[Federal Register: January 5, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 3)]
[Notices]
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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 72842-72843, dated December 7, 2005) is
amended to reflect the reorganization of the Office of Health and
Safety, within the Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
Delete in its entirety the titles and functional statements for the
Office of Health and Safety (CA1).
After the mission statement for the Management Information Systems
Office (CAJN), Office of the Chief Operating Officer (CAJ), insert the
following:
Office of Health and Safety (CAJP). The key responsibility of the
Office of Health and Safety (OHS) of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) is to protect the welfare of workers as they carry
out their public health mission. By creating a safe, healthful
workplace environment, by preventing work-related injury and illness,
and by promoting safe work practices, the office improves worker
morale, increases efficiency and contributes to the creation of sound
public health science. OHS also serves as a significant resource of
subject matter expertise for the national and international community
in the field of biosafety, and works with key partners, such as the
World Health Organization and others, on critical health and safety
issues around the globe.
More specifically, the OHS: (1) Provides leadership and service for
the CDC Health and Safety Program (HSP) to proactively ensure safe and
healthy workplaces at CDC worksites for CDC employees, contractors, and
visitors (including deployed personnel), and to protect the environment
and communities adjacent to CDC-owned and leased facilities; (2)
promotes healthy and safe work practices to prevent injury and illness,
and provides occupational medical, employee assistance, and worksite
health promotion/lifestyle services; (3) provides advice and counsel to
the CDC Director and other senior OD and national centers' staff on
health, safety, and environment-related matters, and to individuals and
organizations nationally and internationally, as requested; (4)
provides advice, counsel, and direct support services to supervisors
and employees on health, safety, and environment-related matters; (5)
assures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health,
safety, and environmental (HSE) laws and regulations; (6) provides
liaison with both CDC safety officers and staff, and other partners
such as Health and Human Services (HHS) health and safety officials,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental
Protection Agency
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(EPA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other governmental and
non-governmental organizations on HSE issues; (7) ensures updating and
critical review of the CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and
Biomedical Laboratories; and (8) serves as a World Health Organization
Collaborating Center for Applied Biosafety Programs and Training.
Office of the Director (CAJP1). (1) Serves as the principal advisor
to the Director, CDC, with responsibility for the CDC HSP; (2) plans,
identifies, and requests required resources; directs, manages, and
evaluates the operations and programs of OHS; (3) assures coordination
and cooperation among OHS staff; (4) provides advice and counsel to the
CDC Director, the Chief Operating Officer, and other senior OD and NC
officials on workplace HSE matters; (5) assures compliance with
applicable federal, state, and local HSE laws, regulations, and
policies; (6) develops and implements new HSE injury/illness prevention
programs indicated by surveys, incident investigations, reports of
unsafe/unhealthful working conditions and other means; (7) assures
cross-cutting, collaborative team functionality in building and
maintaining a successful safety program; (8) assures OHS coordination
with the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Building
and Facilities Office, and other staff and staff service offices on HSE
matters; (9) serves as Executive Secretary for the CDC Health and
Safety Advisory Board; (10) serves as Executive Secretary for the CDC
Health and Safety Committee; (11) provides liaison with both CDC safety
officers and staff, and other partners such as HHS, OSHA, EPA, NRC, and
other governmental and non-governmental organizations on HSE issues;
(12) when asked, consults with individuals and organizations nationally
and internationally on issues such as laboratory safety, biosafety,
occupational health issues in the biomedical laboratory and animal care
setting, and deployment health and safety; (13) maintains oversight and
support for the CDC safety committees in operational components with
representation, attendance, interaction and collaboration, and
collaboration with non-Atlanta health and safety officers and staff;
and (14) provides an annual report on the CDC HSE and other reports
required or requested by CDC management officials, HHS, and regulatory
agencies.
Dated: December 22, 2005.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 06-58 Filed 1-4-06; 8:45 am]
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