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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
 

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 25952-25953, May 18, 1994) is amended to 
reflect the establishment of the Office of Health Education and 
Communications (HNW14) within the Office of the Director, NEI (HNW1).
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows: 
(1) Under the heading National Eye Institute (HNW), Office of the 
Director (HNW1), insert the following after the Office of 
Administrative Management (HNW13):
    Office of Health Education and Communication (HNW14). (1) Plans, 
implements, and evaluates all activities related to the National Eye 
Health Education Program--the first Federally sponsored nation-wide eye 
health education program; (2) plans and directs all special projects 
related to eye health education; (3) plans, implements, and evaluates 
nation-wide mass media campaigns for various aspects of eye disease 
prevention, early detection, and treatment; (4) plans, designs, carries 
out, and evaluates a comprehensive scientific and public information 
program for the Institute to disseminate research results to the 
public, the media, the biomedical community, Congress, and private 
health organizations; (5) advises Institute management on all aspects 
and phases of NEI and NIH scientific reporting, knowledge transfer, 
health education, public information, and press relations; (6) provides 
responses to inquiries from the public, patients and families, health 
professionals, and the media as well as inquiries from the White House, 
the Department, and Members of Congress; (7) prepares and produces 
publications, reports, articles, exhibits, displays, and other 
materials on Institute research, activities, programs, structure, and 
function; (8) works with voluntary and professional health 
organizations to exchange information and plan cooperative activities 
related to the health education and research results; and (9) overseas 
compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.

    Dated: May 24, 1994.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 94-14218 Filed 6-10-94; 8:45 am]
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