[Federal Register: August 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 166)]
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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 70 FR 46527-46530, dated August 10, 2005) is 
amended to reflect the establishment of the Coordinating Center for 
Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as 
follows:
    After the mission statement for the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (C), insert the following:
    Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CV). The mission of 
the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID) is to protect 
health and enhance the potential for full, satisfying and productive 
living across the lifespan of all people in all communities related to 
infectious diseases.
    To carry out its mission, CCID: (1) Fosters collaborations, 
partnerships, integration, and resource leveraging to increase CDC's 
health impact and achieve population health goals; (2) helps 
investigate and diagnose infectious diseases of public health 
significance; (3) coordinates applied and operational research to 
define, prevent, and control infectious diseases; (4) assists in 
providing consultation and training to help state and local health 
departments plan, develop, implement and improve immunization programs; 
(5) coordinates research and operational programs to prevent and 
control vaccine-preventable diseases; (6) assists in providing 
technical assistance to states, localities, and other nations to 
investigate and diagnose sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), 
tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, and 
retroviruses; and coordinates applied and operational research on the 
spread, diagnosis, prevention and control of HIV, other STDs, TB, and 
non-TB mycobacteria, and non-HIV retroviruses.
    Office of the Director (CVA). Manages, coordinates, and evaluates 
the activities of the CCID; (2) communicates overarching goals and 
objectives and provides leadership, scientific oversight and guidance 
in program planning and development; (3) coordinates assistance 
provided by CCID to other CDC components, other federal, state, and 
local agencies, the private sector and other nations; (4) provides and 
coordinates resource management support services for CCID, (e.g., for 
grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms); (5) 
coordinates workforce development activities within CCID and 
coordinates the recruitment, assignment, technical supervision, and 
career development of staff, with emphasis on goals for equal 
employment opportunity and diversity where appropriate; (6) assists in 
the development and implementation of a comprehensive communication 
program for CCID, assuring that the center's health information is 
accurately and appropriately represented to a diversity of 
constituencies and ensuring integration with CDC-wide communications 
activities; (7) provides liaison with other governmental agencies, 
international organizations, and outside groups representing the 
infectious disease activities of CDC; and, (8) collaborates as 
appropriate with other coordinating centers, offices, and institutes of 
CDC, other public health service agencies, and other federal agencies.

    Dated: August 10, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 05-17074 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]

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