[Federal Register: October 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 193)]
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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 55859-55860, dated September 23, 2005),
is amended to reflect the reorganization of the Financial Management
Office, within the Office of the Chief Operating Officer Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Revise the functional statement for the Financial Management Office
(CAJ2), Office of the Chief Operating Officer (CAJ), as follows:
Delete in their entirety the titles and functional statements for
the Cincinnati Accounting Section (CAJ222), the Debt and Property
Management Section (CAJ223), and the General Ledger Section (CAJ224).
Delete the functional statements for the Financial Management
Office (CAJ2), the Office of the Director (CAJ21), the Accounting
Branch (CAJ22), the Budget Execution Branch (CAJ23), the Budget
Oversight and Analysis Activity (CAJ232), the Budget Execution Services
Activity (CAJ233), and the Financial Services Branch (CAJ26), and
insert the following:
Financial Management Office (CAJE). (1) Provides leadership and
coordination in the development and administration of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) financial management policies;
(2) develops budget submissions for CDC; (3) collaborates with the CDC
Office of the Director (OD) in the development and implementation of
long-range program and financing plans; (4) participates in budget
reviews and hearings; (5) manages CDC's system of internal budgetary
planning and control of funds; (6) develops and implements CDC-wide
budgetary, accounting, and fiscal systems and procedures; (7) conducts
CDC-wide manpower management (including productivity measurement)
activities; and provides accounting services; (8) prepares financial
reports; (9) serves as the focal point for domestic and international
travel policy, procedures and interpretation; (10) provides legislation
reference services; (11) plans, directs, and conducts internal quality
assurance reviews; (12) analyzes data and makes recommendations to
assure effective safeguards are in place to prevent fraud, waste and
abuse; (13) assists in identifying or conducting special financial
management training programs; and (14) maintains liaison with the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Management
and Budget, Congress, and other government organizations on financial
management matters.
Office of the Director (CAJE1). (1) Provides leadership and
guidance in all areas of financial management; (2) serves as a CDC
witness in budget hearings before Committees of Congress, OMB, and
DHHS; (3) participates with top management in program planning and
policy determinations, evaluations, conferences, and decisions,
concerning financial resources; (4) provides a centralized source for
current information on financial management legal and regulatory
requirements governing the prevention and control of diseases; (5)
advises the CDC Chief Operating Officer (OCOO) concerning reprogramming
of funds; and (6) provides consultation and assistance in financial
management to State and local health departments when requested by CDC
officials.
Accounting Branch (CAJEB). (1) In conjunction with the Budget
Execution Branch, develops accounting policies and procedures for CDC;
(2) provides financial information for management purposes, effective
control, and accountability of all funds, and suitable integration of
CDC accounting with the accounting operations of the Department of the
Treasury; (3) coordinates activities of the Accounting Branch with the
Financial Management Office (FMO) Director, Budget Execution Branch,
Budget Formulation and Public Health Policy Branch, Financial Services
Branch, and Financial Systems Branch; (4) coordinates accounting policy
issues with the DHHS Office of Financial Policy; (5) reviews and
develops accounting systems to comply with requirements of DHHS and the
General Accounting Office (GAO), and maintains an integrated system of
accounts to meet the budgetary and accounting requirements of CDC; (6)
reviews and implements the legal, accounting, and reporting
requirements of the Chief Financial Officer's Act, the Federal
Managers' Financial Integrity Act, the Principles of Federal
Appropriation Law, and other regulatory requirements; (7) compiles all
accounting information for the 5 Year Financial Management Plan, which
provides CDC's financial management vision and objectives for the
ensuing 5 year period; (8) develops strategies for employee training
and professional development; and (9) compiles and submits the annual
financial statements for inclusion in the DHHS Performance and
Accountability Report.
Budget Execution Branch (CAJEC). (1) Promotes structured, ongoing
partnerships between the Coordinating Centers/Coordinating Offices (CC/
CO), national centers (NC), and FMO leadership, lead budget analysts,
and budget execution staff; (2) provides leadership, consultation,
guidance, and advice on budgetary matters for CDC through senior
advisory leadership roles in partnership with FMO and the Directors of
CC/COs and NCs; (3) provides submission and execution of the CDC budget
within the framework of DHHS, OMB, and Congressional regulations, and
policies of the CDC OD; (4) supports the functions provided by
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the Budget Oversight and Analysis Activity and the Budget Execution
Services Activity; (5) provides leadership, consultation, guidance, and
advice on financial policy and internal quality assurance matters for
CDC; (6) develops, analyzes, and evaluates financial management
policies, guidelines, and services which have CDC-wide impact; (7)
works with personnel from all disciplines within CDC to identify the
areas in which financial policy needs to be strengthened; (8) reviews,
assesses, and recommends financial policy that is consistent with
internal controls and the hierarchy of federal and DHHS policies and
procedures; (9) ensures that resources are safeguarded against fraud,
waste, and abuse, managed economically and efficiently, and that
desired results are achieved; (10) reviews and independently assesses
the soundness, adequacy, and application of budgetary and accounting
controls; (11) reviews the reliability and integrity of financial and
budget information, and the means used to identify, measure, classify,
and report such information; (12) reviews the adequacy and
effectiveness of systems and procedures having an impact on
expenditures of funds and use of resources; and (13) assesses the
reliability and accuracy of accounting and budgetary data and reports.
Budget Oversight and Analysis Activity (CAJEC2). (1) Supports the
formulation and budget analysis oversight of CDC's annual budget, and
provides agency-level and departmental budget execution functions and
reporting; (2) oversees budget execution services provided to terrorism
and stockpile, global health, workforce career development, and OD/OCOO
functions; (3) develops standard operating procedures for budget
processes, collaborates with the Chief Learning Officer and Corporate
University to develop appropriate training for Budget Execution staff
in the areas of budget analysis, accounting, program analysis, and
business systems tools to develop proficiency in daily operations, and
provides technical assistance in the interpretation of rules and
regulations.
Budget Execution Services Activity (CAJEC3). (1) Provides budget
execution services to CC/COs and NCs; (2) coordinates budget services
through formalized and integrated communication with CC/COs and NC
programs throughout its service offering to ensure effective and
efficiently delivery of services to its customers; and (3) supports the
formulation of NC annual budgets, develops spending plans, and manages
budget execution activities ensuring funds are expended in accordance
with Congressional intent.
Financial Services Branch (HCAJEE). (1) Develops and implements
policies and procedures for all accounts payable, disbursement, and
travel functions at CDC; (2) coordinates activities of the Financial
Services Branch with FMO's Director, Accounting Branch, Budget
Execution Branch, Budget Formulation and Public Health Policy Branch,
and Financial Systems Branch; (3) coordinates the development of new
financial systems to automate accounts payable and disbursement
operations, and maintains and serves as the CDC focal point on all
existing automated payment and disbursement systems; (4) reviews
obligation documents and payment requests from a variety of private
sector and government sources to determine the validity and legality of
the requests, and provides electronic authorization to the Department
of the Treasury to issue checks or electronic funds transfers for valid
payment requests; (5) compiles and submits a variety of cash management
and travel reports required by the Department of the Treasury and
various other outside agencies; (6) acts as liaison with the NCs and
outside customers to provide financial information, resolve problems,
and provide training and information on payment, travel, and
disbursement issues; (7) serves as the CDE subject matter expert on all
financial matters dealing with international travel, assignments, and
payments; and (8) analyzes internal reports to provide management
information on topics such as interest expenses, workload, and various
other performance indicators.
After the functional statement for Payment and Travel Services
Section (CAJEES3), insert the following:
Budget Formulation and Public Health Policy Branch (CAJEG). (1)
Provides leadership, consultation, guidance, and advice on matters of
budget formulation, public health policy development, budget and
performance integration, and Congressional appropriations for CDC and
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (2) develops the
CDC budget in accordance with DHHS, OMB, and Congressional
requirements, policies, procedures, and regulations; (3) maintains
liaison with the Office of the Secretary, OMB, GAO, other government
organizations, and Congress on financial management matters; (4)
develops materials for, and participates in, budget reviews and
hearings before DHHS, OMB, and Congress; (5) provides leadership,
consultation, guidance, and advice in implementing performance systems,
including the Performance Assessment and Rating Tool assessments, Key
Performance Indicators, and CDC's Government Performance Results Act
program; and (6) collaborates with other parts of CDC in the
development and implementation of long-range program and financing
plans.
Dated: September 2, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 05-20059 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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