[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73766-73769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29914]
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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 80 FR 5874-58485, dated September 29, 2015) is
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Division of Global Health
Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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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 Division of Global Health Protection (CWL) and
insert the following:
Division of Global Health Protection (CWL). The Division of Global
Health Protection (DGHP) protects the health and well-being of
Americans and populations around the world. DGHP builds public health
capacity in countries and international settings to prevent disease,
disability, and death from communicable and noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs). DGHP helps to ensure global health protection and security
through supporting the implementation of the International Health
Regulations (IHR); developing and supporting in-country programs
including Global Health Security (GHS) programs, Global Disease
Detection (GDD) Centers, Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs),
and National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs); detecting emerging
health threats; advancing NCD prevention and control; and by preparing
for and responding to public health emergencies. DGHP works with
partners to build strong, transparent, sustained public health systems
through training, consultation, capacity building, and technical
assistance in applied epidemiology, public health surveillance, policy
development, informatics and health information systems, evaluation,
operational and implementation research, and laboratory systems.
Specifically, it: (1) Provides country-based and international
coordination for disease detection, IHR implementation and public
health emergency response; (2) leads the agency's global efforts to
address the public health emergency continuum from prevention to
detection to response through post-emergency health systems recovery;
(3) provides epidemic intelligence and response capacity for early
warning about international disease threats, and coordinates with
partners throughout the U.S. government (USG) as well as international
partners to provide rapid response; (4) provides resources and assists
in developing country-level epidemiology, laboratory and other capacity
to ensure country emergency preparedness and response to outbreaks and
incidents of local and international importance; (5) in coordination
and communication with other CDC Centers, Institute, or Offices (CIOs),
leads CDC activities on global NCDs; and (6) collaborates with other
divisions in CDC, Federal agencies, international agencies, partner
countries and non-governmental organizations assisting Ministries of
Health (MoHs) to build public health capacity for addressing
communicable diseases and NCDs.
Office of the Director (CWL1). The DGHP Office of the Director (OD)
provides leadership, management, and oversight for all division
activities. Specifically, it: (1) Develops the division's overall
strategy and division policies on planning, evaluation, management and
operations; (2) provides coordination of budgeting and liaison with the
Center for Global Health (CGH) and the Office of Financial Resources
(OFR) on budget development and execution; (3) ensures that CGH
strategies are executed by the division and aligned with overall CDC
goals; (4) ensures division activities in the field are well
coordinated with the CDC Country Office and supports a ``one-CDC''
approach at the country level; (5) ensures scientific quality, ethics
and regulatory compliance; (6) evaluates strategies, focus, and
prioritization of branch research, program and budget activities; (7)
coordinates division policy and communication activities; (8) develops
and promotes partnerships with both national and international
organizations, including other USG agencies, in support of division
activities; (9) ensures coordination of the division's overall
activities within the division as well as with subject matter experts
across CDC; (10) fosters an integrated and collaborative approach to
research, program, and policy activities; (11) provides scientific
leadership within the division on the evaluation of high impact global
health protection strategies and the dissemination of data on these
strategies; (12) facilitates CDC headquarters and international human
resources activities including recruitment, hiring, orienting,
deploying, and assisting with relocation of qualified staff; (13)
provides workforce management and career development services for
headquarters and international staff; (14) serves as CDC's lead for
supporting and facilitating CDC's response to international outbreaks;
(15) develops and implements in coordination with other CDC CIOs and
USG partners, information technology solutions for emergency
preparedness information management, surveillance, and executive
decision support to enhance the effectiveness of public health
emergency detection and response around the globe; (16) coordinates
international aspects of CDC's public health preparedness and emergency
response activities in collaboration with the Office of Public Health
Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) and other CDC organizational units
involved in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazard
preparedness and emergency response activities; and (17) provides early
warning on disease threats via CDC's event based surveillance and other
epidemic intelligence activities conducted in partnership with USG
agencies, WHO, MoHs, and other international and public health and
security partners to assure IHR compliance.
Emergency Response and Recovery Branch (CWLB). The Emergency
Response and Recovery Branch applies public health and epidemiologic
science to mitigate the impact of disasters, complex humanitarian
emergencies, and other emergencies on populations and to support the
recovery of health systems in these settings. Specifically, it: (1)
Coordinates, supervises, and monitors CDC's work in international
emergency settings and in refugee or displaced populations in
collaboration with other USG agencies (e.g., Office of Foreign Disaster
Assistance and Department of State), United Nations agencies, and non-
governmental organizations; (2) provides direct technical assistance to
refugees, internally displaced persons, and emergency-affected
populations in the field, focusing on rapid health and nutrition
assessments, public health surveillance, assessment of public health
threats and prioritization of public health interventions, epidemic
investigations, communicable disease prevention and control, program
implementation, and program evaluation; (3) develops and implements
operational research projects aimed at developing the most effective
public health interventions for populations in emergency settings; (4)
plans, implements, and evaluates training courses and workshops to help
strengthen CDC technical capacity in emergency and post-emergency
public health, as well as that of other USG agencies, international,
non-governmental and other organizations, and schools of public health;
(5) develops technical guidelines on public health issues associated
with international complex humanitarian emergencies; (6) serves as the
CDC liaison to maintain strong working relationships with other
international, bilateral, and non-governmental relief organizations
involved with humanitarian emergencies; (7) aids in health systems
recovery after acute or
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protracted emergencies; (8) maintains a Global Rapid Response Team to
enhance CDC's emergency response capacity and strengthen the global
emergency workforce; (9) leads CGH's global water, sanitation and
hygiene programs; and (10) coordinates and serves as the lead for
emergency preparedness activities related to development of emergency
operations centers with subject matter expertise from OPHPR.
Workforce and Institute Development Branch (CWLC). The Workforce
and Institute Development Branch collaborates with MoHs and other
partners to strengthen public health systems through human and
institutional capacity development. Specifically, it: (1) Leads the
agency in working with MoHs to determine institutional and manpower
needs for capacity in field epidemiology, surveillance, public health
management, and other essential public health functions, operations and
services; (2) designs, implements, and evaluates long-term career
development programs in field epidemiology, public health management,
and related disciplines for district, regional, and national health
agencies; (3) plans, implements, coordinates, supports, and evaluates
the FETP and Improving Public Health Management for Actions (IMPACT)
program in partnership with MoHs and CDC Country Offices; (4) plans,
supports, implements and coordinates the training and capacity building
needs for specific programs such as high-impact diseases (HIV, TB,
malaria), NCDs, one health, and laboratory capacity building; (5)
sustains international, regional, and global networks of FETP and
IMPACT programs and graduates; (6) provides CDC leadership on the
establishment and strengthening of NPHIs worldwide; (7) engages subject
matter experts to provide technical assistance targeted to NPHI
priorities; and (8) develops tools to measure NPHI needs and assess
progress in NPHI development.
Epidemiology, Informatics, Surveillance and Lab Branch (CWLD). The
Epidemiology, Informatics, Surveillance, and Lab Branch provides
scientific leadership in epidemiology, informatics, surveillance, and
laboratory capacity. Specifically, it: (1) Provides leadership,
guidance, and technical assistance support and resources for global
infectious disease surveillance, applied epidemiology, informatics, and
laboratory research; (2) provides resources and assists in developing
country-level epidemiologic, informatics, surveillance, laboratory, and
other capacity to ensure country emergency preparedness and response to
outbreaks and incidents of local and international interest; (3)
provides program support, resources, and technical assistance to GDD
Centers and other programs; (4) coordinates and supports research and
other scientific projects to estimate disease burden and assess disease
prevention interventions; (5) in collaboration and coordination with
CIO partners, supports and facilitates emerging infectious disease
detection and response, pandemic influenza preparedness, zoonotic
disease investigation, laboratory system strengthening and biosafety,
and other global health protection activities; (6) in collaboration
with subject matter experts and with public and private sector
laboratory organizations, provides technical assistance, consultation
and training to CDC country offices and other international partners to
develop and maintain international public health laboratories; (7) in
collaboration with other divisions and CIOs, defines and promotes
public health laboratory quality standards and practices; (8) develops
and conducts training to facilitate timely transfer of newly emerging
laboratory, informatics and other technology; (9) coordinates CDC's
support to WHO's Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy;
(10) conducts surveillance activities in overseas sites to serve as
early warning detection platforms for disease outbreaks; and (11)
serves as a principal point of coordination for USG interagency
partners involved in international disease surveillance and situational
awareness activities.
Country Strategy and Implementation Branch (CWLE). The Country
Strategy and Implementation Branch drives progress on country planning
and DGHP program implementation in collaboration with CDC in-country
offices. Specifically, it: (1) Serves as DGHP's principal country
experts and drives DGHP strategy for each country; (2) facilitates
regional and country level program and budget planning; (3) serves as a
resource for country point-of-contacts for questions regarding in-
country activities and dynamics and management of budgets and
cooperative agreements; (4) serves as the WHO Collaborating Center for
Implementation of National IHR Surveillance and Response Capacities;
(5) provides leadership and coordination of CDC's relationships with
WHO for IHR international capacity development activities; (6) in the
context of IHR, assesses, coordinates, implements, and measures the
effectiveness of international public health preparedness activities in
partnership with WHO, MoHs, and USG security, development, and disaster
response agencies; (7) manages the implementation of CDC's GHS program
and ensures that CDC's activities align with interagency goals and
partner country priorities; (8) leads development of integrated country
plans and budgets in collaboration with all DGHP branches and programs,
such as GDD and FETP, and CDC-wide experts; (9) provides operations
support to facilitate effective delivery of DGHP programs; (10) serves
as a key linkage between DGHP headquarters and DGHP country offices
coordinating calls and liaising with interagency and intra-agency
partners; (11) manages CDC's relationships and develops partnerships
with USG security (e.g., National Security Council, Department of
Defense, Department of State) and development agencies (e.g., USAID)
engaged in GHS activities; (12) develops strategies to improve the
technical skills and problem-solving abilities of country program
managers and locally employed staff who work in the management and
operations area; (13) provides short term and long-term consultation
and technical assistance for management and operations issues to DGHP
country offices; and (14) provides long-term management and operations
support for smaller countries.
Global Noncommunicable Disease Branch (CWLG). The Global
Noncommunicable Disease Branch collaborates with partners to provide
vision and direction to prevent premature deaths and disabilities due
to NCDs, injuries, and environmental health hazards. Specifically, it:
(1) Strengthens surveillance, monitoring, evaluation, and information
systems to prevent and control global NCDs, injuries, and environmental
health hazards; (2) expands the evidence base, and develops and
disseminates technical packages, about effective prevention and control
interventions; (3) enhances workforce capacity for integrated,
systematic training and technical exchange on global NCDs, injuries,
and environmental health hazards; (4) leverages external partnerships
and resources; (5) liaises and coordinates with other CDC CIOs engaged
in global NCD activities and supports CDC's technical expertise to
advance global NCD priorities; and (6) increases NCD awareness and
support through strategic communication outreach.
Overseas Business Operations Branch (CWLH). The Overseas Business
Operations Branch oversees management and operations activities in
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support of DGHP country offices. Specifically, it: (1) Coordinates all
DGHP procurement and extramural activities in compliance with federal
appropriations law, congressional intent, and global health policies;
(2) facilitates and manages the development, clearance, and award of
all new and ongoing DGHP field grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts; (3) provides technical assistance and guidance to country
offices and DGHP branches on budget and extramural issues including
assisting programs in determining the appropriate funding mechanism to
support DGHP activities; (4) provides training and tools to DGHP
country programs to improve budget and cooperative agreement
management; (5) manages DGHP country budgets including conducting
budget planning exercises, spend plan development and reporting, annual
close-out processes, and analyses to inform country planning; (6)
provides funding and budgetary data for regular reports including HHS
and OMB reports, GAO and IG audits, country program reviews, and other
requests for data; (7) liaises and collaborates with CDC financial and
procurement-related units and offices including OFR and the Information
Technology Services Office; (8) collaborates with other DGHP branches,
other CDC and HHS programs and offices, other USG agencies, and other
national and international organizations on overseas management and
operations priorities; (9) develops strategies to improve the technical
skills and problem-solving abilities of country program managers and
locally employed staff who work in the budget and finance area; (10)
provides short-term and long-term consultation and technical assistance
for management and operations issues to DGHP country offices; (11)
facilitates overseas purchasing and property management activities;
(12) monitors risk management of country operations and extramural
awards; (13) oversees property, facilities, motor pool, and records
management; and (14) coordinates other logistics needs for DGHP
overseas operations.
James Seligman,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-29914 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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