[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8656-8657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4241]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Statement of Organization, 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 62 FR 37587, July 14, 1997, and redesignated
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is amended as
set forth below to reflect the reorganization of the information
technology functions within NIH into a single organization, the Center
for Information Technology. (1) Establish the Center for Information
Technology by transferring the functions of the Division of Computer
Research and Technology and the functions of two offices in the Office
of Management, Office of the Director, NIH, to the Center. (2)
Establish the functional statement for the newly established Center and
revise the functional statements for the Office of Management and the
Office of Administration. (3) Within the Center, establish the Office
of Telecommunications Management and the Office of Resources
Management; revise the functional statements of the Office of
Computational Bioscience and the Office of Computing Resources and
Services; in the Office of the Director (OD), revise the functional
statement of the OD and the Office of Administrative Management and
retitle the Office of Information Resources Management as the Office of
Information Technology Planning and revise its functional statement.
Section N-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows:
(1) Under the heading Division of Computer Research and Technology
(NU, formerly HNU), the following is inserted:
Center for Information Technology (NU, formerly HNU). (1) Provides
leadership for the determination of NIH computational and
telecommunications needs at all levels and oversees the development of
appropriate infrastructure support to meet identified needs; (2)
develops, operates, and maintains a state-of-the-art regional computer
facility and provides overall guidance based on legislation and policy
that is responsive to the NIH mission; (3) develops and provides NIH
information technology policy to implement legislative mandates, such
as those under the Information Technology Management Reform Act,
Presidential and other Administration initiatives, and HHS, OMB, and
other policy and administrative requirements; (4) provides leadership
and focus within NIH for the development and implementation of policy
and standards in the area of information technology by identifying,
documenting, and communicating information technology issues, problems,
and solutions to the NIH community in a comprehensive and meaningful
way; (5) establishes and operates the necessary organization and
infrastructure to ensure appropriate security, connectivity, and inter-
operability across the NIH Institutes and Centers, off-campus
locations, and remote access; (6) serves as a Federal Delta Processing
Center for administrative, biomedical, and statistical computing,
provides data processing and high performance computing facilities and
integrated telecommunications data networks, and provides services to
the DHHS and other Federal agencies.
Office of the Director (NUI, formerly HNUI). (1) Plans, directs,
coordinates, and evaluates the Center's programs, policies, and
procedures; and (2) provides analysis and guidance in the development
of systems for the effective use of ADP techniques and equipment in
support of NIH programs.
Office of Administrative Management (NU14, formerly HNU14). (1)
Advises the Center Director on management aspects of the Center's
programs, policies, and procedures; (2) provides administrative
services in support of Center program efforts; (3) coordinates the
Center's response to NIH-wide management programs; (1) provides staff
support in information sciences in support of the missions of the
Center and the NIH; (5) plans and carries out scientific and technical
communications activities for the Center; and (6) manages a core
collection of computer and computer science-related information for
NIH.
Office of Information Technology Planning (NU18, formerly HNU18).
(1) Advises the Director and Deputy Director of the Center on all
aspects of internal information technology (IT) activities, including
strategic planning, budget planning, performance measurement, capacity
management, security, and coordination of the acquisition of
information processing resources; (2) oversees the Center's IT programs
for compliance with regulatory IRM requirements; (3) coordinates the
Center's IT portfolio management and investment review process; (4)
performs strategic and budget planning for the Center; (5) assists
staff in IT management, including acquisition of major information
technology resources; (6) provides internal quality control and
oversight for Center IT programs; and (7) oversees and coordinates
initiatives related to computer and information security, including the
Center's computer emergency response team (CERT).
Office of Computational Bioscience (NU2, formerly HNU2). (1)
Coordinates and managers all Center activities related to the conduct
and support of NIH research in the computational biosciences; (2)
applies computing technology to research involving molecular structure
determination and modeling, protein and DNA sequence analysis, and
biomedical imaging; (3) conducts and supports research in mathematical
theory and biophysical instrumentation to explain biological phenomena
in terms of chemistry and physics; (4) conducts research and
development in computer science and computational engineering; (5)
promotes the application of high performance computing to biomedical
research and represents the Center to the Federal Program in High
Performance Computing and Communication (HPCC); (6) evaluates the
overall performance of these programs; and (7) communicates and
collaborates with researchers, both within and outside NIH, to obtain
and provide information concerning the Center's ongoing and future
research and support for research.
Office of Computing Resources and Services (NU3, formerly HNU3).
(1) Advises the Center's Director and Deputy Director on all matters
pertaining to the management of the Center's ADP service and support
programs; (2) coordinates and oversees all programs related to the
development and provision of networking facilities; (3) provides
centralized computational and data processing facilities and
professional programming services; (4) provides guidance and support
for end users of distributed computing technology, including personal
computers, workstations, and local area networks; (5) provides
engineering design to facilitate laboratory and clinical applications
of automation technology; and (6) provides central systems analysis,
design, and programming resources for database projects relating to
scientific, technical, management, financial, and administrative data.
Office of Telecommunications Management (NU4, formerly HNU4). (1)
Manages and directs the NIH telecommunications systems and
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administers the telecommunications budget; (2) develops technical
requirements for the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and implements
telecommunications programs to meet the needs of the NIH community; (3)
serves as the focal point for service orders and billing; (4) develops
and disseminates policies and procedures for the nationwide
implementation and management of the NIH telecommunication systems; and
(5) serves as the telecommunications liaison for NIH with other Federal
agencies, GSA, DHHS, and private industry.
Office of Information Resources Management (NU5, formerly HNU5).
Advises the Chief Information Officer on the direction and management
of NIH information technology (IT) program activities under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Computer Security Act, the Information
Technology Management Reform Act, and OMB Circular A-130 by serving as
a focal point for: (1) Implementing, managing, and overseeing NIH IT
activities related to IT policy, planning and budgeting, IT resources
user requirements, IT reviews, IT and automated systems inventories,
capacity management and planning, security, IT standards, and IT
resources obsolescence and excess shipment: (2) collaborating with NIH
components responsible for acquisition of IT resources, major
information systems, telecommunications management, printing
management, computer matching, IT accommodations for persons with
disabilities, records and forms management including the Privacy Act,
information collection, and information dissemination; (3) serving as
the NIH liaison to the Department and to OMB, GSA, and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and other Federal agencies on all
IT matters; (4) participating with appropriate NIH components in
assessing and enhancing the level of knowledge and skill of users of IT
resources; (5) coordinating with appropriate NIH components in
developing an NIH-wide plan for standardizing networking, cabling, and
electrical facilities for IT resources; (6) ensuring that oversight
measures are appropriate for the diversity, complexity, and size of the
major providers and the individual ICs; and (7) providing direction to
the major providers/individual ICs in enhancing and strengthening their
individual IT program management to ensure compliance with legislative
mandates.
(2) Under the heading Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA) the
following is inserted: Office of Management (NAM, formerly HNAM). (1)
Advises the NIH Director and staff on all phases of NIH-wide
administration and Management; (2)provides leadership and direction to
all aspects of management; and (3) oversees the management of functions
in the areas of budget and financial management, personnel management,
management policy, management assessment, program integrity, contract,
procurement, and logistics management, engineering services, safety,
space and facility management, support services, and security
operations.
Office of Administration (NAM2, formerly HNAM2). (1) Advises the
NIH Director and staff on administration and management; (2) provides
leadership and guidance to NIH components on administrative management;
and (3) develops and implements policies, provides oversight, and
manages the operational components in the areas of management
assessment, contract management, procurement management, and logistics
management.
Delegatins of Authority Statement: All delegations and
redelegations of authority to offices and employees of NIH that were in
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this reorganization
and are consistent with this reorganization shall continue in effect,
pending further redelegation.
Dated: February 10, 1998.
Harold Varmus,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-4241 Filed 2-19-98; 8:45 am]
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