[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 19977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8678]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; 
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Part A (Office of the Secretary), Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), is being amended at Chapter AE, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) as last amended 
at 67 FR 61341 on September 30, 2002. This reorganization is to realign 
the functions of ASPE's Office of Science and Data Policy to reflect 
the current structure. The changes are as follows:
    I. Under Section AE.20 Functions, delete ``E. The Office of Science 
and Data Policy (AEJ),'' in its entirety and replace with the 
following:

E. The Office of Science and Data Policy (AEJ)

    The Office of Science and Data Policy (SDP) is responsible for 
policy development, analysis and coordination and for the conduct and 
coordination of research, evaluation, analyses and data development on 
matters relating to science policy and data and statistical policy 
within HHS. Functions include policy, strategic and long-range 
planning; policy research, analysis and evaluation, economic, 
statistical, program and budget analysis; review of regulations; and 
development of legislative proposals in science policy and data policy. 
SDP provides advice and analysis on science policy and data policy 
issues, coordinates science policy and data policy issues of inter-
agency scope within HHS, and manages inter-agency initiatives in 
science policy and data policy. SDP also conducts a program of policy 
research, analysis and evaluation in science policy and data policy, 
provides leadership and staff to several White House, departmental and 
external advisory committees, and maintains liaison with other federal 
offices and HHS partners in the science policy and data policy 
communities.
    1. The Division of Data Policy (AEJ1) is responsible for data 
policy development and coordination within the Department and serves as 
the focal point for Department-wide data and statistical policy. It 
provides leadership and staff support to the Department's Data Council, 
the principal internal forum and advisory body to the Secretary on data 
policy issues, and provides oversight for and serves as the Executive 
Director for the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, the 
statutory public advisory body to the Secretary on health data, 
statistics, privacy and health information policy. The Division also 
provides analytical support to the ASPE on a variety of Department-wide 
data policy issues and initiatives, including statistical policy, 
privacy, data planning, HHS data quality and peer review initiatives, 
HIPAA and HHS data collection strategy. It also carries out a program 
of policy research, evaluation and analysis in these areas and provides 
several cross-cutting data policy services across ASPE.
    2. The Division of Science Policy (AEJ2) is responsible for 
functions of the office related to science policy, programs and issues 
and initiatives that are heavily science-oriented, including public 
health issues that involve complex or rapidly evolving science and 
technology issues. Areas include public health emergency preparedness, 
biomedical research policy, drug safety, food safety, pandemic 
preparedness, emerging infectious diseases, prescription drug issues, 
personalized health care advances and related topics. It works closely 
with and is responsible for analytical responsibilities relating to the 
HHS science agencies (National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA), and Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC)) and for cross-cutting issue areas. The Division 
fosters efforts across HHS toward ensuring that the science components 
of proposed regulations, legislation, plans, budgets and other policy 
initiatives are coordinated and meet high standards of science quality 
and integrity. It also conducts policy research, evaluation and 
analysis in these areas and maintains liaison with the White House 
Office of Science and Technology Policy and with other inter-agency 
science policy activities.
    II. Delegations of Authority. All delegations and redelegations of 
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue in them or their successors pending further 
redelegation, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.

    Dated: April 9, 2010.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-8678 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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