Reorganization of the National Center for Health Statistics, 44309-44318 [2023-14699]

Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44309-44318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14699]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Reorganization of the National Center for Health Statistics

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: CDC has modified its structure. This notice announces the 
reorganization of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

DATES: This reorganization was approved by the Director of CDC on June 
28, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D'Artonya Graham, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS TW-2, Atlanta, GA 30329; 
Telephone 770-488-4401; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 88 FR 9290-9291, dated 
February 13, 2023) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the 
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Office of Public Health 
Data, Surveillance, and Technology, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. Specifically, the changes are as follows:
    I. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, after the 
Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology (CAK) insert 
the following:

 National Center for Health Statistics (CAKL)
 Office of the Director (CAKL1)
 Office of the Deputy Director for Management and Operations 
(CAKL12)
 Office of the Director (CAKL121)
 Office of Management and Operations (CAKL1212)
 Office of the Director (CAK12121)
 Operations and Logistics Staff (CAKL12121B)
 Workforce and Career Development Staff (CAKL12121C)
 Office of Policy, Budget, and Legislation (CAKL1213)
 Office of Information Services (CAKL1214)
 Office of the Director (CAKL12141)
 Information Dissemination Staff (CAK12141B)
 Information Design and Publishing Staff (CAKL1214C)
 Office of Informatics, Governance and Assurance (CAKL1215)
 Office of the Deputy Director for Programs (CAKL13)
 Office of the Director (CAKL131)
 Office of Science (CAKL1312)
 Division of Analysis and Epidemiology (CAKLB)
 Office of Director (CAKLB1)
 Health Promotion Statistics Branch (CAKLBB)
 Measures Research and Evaluation Branch (CAKLBC)
 Data Linkage Methodology and Analysis Branch (CAKLBD)
 Population Health Reporting and Dissemination Branch (CAKLBE)
 Division of Vital Statistics (CAKLC)
 Office of Director (CAKLC1)
 Data Acquisition and Evaluation Branch (CAKLCB)
 Partner Engagement and Data Dissemination Branch (CAKLCC)
 Statistical Analysis and Surveillance Branch (CAKLCD)
 Information Technology Branch (CAKLCE)
 Division of Health Care Statistics (CAKLD)
 Office of the Director (CAKLD1)
 Data Analytics and Production Branch (CAKLDB)
 Planning and Operations Branch (CAKLDC)
 Technical Services Branch (CAKLDD)
 Division of Health Interview Statistics (CAKLE)
 Office of the Director (CAKLE1)
 Data Production and Systems Branch (CAKLEB)
 Survey Planning and Special Surveys Branch (CAKLEC)
 Data Analysis and Quality Assurance Branch (CAKLED)
 Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (CAKLG)
 Office of the Director (CAKLG1)
 Analysis Branch (CAKLGB)
 Informatics Branch (CAKLGC)
 Operations Branch (CAKLGD)
 Planning Branch (CAKLDE)
 Division of Research and Methodology (CAKLH)
 Office of the Director (CAKLH1)
 Collaborating Center for Statistical Research and Survey 
Design (CAKLHB)
 Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design and Evaluation 
Research (CAKLHC)
 Research Data Center (CAKLHD)

    II. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, delete 
the mission or functional statements for and replace with the 
following:

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    National Center for Health Statistics (CAKL). (1) provides national 
leadership in health statistics and epidemiology; (2) collects, 
analyzes, and disseminates national health statistics on vital events 
and health activities, including the physical, mental, and 
physiological characteristics of the population, illness, injury, 
impairment, the supply and utilization of health facilities and 
manpower, the operation of the health services system: health costs and 
expenditures, changes in the health status of people, and 
environmental, social, and other health hazards; (3) administers the 
Cooperative Health Statistics System; (4) stimulates and conducts basic 
and applied research in health data systems and statistical 
methodology; (5) coordinates to the maximum extent feasible, the 
overall health statistical and epidemiological activities of the 
program and agencies of the HHS and provides technical assistance in 
the planning, management, and evaluation of HHS statistical programs; 
(6) maintains operational liaison with statistical units of other 
health agencies, public and private, and provides technical assistance 
within the limitations of staff resources; (7) fosters research, 
consultation, and training programs in international statistical 
activities; (8) participates in the development of national health 
statistics policy with other Federal agencies; (9) directs the 
environmental and epidemiological statistics programs of the NCHS; and 
(10) provides the Secretary, HHS with consultation and advice on 
statistical matters in its role as the Government's principal general-
purpose health statistics organization as designated by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).
    Office of the Director (CAKL1). The Office of the Director (OD), 
NCHS, directs, administers, and coordinates scientific and 
administrative operations. For NCHS, the OD (1) plans, manages, and 
evaluates the total vital, health, and health statistics programs; (2) 
provides programmatic oversight of allocated resources, administrative 
services, and human capital; (3) defines and provides guidance on goals 
and objectives for vital and health statistics program policies, 
strategic planning and overall implementation; (4) guides cross-cutting 
functions including strategic planning, budget strategy, external 
affairs, and performance; (5) ensures the integrity, regulatory 
compliance and quality of all health statistics programs; (6) 
stimulates basic and applied research and developmental activities; (7) 
directs environmental and epidemiological statistics program 
activities; (8) provides national and international leadership in vital 
and health statistics programs and activities; (9) releases and 
disseminates all NCHS statistical products and related activities (10) 
provides assistance to government agencies in order to foster 
international relationships, and improve the broad fields of vital and 
health statistics, and epidemiology; (11) coordinates activities with 
public and private health statistics agencies; (12) coordinates NCHS 
activities on classification of diseases and procedures with the 
responsibility for development of revision proposals and the United 
States' position on decennial revisions of the International 
Classification of Diseases; (13) overseas NCHS research programs in 
areas of public health data modernization and analytical infrastructure 
including cutting edge advances in technologies and products; (14) 
develops new data-science related initiatives in areas of architected 
and productionized machine learning models for classification, 
regression, outlier detection, and language modeling in support of 
large complex statistical surveys; (15) provides support for CDC and 
HHS' Equal Employment Opportunity program; (16) provides executive-
level leadership and guidance on Center-wide data resources and 
information technology management in support of scientific and program 
information and the research and development efforts on new information 
technologies, architectures, and systems; (17) provides executive-level 
leadership and guidance on data science (analytics and modernization) 
for large, complex surveys as well as research and development efforts 
to identify, analyze, visualize, and report on emerging public health 
data; and (18) releases and disseminates all NCHS statistical products 
and related activities in a manner consistent with OMB Federal 
Statistical Agency Director No. 4.
    Division of Vital Statistics (CAKLC). The Division of Vital 
Statistics (DVS) plans and administers NCHS' complex data collection 
systems and conducts a program of methodologic and substantive public 
health research activities based on the nationwide collection of data 
from vital records. For NCHS, DVS (1) directs, plans, and coordinates 
the vital statistics program of the United States including the vital 
statistics cooperative program, the National Death Index (NDI), and 
standards for data collection including electronic systems, data 
reduction, and tabulation; (2) conducts various types of vital 
statistics related research including enhancing the ICD by determining 
cross-national comparability of causes of death in order to provide 
appropriate recommendations to the World Health Organization (WHO); 
research on data collection methodology, data quality, reliability, and 
statistical computation; development of new scientific knowledge on the 
demographics of natality and mortality; and developing tools for 
evaluation, utilization, and presentation of vital statistics data and 
medical classification; (3) interprets, classifies, and compiles 
complex demographic, economic, health, and medical data; (4) performs 
theoretical and experimental investigations into the content of the 
vital statistics data collection effort including developing 
sophisticated approaches to making vital statistics data available to 
users, assessing the security of DVS IT systems and data files, and 
developing and implementing strategies to minimize security risks and 
avoiding disclosure of confidential data; (5) conducts descriptive 
analyses and sophisticated multivariate analyses that integrate vital 
statistics data across multiple data sets; (6) provides technical 
assistance and consultation to international, state, and local offices 
with vital registration responsibilities on vital registration, vital 
statistics, and data processing; (7) researches, designs, develops, and 
implements state-of-the-art computing systems for collecting, storing, 
and retrieving vital records and for subsequent analysis and 
dissemination; (8) produces and publishes a wide variety of vital 
statistics analytic reports and tabulations in multiple formats; and 
(9) participates in the development of policy, long-range plans, and 
programs of the for NCHS; develops and sustains collaborative 
partnerships within NCHS, CDC, HHS, and externally with public, 
private, domestic and international entities on vital statistics 
programs; and is the United States representative for ICD for mortality 
data and the classification and coding of cause of death.
    Office of the Director (CAKLC1). The Office of the Director (1) 
participates in the development of policy, long-range plans, and 
programs of NCHS; (2) provides leadership for the monitoring and 
statistical evaluation of national vital statistics; (3) directs, 
plans, and coordinates the statistical and research activities of the 
Division; (4) develops policy for the NDI program; (5) plans and 
conducts programs to improve the vital registration and statistics 
program for the United States; (6) conducts studies of new vital 
registration techniques; (7) recommends content and format of model 
legislation, regulations,

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standard certificates, and other aids to registration systems; (8) 
provides international leadership and consultation on vital 
registration and statistics issues to other countries; and (9) 
establishes collaborative partnerships within NCHS, CDC, HHS, and 
externally with public, private, domestic and international entities on 
vital statistics programs.
    Data Acquisition, Classification, and Evaluation Branch (CAKLCB). 
The Branch (1) provides policy direction to states regarding vital 
statistics data acquisition and quality control including promoting 
state participation in the vital statistics cooperative program and the 
NDI program; (2) manages the acquisition of vital statistics data from 
the 57 registration areas to assure a national file of timely and 
complete data; (3) develops specifications for coding, editing and 
processing of vital registration, and statistics data; (4) develops and 
administers funding formulas that determine the level of reimbursement 
to states and the procurement mechanisms to effect this reimbursement; 
(5) develops and directs a comprehensive statistical quality assurance 
program throughout the U.S. vital statistics system including best 
statistical practices to maximize the utility of vital statistics data 
and to assure that the data received from each registration area are 
acceptable for national use; (6) provides technical assistance to 
states, local areas, other countries, and private organizations on data 
files, software, training, processing, and coding of vital statistics 
data; (7) conducts evaluation studies and other research on issues 
related to the collection of vital statistics data in consultation with 
various U.S. health departments; (8) prepares and publishes information 
obtained from special projects conducted on vital registration and 
statistics data; (9) conducts methodological research in data 
preparation and medical classification of mortality data; (10) directs 
a comprehensive program of technical assistance and consultation 
related to mortality medical data classification to states, local 
areas, other countries, and private organizations; and (11) interprets, 
classifies, codes, keys, and verifies medical and demographic 
information of value to researchers and public policy officials.
    Information Technology Branch (CAKLCE). The Branch (1) conducts 
research into the design, development, and administration of vital 
statistics information technology systems; (2) performs systems 
analysis and computer programming of vital registration data; (3) 
develops technologies, data architectures, security infrastructure, and 
database management related to vital records and record linkage 
consistent with NCHS, CDC, and HHS information technology requirements, 
policies and architecture; (4) develops, maintains, and employs state-
of-the-art information technologies (e.g., relational databases, Web-
enabled applications, applications development and dissemination 
activities) associated with vital statistics; (5) develops and 
maintains systems and databases to support the NDI program; (6) 
provides consultation and expert technical assistance to the division 
concerning SQL server, web services, networking applications, and other 
technologies that may arise; (7) prepares and maintains population 
databases as well as conducts studies on statistical computation and 
data quality; (8) designs and implements information technology 
applications to produce final edited and imputed vital statistics data; 
(9) provides consultation, policy guidance, and expert technical 
assistance NCHS-wide as well as to a broad range of agencies, 
institutions, Federal, local, and international governments, 
researchers, and individuals, in regard to vital statistics systems 
design, administration, and usage; (10) manages national vital 
statistics data files and databases; (11) develops, enhances, and 
maintains medical classification software and procedures for collecting 
and processing of mortality medical data in states and at NCHS 
following HHS Enterprise Life Cycle Framework; and (12) tests, refines, 
and updates automated coding systems that assist in the production of 
mortality data.
    Division of Health Care Statistics (CAKLD). The Division of 
Healthcare Statistics (DHCS) plans and administers NCHS' complex data 
collection systems and analytic programs and conducts a program of 
methodologic and substantive public health research activities on the 
healthcare system and the use of healthcare services. For NCHS, DHCS 
(1) participates in the development of policy, long-range plans, and 
programs; (2) plans, directs, and coordinates NCHS' healthcare 
statistics program; (3) develops standards for healthcare statistics 
data collection, data reduction, and tabulation; (4) conducts research 
on data collection methodology, survey methodology, data quality and 
reliability, statistical computation, and utilization of healthcare 
statistics data; (5) conducts multidisciplinary research directed 
towards the development of new scientific knowledge on the provision, 
use, quality, and appropriateness of ambulatory, hospital, and long-
term care including interactions within the healthcare delivery system, 
and the effects of the system and its financing on services provided; 
(6) performs theoretical, experimental, and evaluative investigations 
into the content of the healthcare statistics data collection effort; 
(7) develops sophisticated approaches for making healthcare statistics 
data available to users, including techniques to avoid disclosure of 
confidential data; (8) conducts descriptive analyses and sophisticated 
multivariate analyses that integrate healthcare statistics across 
multiple surveys or data sets; (9) designs, develops, and implements 
state of the art computing systems for collecting, storing, and 
retrieving healthcare statistics data for subsequent analysis and 
dissemination; (10) provides technical assistance, consultation, and 
liaison to international, Federal, state, and local government 
agencies, as well as the private sector, on statistics describing 
healthcare resources and utilization and future data needs of 
particular relevance for public health, health services research, and 
health policy; (11) fosters the integration of healthcare data systems 
as well as greater linkages of data for analytic purposes; (12) 
analyzes and produces and publishes a wide variety of healthcare 
statistics reports and tabulations in multiple formats; and (13) 
develops and sustains collaborative partnerships within NCHS, CDC, and 
HHS, and externally with public, private, domestic, and international 
entities on healthcare statistics programs.
    Office of the Director (CAKLD1). The Office of the Director (1) 
participates in the development of policy, long-range plans, and 
programs for NCHS; (2) provides leadership for the development, 
conduct, and evaluation of national healthcare surveys and statistics; 
(3) directs, plans, and coordinates the statistical and research 
activities of the division; (4) develops and administers a research and 
analytic program to characterize the healthcare delivery system and 
patients and providers interacting within it; (5) coordinates 
activities within the division and with other NCHS components aimed at 
obtaining and using healthcare data from other Federal, state, and 
local government agencies, as well as from non-government sources; and 
(6) provides advice and leads development of collaborative partnerships 
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NCHS, CDC, and HHS, and externally with public, private, domestic and 
international entities on healthcare statistics and the manner in which 
statistics may impact policy issues.
    Technical Services Branch (CAKLDD). The Branch (1) conducts 
research into the design, development, and administration of healthcare 
statistics information technology systems; (2) performs systems 
analysis and computer programming (e.g., edits, imputations, disclosure 
risk analysis, and statistical weighting) of healthcare statistics 
data; (3) develops and implements computer technologies, data 
architectures, security infrastructure, and database management for 
division programs consistent with NCHS and CDC information technology 
requirements; (4) develops, maintains, and employs state-of-the-art 
information technologies (e.g., cloud computing, data lakes, data 
warehouses, relational databases, web-based applications, data 
transport mechanisms, applications development tools) in support of 
data collection, processing, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination 
activities associated with national healthcare surveys; (5) advises 
division staff regarding resources for web portals, cloud computing 
applications, and emerging applications; (6) prepares and maintains 
databases and file libraries, as well as conducts studies of 
statistical computation and data quality; (7) produces a wide variety 
of data products in multiple formats; (8) develops quality control 
measures; and (9) provides consultation, policy guidance, and expert 
technical assistance NCHS-wide as well as to a broad range of agencies, 
institutions, Federal, local, and international governments, 
researchers, and individuals, in regard to healthcare survey and 
computer systems design and usage.
    Division of Health Interview Statistics (CAKLE). The Division of 
Health Interview Statistics (DHIS) plans and administers NCHS' complex 
data collection systems and analytic programs and conducts a program of 
methodologic and substantive public health research activities based on 
the collection of data from nationwide and special health interview 
surveys. For NCHS, DHIS (1) participates in the development of policy, 
long-range plans, and programs; (2) plans, directs, and coordinates the 
health interview statistics program comprised of national health 
interview surveys, longitudinal surveys, population-based online panel 
surveys, targeted follow-up studies, and national and subnational 
surveys on selected health topics; (3) conducts research on data 
collection and estimation methodology, survey methodology, 
questionnaire design, data quality and reliability, and statistical 
computation related to health and health status assessment; (4) 
analyzes data and publishes reports on the prevalence and incidence of 
disease and associated disabilities, health status and fertility, 
health-related behaviors, utilization of healthcare resources, health 
insurance status, family formation and dissolution, and other health 
and well-being related topics; (5) conducts multidisciplinary research 
directed toward development of new scientific knowledge in areas 
related to health and healthcare, demography, economics, epidemiology, 
statistics, and disability; (6) performs innovative theoretical and 
experimental investigations of the content of health interview surveys 
using sophisticated approaches to making health interview statistics 
data available to users, including techniques to avoid disclosure of 
confidential data; (7) conducts descriptive analyses and sophisticated 
multivariate analyses that integrate data across multiple surveys or 
data sets; (8) designs, develops, and implements state-of-the-art 
computing systems for collecting, storing, and retrieving health 
interview statistics data and for subsequent analysis and dissemination 
which are consistent with NCHS and CDC information technology 
requirements; (9) incorporates novel system improvement efforts to 
maintain timeliness, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and accuracy of 
data systems over multiple years; (10) conducts methodological research 
on the utilization, evaluation, and presentation of health interview 
statistics; (11) produces and publishes a wide variety of health 
interview statistics reports, papers, and tabulations in multiple 
formats as well as makes presentations on analyses of such data; and 
(12) develops and sustains collaborative partnerships with, and 
provides expert advice and technical assistance to NCHS, CDC, and HHS 
and externally with public, private, domestic and international 
entities on issues regarding health interview statistics data.
    Office of the Director (CAKLE1). The Office of the Director (1) 
participates in the development of policy, long-range plans, and 
programs of NCHS; (2) provides leadership for the design, development, 
conduct, and statistical evaluation of the division's data systems; (3) 
oversees the analysis and dissemination of national and subnational 
health interview statistics through national health interview surveys, 
national surveys of family formation, growth, and dissolution, and 
special surveys of subnational and demographic subgroups; (4) 
coordinates the planning and production activities of the division 
including data collection, information technology, and data 
dissemination systems; (5) directs, plans, and monitors the scientific 
integrity and relevance to public health of the division's data, 
publications, services, and other products; (6) develops and 
administers a research, analytic, and methodological program in health 
interview statistics; (7) conducts theoretical and experimental 
research to improve the usefulness of the division's statistics and 
data to policymakers, researchers, and academia; and (8) provides 
advice and leads development of collaborative partnerships within NCHS, 
CDC, and HHS, and externally with public, private, domestic and 
international entities on issues regarding health interview statistics 
and the manner in which statistics may impact policy issues.
    Data Production and Systems Branch (CAKLEB). The Branch (1) 
conducts research into the design, development, deployment, and 
administration of survey and information technology systems to collect, 
process, and disseminate national health interview survey data; (2) 
develops system improvement plans and strategies to ensure timely, 
cost-effective, accurate, and confidential data collection and 
production systems; (3) performs systems analysis and computer 
programming of health interview statistics data, employing state-of-
the-art information technologies in support of data collection, 
processing, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination activities; (4) 
develops and adopts computer technologies, data architectures, security 
infrastructure, and database management for health interview statistics 
systems that are consistent with NCHS and CDC information technology 
requirements; (5) develops and implements data collection and 
production standards for the Division's surveys; (6) provides planning 
for the utilization of evolving computing, networking, data storage, 
and data protection technologies in division survey efforts including 
studies and analyses of data collection, processing, and dissemination 
systems to ensure data confidentiality; (7) designs and implements 
computer applications to produce final edited and imputed health 
interview survey data and statistics producing health statistics 
reports and tabulations of data from health interview surveys in 
multiple

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formats; and (8) provides consultation and expert technical assistance 
NCHS-wide as well as to a broad range of agencies, institutions, 
Federal, local, and international governments, researchers, and 
individuals regarding systems design and administration on health 
interview statistics technology systems.
    Survey Planning and Special Surveys Branch (CAKLEC). The Branch (1) 
establishes the design and content of national health interview surveys 
and special surveys of subnational and demographic subgroups in 
response to public health priorities; (2) converts identified data 
needs into research, development, and evaluation activities and related 
public health information; (3) designs and conducts methodological, 
analytical, developmental, and evaluation studies of health interview 
survey processes, questions, and data; (4) performs theoretical and 
experimental research on the design and content of health interview 
surveys in order to improve the timeliness, availability, and quality 
of the health interview statistics data; (5) plans and conducts 
national surveys of family formation, growth, and dissolution; (6) 
publishes and presents results of methodological, analytical, 
developmental, and evaluation studies of special population surveys and 
data; (7) collaborates with other programs and through contracts, 
grants, and interagency agreements with outside sponsors of surveys for 
the development and implementation of survey questions and data 
including serving as the NCHS resource on special population surveys 
data and their use in addressing critical public health issues; and (8) 
provides consultation and technical assistance to a wide range of 
researchers and institutions at the state, national, and international 
levels, addressing the definitions, needs, and uses for national and 
subnational health interview statistics and data.
    Data Analysis and Quality Assurance Branch (CAKLED). The Branch (1) 
conducts research, analysis, interpretations, and recommendations on 
topics relevant to public health including scientific papers and 
presentations on the health status of the population, broad health 
trends, and characteristics of persons with health problems using data 
from national health interview surveys; (2) plans, develops, and 
implements analytic techniques and guidelines to assure data quality 
standards for the division surveys and supplements; (3) converts 
identified health interview statistics data needs into research, 
development, and evaluation activities; (4) conducts descriptive 
analyses as well as multivariate analyses that integrate data across 
multiple surveys or data sets; (5) administers analytic and scientific 
peer review of manuscripts produced from data collected in the 
division's programs; (6) develops and implements a data dissemination 
plan to address needs of researchers; (7) serves as the resource on 
health interview survey data and their use in assessing the prevalence 
and incidence of disease and associated disabilities, health status and 
fertility, health related behaviors, health insurance status, family 
formation and dissolution, and other health and well-being related 
topics; and (8) provides consultation, technical assistance, and 
liaison to academia, other research groups, and state, Federal, and 
international entities concerning the development, uses, and 
dissemination of health interview survey data.
    III. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, add the 
following functional statements:
    Office of the Deputy Director for Management and Operations 
(CAKL12). The Office of the Deputy Director for Management and 
Operations (ODDMO) is a vital member of the NCHS senior staff providing 
executive-level leadership, guidance, and support for all operational, 
administrative, technical, dissemination, policy, legislative, and 
budget-related functions. For NCHS, the ODDMO provides leadership, 
guidance, and coordination for NCHS in areas of: (1) operational and 
administrative related programs; (2) policy development, budgetary 
activities, and implementation; (3) legislative activities; (4) 
information services production and dissemination; and (5) information 
technology planning, procedures, and training.
    Office of the Director (CAKL121). (1) provides functional oversight 
and management of operational-related activities regarding programmatic 
direction for planning and administration of allocated resources, human 
resource management, and general administrative support; (2) interprets 
and guides on existing policies and development of new internal 
policies and procedures to assure statutory compliance for all 
management and operational areas; (3) assesses the efficiency and 
responsiveness of administrative and operational activities; (4) 
provides programmatic oversight of planning, formulation, and execution 
of allocated budgeted resources; (5) provides oversight of legislative 
activities; (6) supports the functional needs of NCHS' Federal Advisory 
Committees (FACA); (7) supports the health statistics information 
dissemination and production activities; (8) monitors investments, and 
evaluates information technology requirements, resources, and 
infrastructure; and (9) provides for the protection of assets through 
information technology risk management and security.
    Office of Management and Operations (CAKL1212). The Office of 
Management and Operations (OMO) participates in the development of NCHS 
policy, long-range plans, and programs. For NCHS, OMO (1) plans, 
coordinates, directs, and provides advice and guidance on management 
and administrative operations including human capital, employee 
development, time and attendance, domestic and international travel, 
conference approval, records management, diversity initiatives, 
information management, facilities support, accountable property, mail 
distribution, ethics, and other administrative related services; (2) 
reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of operational support 
provided to all programs; (3) conducts management and organizational 
analyses as well as consultation and advice on organizational structure 
and program reorganizations; (4) plans, directs, and coordinates 
building support services and work-life activities; (5) serves as 
liaison with various CDC Centers, Institute, and Offices (CIOs) 
including the CDC Management Board and Management Operations Team, and 
(6) provides oversight of budget expenditures and distribution.
    Office of the Director (CAKL12121). (1) participates in the 
planning, policy development, and oversight of all administrative and 
operational functions including human capital, travel, records and 
information management, facilities, accountable property, diversity 
initiatives, sustainability, and transportation; (2) coordinates and 
manages the day-to-day oversight of budget expenditures and 
distribution; (3) provides NCHS budget-related functions, financial 
data analysis, and reporting; (4) directs and manages the execution of 
the budget, including a system of budgetary and expenditure controls, 
financial reports, and assistance to staff; (5) provides planning, 
operational review and administrative coordination for NCHS regarding 
the Interagency Agreement process; (6) provides financial related 
information in support of short- and long-range statistical program 
planning and budgeting; (7) provides oversight, guidance, and 
coordination of acquisition and purchase activities; (8) manages and 
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agreements, interagency agreements, and reimbursable agreements; (9) 
assures compliance with all laws, regulations, policies, and decisions 
related to financial execution and planning; (10) serves as liaison, 
and works closely with CDC's Office of Financial Resources on financial 
and contractual related matters; (11) responds to reporting 
requirements from CDC, HHS, and OMB; (12) provides short and long range 
budget planning data, policy development information, and program 
analysis; (13) assists in the review of Congressional bill language to 
identify and properly account for earmarks and other directed programs; 
and (14) coordinates the full range of complex service contracting 
functions including acquisition strategy, acquisition planning, 
procurement package input and validation.
    Operations and Logistics Staff (CAKL12121B). The Staff (1) 
coordinates all activities related to personnel security and physical 
security operations; (2) plans and manages the Continuity of Operations 
Plan; (3) facilitates the development, issuance, implementation, and 
maintenance of administrative internal controls, policies, standard 
operating procedures, delegations of authority, and forms; (4) oversees 
the records management program; (5) manages the conference clearance 
and approval process for staff; (6) provides administrative management 
services to all offices and divisions; (7) plans, directs, and 
coordinates facilities support including managing facility operations, 
building maintenance and custodial services, monitoring lease 
provisions, facility improvements, parking, and logistics support for 
special events (on-site conferences, meetings, seminars, ceremonies); 
(8) evaluates administrative data, processes, and procedures to 
determine the effectiveness of administrative and business services 
policies and support to all divisions and offices; (9) manages the 
lifecycle and accountability of all government property; (10) manages 
the sustainability program to promote environmental, conservation, and 
recycling stewardship in the workplace; (11) provides mail receipt and 
distribution, and copying services; (12) coordinates and manages the 
government vehicle program and transportation incentive program; (13) 
manages and coordinates the domestic and international travel programs; 
and (14) manages administrative communications via email announcements, 
intranet, and electronic boards.
    Workforce and Career Development Staff (CAKL12121C). The Staff (1) 
manages human capital activities with the goal of improving 
organizational effectiveness, employee morale, motivation, and 
productivity; (2) develops and implements internal administrative human 
capital-related policies and procedures as appropriate; (3) maintains 
liaison with related staff offices and other CDC officials; (4) 
coordinates and manages the incentive and honor awards programs 
including planning and coordinating the annual NCHS Director's Awards 
Ceremony; (5) coordinates and manages the performance appraisal system 
in accordance with Office of Personnel Management, HHS, and CDC 
policies, procedures and regulations; (6) coordinates the processing of 
personnel actions and activities in the areas of recruitment, staffing 
and retention of staff; (7) provides advice and guidance on strategies 
and tools available to effectively recruit, and plan for succession of 
staff, and retention of knowledges and skills; (8) directs 
organizational development activities that focus on skill assessment, 
career counseling, training administration, workforce planning and 
conflict management; (9) provides advice, guidance and assistance on 
the establishment or modification of position development, 
organizational structure and functional assignments; (10) coordinates 
the administration of the fellowship and intern program; (11) serves as 
the diversity champion and oversees the implementation of diversity 
initiatives; (12) coordinates and manages telework programs; (13) 
manages the new employee orientation process; (14) serves as liaison 
with the CDC Office of Human Resources and NCHS supervisors on employee 
and labor relations activities; (15) coordinates and provides advice 
and guidance on a variety of administrative functions related to pay 
and leave administration; (16) coordinates all activities related to 
staff requirements for the CDC Ethics Program; and (17) serves as the 
liaison with the Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel for NCHS 
Commissioned Officers.
    Office of Policy, Budget, and Legislation (CAKL1213). The Office of 
Policy, Budget, and Legislation (OPBL) leads NCHS policy development, 
fiscal direction, and legislative activities. For NCHS, OPBL (1) leads 
policy development activities, advises on strategic and policy 
direction for short- and long-range statistical programs, and program 
analysis; (2) serves as focal point for policy and program activities 
including planning and development of new programs, communication on 
program and policy issues, integration of program activities, and 
organizing teams for high priority initiatives; (3) assists the NCHS 
Director in the assessment of program accomplishments and planning 
development through a program review process; (4) serves as principal 
advisor on resource development and budget formulation and programmatic 
oversight of allocated resources; (5) provides leadership for the 
direction and improvement of fiscal policies; (6) develops and 
coordinates legislative activities while serving as the principal 
liaison between programs and executive and legislative branch officials 
on legislative-related affairs; (7) provides representation for high-
level internal and external policy, issues management, and partnership 
activities and groups; (8) maintains regular and proactive two-way 
communications with the CDC and HHS policy community and uses the 
results to contribute to problem solving; (9) partners with Federal 
agencies and private organizations to promote and support the NCHS 
mission; (10) promotes the dissemination, adoption and use of public 
health data standards, including developing and documenting 
comprehensive policy analyses, contributes to special reports and 
newsletters, provides planning, operational review, engagement and 
coordination with Federal Interagency Forums and related activities; 
(11) provides scientific, technical support and Executive Secretariat 
services to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics 
(NCVHS); (12) takes a leadership role in assuring representation on 
intra- and interagency task forces and committees including NCVHS, 
NCHS' Board of Scientific Counselors, and other FACA committees; (13) 
fosters communication between programs and serves as principle liaison 
with clearance officials in CDC, HHS, and OMB; (14) assures that NCHS' 
legislative mandates are reflected in confidentiality and privacy 
policies; (15) provides policy guidance on data sharing and data 
release agreements in consultation with the NCHS -Office of Science 
(OS); and (16) supports OS in reviewing and responding to Freedom of 
Information Act (FOIA) requests that include policy implications.
    Office of Information Services (CAKL1214). The Office of 
Information Services (OIS) plans and administers complex information 
services production and dissemination systems for promoting access to, 
use, and value of NCHS health statistics data to government officials, 
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organizations, researchers, and academia. For NCHS, OIS (1) plans, 
directs, coordinates and evaluates the information services program of 
the Center; (2) develops standards for information services production 
and dissemination; (3) conducts a technologically enhanced information 
services program utilizing state-of-the-art advancements in internet 
and external web-based products and services; (4) coordinates 
information services with other NCHS divisions and programs to meet 
Center goals effectively; (5) conducts research to improve methods and 
operations of information production and dissemination programs, 
emphasizing web-based services; (6) designs, develops, and implements 
state-of-the-art systems for information production and dissemination, 
emphasizing web-based systems; (7) provides technical assistance, 
consultation, and liaison to NCHS, CDC, HHS, and outside private, 
domestic, and international organizations on information services 
programs and services which improve the access to, use, and 
availability of health statistics data for analysis; (8) promotes the 
integration of health statistics data information systems; and (9) 
develops and sustains collaborative partnerships within NCHS, CDC, HHS, 
and externally with public, private, domestic, and international 
entities on health information services programs.
    Office of the Director (CAKL12141). (1) provides leadership for the 
development, conduct, and evaluation of the National Health Statistics 
Information Services Program; (2) directs, plans, and coordinates the 
health information dissemination and information production activities 
of the division; (3) develops and administers a research and analytic 
program to improve the delivery of information services to 
constituents; (4) determines the most effective mix to provide the 
Center cost-effective and timely information dissemination, 
publications, and Internet/Extranet services using in-house and 
contractor-based resources; (5) provides technical assistance regarding 
data and information dissemination, publications and internet services 
to Federal, state, local, public, and private organizations; and (6) 
leads development of collaborative partnerships within NCHS, CDC, and 
HHS and externally with public, private, domestic, and international 
entities on health information services and the manner in which health 
statistics data may be accessed by users.
    Information Dissemination Staff (CAKL12141B). The staff (1) plans, 
directs, and coordinates the NCHS health statistics information 
dissemination program; (2) designs, develops, and implements systems to 
disseminate and promote the use of NCHS data and information products; 
(3) manages a broad program of electronic dissemination activities 
using cutting-edge tools such as the internet, extranet, CD-ROM, and 
other media; (4) develops and promotes the dissemination of a wide 
range of other information materials, including brochures, fact sheets, 
and exhibits to reach general and specialized audiences; (5) develops 
standards and policies for formatting and organizing electronic data 
and information products including micro-data, Listserv, publications, 
web-only data releases, fact sheets and other dissemination tools; (6) 
coordinates with NCHS programs to identify, develop, produce, 
disseminate and market a range of printed and electronic information 
materials designed to meet user needs; (7) develops and sustains 
relationships with Federal, state, and local agencies, the scientific 
and research community, libraries, and national and international 
health organizations which foster access to and use of NCHS statistical 
information services; (8) operates a public inquiries program to 
respond to data and information requests; (9) provides technical 
assistance to users in acquiring and using NCHS data and information 
products; (10) conducts and participates in conferences, seminars, 
workshops, and exhibits to present the information and data of NCHS; 
(11) evaluates the presentation and dissemination of NCHS information; 
(12) conducts user surveys to determine user's needs and translates 
these needs into NCHS product development and dissemination plans; (13) 
researches, evaluates, develops, and implements improved methods of 
information dissemination; (14) manages the inventory and storage of 
NCHS information products; and (15) keeps abreast of Federal 
information dissemination policies and programs.
    Information Design and Publishing Staff (CAK12141C). The Staff (1) 
plans, directs, and conducts the NCHS information publishing program; 
(2) develops, recommends, and implements policies and standards for 
electronic and printed publishing at NCHS; (3) provides consultation 
and technical assistance to NCHS programs regarding publication 
policies, operational procedures, presentation techniques, and graphic 
services; (4) interprets and applies CDC standards and provides input 
to CDC officials regarding issues unique to the design and production 
of NCHS electronic and printed materials; (5) researches and adopts 
emerging technology to improve timeliness, cost-savings, and quality of 
electronic and printed products; (6) directs, coordinates, and provides 
liaison between NCHS and other agencies on joint information design and 
publishing projects; (7) provides design and production support for all 
NCHS published products, including the NCHS website; (8) plans, 
designs, produces, monitors, and administers the NCHS website; (9) 
develops specifications, sets standards, coordinates, and produces NCHS 
reports; (10) provides graphic and multimedia design services for all 
NCHS programs; (11) prioritizes, coordinates, and controls all NCHS 
electronic publications and print products; (12) establishes, 
administers, and monitors contracts to provide graphics support and 
printing services for NCHS; and (13) plans, develops and implements 
systems for tracking production of NCHS electronic information 
products, printed publications, and graphic products to ensure timely 
releases.
    Office of Informatics, Governance and Assurance (CAKL1215). For 
NCHS, the Office of Informatics, Governance and Assurance (1) directs, 
plans and coordinates information technology frameworks and services 
for the Center; (2) develops, implements, and monitors the NCHS 
information technology (IT) strategic planning processes; (3) 
represents NCHS in developing technology partnerships with other CDC 
components, communities of practice, work groups, Federal agencies, and 
non-Federal public and private entities; (4) chairs NCHS information 
resource governance, serving as a clearinghouse for IT information on 
issues under consideration by agency IT and data governance oversight; 
(5) coordinates enterprise architecture, capital planning and business 
case development with OCIO for IT investments; (6) develops and 
administers an annual planning process to identify the emerging 
requirements of NCHS programs for new IT infrastructure products and 
services; (7) plans, coordinates and conducts computer training 
activities to enhance the use of information technologies and 
methodologies by all staff; (8) devises IT practices and procedures in 
partnership with NCHS programs to gain efficiencies in use of 
information technology services and infrastructure at NCHS; (9) manages 
and administers Center-wide contracts for information technology 
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divisions for the contracting of information management services, 
including solution development, computing platform adoption and 
integration of technology innovation; (10) provides solution 
development consultation for database management, research, design and 
support services needed by survey, registration and administrative 
systems, emphasizing projects which are not program specific; (11) 
develops information technology solutions, including prototypes, to 
bridge gaps between enterprise systems, business requirements and 
program solutions; (12) conducts alternative analysis and research of 
design, development, integration and administration options for cross-
cutting systems that satisfy emerging requirements for data access, 
storage, statistical computing and information dissemination; (13) 
assesses and guides the adoption of consolidated computing environments 
for data management, such as Consolidated Statistical Platform (CSP) 
Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act 
(CIPSEA) server, AWS cloud services and use of emerging virtualized 
environments that align with CDC's enterprise architecture standards 
and guidance; (14) liaises between NCHS and agency Chief Information 
Security Officer and agency Chief Privacy Officer through NCHS' senior 
information security officer in coordination/collaboration with NCHS 
confidentiality officer and other key points of contact; (15) 
negotiates agency security and privacy requirements and NCHS business 
and mission needs in exercising cybersecurity oversight, security and 
privacy compliance, system assessments and authorizations to operate, 
Privacy Impact Assessments, risk-based decisions, and related approvals 
and documentation; (16) advises and provides oversight for data and 
system owners to plan, develop procedures, and test continuity of 
operations for information systems that support the operations and 
assets of CDC; (17) evaluates the NCHS IT program to certify adherence 
to all Federal IT, security and risk management policies and standards; 
and (18) coordinates and conducts security assessments, risk analysis 
and incident management to protect the integrity, access, and 
reliability of assets, including data, systems and services.
    Office of the Deputy Director for Programs (CAKL13). The Office of 
the Deputy Director for Programs (ODDP) serves as the NCHS Principal 
Deputy Director and is a vital member of the senior staff providing 
direction, coordination, support, and overall guidance to management 
and staff for national leadership in health statistics and 
epidemiological-related programs. For NCHS, ODDP provides leadership, 
guidance, and coordination for NCHS in areas of (1) science, regulatory 
compliance, and cross clearance; (2) research and analysis in 
epidemiology, and in health status, services, promotion, and economics; 
(3) methodologic and substantive public health research activities 
based on the nationwide collection of data from vital records; (4) 
research and use of healthcare services; (5) collection and research on 
national health interview surveys; (6) methodologic and substantive 
public health research activities based on the nationwide collection of 
data from health and nutrition examination surveys; and (7) applied 
research, survey design and methodology.
    Office of the Director (CAKL131). (1) coordinates NCHS' public 
health efforts to ensure provision of the utmost scientific quality, 
usefulness and relevance; (2) takes a leadership role in public health 
data standards through collaborative development of tools, guidelines 
and partnerships with Federal, private and professional organizations; 
(3) provides oversight of recommendations for the International 
Classification of Diseases and related classifications; (4) coordinates 
U.S. Government activities for the ICD including liaison with WHO 
through direction of the WHO Collaborating Center for Classification of 
Diseases of North America; (5) identifies, implements, and coordinates 
strategies to support various program responsibilities; (6) provides 
crosscutting direction, expertise and guidance to divisions and offices 
in support of their program planning and execution efforts; (7) assists 
with collaboration of divisions and offices, CDC CIOs, Federal 
organizations, private partners and key partners in supporting program 
implementation strategies; (8) ensures the use of best practices to 
collect, analyze, and disseminate health data to enable internal and 
external partners to make actionable decisions; (9) assists in 
developing resources and tools to support implementations of various 
NCHS programmatic responsibilities; (10) provides and interprets 
policies and procedures affecting the overall completion of functional 
requirements; (11) provides executive-level leadership and guidance on 
data analytics and data modernization initiatives for NCHS' large 
complex surveys; (12) leads research and development efforts to 
identify, analyze, visualize, and report on emerging public health 
data; (13) delivers executive-level leadership and guidance on NCHS-
wide data resources and information technology management in support of 
scientific and program information; (14) directs research and 
development efforts on new information technologies, architectures and 
systems; and (15) facilitates communication regarding scientific and 
programmatic actions among divisions and offices.
    Office of Science (CAKL1312). For NCHS, the Office of Science (OS) 
(1) provides scientific leadership and informs and guides staff on 
scientific matters; (2) ensures the highest quality, most useful, and 
most relevant science possible is produced; (3) ensures compliance with 
the various statutes, regulations, and policies governing the conduct 
of science by the Federal Government including: human subjects research 
determinations, the protection of human research subjects, the use of 
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), the OMB Paperwork Reduction Act, 
the OMB Information Quality Bulletin, Confidentiality Protection 
activities, and oversight of compliance with CIPSEA, the Privacy Act, 
and related policies; (4) develops and maintains the NCHS Clearance 
Policy and manages and conducts clearance for scientific documents; (5) 
coordinates and manages document cross-clearance with other parts of 
CDC including facilitating internal reviews of external documents, 
coordinating and managing information quality requests concerning NCHS 
documents, coordinating and managing external peer review for NCHS 
documents as well as intramural programs; (6) provides oversight for 
compliance with CDC ethics activities and coordinates involvement in 
CDC public health ethics activities; (7) coordinates involvement in CDC 
science awards activities including the Shepard Award, and CDC/Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Honor Awards; (8) 
organizes, sponsors, and conducts select training opportunities in such 
areas as Human Subjects/Institutional Review Board (IRB), OMB/Paperwork 
Reduction Act, and eClearance Training for Authors and Reviewers; (9) 
represents NCHS on various CDC/ATSDR committees, work groups, and task 
forces, such as the CDC/ATSDR Office of the Chief Science Officer's 
Excellence in Science Committee; (10) coordinates international 
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NCHS publications; (12) ensures that NCHS' confidentiality and privacy 
policy are consistent with legislative mandates, and that these 
policies and the Privacy Act are clearly articulated and enforced; (13) 
coordinates FOIA requests and produces quarterly FOIA reports for NCHS 
leadership; and (14) directs the Open Data Access policy and assures 
scientists follow CDC's policies on data release and sharing.
    Partner Engagement and Data Dissemination Branch (CAKLCC). The 
Branch (1) manages the routine operation of the NDI--promoting its use 
while evaluating and implementing its operational and technical 
enhancements to improve access and utility for research and public 
health surveillance; (2) provides international leadership and 
consultation on vital registration and statistics issues; (3) 
coordinates with global, regional, and country partners to provide 
technical assistance to improve civil registration and vital statistics 
systems in low- and middle-income countries; (4) provides technical 
assistance and developing and evaluating tools to improve the 
timeliness and quality of mortality and high quality vital statistics 
data internationally collected for civil registration purposes while 
promoting the use of these data for public health surveillance and 
analysis; (5) develops, coordinates and promotes activities for medical 
examiners and coroners related to public health and improving the 
collection and reporting of mortality data for sudden and unexpected 
deaths; (6) promotes quality and consistency in death investigation, 
cause and manner of death determination and reporting by medical 
examiners and coroners; (7) promotes modernization of medical examiner 
and coroner systems for collection, management, and distribution of 
medicolegal death investigation data; (8) facilitates information 
sharing with the medical examiner, coroner, and public health 
community; (9) manages the vital statistics data request program for 
the division; and (10) develops and manages data use and data sharing 
agreements with researchers and external partners.
    Statistical Analysis and Surveillance Branch (CAKLCD). The Branch 
(1) establishes the research agenda for natality, mortality and fetal 
death statistics in response to public health priorities; (2) converts 
identified data needs into statistical and research programs to obtain, 
evaluate, analyze, and disseminate natality, mortality and fetal death 
statistics data; (3) conducts research to improve data collection of 
vital records and record linkage methodologies related to natality, 
mortality and fetal death statistics; (4) designs and performs 
theoretical, experimental and methodological research that improves the 
data collection effort, timeliness, availability, quality, use and 
interpretation of natality, mortality and fetal death statistics data; 
(5) conducts research into life tables methodology and produces annual 
and decennial U.S. and State life tables; (6) recommends content of 
U.S. Standard Certificates; (7) assesses disclosure risk and develops 
optimal data release strategies to maximize the utility of vital 
statistics data for policy analysis and decision-making purposes; (8) 
prepares and publishes descriptive analyses as well as sophisticated 
multivariate analyses that integrate data across multiple data sets; 
(9) conducts research and national and state-specific comparability 
studies of cause of death classification to facilitate the study of 
mortality trends and classification across International 
Classifications of Death revisions; (10) provides nosological 
assistance and training to DVS medical coding staff and to both 
national and international groups with respect to ICD information for 
mortality and new revisions of the ICD; (11) develops and promotes 
training activities related to the collection, production, use and 
interpretation of natality, mortality, and fetal death statistics; (12) 
provides leadership to the international community in the use and 
adoption of automated mortality medical classification systems; (13) 
develops and implements training programs for cause-of-death coding and 
provides technical assistance to NCHS, other Federal agencies, state, 
and local governments, non-government agencies, and international 
agencies; and (14) provides consultation and advice to Members of 
Congress, the press, and a broad range of researchers and institutions 
at the international, national, state, and local levels on natality, 
mortality, and fetal death statistics and data.
    Data Analytics and Production Branch (CAKLDB). The Branch (1) 
assesses disclosure risk and develops optimal data release strategies 
that improve policy analysis and decision- making; (2) prepares public-
use data files and associated documentation for ambulatory, hospital 
and long-term care data; (3) prepares descriptive analyses as well as 
sophisticated multivariate analyses, (and when applicable) with a focus 
on the integration of data across ambulatory, hospital, and long-term 
care surveys or data sets; (4) develops a wide variety of reports, 
tabulations, and data visualizations in multiple formats and arranges 
for distribution/dissemination through appropriate media/outlets; (5) 
develops content for outreach materials to encourage participation in 
the ambulatory, hospital, and long-term care surveys; (6) provides 
content to web pages for the ambulatory, hospital, and long-term care 
surveys; (7) provides technical advice and consultation in survey 
methodology, data collection, quality control, and analysis of 
ambulatory, hospital, and long-term care data to other health 
professional personnel and researchers; and (8) reviews Research Data 
Center proposals that use ambulatory, hospital and long-term care 
survey data and assists in the preparation for data files for 
researcher use.
    Planning and Operations Branch (CAKLDC). The Branch (1) develops 
and maintains a national register of ambulatory, hospital care and 
long-term care providers; (2) assesses information and data needs for 
ambulatory, hospital care and long-term care statistics, and translates 
data needs into plans for ambulatory, hospital care and long-term care 
surveys, inventories, and research activities; (3) prepares 
specifications for the collection, coding, editing, and imputation of 
ambulatory, hospital care, and long-term care statistics data; (4) 
conducts complex research studies relating to ambulatory, hospital 
care, and long-term care facilities and their utilization; (5) converts 
identified data needs into research, development, and evaluation 
activities; and (6) performs theoretical and experimental research that 
improves the content of the ambulatory, hospital, and long-term care 
data collection efforts and the timeliness, availability, and quality 
of ambulatory, hospital care, and long-term care data.
    IV. Under Part C, Section C-B, Organization and Functions, the 
following organizational unit is deleted in its entirety:

 Office of Management and Operations (CPC12)
 Building Operations and Services Staff (CPC122)
 Business Logistics Staff (CPC123)
 Workforce and Career Development Staff (CPC124)
 Office of Planning, Budget, and Legislation (CPC14)
 Office of Information Services (CPC15)
 Information Dissemination Staff (CPC152)
 Information Design and Publishing Staff (CPC153)
 Classifications and Public Health Data Standards Staff (CPC16)

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 Office of Information Technology (CPC17)
 Information Technology Solutions and Services Staff (CPC172)
 Mortality Statistics Branch (CPCCC)
 Reproductive Statistics Branch (CPCCD)
 Ambulatory and Hospital Care Branch (CPCDB)
 Long-Term Care Statistics Branch (CPCDD)

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.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

Robin D. Bailey, Jr.,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-14699 Filed 7-11-23; 8:45 am]
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