[Federal Register: March 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 62)]
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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 71 FR 6777, dated February 9, 2006) is amended
to reflect the reorganization of the Division of Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities, within the National Center on Birth Defects
and Developmental Disabilities.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows:
After the mission statement for the Division of Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities (CUBB), insert the following:
Office of the Director (CUBB1). (1) Manages, directs, and
coordinates the research agenda and activities of the division; (2)
provides leadership and guidance on strategic planning, policy, program
and project priority planning and setting, program management, and
operations; (3) establishes division goals, objectives, and priorities;
(4) monitors progress in implementation of projects and achievement of
objectives; (5) plans, allocates, and monitors resources; (6) provides
management, administrative, and support services, and coordinates with
appropriate NCBDDD offices on program and administrative matters; (7)
provides liaison with other CDC organizations, other governmental
agencies, international organizations, and other outside groups; (8)
provides support for internal scientific advisory groups; (9) provides
scientific leadership and guidance to the division to assure highest
scientific quality and professional standards; and (10) provides
coordinative support for CDC's efforts to reduce adverse consequences
from birth defects, developmental disabilities, and pediatric genetic
conditions.
Birth Defects Branch (CUBBB). (1) Designs and conducts
epidemiologic and genetic research to identify causes and risk factors
of birth defects; (2) conducts evaluates interventions to improve
infant and child health by preventing or reducing the adverse
consequences of birth defects; (3) designs and conducts surveillance of
selected birth defects to identify rates, trends, and patterns of
occurrence, and to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs;
(4) disseminates findings of studies to the scientific and public
health communities, and to the general public; (5) provides technical
assistance to state and local agencies on surveillance of birth
defects, epidemiologic research, prevention program design and
evaluation, and prevention effectiveness research; (6) funds and
coordinates grant and cooperative agreement programs and other
extramural activities to improve the knowledge base for the prevention
of birth defects through surveillance, epidemiologic research, and
applies research of preventive interventions; (7) coordinates
activities with other CDC functional units, HHS, other federal
agencies,and appropriate private organizations regarding research and
prevention programs for birth defects; (8) works with international
organizations in developing strategies for the prevention of birth
defects; and (9) disseminates findings of research through direct
contact with health authorities, publication and distribution of
special reports, publication in scientific and technical journals,
conference presentations, and other appropriate means.
Prevention Research Branch (CUBBC). (1) Modifies the impact of
prenatal exposures leading to adverse physical and developmental
impairments in infants, children, and adults including integrating
successful prevention programs into social and medical
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environments, and evaluating innovative, effective, and strategic
health promotion programs; (2) develops, implements, evaluates, and
disseminates education and communication interventions that lead to the
prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities; (3) designs
and conducts surveillance of preventable birth defects and
developmental disabilities to identify rates, trends, and patterns of
occurrence, and to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention programs;
(4) disseminates findings of epidemiologic studies to the scientific
and public health communities, and to the general public; (5) conducts
prevention effectiveness research to evaluate interventions strategies
for the prevention of birth defects and developmental disabilities; (6)
identifies and monitors major preconception, prenatal and perinatal
risks, and protective factors for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
(FASD) and other prenatal alcohol-attributable conditions; (7) provides
technical assistance to state and local agencies on surveillance,
epidemiologic research, prevention program design and evaluation, and
prevention effectiveness research; (8) funds and coordinates grant and
cooperative agreement programs and other extramural activities to
improve the knowledge base for the prevention of birth defects and
developmental disabilities through surveillance, epidemiologic
research, and applies research of preventive interventions; (9)
coordinates activities with other CDC functional units, HHS, other
federal agencies and appropriate private organizations regarding
research and prevention programs for birth defects and developmental
disabilities; (10) works with international organizations in developing
strategies for the prevention of birth defects and developmental
disabilities; and (11) disseminates finding of research through direct
contact with health authorities, publication and distribution of
special reports, publication in scientific and technical journals,
conference presentations, and other appropriate means.
Developmental Disabilities Branch (CUBBD). (1) Designs and conducts
surveillance of developmental disabilities to identify rates, trends,
and patterns of occurrence, and to evaluate the effectiveness of
prevention programs; (2) conducts epidemiologic studies of
developmental disabilities to identify causes and risk factors for
these conditions; (3) disseminates findings of epidemiologic studies to
the scientific and public health communities and to the general public;
(4) conducts prevention effectiveness research to evaluate
interventions strategies for the prevention of developmental
disabilities; (5) conducts epidemiologic studies to identify and
describe specific conditions and long-term outcomes of developmental
disabilities; (6) provides technical assistance to state and local
agencies on surveillance of developmental disabilities, epidemiologic
research, prevention program design and evaluation, and prevention
effectiveness research; (7) funds and coordinates grant and cooperative
agreement programs and other extramural activities to improve the
knowledge base for the prevention of developmental disabilities through
surveillance, epidemiologic research, and applies research of
preventive interventions; (8) coordinates activities with other CDC
functional units, HHS, other Federal agencies and appropriate private
organizations regarding research and prevention programs for
developmental disabilities; (9) collaborates with international
organizations in developing strategies for the prevention of
developmental disabilities; (10) disseminates findings of research
through direct contact with health authorities, publication and
distribution of special reports, publication in scientific and
technical journals, conference presentations, and other appropriate
means; and (11) provides training in the epidemiology of developmental
disabilities to professionals throughout the United States and abroad.
Dated: March 22, 2006.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).
[FR Doc. 06-3123 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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