[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62267-62268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8839]


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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 67772-72, dated 
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as 
amended most recently at 71 FR 50065, dated August 24, 2006) is amended 
to reflect the establishment of the Statistical Support Most Efficient 
Organization within the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, 
and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Division of 
Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies (CCK) and insert the 
following: (1) Develops and maintains a surveillance system of the 
Nation's work force and its environs to make an early detection and 
continuous assessment of the magnitude and extent of job-related 
illness, exposures, and hazardous agents; (2) conducts the 
legislatively mandated health hazard evaluation and industry-wide 
epidemiological research programs through longitudinal record studies 
and clinical/environmental field studies and surveys to identify the 
occupational causes of disease in the working population and their 
offspring, and to determine the incidence and prevalence of acute and 
chronic effects from work-related exposures to toxic and hazardous 
substances; (3) conducts epidemiological research for input to criteria 
for standards for the control of occupational health hazards; (4)

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provides statistical support including the collection, processing, 
compilation, computation, analysis, editing, and/or presentation of 
statistical data to CDC; and provides, upon request and on a self-
initiated basis, technical assistance, demonstrations, and consultation 
on technical matters pertaining to occupational safety and health to 
other Federal agencies, state, and local agencies, other agencies, 
other technical groups, unions, employers, and employees.
    Statistical Support Most Efficient Organization (CCKE). (1) 
Provides statistical support including the collection, processing, 
compilation, computation, analysis, editing and/or presentation of 
statistical data; (2) provides technical statistical support to 
professionals as they analyze and prepare reports on statistical 
studies and surveys; (3) provides information, reference, and research 
services; and (4) provided administrative services related to 
statistical support.
    Delete item (5) of the functional statement of the Community Health 
and Program Services Branch (CUCEG), Division of Adult and Community 
Health (CUCE), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion (CUC), Coordinating Center for Health Promotion (CU), 
and insert the following: (5) provides professional statistical and 
programming services to the division, including assistance in design of 
data collection instruments, computer programming, and statistical 
analysis.
    Delete item (1) of the functional statement for the Information 
Technology, Statistics, and Surveillance Branch (CUCJD), Division of 
Reproductive Health (CUCJ), and insert the following: (1) Provides 
professional statistical and computer services to the division 
including statistical consultation, systems analysis, technical 
assistance, and resource identification.
    Delete item (6) of the functional statement for the Statistics and 
Data Management Branch (CVBCG), Division of Sexually Transmitted 
Disease Prevention (CVBC), National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (CVB), Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CV), and 
insert the following: (6) provides data management and professional 
statistical services for STD surveillance and epidemiologic studies.
    Delete item (3) of the functional statement for the Statistics and 
Data Management Branch (CVBED), Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-
Surveillance and Epidemiology (CVBE), and insert the following: (3) 
provides data management and statistical services for HIV/AIDS 
surveillance, HIV serosurveys, epidemiologic studies and other studies 
conducted within the division and DHAP/IRS.

    Dated: October 4, 2006.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 06-8839 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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