Spring 2006 Flag Grade Billet Evaluation and Designation Is Completed

Spring 2006 Flag Grade Billet Evaluation and Designation Is Completed

The authority to designate and approve flag grade billets for the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps) resides with the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), pursuant to Subchapter CC23.4, INSTRUCTION 7, “Flag Grade Officer Selection and Assignment.”

At least once per year, the ASH, through the Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management (OCCFM), shall review the approved flag officer billet list to ensure the needs of the Department and the Corps are met. At the direction of the ASH, OCCFM initiated this process. OCCFM requested that Operating Division (OPDIV) and Staff Division (STAFFDIV) Heads indicate what changes they recommended, if any, in their previously submitted flag grade billets, and they were asked to submit a list, in priority order, of any billets they wish to submit. By direction of the ASH, OCCFM also requested from the Department of Defense, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, lists, in priority order, of any billets they wish to submit.

With the information supplied by the responding entities, OCCFM developed a proposed rank order list using a two-step process. A review of each newly proposed billet was first conducted by the Flag Grade Billet Review Team (FGBRT). This team was composed of four members from the OPDIVs, one member from the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO), and one member from OCCFM. All members were permanent O-6 grade officers who met the basic readiness requirements. Using the criteria contain in the INSTRUCTION, the submitted billets were reviewed and scored.

In the second step of the process, the preliminary rank order listing of the submitted billets, by proposed rank, was reviewed by a team of O-8 grade officers selected by the ASH. The Flag Grade Validation Team (FGVT) reviewed the preliminary listing of scored billets, by proposed rank, and made adjustments, if needed, to the rankings. These adjustments were based on the FGVT’s assessment of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the billet, their review of the billets and the accompanying assessment, and the agency ranking. Both the FGBRT and the FGVT were asked to provide comments and ideas that would allow the process to be strengthened.

Three distinct bands of billets emerged from the evaluation process. The first band consists of billets \that clearly merit O-8 grade. They possess the characteristics of a senior flag grade billet by the nature of the complexity of duties and responsibilities. The second band consists of those billets designated as O-8/O-7 grade. The third band contains those billets, based on the write-ups provided, found not to merit designation as a flag grade billet. In the next annual review of the billets, the band grade designation will change to O-8 grade designation, O-7 grade designation, and non flag grade billets. The O-8/O-7 band will no longer exist.

The ASH has designated the following billets to be flag grade billets. This list has been provided to the Office of the Surgeon General for inclusion in the Corps’ billet system and for use by the Flag Officer Promotion Board for its deliberations. All organizations that submitted billets for evaluation in this review cycle have received written notification from the ASH of the grading of their billets.

The following is a listing of all currently approved flag billets. The list is sorted by organization and then billet grade.

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Title	Org	Approved Billet Grade
Director, Division of Health Assessment and Consultations, ATSDR, NCEH	ATSDR	O-8/O-7
Director, Coordinating Center for Env. Health & Injury Prevention (CCEHIP)	CDC	O-8
Director, Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service (CCHIS)	CDC	O-8
Director, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion	CDC	O-8
Director, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID)	CDC	O-8
Director, Coordination Center for Terrorism Preparedness and Emerg. Response	CDC	O-8
Director, Coordination Office of Global Health, COGH	CDC	O-8
Director, Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, CCID	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), CCID	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CCEHIP	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center for Public Health Informatics, CCHIS	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases	CDC	O-8
Director, National Center on Birth Defects & Devel. Disabilities	CDC	O-8
Director, National Immunization Program, CCID	CDC	O-8
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)	CDC	O-8
Director, NCEH/ATSDR, CCEHIP	CDC	O-8
Director, Office of Strategy and Innovation, Office of the Director	CDC	O-8
Associate Director for Minority Health	CDC	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, NIOSH	CDC	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)	CDC	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases	CDC	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, National Immunization Program	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Epidemiology and Surveillance Capacity Development, Office of Capacity Development and Program Coordination, Coordinating Office for Global Health	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, NCID, CCID	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHSTP, CCID	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, NCPS	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, NCID, CCID	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Coordination Center for Infectious Diseases	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Global Immunization Division, NIP	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, National Center for Health Marketing, CCHIS	CDC	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of Capacity Development and Program Coordination, COGH	CDC	O-8/O-7
Division Director, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, NCID	CDC	O-8/O-7
Assistant Commissioner for Science	FDA	O-8
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Counter-Terrorism Policy, Office of the Commissioner	FDA	O-8
Center Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)	FDA	O-8
Deputy Center Director, CDER	FDA	O-8
Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)	FDA	O-8
Director, Office of Orphan Products Development, OC	FDA	O-8
Assistant Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs Strategic Initiatives, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of the Commissioner	FDA	O-8/O-7
Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health and Director, Office of Women's Health, Office of the Commissioner	FDA	O-8/O-7
Associate Center Director for Safety Policy and Communications Staff, Office of the Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research	FDA	O-8/O-7
Chief Medical Officer - Office of Counter Terrorism, OC	FDA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Office Director, Office of New Drugs, CDER	FDA	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of Enforcement, Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)	FDA	O-8/O-7
Office Director, Office of Pharmacoepidemology and Statistical Science, CDER	FDA	O-8/O-7
Regional Food and Drug Director, Pacific Region, Oakland, California, ORA	FDA	O-8/O-7
Senior Advisor to the Commissioner FDA on International Nutrition Policy, OC	FDA	O-8/O-7
Associate Administrator for Health Professions, Bureau of Health Professions	HRSA	O-8
Associate Administrator for HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS Bureau	HRSA	O-8
Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care	HRSA	O-8
Associate Administrator, Healthcare Systems Bureau	HRSA	O-8
Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau	HRSA	O-8
Associate Administrator, Office of Rural Health Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Associate Administrator, HIV/AIDS Bureau	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Associate Administrator, BPHC	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Professions	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Associate Administrator, Healthcare Systems Bureau	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Deputy Associate Administrator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Director, Center for Quality, HAB	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of International Health	HRSA	O-8/O-7
Chief Medical Officer, OD	IHS	O-8
Deputy Area Director, Chief Medical Officer, IHS Area Office - Navajo	IHS	O-8
Director, Indian Health Service Area Office - Nashville	IHS	O-8
Director, Office of Clinical and Preventive Services (OCPS)	IHS	O-8
Director, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering (OEHE)	IHS	O-8
Director, Office of Public Health Support, OPHS	IHS	O-8
Chief Information Officer and Director, Office of Information Technology	IHS	O-8/O-7
Chief Medical Officer, Aberdeen Area	IHS	O-8/O-7
Chief Medical Officer, IHS Area Office - Phoenix	IHS	O-8/O-7
Deputy Area Director, Oklahoma Area	IHS	O-8/O-7
Deputy Area Director/Chief Medical Officer, Bemidji Area, Bemidji Area Office	IHS	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, Office of Clinical and Preventive Services	IHS	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Clinical and Community Services, Office of Clinical and Prevention Services	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Commissioned Personnel Support, Office of Management Services	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Epidemiology, Office of Public Health Support	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Facilities Planning and Construction, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Nursing Services, OCPS	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Oral Health, OCPS	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Division of Sanitation Facilities Construction, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering	IHS	O-8/O-7
Director, Policy Review, OD	IHS	O-8/O-7
Service Unit Director, CEO Medical Center - Phoenix	IHS	O-8/O-7
Associate Director for Clinical Research, OCR, OD, NIAID	NIH	O-8
Deputy Director, NIDCR	NIH	O-8
Deputy Director, NIDDK	NIH	O-8
Director of Clinical Research Grants Policy	NIH	O-8
Director, Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI	NIH	O-8
Director, National Institute for Deafness and other Communication Disorders	NIH	O-8
Executive Director, Office of Intramural Research	NIH	O-8
Associate Director for Nutritional Sciences , NIDDK	NIH	O-8/O-7
Associate Director, Office of Minority Health Affairs, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute	NIH	O-8/O-7
Deputy Director, Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases	NIH	O-8/O-7
Director, Center for Clinical Trials Network, NIDA	NIH	O-8/O-7
Director, Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Program, National Institute on Aging	NIH	O-8/O-7
Director, National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods	NIH	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of Science Policy and Analysis, Office of the Director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research	NIH	O-8/O-7
Scientific Director, OSD, IRP, NIA	NIH	O-8/O-7
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (DASH) – Minority Health, OPHS	OS	O-8
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (DASH) – ODPHP, OPHS	OS	O-8
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (DASH) - Operations	OS	O-8
Director, Office of Research and Development, ORDC, OASPHEP	OS	O-8
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health	OS	O-8
Chief of Staff, Office of the Surgeon General, OPHS	OS	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management, OPHS	OS	O-8/O-7
Director, Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, Office of the Surgeon General, OPHS	OS	O-8/O-7
Sr Advisor, Emergency Readiness, Response and Recovery, OFRD, OSG, OPHS	OS	O-8/O-7
Deputy Administrator	SAMHSA	O-8
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention	SAMHSA	O-8
SAMHSA Senior Policy Liaison	SAMHSA	O-8
Director, Office of Applied Studies	SAMHSA	O-8/O-7
Billets in Non HHS Organizations
Chief, Pharmaceutical Operations Directorate	DoD	O-8
Deputy Director, TRICARE Management	DoD	O-8
Director, TRICARE Management	DoD	O-8
Chief Dentist of the Federal Bureau of Prisons	BoP	O-8/O-7
Medical Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons	BoP	O-8/O-7
Billets Exempt from Evaluation Process
Assistant Secretary for Health	OS	O-10
Surgeon General	OS	O-9
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health	OS	O-8
Director, Indian Health Service	IHS	O-8
OPDIV/STAFFDIV Heads		O-8
Deputy Surgeon General	OS	O-8
Regional Health Administrator	OS	O-8
Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard*	USCG	O-8
Chief Dental Officer		O-8
Chief Engineer Officer		O-7
Chief Nurse Officer		O-7
Chief Pharmacist Officer		O-7

*NOTE: The Chief Medical Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard billet is also a Non HHS billet