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Greenidge, Office of Governmentwide 

Policy, Travel Management Policy, at 

(202) 219–2349. Please cite FTR Per 

Diem Bulletin 07–03. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

After an analysis of the per diem rates 

established for FY 2007 (see the Federal 

Register notice at 71 FR 43772, August 

2, 2006), the per diem rate is being 

changed in the following locations: 

State of California 

• Alameda County 

• Monterey County 

• Santa Barbara County 

• San Mateo County 

State of Georgia 

• Chatham County 

• Clayton County 

• Coweta County 

• Fayette County 

State of Idaho 

Elmore County 

State of Kentucky 

• Kenton County 

State of Louisiana 

• Lafayette Consolidated Government 

State of Maryland 

• Frederick County 

State of Mississippi 

• Desoto County 

• Forrest County 

• Grenada County 

• Lamar County 

State of Missouri 

• Boone County 

State of Montana 

• Silver Bow 

State of Ohio 

• Clermont County 

• Hamilton County 

State of South Carolina 

• Charleston County 

• Berkeley County 

• Dorchester County 

State of Utah 

• Davis County 

State of Wyoming 

• Campbell County 

• Natrona County 

• Sheridan County 

• Sweetwater County 

• Uinta County 

Per diem rates are published on the 

Internet at http://www.gsa.gov/perdiem 

as an FTR Per Diem Bulletin and 

published in the Federal Register on a 

periodic basis. This process ensures 

timely increases or decreases in per 

diem rates established by GSA for 

Federal employees on official travel 

within CONUS. Notices published 

periodically in the Federal Register, 

such as this one, now constitute the 

only notification of revisions in CONUS 

per diem rates to agencies. 

Dated: March 20, 2007. 

Becky Rhodes, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Transportation and Personal Property. 

[FR Doc. E7–5481 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

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 72 FR 4514, dated 

January 31, 2007) is amended to reflect 

the reorganization of Office of 

Workforce and Career Development, 

Office of the Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: Delete in their entirety the 

functional statements for the Office of 

Workforce and Career Development 

(CAL), Office of the Director (CA), 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (C), and insert the following: 

Office of Workforce and Career 

Development (CAL). (1) Develops goals 

and objectives and provides leadership, 

policy formation, scientific oversight, 

and guidance in program planning and 

development; (2) plans, directs, and 

manages CDC-wide training programs 

and internship and fellowship 

programs; (3) provides consultation, 

technical assistance, and training on 

epidemiology, public health 

informatics, and prevention 

effectiveness to CDC/ATSDR, States, 

other agencies, other countries, and 

domestic and international 

organizations; (4) develops, designs and 

implements an accredited 

comprehensive strategic human 

resource leadership development and 

career management program for all 

occupational series throughout CDC; 

provides technical assistance in 

organizational development, career 

management, employee development, 

and training; (5) maximizes economies 

of scale through systematic planning 

and evaluation of agency-wide training 

initiatives to assist CDC employees in 

achieving required competencies; (6) 

assists in the definition and analysis of 

training needs of public health workers, 

and develops and evaluates 

instructional products designed to meet 

those needs; (7) works with partners, 

internally and externally, to develop a 

strategic vision for the public health 

workforce; (8) collaborates with CDC 

partners to develop workforce goals for 

all of CDC/ATSDR; (9) coordinates the 

Excellence in Learning Council to 

coordinate, inform, and share strategic 

vision for all of CDC’s Coordinating 

Centers/Coordinating Offices (CC/CO); 

(10) conducts internal succession 

planning, forecasting services, and 

environmental scanning to ascertain 

both current and future public health 

workforce needs; (11) provides 

leadership, oversight, and guidance in 

the management and operations of 

OWCD’s programs; (12) in carrying out 

the above functions, collaborates, as 

appropriate, with the CDC Office of the 

Director (OD), CC/CO)s, domestic and 

international agencies and 

organizations; and (13) provides a focus 

for short- and long-term planning within 

OWCD. 

Office of the Director (CAL1). (1) 

Provides leadership and overall 

direction for OWCD; (2) develops goals 

and objectives, and provides leadership, 

policy formation, scientific oversight, 

and guidance in program planning and 

development; (3) plans, coordinates, 

and develops research plans for OWCD; 

(4) provides overall scientific leadership 

and advice including but not limited to 

OWCD Institutional Review Board 

activities; (5) ensures adherence and 

provides training to OWCD on CDC and 

HHS science-related policies; (6) 

oversees and manages OWCD clearance 

process for scientific and technical 

documents; (7) uses modeling and 

forecasting tools for workforce planning 

and decision making; (8) coordinates all 

program reviews; (9) reviews, prepares, 

coordinates, and develops proposed 

legislation, Congressional testimony, 

and briefing materials; (10) assists 

OWCD programs in establishing 

performance metrics and coordinates 

quarterly reviews with programs to 

ascertain status on meeting of the 

metrics; (11) coordinates OWCD budget 

formulation/negotiation related to 

program initiatives and goals 


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management; (12) identifies relevant 

scanning/benchmarking on workforce 

and career development processes, 

services and products; (13) provides 

leadership and guidance on new 

developments and national trends for 

public health workforce; (14) establishes 

policies governing major learning 

initiatives and new learning activities, 

and works collaboratively within OWCD 

and other components of CDC in 

planning, developing and implementing 

policies related to training initiatives, 

including but not limited to, Individual 

Learning Accounts, Individual 

Development Plans, and loan repayment 

programs; (15) provides a neutral 

advocate and avenue for employees to 

raise issues and concerns at CDC and 

works toward understanding, mediation 

and resolution of disputes between 

employees and management utilizing 

Ombudsman services; (16) develops 

unified OWCD-wide administrative 

systems and advocates and supports the 

commitment of resources to application 

development; (17) coordinates 

management information systems and 

analyses of data for improved utilization 

of OWCD resources; and (18) directs 

systems analysis and design, 

programming, and systems training as it 

relates to implementation of new and 

existing administrative, management, 

and executive information systems. 

Business Services Activity (CAL13). 

(1) Provides leadership, oversight, and 

guidance in the management and 

operations of OWCD’s programs; (2) 

plans, coordinates, and provides 

administrative management support, 

advice, and guidance to OWCD, 

involving the areas of fiscal 

management, personnel, travel, and 

other administrative services; (3) 

coordinates the development of the 

OWCD annual budget request; (4) 

conducts management analyses of 

OWCD programs and staff to ensure 

optimal utilization of resources and 

accomplishment of program objectives; 

(5) plans, allocates, and monitors OWCD 

resources; (6) maintains liaison and 

collaborates with other CDC 

components and external organizations 

in support of OWCD management and 

operations; (7) works closely with other 

Federal agencies involved with OWCD 

interagency agreements; (8) coordinates 

OWCD requirements relating to 

procurement, grants, cooperative 

agreements, materiel management, and 

interagency agreements; (9) provides 

fiscal management and stewardship of 

grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements; and (10) develops and 

implements administrative policies, 

procedures, and operations, as 

appropriate for OWCD, and prepares 

special reports and studies, as required, 

in the administrative management areas. 

Career Development Division (CALC). 

(1) Plans, directs, and manages CDCwide training and service programs for 

the teaching and training of public 

health professionals in applies 

epidemiology and other public health 

sciences including preventive medicine, 

public health informatics, prevention 

effectiveness, and public health program 

planning, implementation, and 

evaluation; (2) plans, directs, and 

manages CDC-wide training and service 

programs for fellowships and 

internships sponsored by other partner 

organizations and implemented within 

CDC (CDC Experience, Hubert 

Fellowship in International Health, 

Emerging Leaders Program and 

Presidential Management Fellowship); 

(3) responds to domestic and 

international requests for assistance and 

consultation; (4) works with partner 

agencies to articulate and build 

curriculum for public health workforce 

competencies; (5) maintains liaison with 

other governmental agencies, academic 

institutions and organizations, State and 

local health agencies, private health 

organizations, professional 

organizations, and other outside groups; 

(6) assumes an active national and 

international leadership role in public 

health training; and (7) in carrying out 

the above functions, collaborates, as 

appropriate, with the CDC OD, other 

CC/COs, and domestic and international 

agencies. 

Office of the Director (CALC1). (1) 

Provides leadership, direction, 

coordination, and management 

oversight to the activities of the 

division; (2) develops long-range plans, 

sets annual objectives, monitors 

progress, and evaluates results; (3) sets 

policies and procedures; (4) plans, 

allocates, and monitors resources; (5) 

coordinates with the OWCD/OD, the 

Atlanta Human Resources Center 

(AHRC), the Procurement and Grants 

Office, and the Financial Management 

Office on administrative guidance and 

oversight in the areas of personnel, 

travel, and other administrative 

services; (6) coordinates collaborative 

activities of the division and maintains 

liaison with other national centers (NC), 

other Federal agencies, and other 

outside groups; and (7) manages several 

smaller fellowship programs: Public 

Health Informatics Fellowship Program; 

CDC Experience; epi-elective programs. 

Epidemic Intelligence Service Branch 

(CALCB). (1) Establishes overall 

policies, plans, and procedures, and 

evaluates the effectiveness of program 

activities; (2) develops and maintains a 

strategic plan for officer recruitment, 

analyzes data to more effectively target 

recruitment efforts, and conducts 

recruitment in accordance with the CDC 

workforce diversity goals; (3) plans, 

directs, and coordinates the application, 

interview, selection, and assignment 

processes for new Epidemic Intelligence 

Service (EIS) officers; (4) plans, directs, 

coordinates, and conducts training and 

training activities for EIS officers in 

applied epidemiology and public health 

practice; (5) monitors the completion of 

program requirements by EIS officers; 

(6) maintains liaison with supervisors of 

EIS officers, and evaluates EIS 

assignments within CDC; (7) coordinates 

the assignment and deployment of EIS 

officers in response to natural disasters, 

terrorist events, and other large scale 

public health emergencies; (8) reviews 

and approves requests for epidemiologic 

assistance (EPI–AIDs) from domestic 

and international sources and 

authorizes the expenditures of funds to 

support such requests; (9) maintains 

liaison with alumni within and outside 

CDC to assist with recruitment and 

promotional activities; and (10) plans, 

directs, and coordinates the 

Epidemiologic Elective Program for 

medical and veterinary students. 

Leadership and Management 

Programs Branch (CALCC). (1) 

Establishes overall policies, plans, and 

procedures, and evaluates the 

effectiveness of leadership/management 

program activities, including, but not 

limited to, Presidential Management 

Fellows and Emerging Leaders Program; 

(2) develops and maintains a strategic 

plan for recruitment, analyzes data to 

more effectively target recruitment 

efforts, and conducts recruitment in 

accordance with the CDC workforce 

diversity goals; (3) plans, directs, and 

coordinates the CDC application, 

interview, selection, and assignment 

processes for fellows in accordance with 

OPM/HHS policies; (4) plans, directs, 

coordinates, and/or conducts training 

and training activities for fellows in the 

respective leadership and management 

competency domains outlined by OPM/ 

HHS; (5) monitors the completion of 

program requirements by fellows; (6) 

provides guidance and supervision to 

fellows assigned to NCs, other Operating 

Divisions (OpDivs), and State and local 

health agencies; (7) monitors and 

evaluates the quality of assignments 

through site visits and by maintaining 

liaison with supervisors of fellows 

within CDC, other OpDivs, state and 

local health agencies, and other 

sponsoring organizations; (8) acts as a 

liaison to OPM/HHS steering 

committees/advisory groups charged 


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with advising on policy matters 

concerning the program; and (9) 

maintains liaison with alumni within 

and outside CDC to assist with 

recruitment and promotional activities. 

Public Health Prevention Services 

Branch (CALCD). (1) Establishes overall 

policies, plans, and procedures, and 

evaluates the effectiveness of program 

activities; (2) develops and maintains a 

strategic plan for Public Health 

Prevention Service (PHPS) fellow 

recruitment, analyzes data to more 

effectively target recruitment efforts, 

and conducts recruitment in accordance 

with the CDC workforce diversity goals; 

(3) plans, directs, and coordinates the 

application, interview, selection, and 

assignment processes for new PHPS 

fellows; (4) plans, directs, coordinates, 

and conducts training and training 

activities for PHPS fellows in public 

health program management, including 

the development, implementation, and 

evaluation of public health programs 

and interventions; (5) monitors the 

completion of program requirements by 

PHPS fellows; (6) provides guidance 

and supervision to PHPS fellows 

assigned to NCs, State and local health 

agencies and other sponsoring 

organizations; (7) monitors and 

evaluates the quality of assignments 

through site visits and by maintaining 

liaison with supervisors of PHPS 

fellows within CDC, State and local 

health agencies, and other sponsoring 

organizations; (8) coordinates provides 

staff support to a steering committee/ 

advisory group charged with advising 

on policy matters concerning the 

program; and (9) maintains liaison with 

alumni within and outside CDC to assist 

with recruitment and promotional 

activities. 

EIS Field Assignments Branch 

(CALCE). (1) Establishes overall 

policies, plans, and procedures, and 

evaluates the effectiveness of program 

activities; (2) provides individual 

training and consultations in applied 

epidemiology and biostatistics; 

technical and scientific oversight of 

projects, presentations and manuscripts; 

and administrative support for EIS 

officers assigned to State and local 

health departments, and other 

sponsoring institutions in the field; (3) 

monitors field EIS officer projects for 

adherence to CDC human subjects 

guidelines; (4) coordinates field training 

activities for field EIS officers; (5) 

monitors the completion of EIS program 

requirements and evaluates the 

performance of field EIS officers; (6) 

monitors and evaluates the quality of 

field assignments through site visits and 

regular communications with field 

supervisors in State and local health 

departments and other sponsoring 

organizations; (7) participates in 

recruitment, interviewing, placement, 

teaching and training activities for all 

EIS officers; (8) provides coordination 

role between State and local health 

departments and other components of 

CDC during multi-State disease outbreak 

investigations; (9) helps State and local 

health department officials to get timely 

and appropriate CDC assistance; (10) 

provides consultations with State and 

local health departments, and other CDC 

programs, on establishment and 

maintenance of epidemiology programs; 

and (11) serves as a liaison between EIS 

and health departments and public 

health organizations. 

Prevention Effectiveness and Health 

Economics Branch (CALCG). (1) 

Establishes overall policies, plans, and 

procedures, and evaluates the 

effectiveness of program activities; (2) 

develops and maintains a strategic plan 

for Prevention Effectiveness (PE) fellow 

recruitment, analyzes data to more 

effectively target recruitment efforts, 

and conducts recruitment in accordance 

with the CDC workforce diversity goals; 

(3) plans, directs, and coordinates the 

application, interview, selection, and 

assignment processes for new PE 

fellows (4) maintains liaison with 

alumni within and outside CDC to assist 

with recruitment and promotional 

activities; (5) plans, directs, coordinates, 

and conducts training and training 

activities for PE fellows; (6) monitors 

the completion of program activities by 

PE fellows; (7) monitors and evaluates 

the quality of assignments through site 

visits and by maintaining liaison with 

supervisors of PE fellows within CDC; 

(8) promotes capacity in the public 

health community to conduct and use 

economic and decision analysis; (9) 

provides economic technical assistance 

and training, consultation, direction, 

review and information resources to 

other organizational units within 

OWCD; (10) plans, directs, coordinates 

and conducts continuing education 

programs in economics and decision 

science for CDC employees; and (11) 

supports CDC’s Health Economics 

Research Group. 

Preventive Medicine Residency 

Branch (CALCH). (1) Operates and 

maintains an accredited preventive 

medicine residency program for 

physicians in the CDC through the 

Accreditation Committee on Graduate 

Medical Education and a 

complementary fellowship program for 

public health veterinarians; (2) 

establishes overall policies, plans, and 

procedures, and evaluates the 

effectiveness of program activities; (3) 

develops and maintains a strategic plan 

for officer recruitment, analyzes data to 

more effectively target recruitment 

efforts, and conducts recruitment in 

accordance with the CDC workforce 

diversity goals; (4) maintains liaison 

with alumni within and outside CDC to 

assist with recruitment and promotional 

activities; (5) recruits and places 

residents and fellows in assignments 

throughout CDC and the nation for 

completion of on-the-job training 

requirements in preventive medicine 

and public health; (6) supplements their 

on-the-job learning with selected 

competency-based curricula in 

leadership, management, policy 

development, and program evaluation; 

(7) monitors and evaluates the quality of 

assignments through site visits and by 

maintaining liaison with supervisors 

and other individuals ; (8) monitors and 

evaluates the performance of the 

residents and fellows; (9) serves as the 

focal point for requests from state and 

local health departments and CDC 

programs about the Preventive Medicine 

Residence (PMR) program; (10) 

completes all requirements to maintain 

accreditation of the PMR program; and 

(11) in partnership with other CDC 

programs and partners in State and local 

health agencies, as well as other healthrelated organizations, works to maintain 

the PMR program as a vital element of 

CDC’s workforce development strategy. 

Training Services Division (CALD). (1) 

Evaluates the efficiency and 

effectiveness of health education and 

training, development of training tools 

and implementation methods and the 

impact of education/training on the 

quality of laboratory practice; (2) 

incorporates principles of adult learning 

theory and current learning standards 

into the design, delivery, and evaluation 

of health education and training 

products; (3) maintains knowledge of 

continuing education standards to 

uphold national accreditations and 

provides guidance and consultation, 

incorporating principles of adult 

learning theory, to course developers to 

ensure educational activities are 

accredited for continuing education; (4) 

develops and conducts training to 

facilitate the timely transfer of emerging 

laboratory technology and standards for 

laboratory practice nationwide; (5) 

provides technical assistance, 

consultation, and laboratory training to 

improve the capacity and capability of 

regional health organizations and State 

health agencies; (6) develops and 

maintains decentralized training 

networks for the nation’s laboratory 

professionals; (7) fosters 

communications to assist regional, 

State, and local health agencies in the 


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identification and utilization of 

laboratory resources in support of the 

nation’s health objectives; and (8) leads 

content development and 

implementation of workforce 

development programs intended to 

increase the number of individuals 

choosing public health careers. 

Office of the Director (CALD1). (1) 

Strategically develops and aligns 

divisional programs, projects, and 

activities with the OWCD vision, 

mission, goals, and objectives; (2) 

provides leadership, direction, 

coordination, and management 

oversight; (3) plans, allocates, and 

monitors resources; (4) provides 

technical assistance and consultation for 

programs at the national, State, regional 

and international levels to develop the 

leadership and management 

competencies of current and emerging 

public health officials; and (5) leads 

content development, implementation, 

and evaluation of workforce 

development programs for youth K–12 

plus college level pipeline programs to 

increase number of individuals 

choosing public health careers. 

Learning Standards, Design and 

Delivery Branch (CALDB). (1) Provides 

consultation, guidance, and technical 

assistance to managers, content 

developers, and learners for consistent 

design and delivery of education and 

training, (2) maintains knowledge of 

information technology and learning 

standards as they apply to health 

education and competency assessment 

to promote compliance in CDC’s health 

education and training products; (3) 

leads and guides CDC programs as they 

adopt the learning management system 

within the HHS Learning Portal to 

deliver health education and training 

products that adhere to learning 

standards; (4) applies the principles of 

instructional design to design, produce, 

and deliver informational and 

instructional products; (5) incorporates 

principles of learning theory and 

current learning standards into the 

design and delivery of health education 

and training products; (6) evaluates the 

efficiency and effectiveness of health 

education and training products and 

their impact; (7) maintains knowledge of 

continuing education standards to 

uphold national accreditations; (8) 

provides accreditation guidance and 

consultation, incorporating principles of 

learning theory, to ensure educational 

activities are accredited for continuing 

education; (9) assesses need and 

demand for additional accreditations to 

support professional license and 

certificate needs of technical and 

professional staff within the health 

workforce; (10) implements, monitors, 

and maintains the CDC Training and 

Continuing Education Online web-based 

registration system; and (11) provides 

technical assistance and guidance to 

learners to ensure accreditation support. 

Science Education and Laboratory 

Training Branch (CALDC). (1) Evaluates 

the efficiency and effectiveness of 

health education and training, 

development of lab training tools and 

implementation methods and the 

impact of education/training on the 

quality of laboratory practice; (2) 

designs, produces, and delivers a variety 

of visual materials and instructional 

products; (3) assists in the definition 

and analysis of lab training needs of 

public health workers, and develops 

and evaluates instructional products 

designed to meet those needs; (4) 

develops and maintains continuing 

education unit accreditation; (5) 

develops and conducts lab training to 

facilitate the timely transfer of newly 

emerging laboratory technology and 

standards for laboratory practice 

nationwide; (6) provides technical 

assistance, consultation, and training for 

trainers to improve the capacity and 

capability of regional health 

organizations and State health agencies 

to develop and maintain decentralized 

training networks for the nation’s 

laboratory professionals; and (7) fosters 

communications to assist regional, 

State, and local health agencies in the 

identification and utilization of 

laboratory resources in support of the 

nation’s health objectives. 

CDC University Division (CALE). (1) 

Designs, develops, implements and 

evaluates a comprehensive strategic 

human resource leadership and career 

training and development program for 

all occupational series throughout CDC; 

(2) develops and implements strategies 

and activities that contribute to the 

agency’s mission, goals and objectives; 

(3) maintains employee training records; 

(4) maximizes economies of scale 

through systematic planning and 

evaluation of agency-wide training 

initiatives to assist CDC employees in 

achieving required competencies; (5) 

develops and validates occupational 

and functional competencies and 

develops related training plans; (6) 

develops and administers intern and 

professional development programs, the 

long-term training program, and the 

mentoring program; (7) administers and 

monitors the Training and Learning 

Management System for compliance 

with the Government Employees 

Training Act; (8) conducts training 

needs assessment of CDC employees 

nationwide; (9) provides analysis and 

data to correlate individual training 

with corporate strategic plans; (10) 

develops and maintains assessment 

tools to identify core competency 

requirements for each occupational 

series throughout the agency; (11) 

provides consultation, guidance, and 

technical assistance to managers and 

employees in organizational 

development, career management, 

employee development, and training; 

(12) develops and delivers education 

and training programs to meet the 

identified needs of the public health 

workforce; (13) promotes, develops, and 

implements training needs assessment 

methodology to establish priorities for 

training interventions; (14) develops 

and implements policies related to 

employee training; and (15) in carrying 

out the above functions, collaborates, as 

appropriate, with the CDC/OD, other 

CC/COs, DHHS, OPM and other 

domestic and international agencies and 

organizations. 

Office of the Director (CALE1). (1) 

Plans, directs, implements, supports, 

and coordinates the activities of the 

division; (2) provides leadership and 

guidance in all functional areas of the 

CDC University; and (3) participates 

with division and OWCD management 

in program planning, policy 

determination, evaluations, budget and 

decisions concerning the division. 

Strategic Workforce Development 

Division (CALG). (1) Works with AHRC, 

Office of the Chief Operating Officer, 

CDC Excellence in Learning Council, 

Workforce and Career Development 

Officers, and agency managers to carry 

out human capital management 

planning and development activities; (2) 

provides guidance and oversight on the 

development of policies, procedures 

and processes associated with agency 

awards; (3) coordinates development 

and implementation of an agency-wide 

strategic human capital plan; (4) 

establishes and monitors a human 

capital accountability system framework 

for management of strategic human 

capital management aligned with OPM’s 

Human Capital Assessment and 

Accountability Framework and HHS’

associated procedures and deliverables; 

(5) identifies mission-critical 

occupations and their associated 

competencies to assess potential ‘‘gaps’’

in occupations and competencies that 

are essential to CDC achieving its 

strategic goals; (6) reports progress in 

meeting human capital management 

improvement objectives associated with 

the President’s Management Agenda, 

and other related government-wide 

human capital initiatives; (7) 

coordinates implementation of a 

succession plan for key leadership and 

technical positions with an emphasis on 

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develops an agency-wide strategic 

hiring plan that includes recruitment 

and retention strategies to facilitate 

hiring members of under-represented 

groups and those with the requisite 

professional/scientific skills for closing 

occupational series and/or competency 

gaps in the workforce; and (9) provides 

information on Commissioned Corps 

pay, benefits, performance management, 

assignments, retirement, etc., to 

members of the Corps and CDC 

management, and coordinates the 

Commissioned Corps promotion and 

award programs. 

Office of the Director (CALG1). (1) 

Plans, directs, implements, supports, 

and coordinates the activities of the 

division; (2) provides leadership and 

guidance to all functional areas of the 

division; and (3) participates with 

division and OWCD management in 

program planning, policy 

determination, evaluations, budget and 

decisions concerning the division. 

Dated: March 13, 2007. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. 07–1464 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Low Income Home Energy 

Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Grantee 

Survey. 

OMB No.: 0970–0076. 

Description: The LIHEAP Grantee 

Survey is an annual data collection 

activity, which is sent to grantees of the 

50 states and the District of Columbia 

administering the Low Income Home 

Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). 

The survey is mandatory in order that 

national estimates of the sources and 

uses of LIHEAP funds can be calculated 

in a timely manner; a range can be 

calculated of State average LIHEAP 

benefits; and maximum income cutoffs 

for four-person households can be 

obtained for estimating the number of 

low-income households that are income 

eligible for LIHEAP under the State 

income standards. 

The need for the above information is 

to provide the Administration and 

Congress with fiscal estimates in time 

for hearings about LIHEAP 

appropriations and program 

performance. The information also is 

included in the Department’s annual 

LIHEAP Report to Congress. Survey 

information also will be posted on the 

Office of Community Services’ LIHEAP 

Web site for access by grantees and 

other interested parties. 

Respondents: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Total burden 

hours 

LIHEAP Grantee Survey .................................................................................. 51 1 3.5 178.50 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 178.50. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families is soliciting public comment 

on the specific aspects of the 

information collection described above. 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Administration, 

Office of Information Services, 370 

L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington, 

DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports clearance 

Officer. E-mail address: 

infocolleciton@acf.hhs.gov. All requests 

should be identified by the title of the 

information collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Dated: March 20, 2007. 

Robert Sargis, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–1461 Filed 3–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–07–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Proposed Projects 

Title: Refugee Resettlement Program 

Estimates: CMA, ORR–1. 

OMB No. 0970–0030. 

Description: The Office of Refugee 

Resettlement (ORR) reimburses, to the 

extent of available appropriations, 

certain non-Federal costs for the 

provision of cash and medical 

assistance to refugees, along with 

allowable expenses in the 

administration of the Refugee 

Resettlement Program. ORR needs 

sound State estimates of likely 

expenditures for refugee cash, medical, 

and administrative (CMA) expenditures 

so that it can anticipate Federal costs in 

upcoming quarters. If Federal costs are 

anticipated to exceed budget 

allocations, ORR must take steps to 

reduce Federal expenses, such as 

limiting the number of months of 

eligibility for Refugee Cash Assistance 

and Refugee Medical Assistance. 

To meet the need for reliable State 

estimates of anticipated expenses, ORR 

has developed a single-page form in 

which States estimate the average 

number of recipients for each category 

of assistance, the average unit cost over 

the next 12 months, and the expense for 

the overall administration of the 

program. This form, the ORR–1, must be 

submitted prior to the beginning of each 

Federal fiscal year. Without this 

information, ORR would be out of 

compliance with the intent of its 

legislation and otherwise unable to 

estimate program costs adequately. 

In addition, the ORR–1 serves as the 

State’s application for reimbursement of 

its CMA expenses. Submission of this 

form is thus required by section 


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