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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health; Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Part H, Chapter HN (National Institutes of Health) of the Statement
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as
amended most recently at 59 FR 42066, August 16, 1994) is amended to
reflect the reorganization of the National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS) (HNS) as follows: (1) Establish the Office of
Administrative Management (HNS12); Office of Research Reports (HNS13);
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation (HNS14); and the Office of
Scientific Review (HNS15); and (2) establish the Division of
Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (HNS2); Division of
Genetics and Developmental Biology (HNS3); Division of Cell Biology and
Biophysics (HNS4); Division of Minority Opportunities in Research
(HNS5); and the Division of Extramural Activities (HNS6).
Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows: (1)
Under the heading National Institute of General Medical Sciences (HNS),
insert the following:
Office of Administrative Management (HNS12). (1) Advises the
Director on administrative matters; (2) plans and directs management
functions of the Institute including financial management, personnel
management, material procurement, office services, management analysis,
and reports and statistics relating to the Institute's administrative
activities; (3) interprets, analyzes, and implements administrative
orders and management concepts affecting the mission of the Institute;
and (4) maintains and operates data collection, processing, and
retrieval systems covering all aspects of NIGMS programs.
Office of Research Reports (HNS13). (1) Plans and directs the
preparation, utilization, and distribution of scientific and technical
reports and summaries of research accomplishments and research support
to the biomedical community and specialized interest groups; (2)
responds to inquiries form Federal and non-Federal sectors of the
public concerning activities and programs of the Institute, and
develops materials used in responding to such inquiries; (3) maintains
liaison with specialized groups which share a community of interest;
collaborates in the development of health education materials; advises
the Director on probable reaction of such groups to the Institute's
decisions on program and management matters; (4) assures that the
Institute meets the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and
Departmental and NIH regulations pertaining thereto; (5) coordinates
activities of the Editorial Review Board and assures compliance with
NIH and Departmental procedures for technical and other professional
manuscripts and speeches; and (6) plans and coordinates the interchange
of research findings and knowledge essential to the development and
progress of the Institute's programs.
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation (HNS14). (1) Advises the
Director on the development, analysis, and evaluation of the
Institute's programs; (2) advises the Director and principal staff in
the development of strategic, research, and operational program plans
to meet the long-range goals and immediate objectives of the Institute,
and provides staff support to, and liaison with program managers in
coordinating, integrating, and articulating these goals and strategies;
(3) develops the Institute's evaluation plan and program and oversees
its application, including evaluating the focus and impact of ongoing
programs and providing analytical reports of program trends and future
forecasts; and (4) analyzes program data required to maintain
continuous review of program progress and evaluation of program needs
and projects the impact of allocation options in support of resource
allocation decisions to meet those needs.
Office of Scientific Review (HNS15). (1) Directs and carries out
the scientific and technical merit review of research training,
research support, research center, research conference, and research
program project grant applications; (2) originates and coordinates
policies and procedures of the Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease,
Genetic Basis of Disease, Pharmacological Sciences review committees,
Minority Access to Research Careers and Minority Biomedical Research
Support review subcommittees, and any necessary ad hoc committees; (3)
conducts the search for the most qualified and representative
individuals to serve as members of review committees and site visitors;
and (4) organizes and coordinates site visits and scientific and
technical merit reviews.
Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
(HNS2). (1) Plans, directs, and administers a program of research
grants, contracts, and institutional and individual fellowship awards
designed to support research and research training that: (a) Enhances
therapeutics through increased understanding of drug action and
improved methodologies for the generation of drugs, (b) fosters the
integration and application of physiological and biochemical research
in addressing clinical problems such as those that occur as a result of
trauma and burns; (c) fosters the development and application of
chemical and biochemical techniques to biological problems, as well as
the development and application of theory derived from chemical and
biochemical principles; (2) analyzes national research efforts in
anesthesiology, biochemistry, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacology,
physiology, trauma, burns, and related areas, and makes recommendations
to assist the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council, other
advisory committees and groups appointed to participate in decisions
about areas of new or continuing program emphasis, or to determine
relative scientific merit of grant applications; (3) identifies and
stimulates research areas in anesthesiology, biochemistry,
biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacology, physiology, trauma, and burn in
which increased effort would most effectively contribute to better
understanding of biological processes in normal and diseased states and
to the generation of new therapies; (4) manages an inter-institute
intramural postdoctoral staff fellowship program with research efforts
in pharmacological sciences and clinical pharmacology; and (5) advises
universities, other centers of medical research, and professional and
lay organizations about the content and research needs of the Division.
Division of Genetics and Developmental Biology (HNS3). (1) Plans
and directs a program of research grants, contracts, and institutional
and individual fellowship awards to support research and research
training directed toward gaining a better understanding of the
processes and mechanisms of inheritance with the objective of designing
better methods of prevention, treatment, and control of genetic disease
in humans; (2) analyzes national research efforts on the problem of
human genetic disease as a generalized phenomenon involving common
mechanisms amenable to study on the basis of a broad fundamental
research approach, and makes recommendations to assist the National
Advisory General Medical Sciences Council or other advisory committees
or groups appointed to (a) participate in decisions about new or
continuing areas of program emphasis, or (b) determine the relative
scientific merit of applications for grant support; (3) maintains
surveillance over new research developments and identifies the need for
research in the area of genetics and developmental biology; and (4)
advises universities, other centers of medical research, and
professional and lay organizations about research needs and
requirements of the Division.
Division of Cell Biology and Biophysics (HNS4). (1) Plans and
directs a program of research grants, contracts, and training awards to
support research on the assembly, structure and function of cellular
components using biochemical, biophysical, chemical, genetic and
mathematical methods; (an understanding of these structures and how
they interact to maintain the function of the cell and ultimately the
collection of these cells to form the whole organism will make
significant contributions to the understanding, control and cure of
human diseases); (2) analyzes national research efforts directed toward
the study of the above and makes recommendations to assist the National
Advisory General Medical Sciences Council or other advisory committees
or appointed groups to (a) participate in decisions about new or
continuing areas of program emphasis, or (b) determine the relative
ranking of applications for grant support; (3) maintains surveillance
over new research developments and identifies need for research in the
areas of the cell biology and biophysics; and (4) advises and
communicates with professional organizations and the lay public about
the research goals and needs of the Division.
Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (HNS5). (1) Serves
as the central focal point for the Institute's efforts to increase the
number of individuals in minority groups participating in biomedical
research; (2) develops and maintains overall NIGMS plans and policies
for minority research and research training programs; (3) implements
strategic plans to enable the NIGMS to improve the effectiveness of its
programs aimed at increasing participation of minorities in biomedical
research; (4) coordinates Institute policies related to minority
research and research training programs; (5) serves liaison with groups
at NIH, DHHS, and other agencies as well as the extramural scientific
community on these matters; and (6) oversees, coordinates, and
supervises the Minority Access to Research Careers Branch and the
Minority Biomedical Research Support Branch, as well as other
initiatives.
Division of Extramural Activities (HNS6). (1) Maintains an overview
of the scientific and financial status of the Institute's programs to
produce effective advice to the Director in the planning, development,
and scientific administration of Institute program areas; (2)
stimulates interaction and exchange of information between program
areas to promote understanding of Institute's long-range plans for
program balance; (3) interprets effect of proposals for long-term
support on projected Institute plans; (4) recommends budget allocations
for the various programs; (5) represents the Institute at Extramural
Program Management Committee (EPMC) and other meetings dealing with
proposed or revised grant policy and procedures; (6) monitors and acts
as liaison with other institutes and divisions for activities relating
to grant application assignments, foreign travel, and foreign grants;
(7) advises staff about regulatory and legislative developments
affecting program operations and gives guidance on operational policies
to assure uniformity of management; and (8) supervises grants
management, processing, and award activities.
Dated: September 22, 1994.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 94-25012 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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