[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 59774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28739]
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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 64 FR 25897, dated May 13, 1999) is amended to
reflect the reoganization of the Scientific Resources Program, National
Center for Infectious Diseases.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
After the title for the Scientific Resources Program (CRL), delete
the functional statement and insert the following:
(1) Provides animals, animal and human blood products, glassware,
mammalian tissue cultures, microbiological media, special reagents, and
other laboratory materials in support of research and service
activities to NCID laboratories and other CDC organizations; (2)
installs, fabricates, modifies, services, and maintains laboratory
equipment used in the research and service activities of CDC; (3)
develops and implements applied research programs to expand and enhance
the use of animal models necessary to support research and diagnostic
programs and to improve breeding and husbandry procedures; (4) conducts
both basic and applied research in cell biology and in the expansion of
tissue culture technology as a research and diagnostic tool for
infectious disease activities; (5) provides services for NCID
investigators in protein and DNA synthesis and sequencing; (6)
maintains a bank of serum and other biological specimens of
epidemiological and special significance to CDC's research and
diagnostic activities; (7) obtains and distributes experimental and
orphaned vaccines, drugs, antisera, antitoxins, and immune globulins;
(8) manages and distributes the inventory, maintains the computerized
system database, and provides general technical service support for
dispensing, lyophilizing, capping, and labeling CDC Reference Reagents;
(9) provides support for liquid nitrogen freezers; (10)
administratively and technically supports the CDC Animal Policy Board
and the Atlanta Area Animal Care and Use Committee; (11) provides
computer support services for the Program's activities; (12) receives,
categorizes, processes and distributes specimens to CDC laboratories
for reference diagnostic testing, research studies, and epidemics and
reports diagnostic test results to submitting organizations; (13)
manages all CDC exports and ensures compliance with regulations and
serves as CDC liaison with Department of Commerce for export related
issues; (14) maintains the CDC Atlanta laboratory water treatment
systems; (15) provides collaborative development and production
services to produce high priority reference reagents and specialized
diagnostics for internal NCID investigators.
Dated: October 25, 1999.
Jeffrey P. Koplan,
Director.
[FR Doc. 99-28739 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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