[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15936-15937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7516]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
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 60997-8, November 29, 1994) is amended
to reflect the reorganization of the Office of the Director, National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (OD/NIAID). The
reorganization consists of the following: (1) Retitle the (a) Office of
Administrative Management (HNM17) to the Office of Administrative
Services (HNM17); (b) Financial Management and Information Systems
Branch (HNM173) to the Office of Financial Management (HNMI2); and (c)
Personnel Management Branch (HNMI74) to the Office of Human Resources
Management (HNM14); (2) establish the Office of Technology Information
Systems (HNM15); and (3) transfer the functions of the Office of
Tropical Medicine and International Research (OTMIR) (HNM19) to the
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (HNM5) and abolish the
OTMIR. This reorganization will enable the NIAID to better fulfill its
mission by restructuring the OD/NIAID to better integrate related
program areas and streamline operations.
Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follow: (1)
Under the heading Office of the Director (HNM1), National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (HNM), insert the following:
Office of Financial Management (HNM12). (1) Serves as principal
advisor to the Institute Director, Deputy Director for Management and
Operations, and Division Directors in the financial management aspects
of the planning, formulation, execution, and evaluation of the
Institute's research grant, training, and intramural research programs;
(2) collaborates with program planning staff in the development and
coordination of the Institute programs with the budget process; (3)
formulates and monitors the Institute's financial management program
and establishes a system of effective control of funds utilized
[[Page 15937]] through intramural research, grants, and contractual
processes, including provision of the full range of program fiscal
control for the Institute's extramural grant and contract programs; (4)
is responsible for: (a) providing budget guidance to NIAID program
areas; (b) compiling and preparing the Institute budget and assuring
that the budget meets the needs of the Institute management in
controlling the financial aspects of its diverse and complex research
programs in allergic and infectious diseases; (5) is responsible for
devising financial data systems for NIAID that are beneficial in
obtaining data for management decisions, and at the same time are
sufficiently compatible with the central NIH accounting system so that
dual reporting does not exist; (6) develops budget back-up material for
OMB and Congressional appropriation hearings and assists in the
briefing of witnesses in defense of the budget before NIH, PHS, DHHS,
and Congress; (7) serves as a focal point for the monitoring and
clearance of budgetary and fiscal data as the result of Congressional
and public inquiries; (8) provides fiscal data required in program
evaluation and development, including developing, charting, and
analyzing historical information depicting Council and fiscal year
activity; (9) prepares special reports for the OD/NIAID Advisory
Council and Subcommittees, and the NIH, DHHS, and OMB; (10) provides
fact-finding, evaluation, and advisory staff services to the Division
Directors; (11) maintains dollar control over the international
transactions for the Institute; (12) designs, develops, and maintains
the computer-based scientific and fiscal data collection, storage, and
retrieval system for the Institute's contracts, grants, intramural
research projects, fellowships and training awards; and (13) serves as
an advisor to senior staff in the development of appropriate criteria
and formats for the production of reports based on the data.
(2) After the heading Office of Communications (HNM13), insert the
following:
Office of Human Resources Management (HNM14). (1) Advises the
Director, Deputy Director for Management and Operations, and Division
Directors and their staff on all aspects of personnel management; (2)
evaluates Institute personnel programs; (3) provides central personnel
management services for the NIAID; (4) provides leadership and planning
for the NIAID on personnel policy development, training, personnel
planning, recruitment, employee development, salary administration,
equal employment opportunity, and other personnel functions; (5) makes
studies and recommendations to top Institute management for new or
redirected personnel efforts and policies; and (6) works closely with
the Director, OHRM/NIH and staff in all aspects of personnel
management.
Office of Technology Information Systems (HNM15). (1) Plans and
evaluates requirements for database management systems (DBMS); (2)
supports the day-to-day operation of client/server database systems;
(3) directs the integration of the NIAID database systems into a
cohesive, unified environment; (4) coordinates the database information
systems to provide a secure, streamlined, and integrated information
repository; (5) directs the development of DBMS systems from the
initial requirements analysis to the final deployment of production
systems and project management of externally developed systems; (6)
interacts with the NIH DBMS technical community to further the
integration of NIAID systems with global NIH systems (ADB, MIS,
IMPACT); (7) provides oversight for the migration of existing stand-
alone applications (EDS, PAF, PATS, PAM) into an integrated, client/
server platform; (8) provides basic personal computer hardware and
software support services to the staff; (9) provides in-depth guidance
and supports working with existing information technology personnel;
(10) maintains or provides guidance for the maintenance of the LAN/WAN
infrastructure, including the Local and Wide area network cabling
plant, backbone connections, routers, protocol routing, and problem
resolution; (11) maintains or consults on the support of file and print
servers, e-mail, host access (Delpro), and backup services; (12) is
responsible for the design and implementation of new LAN/WAN
infrastructures (including renovations and upgrades to meet changes in
technical industry standards; (13) provides solution enhancements and
extensions to existing systems; (14) extends the reach of in-house E-
mail systems to inter-operate with other E-mail systems; and maintains
streamlined connectivity with other NIH systems; (15) is responsible
for vision, trial, and implementation of new technologies (e.g.: video-
conferencing; digital imaging; remote computing/telecommuting; document
imaging and archiving; virtual reality technologies, cellular/wireless
technologies (voice and data); and Internet access to multimedia
information [Gopher, Mosaic] electronic scientific journals.); and (16)
as negotiated with other organizations, provides all or selected
functions noted above under the NIH service center concept.
(3) Under the heading Office of Administrative Management (HNM17),
delete the title and functional statement in their entirety and
substitute the following:
Office of Administrative Services (HNM17). (1) Exercises the
responsibilities of the Executive Officer, NIAID; (2) directs,
coordinates, and conducts administrative activities of the Institute by
providing assistance in the areas of: (a) administrative management and
services for the extramural, intramural, and OD organizations of the
Institute; (b) management analysis services; (c) network services; and
(d) acquisition management services; (3) advises the Director, Deputy
Director for Management and Operations, and Division Directors on
developments in management and their implications and effects on
program management; (4) develops policies on administrative management
and prepares and issues procedures and guidelines for implementation of
administrative policies and requirements; and (5) coordinates the
government ethics program of the Institute.
(4) Under the heading Office of Tropical Medicine and International
Research (HNM19), delete the title and functional statement in their
entirety.
Dated: January 26, 1995.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-7516 Filed 3-27-95; 8:45 am]
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