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protection during emergency activities, 

including by working with military and 

civilian Federal Government 

Departments and agencies, State, and 

local LEOs and public safety agencies; 

(d) physical security components of 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directives, as well as similar Directives 

or Executive Orders on national security 

matters; (2) representing the Department 

at the Interagency Security Committee, 

Information Sharing Council, and other 

similar committees and work groups; (3) 

coordinating with the ASRT on matters 

pertaining to policies for Cyber 

protections, the National Cyber Security 

Response Program, and the Critical 

Infrastructure Assurance Program and 

with the ASAM on policies pertaining 

to the architectural security program, 

and conducting periodic collaborative 

reviews of these programs; (4) serving as 

the day-to-day point of contact with 

local, State, and Federal LEOs and 

public safety agencies on OSSI-related 

subject matter; (5) coordinating 

activities with the Secretary’s 

Operations Center, when appropriate; 

and for (6) coordinating and overseeing 

the Department’s internal critical 

infrastructure protection program. 

3. Division of Personnel and 

Classified Information Security (ABE2). 

The Division of Personnel and 

Classified Information Security (DPCIS) 

is responsible for the following: (1) 

Providing policy guidance, setting 

standards, and overseeing all matters 

pertaining to: (a) Personnel security, 

national security clearances, and 

suitability programs as they apply to 

Departmental employees, consultants, 

and contractors; (b) communications 

security, including the integrity of 

classified information systems, 

technology, terminals and databases, 

and telecommunications security, and 

for direct management of these 

functions for all organizational elements 

contained within the OS; (2) 

establishing policies for and directing 

the Department’s drug-free workplace 

program; (3) initiating and conducting 

national security clearance processes 

and background investigations for 

Departmental employees, consultants, 

or contractors, and maintaining related 

records; (4) establishing Departmentwide policies and awareness programs 

for information security to include the 

control of classified and sensitive but 

unclassified (SBU) materials, secure 

information handling and storage, and 

related training programs; (5) 

coordinating national security clearance 

interchange between Federal 

Government Departments and agencies 

and other organizations; (6) directing a 

Department-wide international traveler 

training and awareness program and 

foreign visitor awareness program; (7) 

within the OS, headquarters facilities, 

and continuity sites, directly managing 

classified materials, access to sensitive 

compartmented information facilities 

9SCIFs) and information storage areas, 

secure audio and video systems, and 

other classified and secure 

communications systems; (8) 

establishing and overseeing Departmentwide policies for similar functions and 

resources within the Department; (9) 

establishing and overseeing Departmentwide policies for document 

classification management; and for (10) 

establishing standards to ensure 

awareness of appropriate practices to 

safeguard confidential and classified 

information held by the Department. 

4. Division of Strategic Information 

(ABE3). The Division of Strategic 

Information (DSI) is responsible for the 

following: (1) Establishing policies and 

procedures to share and convey 

sensitive and classified information to 

users in the Department; (2) receiving, 

assessing, and evaluating products, 

reports, and other strategic information 

for applicability in the context of the 

various public health and science 

missions of the Department; (3) 

providing briefings, digests, and 

science-based reviews and assessments 

related to strategic and classified 

information; (4) controlling the flow of 

mission-driven sensitive, classified, and 

strategic information within OS, and 

coordinating the flow between other 

components of the Department; (5) 

coordinating and superintending the 

flow of strategic national securityrelated public health and science 

information to and from HHS personnel 

detailed or assigned to national security 

agencies, LEOs, and public safety 

agencies; (6) managing and providing 

liaison for open source information 

programs and workgroups and the 

Information Sharing Environment 

Council; (7) providing policy direction 

for procedures to facilitate the 

identification of circumstances that are 

a potential vulnerability or threat to 

security; (8) conducting analyses of 

potential or identified risks to security 

and safety and working with agencies to 

develop methods to address them, 

including assisting in program 

implementation, performance 

evaluation, and oversight; and for (9) 

promoting cross-agency and interDepartmental information sharing and 

scientific analysis collaborations. 

II. Continuation of Policy: Except as 

inconsistent with this reorganization, all 

statements of policy and interpretations 

with respect to the functions contained 

in this reorganization, heretofore issued 

and in effect prior to the date of this 

reorganization, are continued in full 

force and effect. 

III. Delegations of Authority: All 

delegations and redelegations of 

authority made to officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegation, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 

VI. Funds, Personnel and Equipment: 

Transfer of organizations and functions 

affected by this reorganization shall be 

accompanied in each instance by direct 

and support funds, positions, personnel, 

records, equipment, supplies and other 

resources. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Michael O. Leavitt, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences (NIEHS); Request for 

Public Comments on the Review of the 

Centers for Children’s Environmental 

Health and Disease Prevention 

Program 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health 

(NIH), Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of an effort to evaluate 

the NIEHS research portfolio of 

investigator-initiated research on 

children’s environmental health, the 

NIEHS convened an independent panel 

to review the Centers for Children’s 

Environmental Health and Disease 

Prevention Program (‘‘Children’s 

Centers’’) in cooperation with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). The panel was convened as a 

working group to the NIEHS National 

Advisory Environmental Health 

Sciences Council (NAEHS). At this time, 

the NIEHS seeks public comment on the 

working group report for consideration 

by the NAEHS Council, the NIEHS, and 

EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) in evaluating the 

best approaches for future funding of 

children’s environmental health 

research. The report is available at 

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/ 

od/cehr/report.htm. 

DATES: Please submit comments on or 

before May 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted to Dr. Kristina Thayer 


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(NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, MD B2–08, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 

telephone: 919–541–5021 or e-mail: 

thayer@niehs.nih.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background Information 

Over the past 30 years, the NIEHS has 

invested millions of dollars in 

children’s environmental health 

research. In order to maximize the 

effectiveness of current and future 

investments of human and financial 

resources, the Institute is conducting a 

review of the children’s environmental 

health programs. For the past eight 

years, the Institute has partnered with 

the EPA to support thirteen research 

centers devoted to children’s 

environmental health and disease 

prevention. The Children’s Centers 

draws upon the resources of community 

partners and the expertise of top 

universities and medical centers to 

focus on the important role that 

environmental toxicants play in the 

development of asthma, autism, and 

other childhood illnesses. The 

Children’s Centers are a prominent 

component of the research portfolio in 

children’s environmental health at both 

the NIEHS and EPA. As such, the 

NIEHS and EPA believe it is necessary 

to evaluate the program’s effectiveness 

as a mechanism to stimulate research in 

children’s environmental health. In 

addition, it is important to determine 

whether other approaches should be 

considered to advance children’s 

environmental health research and 

education. Supporting research that 

shows the greatest promise for rapidly 

identifying links between 

environmental exposures and childhood 

disorders and disease is a primary focus. 

Request for Comment 

At this time, the NIEHS seeks public 

comment on the working group report. 

The comments will be distributed to 

ORD and the NAEHS Council prior to 

discussion of the working group report 

at a public meeting on May 30–31, 2007. 

Comments or additional information 

may be submitted at any time; however, 

to ensure adequate time for 

consideration prior to the May 30–31, 

2007 meeting, comments should be 

submitted by May 15, 2007. The NIEHS 

and the EPA will not respond to 

submitted comments; however, all 

comments will be considered by the 

NAEHS Council, NIEHS and the EPA in 

evaluating the best approaches for 

future funding of children’s 

environmental health research. Persons 

submitting comments should include 

their name, affiliation (if relevant), and 

sponsoring organization (if any) with 

the submission. Written submissions 

will be made publicly available on the 

NIEHS Web site as they are received 

(http://www.niehs.nih.gov/conferences/ 

od/cehr/report.htm). 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Samuel H. Wilson, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of 

Environmental Health Sciences and National 

Toxicology Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Disease, Disability, and Injury 

Prevention and Control Special 

Emphasis Panel: CDC Mentored Public 

Health Research Scientist 

Development Award, Request for 

Applications (RFA) CD07–003 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) 

announces a meeting of the 

aforementioned Special Emphasis 

Panel. 

Times and Dates: 

8 a.m.–5 p.m., June 21, 2007 (Closed). 

8 a.m.–5 p.m., June 22, 2007 (Closed). 

Place: Doubletree Buckhead Hotel, 

3342 Peachtree Road, NE., Atlanta, GA 

30326. 

Status: The meeting will be closed to 

the public in accordance with 

provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(4) 

and (6), Title 5 U.S.C., and the 

Determination of the Director, 

Management Analysis and Services 

Office, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–

463. 

Matters to be Discussed: The meeting 

will include the review, discussion, and 

evaluation of the scientific merit of 

research applications in response to 

RFA CD07–003, ‘‘CDC Mentored Public 

Health Research Scientist Development 

Award.’’

Contact Person for More Information: 

Juliana Cyril, M.P.H., Ph.D., Designated 

Federal Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, 

Mailstop D72, Atlanta, GA 30333, 

telephone (404) 639–4639. 

The Director, Management Analysis 

and Services Office, has been delegated 

the authority to sign Federal Register 

notices pertaining to announcements of 

meetings and other committee 

management activities, for both CDC 

and the Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry. 

Dated: April 9, 2007. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Acting Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

National Center for Environmental 

Health/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry 

The Community and Tribal 

Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific 

Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), National 

Center for Environmental Health 

(NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry (ATSDR): Meeting. 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, NCEH/ATSDR 

announces the following meeting of the 

aforementioned subcommittee: 

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 

May 16, 2007. 

Place: Century Center, 1825 Century 

Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. 

Status: Open to the public, limited by 

the available space. The meeting room 

accommodates approximately 40 

people. 

Purpose: Under the charge of the BSC, 

NCEH/ATSDR the CTS will provide the 

BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with a forum for 

community and tribal firsthand 

perspectives on the interactions and 

impacts of the NCEH/ATSDR’s national 

and regional policies, practices and 

programs. 

Matters To Be Discussed: The meeting 

agenda will include an update on 

NCEH/ATSDR Environmental Justice 

Web site development, a discussion on 

the Center’s Environmental Justice 

oriented inventory, a review and 

selection of projects for further 

discussion, and an update on the Office 

of Tribal Affairs. 

Items are subject to change as 

priorities dictate. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 

a.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time. To 

participate, please dial 877/315–6535 

and enter conference code 383520. 

Public comment period is scheduled for 

1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

Sandra Malcom, Committee 

Management Specialist, NCEH/ATSDR, 


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