[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12615]
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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 61 FR 14804, April 3, 1996) is amended to
reflect the reorganization of the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) as follows: (1) Abolish the
Office of Program Planning and Evaluation (HNK12); (2) abolish the
Office of Disease Prevention and Technology Transfer (HNK15); (3)
establish the Office of Scientific Program and Policy Analysis (HNK19);
and (4) revise the functional statements for the Office of
Administrative Systems Technology (HNK16) and the Division of
Extramural Activities (HNK7).
Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows:
Under the heading National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Disease (HNK), delete the titles and functional statements in
their entirety for the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation
(HNK12) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Technology Transfer
(HNK15) and insert the following:
Office of Scientific Program and Policy Analysis (HNK19). (1)
Advises the Institute Director concerning emerging scientific and
program policy issues of significance to the Institute and recommends
options for their resolution; (2) develops and executes a program for
the planning, assessment, and analysis of the Institute's policies,
programs, and research accomplishments; (3) provides technical
leadership, guidance, and analytic methods for program development and
program planning, evaluation, and analysis related to the disease
categories and relevant disciplines within the Institute's mission; (4)
directs a program for coordination, review, analysis and presentation
of Institute policies, programs, and research advances related to
health promotion, disease prevention, technology assessment/transfer,
consensus development, clinical trials, women's health issues and
international activities; (5) assesses the total Institute program in
terms of actual accomplishments vs. plans and recommends programmatic
actions to correct discrepancies; (6) directs the compilation and
analysis of program data and statistics for special studies and advises
the Institute Director and his immediate staff concerning resultant
operational and policy implications; and (7) in carrying out the above
functions, collaborates with other institutes, the Department, and
outside organizations.
Office of Administrative Systems Technology (HNK16). (1) Provides
staff assistance to Institute officials in developing policies and
strategies relating to planning, implementation and maintenance of
automated administrative systems; (2) designs and conducts studies to
determine both system needs and improve efficiency of retrieval and
storage of administrative information; (3) serves as a resource for
current technological advances and trends in both systems hardware and
software; (4) provides expertise in systems programming and staff
training; (5) tests new systems technology on a limited basis for
particular Institute applications; (6) coordinates Information
Resources Management (IRM) activities which include preparation of the
Institute's Automated Data Processing Plan, management of the system
security program, and maintenance of the system hardware inventory; (7)
provides an Institute focus for advice and assistance on system
configurations, vendor support and procurement procedures and
clearances; (8) provides staff assistance for development of general
administrative policies and procedures, conducts management studies as
needed, and advises on organizational issues; (9) advises the Director
and Institute staff on matters relating to the Privacy Act and the
Freedom of Information Act; (10) assists on matters related to
Institute patenting and technology transfer programs; (11) serves as
liaison relating to the above functions with appropriate divisions and
other organizations at the NIH as well as components within PHS and the
Department.
Division of Extramural Activities (HNK7). (1) Advises the Institute
Director concerning Institute extramural program policies related to
research contracts, grants, and training programs; (2) identifies areas
for increased efforts and advises the three categorical programs of the
development of funding levels; (3) provides scientific merit review of
applications for special grant programs and research contract
proposals; (4) provides Institute programs with grant and contract
management and processing services; (5) maintains a system for
operational control of funds for numerous individual program budgets;
(6) provides report and statistics related to Institute grant and
contract programs through operational and technical support activities
in program analysis; (7) represents the Institute on overall NIH
extramural and collaborative program policy committees and coordinates
such policy within the Institute; (8) coordinates the presentation of
Institute research grant and training programs to the National Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council; (9) coordinates
program planning in the extramural activities program area and assesses
progress toward objectives within the broad field represented by the
categorical diseases programs; (10) designs and executes internal
evaluations of the NIDDK committee management function which relates to
multiple independent scientific advisory groups; and (11) serves as
Institute liaison with NIH and HHS offices performing committee
management functions.
Dated: May 8, 1996.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-12615 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am]
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