Reorganization of the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety

Sept. 20, 2024
A Notice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on September 19, 2024.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice on the Federal Register on September 19, 2024, regarding the reorganization of the Office of Laboratory Science and Safety (OLSS).

OLSS was retitled to the Office of Laboratory Systems and Response (OLSR) and additional organizational updates were approved.

This reorganization of OLSS was approved by the Director of CDC on September 13, 2024, and became effective September 13, 2024.

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 89 FR 68442-68443, dated August 26, 2024) is amended to reflect the reorganization of Office of Laboratory Science and Safety, Immediate Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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