# 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).