[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31000]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part N, 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 64 FR 24167, May 5, 1999, and redesignated
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995), is amended as
set forth below to reflect the following: (1) Establish the Office of
Budget (OB), Office of the Director, NIH; (2) transfer the budget
functions from the Office of Financial Management, Office of
Management, OD, to the OB; and (3) establish the Program Budget Branch
with the OB.
Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Office
of the Director (NA, formerly HNA, is amended by inserting the
following:
Office of Budget (NA7, formerly HNA7). (1) Has primary
responsibility for NIH-wide budget policy, planning, analysis,
formulation and presentation; (2) responsible for budget management
once appropriations have been made, including reprogramming and
coordination of the use of the Director's Discretionary Fund and
transfer authority; and (3) provides budget advice to the Director,
NIH, and senior OD and IC officials.
Program Budget Branch (NA72, formerly HNA72). (1) Services as the
central NIH organizational component for budget policy, planning,
formulation, justification and execution of annual direct appropriated
funds; (2) develops budget policies and guidelines for use by the NIH
components including development of guidance for budget preparation;
(3) serves as the focal point at NIH for the interpretation,
preparation, dissemination and implementation of OS and OMB financial
policies and procedures; (4) analyzes relevant legislation and
subsequent Congressional actions with regard to budgetary implications;
(5) develops recommendations to the Associate Director for Budget (ADB)
on the allocation of dollar resources to the NIH; (6) coordinates
responses to Congressional inquires, Congressional appropriations
reports and report language; (7) serves as budget advisor with NIH
organizations on the preparation, receipt, and review of budgetary data
required for formulation and presentation of the budget; (8)
coordinates and consolidates NIH budget execution, administration and
financial reporting which include development of apportionments,
allotments, allowances, reprogrammings, transfers, reserves, etc; (9)
implements fiscal controls; and (10) develops, coordinates and monitors
all functions related to the management of FTE resources and makes
recommendations to the Associate Director for Budget on the allocation
of FTEs/positions for NIH.
Dated: November 17, 1999.
Harold Varmus,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 99-31000 Filed 11-29-99; 8:45 am]
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