[Federal Register: December 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 234)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part T (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) of the
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of
the Department of Health and Human Services (50 FR 25129-25130, dated
June 17, 1985, as amended most recently at 70 FR 59350, dated October
12, 2005) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Section T-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the title and functional statements for the
Program Services Activity (TV612), Division of Health Assessment and
Consultation (TB6).
Delete in its entirety the functional statement for the Community
Involvement Branch (TB67), and insert the following:
Health Promotion and Community Involvement Branch (TB67). (1)
Plans, directs, coordinates and implements the division's health
promotion and community involvement program; communicates ATSDR's roles
and responsibilities to communities and tribes; and, provides technical
advice, guidance and support on site-specific community involvement and
participation to the division, and to
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other agency entities upon request; (2) participates in the design,
implementation, and impact evaluation of health promotion interventions
at sites at the individual and community level to mitigate health
effects from potential and actual exposures; provides leadership in
using the best available science for health promotion products and
activities in communities; advocates for public health promotion in
support of community concerns and needs; (3) plans, designs and
implements strategies for engaging (site entry) in site-specific
community and tribal public health activities and, upon completion of
activities strategies for disengagement; (4) provides leadership in
developing, managing, and implementing the health education component
of the ATSDR's state-based cooperative agreement program with external
partners; ensures that the technical and administrative requirements of
the health education component of the program are met; (5) provides
leadership in establishing linkages between communities and technical
and science staff; where appropriate, maintains and coordinates
community contact; maintains database of site-specific community
concerns and needs and actions taken to respond; and, advocates for the
public health needs of the community and serves to mediate and assist
in resolving areas of dispute or conflict; (6) in activities that
involve communities, tribes, tribal governments and tribal
organizations, collaborates with ATSDR programs to ensure cultural
awareness and respect are observed and practiced.
Delete in its entirety the titles and functional statements for the
Division of Health Education and Promotion (TB7)
Delete in its entirety the titles and functional statements for the
Division of Toxicology (TB9) and inserting the following:
Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine (TB9). (1)
Develops and applies innovative research methods to expand knowledge of
the relationship between exposure to hazardous substances and adverse
human health effects; (2) coordinates all activities associated with
toxicological profiles including associated research; (3) develops and
applies science-based health educational tools, methods and strategies
to deliver messages, education, and training; (4) develops educational
materials in support of environmental medicine; (5) provides expertise
and service to site-specific activities across ATSDR including
chemical-specific consultations as needed; (6) provides technical
expertise and site specific support in addressing the health issues
presented by emergency or acute release events and threatened releases
of hazardous materials; (7) coordinates agency toxicology and
environmental medicine activities with the Environmental Protection
Agency, National Toxicology Program, and other appropriate federal,
state, local, or public programs.
Applied Toxicology Branch (TB94). (1) Provides scientific expertise
for the development of toxicological information and disseminates
educational information in multiple formats; (2) develops and
disseminates toxicological profiles; (3) develops, implements, and
coordinates a program of research designed to identify priority data
needs and determine the health effects of those data needs for various
hazardous substances; (4) works as an integral partner with other
division branches to ensure that toxicological activities incorporate
environmental medicine and emergency preparedness perspectives into
their basic message; (5) coordinates toxicological information and
research activities with the Environmental Protection Agency, the
National Toxicology Program, the Interagency Testing Committee, other
appropriate federal, state, and local programs, and other public and
private concerns, as appropriate.
Prevention, Response and Medical Support Branch (TB95). (1)
Provides technical expertise and site specific support in addressing
the health issues presented by emergency or acute release events and
threatened releases of hazardous materials; (2) conducts special
priority setting and evaluation activities; (3) provides technical
expertise to conduct special evaluation activities necessary for
support of division programs; (4) provides infrastructure to support
planning and evaluation activities for the toxicology programs of the
division; (5) works within the National Response Program and CDC
guidelines to collaborate with other federal, state, and local agencies
during emergency response situations; (6) develops information
resources and guidance for first responders and health care providers
for use in responding to unplanned release and spills; (7) works as an
integral partner with other division branches to ensure that
environmental medicine activities incorporate toxicological and
emergency preparedness perspectives into their basic message.
Environmental Medicine and Educational Services Branch (TB96). (1)
Establishes program goals and objectives for health education and
environmental medicine practices; (2) develops and applies science-
based health education strategies, services, and tools to deliver key
messages, education, and training to state public health partners,
other public health partners, health professionals, and community
groups to improve environmental health outcomes at the local, state,
and national levels; (3) coordinates and facilitates practice
development in environmental medicine across ATSDR divisions and
offices; (4) develops educational materials in support of health
education and environmental medicine; (5) provides leadership in
development, implementation, and evaluation of internal and external
professional health education and environmental medicine activities;
and (6) provides expertise and service to site-specific activities
across ATSDR.
Dated: November 28, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 05-23688 Filed 12-6-05; 8:45 am]
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