[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 509-511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33791]


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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 PR 67772-76, dated 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 76 FR 66308-66309, dated October 26, 2011) is 
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Financial Management 
Office within the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete items (1), (2) and (3) of the functional statements for the 
Financial Management Office (CAJE), and insert the following: (1) 
Provides leadership and coordination in the development and 
administration of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 
(CDC) financial management policies; (2) provides leadership and advice 
on matters of public health policy, budget formulation, budget and 
performance integration, and Congressional appropriations for CDC and 
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); (3) 
collaborates with the CDC Office of the Director (OD) in the 
development and implementation of long-range, strategic program and 
financial plans;
    Delete in its entirety the title and functional statements for the 
Travel Management Activity (CAJE12).
    Delete in its entirety the title and functional statements for the 
Office of Organizational Excellence (CAJE13) and the Office of 
Formulation, Evaluation, and Analysis (CAJE14) and insert the 
following:
    Office of Management Services (CAJE13). (1) Collaborates and 
maintains liaison with CDC management officials to monitor and address 
priority issues of concern to CDC leadership; (2) manages the Financial 
Management Office's (FMO) operational budget processes, including 
planning, execution, and monitoring; (3) manages FMO's acquisition 
processes; (4) analyzes and provides recommendations on workload 
efficiency and resource utilization; (5) provides direction, strategy, 
analysis, operational support, and recommendations in matters 
concerning organizational performance and management services within 
FMO; (6) coordinates the development of, and maintains, strategic 
management and performance measurement tools within FMO; (7) monitors 
FMO organizational performance and provides recommendations on 
performance improvement; (8) provides management, oversight, and 
administrative support for FMO service desk operations; (9) provides 
direction, strategy, analysis, and operational support in all aspects 
of FMO's human resources operations; (10) provides leading practices in 
government financial management practices to FMO; (11) develops, 
implements, and manages recruiting, hiring, retention, and succession 
strategies; (12) coordinates creation and implementation of operating 
standards/procedures and processes, and monitors compliance; (13) 
develops, implements, and manages professional development strategy and 
plan for FMO; (14) develops and implements FMO's communication strategy 
and plan; (15) manages the development and communication of financial 
management policies; (16) serves as FMO's point of contact on all 
matters concerning facilities management and space utilization; and 
(17) serves as FMO's coordinator of COOP activities.
    Appropriations, Legislation, and Formulation Office (CAJE14). (1)

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Provides leadership, consultation, guidance, and advice on matters of 
public health and financial policy; (2) leads all CDC/ATSDR 
Congressional appropriations activities; (3) develops CDC/ATSDR's 
annual financial and public health policy request in accordance with 
DHHS, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congressional 
requirements, policies, procedures, and regulations; (4) maintains 
liaison with the DHHS, OMB, other government organizations, and 
Congress on appropriations and financial policy matters; (5) develops 
materials for, and participates in, public health policy and financial 
reviews and hearings before DHHS, OMB, and Congress; (6) collaborates 
with other parts of CDC, and outside stakeholders, in the development 
and implementation of agency-wide financial and public health program 
plans; and (7) provides guidance and advice on the consolidation of 
budget and performance information as part of CDC's annual budget 
request.
    Delete the functional statements for the Accounting Branch (CAJEB) 
and the Commercial Payment Branch (CAJEE) and insert the following:
    Accounting Branch (CAJEB). (1) Oversees and provides accounting for 
the Agency; (2) manages accounting treatment for CDC on all business 
systems implementations and upgrades to current business systems; (3) 
manages all financial audit reviews for FMO and conducts risk 
assessment on internal controls; (4) prepares SF 133 Report on Budget 
Execution for CDC Appropriation and IDDAs, FACTS I and IT Report and 
Year-End Closing Statement (2108 Report), and SF 224 or their 
equivalent and all other required financial reports as applicable; (5) 
prepares, analyzes fluctuations, and coordinates explanation for 
differences on all required financial statements and notes: (6) 
performs GPRA reporting analysis for compliance; (7) ensures compliance 
of Federal and Department reporting requirements; (8) coordinates 
accounting policy issues with the Department of Health and Human 
Services (DHHS) Office of Financial Policy and FMO's Office of 
Management Services; (9) manages Fund Balance with Treasury, including 
authority, disbursements (payroll and non-payroll), collections, 
deposit funds and budget clearing accounts; (10) prepares manual and 
ADI journal vouchers for corrections to the general ledger; (11) 
performs monthly, quarterly, and year-end close out process of the 
general ledger; (12) serves as liaison with the Procurements and Grants 
Office, Buildings and Facilities Offices, Program Offices, and Budget 
Execution Services on capital asset procedures; (13) manages financial 
accounting for all assets for CDC, including real and personal 
property, equipment, land, leases, software, personal property, and 
stockpiles; (14) conducts financial and inventory reconciliations for 
all applicable assets, including inventory such as Vaccine for Children 
and Strategic National Stockpile, real and personal property, 
equipment, leases, leasehold improvements, land, and others as needed; 
(15) leads and directs grants management activities within FMO; (16) 
provides training and assistance to CDC project officers and grants 
management officials on various financial management aspects of grants; 
(17) serves as liaison with grantees and other operating divisions for 
financial questions/inquiries related to grants; (18) manages the 
process to perform grant processing for commitments, obligations, 
advances, disbursements, and accruals; (19) manages grants 
transactions, such as vendor set-up, establishing sub-accounts, Common 
Accounting Number set-up within the Payment Management System (PMS), 
reconciling sync file to PMS, and posting files from PMS; (20) conducts 
grant reviews, monitors rates of expenditure for existing grant awards, 
and supports Program in grant execution; and (21) records undelivered 
order adjustments or obligations as needed.
    Commercial Payment Branch (CAJEE). (1) Manages all activities, 
policies, quality control, and audit support for accounts payable and 
disbursement functions for commercial payments; (2) serves as the CDC 
subject matter expert on all financial matters dealing with commercial 
payments; (3) ensures all commercial payments are made in accordance 
with applicable Federal laws and standards, such as Appropriations Law; 
(4) serves as liaison with the Department of Treasury, the Centers/
Institutes/Offices (CIO's), as well as outside customers, to provide 
financial information and reconcile commercial payment issues; (5) 
provides training and advice on commercial payment and disbursement 
issues; (6) manages transactions related to commercial accounts payable 
and disbursements; (7) completes all reconciliations of sub-legers to 
general ledger related to commercial payments; (8) compiles and submits 
a variety of cash management and commercial reports required by 
Treasury and various outside agencies; (9) responds to commercial 
inquiries for invoices and certifies payments; (10) performs Quality 
Control and Quality Assurance reviews and participates in internal 
reviews; and (11) assists with undelivered order adjustments or 
obligations as needed.
    Delete in its entirety the title and function statements for the 
Grants and Asset Management Branch (CAJEK).
    After the functional statements for the Budget Execution Branch 6 
(CAJES) insert the following:
    Travel, IPAC, and International Payment Branch (CAJET). (1) Manages 
all activities, policies, quality control, and audit support for 
accounts payable and disbursement functions for travel, IPAC, and 
international payments; (2) serves as the CDC subject matter expert on 
all financial matters dealing with all travel, IPAC, and international 
payments; (3) ensures all travel, IPAC, and international payments are 
made in accordance with applicable Federal and international laws and 
standards, such as appropriations law; (4) serves as liaison with the 
Department of Treasury, the CIOs, as well as outside customers, to 
provide financial information and reconcile travel, IPAC, and 
international payment issues; (5) compiles and submits a variety of 
cash management and travel reports required by the Department of 
Treasury and various other outside agencies; (6) provides training and 
advice on payment, travel and disbursement issues; (7) manages 
transactions related to accounts payable, such as processing cables, 
reimbursements, IPAC disbursements, and payments for Foreign nationals 
and visiting fellows; (8) completes all reconciliations of sub-legers 
to general ledger related to travel, IPAC, and international payments; 
(9) responds to traveler inquiries for vouchers and certifies payments; 
(10) manages change of station payment processing; (11) perform quality 
control and quality assurance reviews; (12) provides expertise, 
guidance, oversight, and interpretation of policies, laws, rules and 
regulations for all aspects of travel procedures and policies at CDC, 
including the use of the automated travel system, local travel, 
domestic and foreign temporary duty travel, and change of station 
travel for civil service employees, foreign service employees, 
commissioned officers, CDC fellows, etc.; (13) communicates and 
implements departmental travel policies; (14) manages the 
administrative aspects of travel for the agency, including enforcement 
of travel card policy, delegation of authority, distribution of cash 
purchase memos, and approval of first-class memos; (15) serves as 
liaison with travel provider for travel contract matters; (16) provides 
the CDC's

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Emergency Operations Center travel support; and (17) develops CDC 
conference travel planning and reporting for DHHS and Congress.

     Dated: December 22, 2011.
Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2011-33791 Filed 1-4-12; 8:45 am]
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