Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority, 10125-10127 [2023-03277]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2023 / Notices
the Bureau, including grants liaison
functions; (2) supports training and TA
for grant recipients through the AIDS
Education and Training Centers
(AETCs), TA contracts, and other TA
initiatives; (3) streamlines
communications, clearance activities,
and development of consistent, quality
presentations; (4) improves the Bureau’s
external facing communication efforts;
(5) facilitates transparency in sharing
the Bureau’s data using internal and
external resources; (6) coordinates the
development and distribution of all
Bureau communication activities,
materials, and products internally and
externally; (7) supports fiscal oversight
and TA to grant recipients; (8) serves as
the Bureau’s primary liaison with the
HRSA Office of Federal Assistance
Management (OFAM); (9) provides
statutory and programmatic
coordination, guidance, and expertise
on grants and fiscal compliance to
funded programs and Bureau staff; (10)
identifies and develops resources to
sustain statutory, programmatic and
fiscal compliance of funded programs;
(11) coordinates with OFAM for grants
processes; (12) coordinates with OFAM
for fiscal oversight and compliance; (13)
coordinates grant recipient site visits
and site specific consultations; (14)
supports grant recipients in meeting
project goals and deliverables related to
fiscal compliance and grants policy; (15)
develops grant recipients training and
TA plans related to fiscal compliance
and grants policy; (16) leads distance
learning opportunities; and (17) is
responsible for activities associated with
the planning, development,
implementation, evaluation, and
coordination of the HIV/AIDS Education
and Training Center Program.
Section RV.30
Delegation of Authority
All delegations of authority and redelegations of authority made to
officials and employees of affected
organizational components will
continue in them or their successors
pending further redelegation, if allowed,
provided they are consistent with this
reorganization.
This reorganization is effective upon
date of signature.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101).
Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023–03254 Filed 2–15–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Statement of Organization, Functions
and Delegations of Authority
Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
establishment of the Administration for
Strategic Preparedness and Response.
SUMMARY:
This reorganization was
approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services on January 27, 2023,
and became effective on February 11,
2023.
DATES:
Part A,
Office of the Secretary, Statement of
Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is being amended at
Chapter AN, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), as last amended at 79
FR 70.535 (Nov. 26, 2014), 78 FR 25277
(April 30, 2013), 78 FR 7784 (Feb. 4,
2013), 75 FR 35.035 (June 21, 2010) to
realign the functions of ASPR to reflect
the changes mandated by the 21st
Century Cures Act and the Pandemic
and All-Hazards Preparedness and
Advancing Innovation Act to address
ever-increasing manmade and naturally
occurring threats which degrade public
health, access to healthcare, access to
emergency medical services and
national security. The changes are as
follows.
I. Under AN.10 Organization, delete
all the components and replace with the
following:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Immediate Office of the
Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response (SN)
B. Office of the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Strategic
Preparedness and Response (SN)
C. Office of Administration (SNA)
D. Office of Biomedical Advanced
Research and Development Authority
(SNB)
E. Office of HHS Coordination
Operations and Response Element (H–
CORE) (SNH)
F. Office of Industrial Base Management
and Supply Chain (SNI)
G. Office of Preparedness (SNP)
H. Office of Response (SNR)
I. Office of Strategic National Stockpile
(SNS)
II. Delete AN.20 Functions, in its
entirety and replace with the following:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:51 Feb 15, 2023
Jkt 259001
PO 00000
Frm 00051
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Section AR.20
10125
Functions
A. Immediate Office of the
Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response
The Immediate Office of the
Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response (IO/ASPR)
is headed by the Assistant Secretary,
who provides leadership and executive
and strategic direction for the ASPR
organization. The Assistant Secretary is
the principal advisor to the Secretary on
all matters related to Federal public
health and medical preparedness and
response for public health emergencies.
The Assistant Secretary is responsible
for carrying out ASPR’s mission and
implementing the functions of ASPR.
The IO/ASPR (1) ensures development
and maintenance of liaison
relationships with HHS operating and
staff divisions and represents HHS at
interagency meetings, as required; (2)
oversees advanced research,
development and procurement of
qualified countermeasures, security
countermeasures and qualified
pandemic or epidemic products; (3)
coordinates with relevant federal
officials to ensure integration of public
health policy and federal preparedness
and response activities for public health
emergencies; (4) coordinates the
strategic and operational activities for
public health preparedness response
and recovery; and (5) establishes and
maintains effective communications and
outreach guidance and support for all
external communications, including
legislative and executive branch
questions and inquiries, and serves as
the principal advisor to the ASPR on all
legislative strategies to fulfill the Office
of the ASPR and the HHS mission under
section 2811 and other relevant sections
of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended.
The Immediate Office of the
Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response is headed
by the Assistant Secretary (SN), and
includes the following components:
• Office of External Affairs (SN1)
• Office of Legislative Affairs (SN2)
• Office of Public Affairs (SN3)
B. Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Strategic Preparedness and
Response (SN)
The Office of the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary (OPDAS) is
responsible for providing a wellintegrated infrastructure that supports
the Department’s capabilities to prevent,
prepare for, respond to, and recover
from public health and medical threats
and emergencies. The PDAS also serves
as the Chief Operating Officer for ASPR.
E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM
16FEN1
10126
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2023 / Notices
The PDAS provides guidance and
support to all elements within the ASPR
on behalf of the Assistant Secretary. The
PDAS is responsible for the execution of
business management operations,
including the management of
correspondence control for the Assistant
Secretary. The PDAS also manages
coordination among HHS entities and
external federal agencies in support of
ASPR missions.
The Office of the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary is headed by the
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SN), and includes the following
components:
• Office of Strategy, Policy, and
Requirements (SN4)
• Executive Secretariat (SN5)
C. Office of Administration (SNA)
The Office of Administration provides
the administrative support services
necessary to maintain day-to-day
operations of ASPR, including functions
of human resources, United States
Public Health Service (USPHS) liaison,
acquisitions management to include
policy and operational contracting,
grants management, information
technology, facilities and all financial
planning and analysis. The Office of
Administration is headed by a Deputy
Assistant Secretary and includes the
following components:
• Office of Head of Contracting Activity
(HCA) (SNA1)
• Office of Finance (SNA2)
• Office of Human Capital (SNA3)
• Office of Information Technology
(SNA4)
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
D. Office of Biomedical Advanced
Research and Development Authority
(SNB)
The Office of Biomedical Advanced
Research and Development Authority
(BARDA), established in April 2007 in
response to the Pandemic and AllHazards Preparedness Act of 2006,
serves preparedness and response roles
to provide medical countermeasures
(MCM) in order to mitigate the medical
consequences of chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats
and agents and emerging infectious
diseases, including pandemic influenza.
BARDA executes this mission by
facilitating research, development,
innovation, and acquisition of MCM and
expanding domestic manufacturing
infrastructure and surge capacity of
these MCM. BARDA is headed by a
Director, who is also referred to as a
Deputy Assistant Secretary, and
includes the following components:
• Office of Medical Countermeasures
Program Support Services (SNB2)
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:51 Feb 15, 2023
Jkt 259001
• Office of Medical Countermeasures
Program (SNB3)
E. Office of HHS Coordination,
Operations and Response Element
(SNH)
In 2022, the Secretary of HHS
transitioned the DOD–HHS partnership
that was formerly called Operation
Warp Speed into ASPR as the HHS
Coordination and Operations Response
Element or H–CORE. Moving H–CORE
fully into ASPR gives ASPR sole
responsibility for the development,
manufacture, and distribution of the
nation’s COVID–19 vaccines and
therapeutics.
H–CORE works in partnership with
other entities across ASPR, such as, the
Biomedical Advanced Research and
Development Authority (BARDA), the
Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and
other HHS and Interagency partners, to
deliver COVID–19 countermeasures to
the American public while solidifying
enhanced capability to respond to future
public-health threats.
The Office of HHS Coordination,
Operations and Response Element is
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary
and includes the following components:
• Office of Plans (SNH1)
• Office of Analytics (SNH2)
• Office of Security and Assurance
(SNH3)
• Office of Supply, Production, and
Distribution (SNH4)
• Office of Vaccine Development
Coordination (SNH5)
• Office of Therapeutics Development
Coordination (SNH6)
F. Office of Industrial Base Management
and Supply Chain (SNI)
The Office of Industrial Base
Management and Supply Chain seeks to
build permanent Industrial Base
Expansion (IBx) capabilities, inclusive
of global supply chain situational
awareness, market capabilities, and
rapid acquisition execution, to reinforce
ASPR as the authority to coordinate the
activities related to medical industrial
base expansion and sustainment
through the use of Defense Production
Act and Emergency Support Function
(ESF) 8 authorities. Efforts under
Presidential Executive Orders have
already galvanized a large part of the
interagency to fully implement HHS and
national strategies. HHS is expanding
the Public Health Industrial Base and
developing innovative solutions to
address critical deficiencies in the
public health supply chain by working
across the U.S. Government and with
academia and the private sector.
The Office of Industrial Base
Management and Supply Chain is
PO 00000
Frm 00052
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary
and includes the following components:
• Office of Personal Protective
Equipment and Durable Medical
Equipment (SNI1)
• Office Testing and Diagnostics (SNI2)
• Office of Advanced Manufacturing
Technologies (SNI3)
• Office of Supply Chain Optimization
(SNI4)
• Office of Defense Production Act and
Emergency Response Authorities
(SNI5)
G. Office of Preparedness (SNP)
The Office of Preparedness is
responsible for policy development,
planning, analysis, requirements, and
strategic planning. This Office also
manages and operates the HHS
Secretary’s Operation Center (SOC),
intelligence, security, information
management and analysis, and is also
responsible for the HHS Continuity of
Operations (COOP) and the
development of the ASPR COOP Plan.
The Office of Preparedness is headed
by a Deputy Assistant Secretary and
includes the following components:
• Office of Security and Intelligence
(SNP1)
• Office of Information Management
Data and Analytics (SNP2)
• Office of Critical Infrastructure
Protection (SNP3)
• Office of Health Care Readiness
(SNP4)
• Office of Medical Reserve Corps
(SNP5)
• Office of Planning and Exercises
(SNP6)
• Office of Continuity (SNP7)
• Office of Secretary’s Operations
Center (SNP8)
H. Office of Response (SNR)
The Office of Response oversees
activities required to coordinate public
health and healthcare response systems
and activities with relevant federal,
state, tribal, territorial, local, and
international communities under the
National Response Framework and
Emergency Support Annexes #8, #6 and
#14. This Office also provides oversight
and guidance to the National Disaster
Medical System and provides an
important liaison function to other
agencies engaged in federal response
activities.
The Office of Response is headed by
a Deputy Assistant Secretary and
includes the following components:
• Office of Regional Response (SNR1)
• Office of Response Logistics (SNR2)
• Office of National Disaster Medical
System (SNR3)
• Office of Community Mitigation and
Recovery (SNR4)
E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM
16FEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 32 / Thursday, February 16, 2023 / Notices
I. Office of the Strategic National
Stockpile (SNS)
The Strategic National Stockpile
(SNS) is part of the federal medical
response infrastructure and can
supplement medical countermeasures
needed by states, tribal nations,
territories, and the largest metropolitan
areas during public health emergencies.
The supplies, medicines, and devices
for lifesaving care contained in the
stockpile can be used as a short-term,
stopgap buffer when the immediate
supply of these materials may not be
available or sufficient. The SNS team
works every day to prepare and respond
to emergencies, support state and local
preparedness activities, and ensure
availability of critical medical assets to
protect the health of Americans.
The Office of the Strategic National
Stockpile is headed by a Deputy
Assistant Secretary and includes the
following components:
• Office of Management and Business
Operations (SNS1)
• Office of Logistics (SNS2)
• Office of State Tribal Local and
Territories Preparedness (SNS3)
• Office of National Readiness and
Response (SNS4)
• Office of Supply Chain Alliance and
Development (SNS5)
• Office of Science (SNS6)
III. 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.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
[FR Doc. 2023–03277 Filed 2–15–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150–37–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Zero Suicide Initiative Coordinating
Center
Announcement Type: New.
Funding Announcement Number:
HHS–2023–IHS–ZSICC–0001.
Assistance Listing (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance or CFDA) Number:
93.654.
Key Dates
Application Deadline Date: April 17,
2023.
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: May
17, 2023.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:51 Feb 15, 2023
Jkt 259001
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Statutory Authority
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is
accepting applications for cooperative
agreement for the IHS Zero Suicide
Initiative Coordinating Center (ZSICC).
This program is authorized under the
Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13; the Transfer
Act, 42 U.S.C. 2001(a); the Indian
Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C.
1665a; the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2022, Public Law 117–103, 136
Stat. 49, 398 (2022), and subsequent
appropriation acts. This program is
described in the Assistance Listings
located at https://sam.gov/content/home
(formerly known as the CFDA) under
93.654.
Background
Since 1999, suicide rates within the
United States (U.S.) have been steadily
increasing.1 On March 2, 2018, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly report released a data report,
‘‘Suicides Among American Indian/
Alaska Natives National Violent Death
Reporting System, 18 States, 2003 to
2014,’’ which highlights American
Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
people having the highest rates of
suicide of any racial/ethnic group in the
U.S. Suicide rates for AI/AN adolescents
and young adult ages 15 to 34 (19.1/
100,000) were 1.3 times that of the
national average for that age group (14/
100,000).2 In June 2019, the National
Center for Health Statistics, Health EStat reported in ‘‘Suicide Rates for
Females and Males by Race and
Ethnicity: United States, 1999 and
2017,’’ that suicide rates increased for
all race and ethnicity groups but the
largest increase occurred for AI/AN
females (139 percent from 4.6 to 11.0
per 100,000). Suicide is the eighth
leading cause of death among all AI/AN
people across all ages and may be
underestimated.
The Zero Suicide Initiative (ZSI) is a
key concept of the National Strategy for
Suicide Prevention and is a priority of
the National Action Alliance for Suicide
Prevention (https://
theactionalliance.org/). In fiscal year
(FY) 2022, the IHS awarded eight grants
to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and
Urban Indian organizations to combat
the suicide public health crisis in Indian
1 Curtin SC, Hedegaard H. Suicide rates for
females and males by race and ethnicity: United
States, 1999 and 2017. NCHS Health E-Stat. 2019.
2 Leavitt RA, Ertle AE, Sheats K, Petrosky E, IveyStephenson A, Fowler KA (2018) Suicides Among
American Indian/Alaska Natives—National Violent
Death Reporting System, 18 States, 2003 to 2014.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2018;67: 37–240.
PO 00000
Frm 00053
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
10127
Country. This program aims to improve
the system of care for those at risk for
suicide by implementing a
comprehensive, culturally informed,
multi-setting approach to suicide
prevention in Indian health systems.
Applicants are encouraged to view the
list of funded sites https://www.ihs.gov/
sites/zerosuicide/themes/
responsive2017/display_objects/
documents/ZSIAwards20222027.pdf
and are encouraged to visit https://
www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reportsand-publications/suicide-prevention/
index.html to access a copy of the 2012
National Strategy.
In FY 2023, the IHS intends to fund
ten health care facilities and systems
sites operated by the IHS that will solely
focus on the implementation of only one
out of the seven Zero Suicide model
elements. The element entitled
‘‘Improve’’ focuses on applying a datadriven, quality improvement approach
to inform system changes that will lead
to improved patient outcomes and better
care for those at risk. Health care
facilities and systems, operated by the
IHS, that provide direct care services to
AI/AN patients to raise awareness of
suicide, establish an integrated system
of care, and improve outcomes for such
individuals in FY 2023 to FY 2028.
Purpose
The purpose of this cooperative
agreement is to build capacity of ZSI
projects to improve the system of care
for those at risk for suicide by
implementing a comprehensive,
culturally informed, multi-setting
approach to suicide prevention in
Indian health systems. The ZSICC will
provide technical assistance in the areas
of data collection, reporting, training,
resources, and implementation of the
Zero Suicide approach in Indian
Country. The ZSICC technical assistance
will be framed to promote the core
Seven Elements of the Zero Suicide
model that was developed by the
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
(SPRC) at https://zerosuicide.edc.org/
toolkit/zero-suicide-toolkit.
1. Lead—Create and sustain a
leadership-driven, safety-oriented
culture committed to dramatically
reducing suicide among people under
care. Include survivors of suicide
attempts and suicide loss in leadership
and planning roles.
2. Train—Develop a competent,
confident, and caring workforce.
3. Identify—Systematically identify
and assess suicide risk among people
receiving care.
4. Engage—Ensure every individual
has a pathway to care that is both timely
and adequate to meet his or her needs.
E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM
16FEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10125-10127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03277]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
AGENCY: Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the establishment of the Administration
for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
DATES: This reorganization was approved by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services on January 27, 2023, and became effective on February
11, 2023.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is being amended at
Chapter AN, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and
Response (ASPR), as last amended at 79 FR 70.535 (Nov. 26, 2014), 78 FR
25277 (April 30, 2013), 78 FR 7784 (Feb. 4, 2013), 75 FR 35.035 (June
21, 2010) to realign the functions of ASPR to reflect the changes
mandated by the 21st Century Cures Act and the Pandemic and All-Hazards
Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act to address ever-increasing
manmade and naturally occurring threats which degrade public health,
access to healthcare, access to emergency medical services and national
security. The changes are as follows.
I. Under AN.10 Organization, delete all the components and replace
with the following:
A. Immediate Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness
and Response (SN)
B. Office of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic
Preparedness and Response (SN)
C. Office of Administration (SNA)
D. Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(SNB)
E. Office of HHS Coordination Operations and Response Element (H-CORE)
(SNH)
F. Office of Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (SNI)
G. Office of Preparedness (SNP)
H. Office of Response (SNR)
I. Office of Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
II. Delete AN.20 Functions, in its entirety and replace with the
following:
Section AR.20 Functions
A. Immediate Office of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness
and Response
The Immediate Office of the Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response (IO/ASPR) is headed by the Assistant
Secretary, who provides leadership and executive and strategic
direction for the ASPR organization. The Assistant Secretary is the
principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters related to Federal
public health and medical preparedness and response for public health
emergencies. The Assistant Secretary is responsible for carrying out
ASPR's mission and implementing the functions of ASPR. The IO/ASPR (1)
ensures development and maintenance of liaison relationships with HHS
operating and staff divisions and represents HHS at interagency
meetings, as required; (2) oversees advanced research, development and
procurement of qualified countermeasures, security countermeasures and
qualified pandemic or epidemic products; (3) coordinates with relevant
federal officials to ensure integration of public health policy and
federal preparedness and response activities for public health
emergencies; (4) coordinates the strategic and operational activities
for public health preparedness response and recovery; and (5)
establishes and maintains effective communications and outreach
guidance and support for all external communications, including
legislative and executive branch questions and inquiries, and serves as
the principal advisor to the ASPR on all legislative strategies to
fulfill the Office of the ASPR and the HHS mission under section 2811
and other relevant sections of the Public Health Service Act, as
amended.
The Immediate Office of the Administration for Strategic
Preparedness and Response is headed by the Assistant Secretary (SN),
and includes the following components:
Office of External Affairs (SN1)
Office of Legislative Affairs (SN2)
Office of Public Affairs (SN3)
B. Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Preparedness
and Response (SN)
The Office of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (OPDAS) is
responsible for providing a well-integrated infrastructure that
supports the Department's capabilities to prevent, prepare for, respond
to, and recover from public health and medical threats and emergencies.
The PDAS also serves as the Chief Operating Officer for ASPR.
[[Page 10126]]
The PDAS provides guidance and support to all elements within the ASPR
on behalf of the Assistant Secretary. The PDAS is responsible for the
execution of business management operations, including the management
of correspondence control for the Assistant Secretary. The PDAS also
manages coordination among HHS entities and external federal agencies
in support of ASPR missions.
The Office of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary is headed by
the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (SN), and includes the
following components:
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Requirements (SN4)
Executive Secretariat (SN5)
C. Office of Administration (SNA)
The Office of Administration provides the administrative support
services necessary to maintain day-to-day operations of ASPR, including
functions of human resources, United States Public Health Service
(USPHS) liaison, acquisitions management to include policy and
operational contracting, grants management, information technology,
facilities and all financial planning and analysis. The Office of
Administration is headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary and includes
the following components:
Office of Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) (SNA1)
Office of Finance (SNA2)
Office of Human Capital (SNA3)
Office of Information Technology (SNA4)
D. Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(SNB)
The Office of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development
Authority (BARDA), established in April 2007 in response to the
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006, serves preparedness
and response roles to provide medical countermeasures (MCM) in order to
mitigate the medical consequences of chemical, biological,
radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats and agents and emerging
infectious diseases, including pandemic influenza. BARDA executes this
mission by facilitating research, development, innovation, and
acquisition of MCM and expanding domestic manufacturing infrastructure
and surge capacity of these MCM. BARDA is headed by a Director, who is
also referred to as a Deputy Assistant Secretary, and includes the
following components:
Office of Medical Countermeasures Program Support Services
(SNB2)
Office of Medical Countermeasures Program (SNB3)
E. Office of HHS Coordination, Operations and Response Element (SNH)
In 2022, the Secretary of HHS transitioned the DOD-HHS partnership
that was formerly called Operation Warp Speed into ASPR as the HHS
Coordination and Operations Response Element or H-CORE. Moving H-CORE
fully into ASPR gives ASPR sole responsibility for the development,
manufacture, and distribution of the nation's COVID-19 vaccines and
therapeutics.
H-CORE works in partnership with other entities across ASPR, such
as, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA),
the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) and other HHS and Interagency
partners, to deliver COVID-19 countermeasures to the American public
while solidifying enhanced capability to respond to future public-
health threats.
The Office of HHS Coordination, Operations and Response Element is
headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary and includes the following
components:
Office of Plans (SNH1)
Office of Analytics (SNH2)
Office of Security and Assurance (SNH3)
Office of Supply, Production, and Distribution (SNH4)
Office of Vaccine Development Coordination (SNH5)
Office of Therapeutics Development Coordination (SNH6)
F. Office of Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain (SNI)
The Office of Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain seeks to
build permanent Industrial Base Expansion (IBx) capabilities, inclusive
of global supply chain situational awareness, market capabilities, and
rapid acquisition execution, to reinforce ASPR as the authority to
coordinate the activities related to medical industrial base expansion
and sustainment through the use of Defense Production Act and Emergency
Support Function (ESF) 8 authorities. Efforts under Presidential
Executive Orders have already galvanized a large part of the
interagency to fully implement HHS and national strategies. HHS is
expanding the Public Health Industrial Base and developing innovative
solutions to address critical deficiencies in the public health supply
chain by working across the U.S. Government and with academia and the
private sector.
The Office of Industrial Base Management and Supply Chain is headed
by a Deputy Assistant Secretary and includes the following components:
Office of Personal Protective Equipment and Durable Medical
Equipment (SNI1)
Office Testing and Diagnostics (SNI2)
Office of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (SNI3)
Office of Supply Chain Optimization (SNI4)
Office of Defense Production Act and Emergency Response
Authorities (SNI5)
G. Office of Preparedness (SNP)
The Office of Preparedness is responsible for policy development,
planning, analysis, requirements, and strategic planning. This Office
also manages and operates the HHS Secretary's Operation Center (SOC),
intelligence, security, information management and analysis, and is
also responsible for the HHS Continuity of Operations (COOP) and the
development of the ASPR COOP Plan.
The Office of Preparedness is headed by a Deputy Assistant
Secretary and includes the following components:
Office of Security and Intelligence (SNP1)
Office of Information Management Data and Analytics (SNP2)
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection (SNP3)
Office of Health Care Readiness (SNP4)
Office of Medical Reserve Corps (SNP5)
Office of Planning and Exercises (SNP6)
Office of Continuity (SNP7)
Office of Secretary's Operations Center (SNP8)
H. Office of Response (SNR)
The Office of Response oversees activities required to coordinate
public health and healthcare response systems and activities with
relevant federal, state, tribal, territorial, local, and international
communities under the National Response Framework and Emergency Support
Annexes #8, #6 and #14. This Office also provides oversight and
guidance to the National Disaster Medical System and provides an
important liaison function to other agencies engaged in federal
response activities.
The Office of Response is headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary
and includes the following components:
Office of Regional Response (SNR1)
Office of Response Logistics (SNR2)
Office of National Disaster Medical System (SNR3)
Office of Community Mitigation and Recovery (SNR4)
[[Page 10127]]
I. Office of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)
The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is part of the federal
medical response infrastructure and can supplement medical
countermeasures needed by states, tribal nations, territories, and the
largest metropolitan areas during public health emergencies. The
supplies, medicines, and devices for lifesaving care contained in the
stockpile can be used as a short-term, stopgap buffer when the
immediate supply of these materials may not be available or sufficient.
The SNS team works every day to prepare and respond to emergencies,
support state and local preparedness activities, and ensure
availability of critical medical assets to protect the health of
Americans.
The Office of the Strategic National Stockpile is headed by a
Deputy Assistant Secretary and includes the following components:
Office of Management and Business Operations (SNS1)
Office of Logistics (SNS2)
Office of State Tribal Local and Territories Preparedness
(SNS3)
Office of National Readiness and Response (SNS4)
Office of Supply Chain Alliance and Development (SNS5)
Office of Science (SNS6)
III. 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.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-03277 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4150-37-P
