99-28739. Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 59774]
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    [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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Document Information

Published:
11/03/1999
Department:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-28739
Pages:
59774-59774 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-28739.pdf