70274 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part F of the Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority for the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), (last amended 

at 75 FR 14176–14178, dated March 24, 

2010) is amended to reflect the 

establishment of a new Center for 

Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and 

to update the organization for CMS, as 

follows: 

(1.) Under Part F, CMS, FC. 10 

Organizations, insert the following new 

Center between the Center for Medicare 

(FCH) and the Center for Medicaid, 

CHIP and Survey & Certification (FCJ): 

‘‘Center for Medicare and Medicaid 

Innovation (FCP).’’ 

(2.) Under Part F, CMS, FC. 20 

Functions, insert the following after the 

description of the Center for Medicare 

(FCH): 

Center for Medicare and Medicaid 

Innovation (FCP) 

• Identifies, validates and 

disseminates information about new 

care models and payment approaches to 

serve Medicare and Medicaid 

beneficiaries seeking to enhance the 

quality of health and health care and 

reducing cost through improvement. 

• Consults with representatives of 

relevant Federal agencies, and clinical 

and analytical experts with expertise in 

medicine and health care management, 

including providers, payers, states, 

businesses, and community agencies, to 

develop new and effective models of 

care. 

• Creates and tests new models in 

clinical care, integrated care and 

community health, and disseminates 

information on these models through 

CMS, HHS, states, local organizations, 

and industry channels. 

• Performs rapid cycle evaluation of 

innovation and demonstration activities 

to determine effectiveness and 

feasibility for broader dissemination, 

scale, and sustainability. 

• Works closely with other CMS 

components and regional offices to 

study health care industry trends and 

data for the purposes of designing, 

implementing, and evaluating 

innovative payment and service 

delivery models, and to disseminate 

information about effective models. 

• Creates and tests innovative 

payment and service delivery models, 

building collaborative learning networks 

to facilitate the collection and analysis 

of innovation, as well as the 

implementation of effective practices, 

and developing necessary technology to 

support this activity. 

• Creates and tests innovative 

payment and service delivery models, 

developing fellows with expertise in 

innovation, demonstration and diffusion 

to help support the introduction of 

effective practices across the nation. 

• Carries out core business functions 

(e.g., budget, facilities, HR, 

communications). 

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

Dated: November 12, 2010. 

Kathleen Sebelius, 

Secretary. 

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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 75 FR 62554–62559, 

dated October 12, 2010) is amended to 

reflect the reorganization of the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health (CC), Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (C). 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: 

Delete in its entirety the titles and 

functional statements for the Office of 

Mine Safety and Health Research (CCM) 

and insert the following: 

Office of Mine Safety and Health 

Research (CCM). The Office of Mine 

Safety and Health Research (OMSHR): 

(1) Provides national and international 

leadership for the prevention of workrelated illness, injury, and fatalities of 

mine workers through research and 

prevention activities at the Pittsburgh, 

Spokane, and Lake Lynn Laboratories; 

(2) conducts field studies to identify 

emerging hazards, to understand the 

underlying causes of mine safety and 

health problems, and to evaluate the 

effectiveness of interventions; (3) 

develops engineering and behavioralbased interventions, including training 

programs, to improve safety and health 

in the mines; trains mine safety and 

health trainers, and for evaluation 

purposes, conducts mine rescue and 

escape training for miners and mine 

rescue teams; (4) performs research, 

development, and testing of new 

technologies, equipment, and practices 

to enhance mine safety and health; (5) 

awards competitive grants and contracts 

to encourage the development, testing, 

demonstration, adoption, and 

manufacture of mine safety equipment 

and technologies; (6) develops best 

practices guidance for interventions; (7) 

transfers mining research and 

prevention products into practice; (8) 

coordinates NIOSH research and 

prevention activities for the mining 

sector; (9) provides policy guidance to 

the NIOSH Director on mining safety 

and health issues; and (10) provides for 

planning, oversight, and resource 

management of OMSHR’s activities 

related to the conduct of programs, 

including: human capital and budget 

management, procurement, policysetting and interpretation, and special 

initiatives. 

Division of Mining Science and 

Technology (CCMD). The Division of 

Mining Science and Technology: (1) 

Studies global technology developments 

in areas of potential benefit to mining 

safety and health; (2) devises research or 

evaluation protocols to assess the 

efficacy of candidate technologies; (3) 

develops and implements work plans to 

adapt promising technologies for a 

mining application; (4) leads researchto-practice activities to facilitate 

adoption of key safety and health 

technologies; (5) utilizes contracts and 

grants to facilitate the goals of the 

MINER Act; (6) coordinates with the 

Division of Mining Research Operations 

for effective utilization of laboratory and 

human resources to accomplish the 

mission of the OMSHR; (7) provides 

vision and leadership, and coordinates 

the processes, to ensure an environment 

thriving with scientific excellence, 

integrity, and innovation; and (8) 

provides for the surveillance, health 

communications, and computational 

support needs of the OMSHR. 

Health Communications, Surveillance 

and Research Support Branch (CCMDB). 

(1) Collects and analyzes health and 

safety data related to mining 

occupations in order to report on the 

overall incidence, prevalence and 

significance of occupational safety and 

health problems in mining; (2) describes 

trends in incidence of mining-related 

fatalities, morbidity, and traumatic 

injury; (3) conducts surveillance on the 

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