Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4163-18-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Part C (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (45 FR 67772-76, dated October 14, 1980, and corrected at 45 FR 69296, October 20, 1980, as amended most recently at 70 FR 34772-34774, dated June 15, 2005) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the Office of the Chief Science Officer, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Section C-B, Organization and Functions, is hereby amended as follows: Revise the functional statement for the *Office of the Chief Science Officer (CAS),* as follows: After item (11), insert the following item:

(12)monitors vaccine safety and conducts scientific research to evaluate the safety of all currently available and new vaccines. Delete items

(5)of the functional statement for the *Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (CJ3), National Immunization Program (CJ)* and renumber the remaining items accordingly. Delete the functional statement for the *Immunization Safety Branch (CJ37), Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (CJ3), National Immunization Program (CJ)* in its entirety. Dated: July 29, 2005. William H. Gimson, Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 05-15800 Filed 8-9-05; 8:45 am]