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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 35128, July 8, 1994) is amended to 
reflect a reorganization within the National Library of Medicine (NLM). 
The reorganization consists of (1) establishing the National 
Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care 
Technology within the Division of Library Operations to serve as the 
focal point for health services research and health care technology 
within the NLM; and (2) revising the functional statements of the 
Division of Library Operations and its Office of the Director to 
reflect their increased responsibility.
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows: 
(1) Under the heading National Library of Medicine (HNL), Division of 
Library Operations (DLO) (HNL2), delete the functional statement for 
the DLO and the Office of the Director, DLO, in their entirety and 
substitute the following:
    Division of Library Operations (HNL2). (1) Selects, acquires, 
catalogs, and preserves biomedical publications; (2) indexes and 
provides access to the material; (3) furnishes reference and document 
delivery services; (4) prepares and publishes indexes, catalogs, and 
other publications for the use of the biomedical community; (5) 
administers national on-line biomedical information retrieval services; 
and (6) coordinates the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
    Office of the Director, Division of Library Operations (HNL21). (1) 
Administers the Library's direct operations; (2) anlayzes and evaluates 
direct operations in relation to program needs; (3) plans and 
administers NLM's information retrieval services; (4) plans and 
oversees the National Network of Libraries of Medicine; and (5) uses 
the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee as a scientific 
advisory group appointed to review and recommend journals to be indexed 
by NLM.
    (2) Under the heading Division of Library Operations (HNL2), insert 
the following after the statement for the Office of the Director, DLO 
(HNL21):
    National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health 
Care Technology (HNL212). (1) Collects, stores, analyzes, retrieves, 
and disseminates information on health services research, clinical 
practice guidelines, and health care technology, including the 
assessment of such technology; (2) develops and maintains databases; 
(3) develops and implements methods of carrying out such purpose; (4) 
ensures that information concerning clinical practice guidelines is 
collected and maintained electronically and in a convenient format; (5) 
develops and publishes criteria for the inclusion of practice 
guidelines and technology assessments in the information center 
database; (6) coordinates the NLM's programs and services in the field 
of health services research; (7) analyzes the information needs of the 
creators and users of health services research information and assesses 
how NLM meets these needs; (8) identifies service enhancements and new 
products needed in the field of health services research; (9) 
coordinates the development of new and enhanced services; (10) 
collaborates with other NLM organizational units to develop and 
implement outreach strategies to make NLM and the National Network of 
Libraries of Medicine services better known to the users and creators 
of health services research information; (11) serves as the primary 
operational liaison to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 
the Institute of Medicine, and other relevant institutions, 
organizations, and groups on matters related to health services 
information; and (12) oversees contracts and interagency agreements 
related to health services research information.
    Delegations of Authority Statement: All delegations and 
redelegations of authority to offices and employees of the NIH which 
were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this 
reorganization will be continued in effect in them or their successors, 
pending further redelegation, provided they are consistent with this 
reorganization.

    Dated: July 18, 1994.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 94-18466 Filed 7-28-94; 8:45 am]
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