
evaluating standards and best practices; (4) promotes the effective use
of IIS data and system functions to support vaccination providers,
public health programs, other immunization stakeholders, and policy
needs; (5) monitors, evaluates, and reports emerging industry and
environmental trends that influence IIS operations; and (6) supports
the exchange of information about IIS and collaborative efforts to
advance ITS operations with partners.
Assessment Branch (CVGBG). (1) Lead domestic vaccination coverage
assessment across the lifespan; (2) assess the impact of interventions,
policies and disseminating and promoting use of this information to
improve vaccination coverage; (3) conducts assessment of vaccination
coverage, related health services, and other factors associated with
vaccination across the lifespan; (4) conducts and manages the National
Immunization Survey (NIS) to assess vaccination coverage and related
information among children aged 19-35 months and 13-17 years, and as
needed, other age groups; (5) collects, analyzes, and disseminates
accurate and timely vaccination coverage and related information using
the NIS and other survey mechanisms and clinical data sources; (6)
assists national, state and local immunization programs in collection,
analysis, interpretation, and use of vaccination coverage assessment
and evaluation information to guide policy and program activities; (7)
conducts research and evaluations to assess and reduce racial/ethnic
and other disparities in vaccination, evaluate impact of interventions,
policies, and program activities on vaccination coverage, and measure
disease and economic impact of specific interventions and vaccination
programs; and (8) conducts research to evaluate and improve the
validity and cost-effectiveness of NIS and other assessment systems
used to collect vaccination coverage data.
Communication and Education Branch (CVGBH). (1) Works through
communications and educational efforts to improve knowledge and
influence changes in behavior of domestic health care providers and the
general public to reduce vaccine-preventable diseases across the life
span; (2) collaborate with NCIRD Health Communication Science Office
(HCSO) to develop communications strategies and provide communications
and media support for ISD; (3) develops and disseminates domestic
immunization messages, materials, and educational offerings for health
care providers and consumers related to ISD's scientific and
programmatic work; (4) supports the CDC immunization response system;
(5) collaborates with national immunization partner groups to achieve
programmatic goals; (6) through NCIRD HCSO provides technical
assistance for national immunization communications campaigns; (7)
provides Continuing Education credits for immunization-related
education and training products; and (8) participates on the ACIP work
groups and develops and promotes ACIP schedules and recommendations.
Dated: October 29, 2014.
Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2014-28220 Filed 11-28-14; 8:45 am]
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