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regarding assessments; (6) directs the 

assessment of immunization levels for 

the national population and specific 

population sub-segments; (7) determines 

the most appropriate implementation 

procedure for data management 

activities operations for the NIS and 

NHIS Immunization coverage data; (8) 

provides documented data sets upon 

completion of studies and surveys; (9) 

establishes, implements, monitors, and 

maintains the standards and procedures 

for immunization-related data collection 

for data analysis for NIS data; and (10) 

establishes and evaluates data quality 

control measures to assure that all 

Program studies, surveys, and 

surveillance systems adhere to the 

established standards and procedures 

from data collection to the point of data 

analysis. 

Dated: April 28, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

October 13, 2005. 

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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 58431–58432, 

dated October 6, 2005) is amended to 

reorganize the National Personal 

Protective Technology Laboratory, 

National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health. 

Section C–B, Organization and 

Functions, is hereby amended as 

follows: 

After the title for the National 

Personal Protective Technology 

Laboratory (CCL) delete the functional 

statement and insert the following: 

The mission of the National Personal 

Protective Technology Laboratory 

(NPPTL) is to prevent work-related 

injury and illness by ensuring the 

development, certification, deployment, 

and use of personal protective 

equipment and fully integrated, 

intelligent ensembles. To accomplish its 

mission, NPPTL: (1) Conducts a variety 

of laboratory and field research relating 

to the development and evaluation of 

innovative personal protective 

technologies and equipment; (2) 

researches and develops criteria, 

standards and guidelines relating to 

personal protective technology (PPT) 

performance, quality, reliability and 

efficacy; (3) directs and carries out the 

NIOSH respirator approval program and 

related laboratory, field, quality, and 

records activities; (4) produces and 

disseminates research findings, 

technical information, training 

materials, performance criteria, and 

recommendations for using personal 

protective equipment to improve 

protection of workers; (5) conducts 

surveillance of hazards at worksites for 

which protective technologies and 

equipment are used to protect workers, 

and studies patterns of personal 

protective technology (PPT) use; and (6) 

develops studies and assesses the 

effectiveness of communications and 

training approaches and technologies 

relating to PPT. 

Technology Evaluation Branch 

(CCLE). (1) Administers Department of 

health and Human Services 42 CFR part 

84 respirator approval program 

including processing respirator approval 

applications; i.e., certifying 

performance, quality, reliability, and 

efficacy of respiratory protection 

devices in accordance with Federal 

regulations and NIOSH policy; (2) 

evaluates and maintains official records 

on NIOSH-approved respirators; (3) 

evaluates quality control plans, 

including in-plant manufacturing-site 

quality system audits, and monitors the 

quality and performance of certified 

respirators; (4) evaluates personal 

protective technologies and equipment; 

(5) investigates field problems 

associated with NIOSH-certified 

respirators and other PPE; (6) 

recommends NIOSH activities to 

address product non-conformance such 

as NIOSH approval rescission, product 

recalls or retrofits, and public 

notification of potentially unsafe PPE 

products; (7) provides technical 

assistance on the selection, use, 

maintenance, and operation of 

respiratory protective equipment and 

other PPE; (8) conducts PPT failure 

investigations and analyses, and 

recommends criteria to improve PPT, 

and (9) recommends user guidelines, 

including cautions, limitations, and 

restrictions of use. 

Technology Research Branch (CCLG). 

(1) Encourages and conducts research 

related to innovative technologies for 

new products; (2) conducts laboratory 

and field research of methods and PPT 

performance, quality, reliability, and 

efficacy, especially for new or emerging 

hazards and recommends criteria to 

improve PPT; (3) investigates emerging 

hazards and personal exposures to 

identify worker PPT needs and 

technology gaps; (4) conducts research 

for the effective integration of various 

personal protective technologies and 

equipment; (5) recommends 

performance, quality, reliability, and 

efficacy criteria; (6) conducts hypothesis 

testing-based research; (7) studies and 

improves human/technology interfaces; 

and (8) conducts research into the 

physiologic and psychologic stressors 

and worker responses to protective 

technologies and equipment. 

Policy and Standards Development 

Branch (CCLH). (1) Develops and 

promulgates new approval PPE-related 

standards and regulations; (2) identifies 

where research is needed to support 

new standards, regulations, and policies 

relating to NIOSH-certified respirators 

and other PPE; (3) recommends NIOSH 

policy relating to the approval of 

respirators, including approval policies 

for innovative respirator features; (4) 

assesses research findings and translates 

them into effective recommendations for 

NIOSH policy, regulations, and auditing 

practices, especially for new PPE 

technologies or special applications of 

these technologies; (5) holds public 

meetings to solicit information 

concerning users needs and the 

feasibility of specific technologies; (6) 

participates in national and 

international PPE standard setting 

committees and establishes a national/ 

international database of relevant 

standards, and (7) determines the public 

financial and legal impacts of Federal 

regulation revision. 

Delete in their entirety the following 

titles and functional statements for the 

NPPTL: Respirator Branch (CCC2), 

Technology Research Branch (CCC3), 

Surveillance Communications and 

Training Branch (CCC4). 

Dated: June 3, 2005. 

William H. Gimson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

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