[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 30092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13873]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part H, Chapter HN (National Institutes of Health) (NIH) 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 60 FR 18607, April 12, 1995), is amended to
reflect the reorganization of the Office of Administration, Office of
the Director, NIH (OA/OD/NIH) (HNAB). This reorganization is consistent
with Administration objectives related to the National Performance
Review (NPR) and the Continuous Improvement Program (CIP)--
specifically, streamlining, delayering, and decreasing the ratio of
supervisors to employees in accordance with effective management
practices. The reorganization consists of the following: (1) Retitle
three division-level components of the OA to offices to ensure
consistent nomenclature (2) consolidate the small and disadvantaged
business function (currently in two OA divisions, the Division of
Procurement and the Division of Contracts and Grants) into open office
in the Office of Contracts and Grants Management; and (3) consolidate
the ADP support function (from the Division of Contracts and Grants and
the Division of Logistics) and move it to the Office of the Director,
OA.
Specifically, the reorganization will: (1) rename the Division of
Contracts and Grants to the Office of Contracts and Grants Management
(OCGM); (2) rename the Division of Logistics to the Office of Logistics
Management (OLM); (3) rename the Division of Procurement to the Office
of Procurement Management (OPM); (4) revise the functional statements
for NIH/OD/OA/OD, OCGM, and OPM.
Section HN-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows:
Under the heading Office of the Director, Office of Administration
(HNAB1), revise the functional statement to the following: (1) Plans
and directs the activities of the Office of Administration; (2)
conducts audit follow-ups for reviews conducted by the Office of
Management Assessment's Division of Program Integrity and the OIG
Office of Investigations; (3) provides ADP support to OA components;
and (4) provides administrative management support to all OA
subcomponents in human resource relations, organization development,
and other administrative services.
Under the heading Office of the Director, Division of Contracts and
Grants (HNAB2), change the title to Office of Contracts and Grants
Management and revise the functional statement to the following: (1)
Advises the NIH Director and staff and provides leadership and
direction for NIH contracting and grants management activities; (2)
plans, develops, and recommends NIH-wide research and development
negotiated contracting policies, procedures, and practices; (3)
provides contracting officer services to those NIH components which
have a small volume of research contracts; (4) maintains a continuing
review of contracting operations in those Institutes, Centers, and
Divisions (ICDs) with decentralized authority to ensure adherence to
FPR, DHHS, PHS, and NIH policies and standards; (5) provides NIH
research contracting operating units with price/cost analysis services
and comprehensive advice on the financial responsibility of prospective
contractors; (6) participates with other offices in the Office of the
Director, NIH, and with NIH awarding components in the formulation,
coordination, and implementation of DHHS, PHS, and NIH policies and
procedures pertaining to grants administration, and serves as focal
point of liaison with the management staffs of grantee institutions;
(7) in coordination with PHS, maintains liaison with the Audit Agency,
Office of the Assistant Secretary Comptroller, and the Office of Grants
and Procurement Management, OS, on contracts and grants management
policy, procedural, and operating matters including the resolution of
audit reports; (8) conducts and monitors NIH-wide programs in Small and
Minority Businesses in accordance with applicable Small Business and
Civil Rights Legislation; (9) provides technical assistance in
specification preparation in Small and Disadvantaged Business
opportunities; (10) analyzes requirements for and coordinates NIH IMPAC
and higher-level research and development contract data systems for the
NIH; and (11) analyzes, develops, and coordinates DHHS, PHS, and NIH
initiatives in automated data and documentation systems, procurement
planning and control, contract forms management, and contract closure.
Under the heading Office of the Director, Division of Logistics
(HNAB3), change the title to Office of Logistics Management.
Under the heading Office of the Director, Division of Procurement
(HNAB4), change the title to Office of Procurement Management (HNAB4)
and revise the functional statement to the following: (1) Responsible
for all aspects of station support and intramural procurement; (2)
manages the program using small purchases, formal advertisement, and
negotiated contracting procedures; (3) provides for follow-up on orders
and for continuing contract administration; (4) formulates and
disseminates policies and procedures to implement Federal and
Departmental regulations (meeting needs for guidance in the procurement
function); and (5) provides oversight and technical assistance (manuals
and training guides) to decentralized station support procurement
operations.
Dated: May 25, 1995.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-13873 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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