[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1363-1364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-462]


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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 65 FR 70916, dated November 28, 2000) is 
amended to revise the mission statement for the Management Analysis and 
Services Office, Office of Program Services, to (1) reflect 
responsibility for coordinating CDC's special events activities and (2) 
realign internal subordinate functions.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    Delete the functional statement for the Management Analysis and 
Services Office (CA59), Office of Program Services (CA5), and insert 
the following:
    (1) Plans, coordinates, and provides CDC-wide administrative, 
technical, management, and information services in the following areas: 
policy development and consultation, studies and surveys, delegations 
of authorities, organizations and functions, information security, 
Privacy Act, confidentiality management, records management, printing 
procurement and reproduction, classroom and meeting management, forms 
design and management, publications distribution, mail services, public 
inquiries, reports and committee management, special events 
coordination; (2) develops and implements policies and procedures in 
these areas; (3) conducts management control reviews and coordinates 
IG/GAO audits; (4) maintains liaison with HHS, General Services 
Administration, the Government Printing Office, National Archives and 
Records Administration, and other Government and private agencies.
    Delete the functional statement for the Committee Management and 
Program Panels Activity (CA592) and insert the following:
    (1) Develops and manages, in conjunction with CDC's grants 
management requirements, a CDC-wide special emphasis panel that is the 
primary review mechanism for assuring scientific and programmatic 
review of applications for grant support; (2) coordinates committee 
management activities, including Federal advisory committees, for CDC; 
(3) plans and coordinates CDC special events.
    Delete the functional statement for the Management Procedures 
Branch (CA594) and insert the following:
    (1) Manages the CDC policy issuance system to include policy 
development, dissemination, and advisory services; interprets HHS and 
other directives and assesses their impact on CDC policy, and maintains 
the official CDC library of administrative management policy and 
procedures manuals; (2) directs the agency-wide confidentiality 
management function to process applications for approval to collect 
sensitive research data in accordance with special confidentiality 
authorities in Sections 301(d) and 308(d) of the Public Health Service 
Act; (3) coordinates IG/GAO audit activities; (4) provides consultation 
and assistance to CDC program officials and staff in complying with the 
requirements of the Privacy Act and accompanying guidelines and 
regulations; (5) provides forms management services, including 
development, coordination of clearances, and inventory management; (6) 
plans, develops, and implements policies and procedures in these areas, 
as appropriate.
    Delete the functional statement for the Management Analysis Branch 
(CA597) and insert the following:
    (1) Provides consultation and assistance to CDC program officials 
on the establishment, modification, or abolishment of organizational 
structures and functions; reviews and analyzes organizational changes; 
and develops documents for approval by appropriate CDC or HHS 
officials; (2) conducts management and operational studies for CDC to 
improve the effectiveness and efficiency of management and 
administrative systems techniques, policies, and organizational 
structures; (3) interprets, analyzes, and makes recommendations 
concerning delegations and redelegations of program and administrative 
authorities, and develops appropriate delegating documents; (4) 
develops and coordinates the implementation and conduct of CDC-wide 
information security programs; (5) conducts a CDC-wide records 
management program, including provision of technical assistance in the 
development and conduct of electronic records management activities; 
(6) plans, directs, and coordinates requirements of OMB Circulars A-76 
and A-123 to conduct management review activities and to determine 
whether certain Agency functions might be more appropriately carried 
out through or by commercial sources; (7) plans, develops, and 
implements policies and procedures in these areas, as appropriate.
    Delete the functional statement for the Management Services Branch 
(CA598) and insert the following:
    (1) Plans and conducts a publications management program, including 
development, production, procurement, distribution, and storage of CDC 
publications; (2) plans, directs, coordinates, and implements CDC-wide 
information distribution services and mail and messenger services, 
including the establishment and maintenance of mailing lists; (3) 
maintains liaison with contract suppliers, HHS, the Government Printing 
Office, and other Government agencies on matters pertaining to 
printing, copy preparation,

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reproduction, and procurement of printing; (4) serves as the focal 
point for recommending policies and establishing procedures for matters 
pertaining to energy conservation and recycling; (5) receives and 
reviews requests received from the public for information and 
publications, and responds to the requests or forwards to the 
appropriate CDC program for action; (6) manages the CDC learning 
environment through classroom and meeting support for CDC's Atlanta 
campuses; (7) plans, develops, and implements policies and procedures 
in these areas, as appropriate.

    Dated: December 18, 2000.
Jeffrey P. Koplan,
Director.
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