[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49785-49787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24225]
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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 67772-67776, dated
October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as
amended most recently at 61 FR 35219-35228, dated July 5, 1996) is
amended to reflect the following changes within the National Center for
Health Statistics (NCHS): (1) Abolish the Office of Planning and
Extramural Programs; (2) establish the Office of Data Standards,
Program Development, and Extramural Programs and the Office of
Planning, Budget, and Legislation; and (3) revise the functional
statement for the Office of International Statistics.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
After the functional statement for the Office of Research and
Methodology (CS13), delete in their entirely the title and functional
statement for the Office of Planning and Extramural Programs (CS14).
Revise the functional statement for the Office of International
Statistics (CS15) by deleting item (5) and renumbering the remaining
items accordingly.
After the functional statement for the Office of International
Statistics (CS15), insert the following:
Office of Data Standards, Program Development, and Extramural
Programs (CS16). (1) Participates in the development of policy, long-
range plans, and programs of the Center; (2) develops proposed policies
for the coordination of NCHS programs with external agencies, both
public and private; (3) provides leadership, and serves as a focal
point, for NCHS outreach efforts to organizations in the public and
private sectors; serves a focal point for developing collaborative
statistical activities of NCHS with other organizations and agencies,
and the development of public/private partnerships in health
statistics; facilitates communication with outside agencies regarding
program and policy issues; (4) provides a focus for program development
and review of policy implications as related to emerging priority data
needs of the country; coordinates the assessment of needs and the
perspectives of other agencies; participates actively in program
planning and policy development by reviewing the relevance of current
and proposed programs to defined priorities of need and the
requirements of other agencies and principal user groups; (5) evaluates
or arranges for the evaluation of the adequacy, completeness, and
responsiveness of Center programs both nationally and internationally
to the NCHS mission and national priorities. Based on the results of
evaluations, makes proposals for changes in NCHS programs or policies
and collaborative enterprises; (6) assures leadership in the
definition, development, and coordination of cooperative and
collaborative programs in health statistics, working with state and
local governments, and other organizations including the private and
academic sectors in the development and strengthening of shared
subnational statistical systems or services to meet the needs of the
country; (7) conducts research, analyses, and demonstrations related to
subnational systems; (8) develops, pilots, and implements new programs
through direct activities and through grants and contracts; organizes
Center-wide teams or special work groups for selected high priority
initiatives; (9) provides scientific and technical support and
Executive Secretariat services to the National Committee on Vital and
Health Statistics (NCVHS), the legislatively-mandated advisory
committee to the Secretary, DHHS; (10) provides for programmatic review
and leadership for the NCHS Reimbursable Work Program; (11) provides
guidance and staff support for major Center conferences and committee
meetings; (12) provides advice and assistance to outside agencies and
organizations in the conduct of statistical training activities;
conducts training in key areas, as appropriate; and promotes
appropriate training and educational materials for implementation and
use of data sets and classification systems and for other purposes;
(13) coordinates required clearances for Human Subjects Review; (14)
provides leadership and serves as advisor to the Director on policy
issues related to data standards and classification systems; (15)
provides scientific and technical advice to the DHHS Data Council on
data standards and classification issues, and takes a leadership role
in HHS-wide workgroups addressing such issues; (16) serves as NCHS's
focal point to other organizations regarding efforts to develop minimum
data sets, core data sets, data definitions, common approaches to
medical and statistical terminology, and other standards-related
efforts;
(17) participates with appropriate agencies and organizations to
promote the dissemination, adoption, and use of standards advocated by
NCHS, DHHS, and the NCVHS; serves as a nucleus for data policy, data
standards, and medical classification by fostering the collaborative
development of tools and guidelines to enhance the integrity,
comparability, quality, and usefulness of the data products from a wide
variety of public and private agencies at the national and subnational
levels; (18) assures and provides interface of data confidentiality,
linkage, and security issues with other data policies and standards;
(19) serves as the focal point and coordinator of U.S. Government
activities related to the International Classification of Diseases
(ICD) and maintains liaison with the World Health Organization through
the direction of the WHO Collaborating Center for Classification of
Diseases for North America working with appropriate programs throughout
NCHS; (20) provides a focus for enhancing collaborative activities in
advancing the science and practice of health statistics, stimulating
working arrangements with universities, schools of public health,
schools of medicine and professional organizations of same; provides a
focus for the development of a reliance upon NCHS data for research in
these settings and provides leadership for graduate student training
and interaction with NCHS.
Data Policy and Standards Staff (CS163). (1) Provides a focus
within NCHS for the development and continuing responsive modification
of a conceptual framework for a broad-based definition of the basic
health information systems of the country; (2) serves as a nucleus for
data policy, data standards, and medical classification by
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fostering the collaborative development of tools and guidelines to
enhance the integrity, comparability, quality, and usefulness of the
data products from a wide variety of public and private agencies at the
national and subnational levels; (3) establishes and maintains liaison
and partnerships with Federal agencies within and outside DHHS and with
a wide variety of private and professional organizations to promote
uniformity in classifications, data sets, definitions, and related data
policies and standards; (4) assures representation of NCHS and takes a
leadership role on intra- and interagency task forces and committees
reviewing and developing uniform data elements and data sets for
diverse health care settings, nomenclatures and classifications; (5)
serves as a focal point within NCHS for collaborative activities
related to computer-based patient record development; (6) supports the
Director, NCHS, as a member of the DHHS Data Council and coordinates
NCHS staff support to the Data Council for data policy and standards
activities; (7) serves as a focal point for programmatic and subject
matter support of the NCVHS; (8) establishes and maintains liaison
between NCVHS and agencies within DHHS, other governmental agencies,
and relevant private and professional organizations; (9) directs and
facilitates cross-cutting national data policy activities that involve
multiple outside organizations and have important implications for NCHS
and CDC programs; (10) provides liaison with standard-setting
organizations on emerging data needs and on medical and health
classification issues; (11) is responsible for overseeing,
coordinating, evaluating, and formulating recommendations for the ICD
Family of Classifications and related classifications, by providing the
focus within NCHS for the development and execution of classification
activities; (12) serves as the focal point and coordinator of U.S.
Government activities related to the ICD and maintains liaison with the
World Health Organization through direction of the WHO Collaborating
Center for the Classification of Diseases for North America; (13)
provides advice and assistance within NCHS and to other agencies and
organizations in the conduct of training activities related to data
policies and standards; conducts training in key areas as appropriate;
and promotes appropriate training and educational materials for
implementation and use of data sets and classification systems; (14)
assures comparability of morbidity classification, using current and
subsequent versions of the ICD for morbidity, and recommends revisions
to the ICD for morbidity applications as appropriate; (15) assumes full
responsibility for the development and implementation of the evaluation
program of NCHS of assessment of the adequacy, completeness, and
responsiveness of Center programs both nationally and internationally
to the NCHS mission and user needs for data; based on evaluations,
makes proposals for changes in NCHS programs or policies; (16) supports
and coordinates Human Subjects Review within NCHS; (17) assures and
provides interface of data confidentiality, linkage, and security
issues with other data policies and standards; (18) participates with
appropriate agencies and organizations to promote the dissemination,
adoption, and use of data policies and standards advocated by the NCHS,
DHHS, and the NCVHS; develops comprehensive policy analyses and special
reports, and newsletters.
Program Development Staff (CS163). (1) Develops, pilots, and
promotes programs, projects, and special activities to improve the
quality, comparability, timeliness, and particularly, the relevance of
data with emphasis on those aspects of data collection, analysis,
interpretation, and dissemination that require collaboratively-
supported systems involving public and private agencies, all levels of
government and the international statistical community; (2) develops,
pilots, and implements new programs with emphasis on addressing
emerging data needs through a synthesis of policy concerns, statistical
approaches, scientific research, and data standards by direct
activities and through grants and contracts; (3) develops and conducts
specialized workshops and conferences to build focused research
capacities and foster networks of extramural researchers; (4) promotes
public/private extramural funding opportunities through identifying
common needs and developing innovative research strategies; (5)
develops innovative training programs, materials, and substantive
guidelines for use in collaboratively-sponsored and coordinated health
statistics activities; (6) responds to unique request for improved
approaches or assistance in the planning and conduct of complex
statistical enterprises, particularly those involving major policy
issues, multiple agencies or levels of government, and operating at the
intersect of public health practice and epidemiologic or statistical
operations and research; (7) conducts other activities and participates
in special projects selected to provide NCHS an opportunity for gaining
definitive knowledge regarding major priority needs for data and major
barriers to success in collaboratively-sponsored statistical
enterprises, with emphasis on projects requiring data for subnational
geographic areas and special populations and for multiple levels of
government; (8) serves as the focal point for coordination of health
statistical activities within NCHS as they relate to data needs and
applications by other organizations or agencies; (9) provides program
leadership for the NCHS Reimbursable Work Program including the private
sector initiatives; (10) provides liaison with other federal
departments and encourages interagency collaboration through the
conduct of formal interagency meetings, seminars, workshops, and
conferences which are designed to promote coordination of NCHS data
systems with other federal, national, and international health systems;
(11) participates in the dissemination, evaluation, and use of standard
health data sets; (12) directs research and development related to data
systems for community health profiles and other small area
applications; (13) participates in the NCHS longitudinal studies
program development and implementation; (14) designs and implements
special studies related to other assigned functions; (15) provides
planning, management, and operational support for the Center's
conference and meeting activities, including the Public Health
Conference on Records and Statistics; (16) provides support services
for the NCVHS and other committees that may be established and
subcommittees thereof; (17 prepares committee charters and proposals
for the establishment or termination of committees and subcommittees,
prepares nominations for submission to the Secretary, DHHS.
Office of Planning, Budget and Legislation (CS17). (1) Provides a
focus for short and long range statistical programs and budget
planning, policy development, and program analysis; (2) provides advice
on the development of new health statistics programs, translates
planning into program proposals for the Center's operations, and
organizes Center-wide teams or special work groups for selected high
priority initiatives; (3) serves as a focal point for coordination and
integration of program activities within NCHS, and facilitates
communication within NCHS regarding program and policy issues; (4)
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assists the Center Director in the assessment of program
accomplishments and the development of program planning through a
program review process; (5) provides leadership within NCHS on
legislative affairs, develops and coordinates the Center's legislative
activities, and serves as principal liaison between NCHS programs and
executive and legislative branch officials on legislative affairs; (6)
serves as principal advisor in areas of budget and resource
development, formulates and presents the NCHS budget, and serves as
principal liaison between NCHS programs and budget officials in CDC,
DHHS, and OMB; (7) develops fiscal policies, financial management
procedures, and systems throughout NCHS, and provides leadership for
the direction and improvement of financial management functions; (8)
directs and manages the execution of the NCHS budget, including a
system of budgetary and expenditure controls, financial reports, and
assistance to staff; (9) provides planning, operational review and
coordination for the NCHS Reimbursable Work Program, and coordinates
required clearances of the program; (10) manages and coordinates NCHS'
responsibilities for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction
Act, and serves as principal liaison between NCHS programs and
clearance officials in CDC, DHHS, and OMB; (11) assures that NCHS's
confidentiality and privacy policy are consistent with legislative
mandates, and that these policies and the Privacy Act are clearly
articulated and enforced within NCHS; provides policy leadership and
guidance on data sharing and data release agreements; and develops and
maintains privacy Act System Notices.
Dated: September 6, 1996.
Claire Broome,
Acting Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 96-24225 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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