[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38408-38409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18935]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
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 63 FR 31785-31786, June 10, 1998) is amended
to reflect the establishment of the Office of Global Health within the
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), and the abolishment of the International Health Program Office.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title, mission, and functional statement
for the International Health Program Office (CG).
After the title and functional statement for the Division of Media
Relations (CAA33), Office of Communication (CAA, insert the following:
Office of Global Health (CAB). Under the direction of the Associate
Director for Global Health, the Office of Global Health (OGH) provides
leadership, policy guidance, coordination, technical expertise, and
services to promote the agency's global health initiatives. In carrying
out this mission, OGH: (1) Advises the CDC Director on global health
issues relevant to the agency; (2) assesses evolving global health
issues and, in cooperation with Ministries of Health and other
appropriate institutions, identifies and develops activities to which
the application of CDC's technical expertise would be of maximum public
health benefit; (3) collaborates with CDC Centers/Institute/Offices
(CIO's), other federal agencies, countries, and organizations, as
appropriate, to assist CIO's in the development of appropriate policy
for global health initiatives for which they have responsibility; (4)
coordinates plans for the allocation of global health resources and
assists in the development of external funding sources for programs and
projects; (5) coordinates cross-cutting CDC global health enterprises;
(6) provides leadership in the development and implementation of the
CDC Global Health Strategic Plan and guides CDC's efforts to enhance
institutional global health capacity; (7) coordinates international
collaboration with external partners, including administration,
budgets, and technical assistance to assure that agency obligations are
met; (8) provides for the enhancement of internal and external global
health partnerships; (9) coordinates the recruitment and orientation of
CDC assignees to other agencies or countries; (10) stimulates research
and program development through the dissemination of information
acquired through on-going global health initiatives; (11) provides
global health expertise to CIO international projects, as appropriate
and requested by CIO's; (12) coordinates bilateral health agreements
between CDC and foreign governments; (13) administers the Exchange
Visitors Program; (14) in carrying out the above responsibilities,
coordinates activities with CDC/CIO's, the Office of Public Health and
Science's Office of International and Refugee Health, the Department of
Health and Human
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Services' Office of International Affairs, other government and
nongovernment organizations, and academic institutions, as appropriate.
Office of the Director (CAB1). (1) Manages, directs, and
coordinates the activities of the OGH; (2) provides leadership in
developing OGH policy, program planning, implementation, and
evaluation; (3) coordinates the management of legislated international
ceiling exempt positions; (4) coordinates the CDC cable clearance
function; (5) provides for the orientation and scheduling of foreign
visitors to CDC; (6) provides CDC support services related to
international travel, such as the acquisition of passports, visas, and
international clearances; (7) maintains international travel database
and develops related reports; (8) serves as the CDC focal point for
information regarding CDC's overseas assignees.
Dated: July 7, 1998.
Claire V. Broome, M.D.,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 98-18935 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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