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knowledge management and 

organizational efficiency. 

Presentation Graphics and 

Multilingual Services Branch (CPBHC). 

(1) Supports agency-wide graphics, and 

language translation efforts through the 

use of state-of-the-art computer graphics 

and translation hardware and software; 

(2) develops and/or provides design and 

graphic elements for exhibits and 

presentations, desktop publishing, 

publications, editorial services, and 

multi-language translation services, and 

(3) processes DHHS clearances for all 

media and print-related products that 

are developed throughout the CDC 

which are to be distributed to audiences 

outside of CDC. 

Broadcast Production and 

Distribution Branch (CPBHD). (1) 

Develops and/or provides agency-wide 

communication efforts through state of 

the art broadcast, television graphics, 

and video production channels; (2) 

supports the communication needs of 

the CDC’s Director’s Emergency 

Operations Centers (DEOC) to assure 

response capacity and capability for 

emergency broadcasts; (3) responsible 

for all CDC broadcast-grade video 

production requirements; (4) manages 

and provides leadership for the Public 

Health Training Network, which is a 

global distance learning network of 

partners providing access to public 

health distance learning; (5) in 

coordination with DHHS, develops and 

delivers programming for DHHS TV and 

assists in the development of the CDC 

global health network (CDC TV) to 

deliver timely and accurate information 

to improve health and safety for the U.S. 

public and around the world; (6) 

responsible for audio/video engineering 

design, installation, setup, and 

maintenance for the division. CDC 

Director’s press rooms, and DEOCs as 

required; (7) provides in-house creation, 

duplication, and conversion of most 

video delivery formats, including VHS, 

S–VHS, DV–Cam, Mini–DV, D–HD, 

Betacam–SP, Digital-Betacam, HD (all 

formats) and international formats such 

as PAL, SECAM, SECAM–II and all 

future video formats; (8) provides audioonly production services including 

broadcast-grade in-house audio 

recording, video-sweetening, editing, 

voice-over talent, format-conversion, 

and delivery; and (9) provides 

professional consultation, training, and 

setup of multiple telecommunication 

systems including audio conference, 

videoconference, PBX, POTS (plain old 

telephone service) hybrid-integration, 

menu creation, design and operation. 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. 05–20061 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

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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 70 FR 55859–55860, 

dated September 23, 2005) is amended 

to reflect the establishment of the Office 

of Strategy and Innovation within the 

Office of the Director, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

After the mission statement for the 

Office of Chief of Public Health Practice 

(CAR), insert the following: 

Office of Strategy and Innovation 

(CAM). The Office of Strategy and 

Innovation (OSI) serves as the focal 

point for accelerating the health impact 

of CDC’s work and advancing health 

equity within and beyond CDC’s 

programs. In carrying out its mission, 

OSI: (1) Leads CDC’s efforts to develop, 

measure and advance agency-wide 

health impact goals: (2) incorporates 

efforts to improve health equity in all 

CDC activities; (3) fosters strategic 

excellence and innovation across the 

agency; (4) provides superior decision 

support to CDC’s executive leadership; 

and (5) leads organizational 

development and the transition process. 

Office of the Director (CAM1). (1) 

Develops, monitors and advances 

agency-wide goals; (2) improves health 

equity; (3) assesses and leverages health 

needs, science, and available resources 

to accomplish agency-wide goals; (4) 

provides guidance, tools, and assistance 

to CDC programs in developing and 

refining strategies and indicators to 

measure program effectiveness and 

impact; (5) applies knowledge 

management tools and decision support 

systems in allocation of resources and 

improves agency decisionmaking; (6) 

communicates key messages to CDC 

employees and partners about CDC’s 

direction, goals and priorities; (7) 

develops, monitors and advances 

agency-wide goals for improving health 

equity, fostering strategic excellence and 

innovation across CDC, and 

organizational development and the 

transition process; (8) works directly 

with the strategy and innovation officers 

within the coordinating centers to 

accomplish its activities and 

institutionalize organizational change, 

improvement and accountability; and 

(9) maintains ongoing communication 

with the strategy and innovation officers 

to actively participate in discussions of 

overall goals and strategies at the 

coordinating center level, and involves 

the strategy and innovation officers in 

the refinement of goals, measures, and 

identification and creation of new or 

enhanced high priority programmatic 

areas. 

Office of Minority Health and Health 

Disparities (CAMB). The Office of 

Minority Health and Health Disparities 

(OMHD) aims to accelerate CDC’s health 

impact in the U.S. population and to 

eliminate health disparities for 

vulnerable populations as defined by 

race/ethnicity, socio-economic status, 

geography, gender, age, disability status, 

risk status related to sex and gender, 

and among other populations identified 

to be at-risk for health disparities. To 

carry out its mission, OMHD: (1) 

Promotes minority health and 

eliminates racial and ethnic health 

disparities; (2) promotes health and the 

prevention of disease in Indian Country 

(i.e., American Indian and Alaska 

Native communities, their sovereign 

governments and other institutions in 

the U.S.); (3) develops CDC-wide health 

disparities elimination strategies, 

policies, goals, and programs; (4) 

defines disparities and eliminates subgoals for each health impact goal; (5) 

monitors and reports progress toward 

health disparities elimination goals; (6) 

evaluates the impact of policies and 

programs to achieve health disparities 

elimination; (7) manages health 

disparities elimination goals through 

scanning, analysis, knowledge 

management, decision-support systems, 

and reporting (Key Performance 

Indicators, Government Performance 

and Results Act, Program Assessment 

Rating Tool); (8) mobilizes resources 

and advocates for health disparities 

elimination programs; (9) aligns use of 

resources with accomplishment of 

health disparities elimination goals; (10) 

supports internal and external 

partnerships to advance the science, 

practice, and workforce for eliminating 

health disparities inside and outside 

CDC; (11) maintains critical linkages 

with federal partners including the 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

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Health and Human Services, and 

represents CDC on related scientific and 

policy committees; (12) establishes 

external advisory capacity and internal 

advisory and action capacity; (13) 

coordinates CDC-wide minority health 

and health disparities elimination 

initiatives; (14) synthesizes, 

disseminates, and encourages use of 

scientific evidence regarding effective 

interventions to achieve health 

disparities elimination outcomes; (15) 

stimulates innovation in science and 

practice; and (16) provides decision 

support to the Executive Leadership 

Board in allocating CDC resources to 

agency-wide programs of surveillance, 

research, intervention, and evaluation. 

Office of Women’s Health (CAMG). 

The Office of Women’s Health (OWH) 

aims to promote and improve the 

health, safety, and quality of life of 

women. As a leader for women’s health 

issues at CDC, the Office of Women’s 

Health: (1) Advises the CDC Director on 

matters relating to women’s health 

research, programs and strategies; (2) 

promotes the health and well-being of 

women; (3) communicates health 

information, research findings, and 

prevention strategies to a diverse group 

of providers, consumers, and 

organizations; (4) advances sound 

scientific knowledge for public health 

action, promotes the role of prevention, 

and works to improve the 

understanding of women’s health 

priorities; (5) fosters partnerships and 

collaborations within CDC and with 

other public and private organizations, 

agencies, institutions, and others to 

improve the health and safety of 

women; (6) publishes newsletters and 

other documents that highlight 

prevention programs, research findings, 

publications, health campaigns, health 

promotion strategies, and other 

information available at CDC; (7) leads 

CDC Women’s Health Committee by 

facilitating and coordinating agencywide efforts and enhancing channels for 

communication and cooperation; (8) 

supports the development of future 

women’s health and public health 

professionals through various training 

and student positions within the office; 

(9) prepares agency reports, briefing 

documents, and other materials 

addressing women’s health issues; (10) 

stimulates and supports prevention 

research, programs, and other activities 

through funding; (11) represents the 

agencies at meetings, committees, 

workgroups, conferences, and briefings; 

(12) serves as liaison for women’s health 

between CDC and other agencies and 

organizations; (13) develops 

opportunities for, promotes, and 

supports the agency as a resource for 

women’s health issues; and (14) 

provides assistance to state and local 

programs on women’s health issues. 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

[FR Doc. 05–20057 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 

ACTION: Notice of a New System of 

Records (SOR). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

we are proposing to establish a new 

system titled ‘‘Medicare Physician 

Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD),’’

System No. 09–70–0559. The PGPD tests 

a payment methodology for physician 

practices that combines Medicare feefor-service payments with performancebased payments for improvements in 

patient management and quality of care. 

Improvements in these areas are 

expected to generate savings to the 

Medicare program to offset the costs of 

the performance payments. Mandated 

by Section 412 of the Benefits 

Improvement & Protection Act of 2000, 

the PGPD seeks to provide incentives for 

physicians to adopt care management 

strategies and to improve quality as 

defined by key measurable processes 

and outcomes. 

The primary purpose of the system is 

to establish a pay-for-performance three 

year pilot with physicians to encourage 

the coordination of care, promote 

investment in administrative structure 

and process, and reward physicians for 

improving health care processes and 

outcomes. Information retrieved from 

this system will also be disclosed to: (1) 

Support regulatory, reimbursement, and 

policy functions performed within the 

agency or by a contractor or consultant; 

(2) assist another Federal or state agency 

with information to enable such agency 

to administer a Federal health benefits 

program, or to enable such agency to 

fulfill a requirement of Federal statute 

or regulation that implements a health 

benefits program funded in whole or in 

part with Federal funds; (3) assist an 

individual or organization for a research 

project or in support of an evaluation 

project related to the prevention of 

disease or disability, the restoration or 

maintenance of health, or payment 

related projects; (4) support constituent 

requests made to a congressional 

representative; (5) support litigation 

involving the agency; and (6) combat 

fraud and abuse in certain health 

benefits programs. We have provided 

background information about the new 

system in the ‘‘Supplementary 

Information’’ section below. Although 

the Privacy Act requires only that CMS 

provide an opportunity for interested 

persons to comment on the proposed 

routine uses, CMS invites comments on 

all portions of this notice. See EFFECTIVE

DATES section for comment period. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: CMS filed a new 

system report with the Chair of the 

House Committee on Government 

Reform and Oversight, the Chair of the 

Senate Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, and the Administrator, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) on September 27, 2005. In any 

event, we will not disclose any 

information under a routine use until 40 

days after publication. We may defer 

implementation of this system or one or 

more of the routine use statements listed 

below if we receive comments that 

persuade us to defer implementation. 

ADDRESSES: The public should address 

comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 

Division of Privacy Compliance Data 

Development, CMS, Mail Stop N2–04–

27, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. Comments 

received will be available for review at 

this location, by appointment, during 

regular business hours, Monday through 

Friday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m., eastern time 

zone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Pilotte, Research Analyst, Division of 

Payment Policy, Medicare 

Demonstration Programs Group, Office 

of Research Development and 

Information, CMS, Mail Stop C4–17–27, 

7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21244–1850. The telephone 

number is (410) 786–6558 or e-mail 

john.pilotte@cms.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PGPD 

rewards physicians for improving the 

quality and efficiency of health care 

services delivered to Medicare fee-forservice beneficiaries. Mandated by 

Section 412 of the Benefits 

Improvement and Protection Act of 

2000, the PGPD seeks to: (1) Encourage 

coordination of Part A and Part B 

services, (2) promote efficiency through 

investment in administrative structure