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three ways: (1) Through the comments
link at https://www.health.gov/
PAguidelines; (2) by e-mail to
PA.guidelines@hhs.gov; or (3) mailed to
CAPT Richard Troiano, HHS Office of
Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion, Office of Public Health and
Science, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite
LL100, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
(phone 240–453–8280).
For those submitting written
comments more than 5 pages in length,
please provide a 1-page summary of key
points related to the comments
submitted.
Dated: June 16, 2008.
Sarah R. Linde-Feucht,
Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion.
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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 73 FR 28483–84, dated
May 16, 2008) is amended to reflect the
reorganization of the National Office of
Public Health Genomics, Coordinating
Center for Health Promotion, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Section C–B, Organization and
Functions, is hereby amended as
follows: Delete in their entirety the title
and functional statement for the
National Office of Public Health
Genomics (CUE).
After the Extramural Research
Program Office (CUC18), Office of the
Director (CUC1), National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (CUC), insert the following:
Office of Public Health Genomics
(CUC19). The Office of Public Health
Genomics (OPHG) provides leadership,
policy guidance, coordination, technical
expertise, and services to promote the
development and implementation of the
agency’s genomics and public health
initiatives. In carrying out this mission,
OPHG: (1) Advises the CDC Director on
the integration of genomics into health
research and practice issues relevant to
the agency; (2) assesses evolving
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research advances in genomics with
emphasis on their relevance to public
health issues and, in cooperation with
federal and national institutions,
identifies and develops activities for
applying CDC’s technical expertise for
maximum public health benefit; (3)
collaborates with CDC’s National
Centers (NC), other federal agencies,
countries, and organizations, as
appropriate, to assist NCs in the
development of appropriate policy for
the use of genomics within health
research and practice initiatives for
which they have responsibility; (4)
coordinates plans for the allocation of
genomics health resources and assists in
the development of external funding
sources for programs and projects; (5)
coordinates cross-cutting CDC genomics
and public health enterprises; (6)
provides leadership in the development
and implementation of strategic
planning that extends the CDC
Genomics and Disease Prevention
Strategic Plan—Integrating Advances in
Human Genetics into Public Health
Action (1997) in the development of
institutional capacity; (7) coordinates
collaborations with external agencies,
academia, and private industry partners,
including administration, budgets, and
technical assistance to assure that
agency obligations are met; (8) guides
and coordinates activities to integrate
genomics competency into national
health workforce development with
emphasis on recruitment and career
enhancement of CDC assignees; (9)
promotes a continuum of public health
research for translation and application
of the basic research achievements of
the Human Genome Project; (10)
stimulates the integration of genomic
advances into disease prevention
program development; and (11)
provides genomics and disease
prevention expertise to NC projects, as
appropriate and requested by NCs.
Dated: June 10, 2008.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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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 73 FR 28483-84, dated May 16, 2008) is amended
to reflect the reorganization of the National Office of Public Health
Genomics, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as
follows: Delete in their entirety the title and functional statement
for the National Office of Public Health Genomics (CUE).
After the Extramural Research Program Office (CUC18), Office of the
Director (CUC1), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion (CUC), insert the following:
Office of Public Health Genomics (CUC19). The Office of Public
Health Genomics (OPHG) provides leadership, policy guidance,
coordination, technical expertise, and services to promote the
development and implementation of the agency's genomics and public
health initiatives. In carrying out this mission, OPHG: (1) Advises the
CDC Director on the integration of genomics into health research and
practice issues relevant to the agency; (2) assesses evolving research
advances in genomics with emphasis on their relevance to public health
issues and, in cooperation with federal and national institutions,
identifies and develops activities for applying CDC's technical
expertise for maximum public health benefit; (3) collaborates with
CDC's National Centers (NC), other federal agencies, countries, and
organizations, as appropriate, to assist NCs in the development of
appropriate policy for the use of genomics within health research and
practice initiatives for which they have responsibility; (4)
coordinates plans for the allocation of genomics health resources and
assists in the development of external funding sources for programs and
projects; (5) coordinates cross-cutting CDC genomics and public health
enterprises; (6) provides leadership in the development and
implementation of strategic planning that extends the CDC Genomics and
Disease Prevention Strategic Plan--Integrating Advances in Human
Genetics into Public Health Action (1997) in the development of
institutional capacity; (7) coordinates collaborations with external
agencies, academia, and private industry partners, including
administration, budgets, and technical assistance to assure that agency
obligations are met; (8) guides and coordinates activities to integrate
genomics competency into national health workforce development with
emphasis on recruitment and career enhancement of CDC assignees; (9)
promotes a continuum of public health research for translation and
application of the basic research achievements of the Human Genome
Project; (10) stimulates the integration of genomic advances into
disease prevention program development; and (11) provides genomics and
disease prevention expertise to NC projects, as appropriate and
requested by NCs.
Dated: June 10, 2008.
William H. Gimson,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. E8-13917 Filed 6-19-08; 8:45 am]
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