[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 8410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3561]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Part H, Public Health Service (PHS), Chapter HA, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health 
and Human Services (DHHS) (42 FR 61318, December 2, 1977, as amended 
most recently at 59 FR 52553-4, October 18, 1994) is further amended to 
abolish the National AIDS Program Office (HAA), Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, and to establish a new Office of HIV/AIDS Policy 
(HAH) within the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health. These 
changes are being made to reflect the major responsibilities in AIDS 
policy and planning and a heightened role in collaborative coordination 
across the DHHS and with other Federal, Tribal, State, local and 
private organizations.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

    Under Section HA-10. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health--
Organization, delete item 1. National AIDS Program Office (HAA), and 
following item 4. Office of Research Integrity (HAG), add a new item 4. 
Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH), and renumber items 2 through 4 as 1 
through 3.
    Under Section H-20, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 
(HA)--Functions, delete the title and statement for the National AIDS 
Programs Office (HAA).
    Following the statement for the Office of Research Integrity (HAG), 
add the following title and statement:
    Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH). Under the direction of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS 
Policy: (1) Serves as the principal HIV/AIDS staff to the Assistant 
Secretary for Health; (2) facilitates and/or coordinates HIV/AIDS 
policy planning processes across the DHHS and the PHS and monitors 
progress toward achieving established goals; (3) provides PHS liaison 
with the Office of the National AIDS Policy Coordinator, Executive 
Office of the President; (4) identifies critical HIV/AIDS national, 
DHHS, and PHS policy issues, including inter-and intra-agency 
coordination needs, and advises on how to resolve the issues; (5) 
provides liaison with other Federal organizations, State and local 
entities, and non-governmental organizations involved in HIV/AIDS 
policy; (6) assists in the preparation of responses to inquiries 
related to HIV/AIDS activities as appropriate; (7) provides analytic 
and administrative support to DHHS and PHS HIV/AIDS advisory bodies, 
cross-Departmental; coordinating groups, and other subsidiary or 
independent task forces, work groups, or subgroups; (8) provides 
guidance on the cooperative dissemination and exchange of accurate 
scientific, prevention, and educational information and clinical 
guidelines with and between public health interest groups and 
professional and private sector organizations; (9) guides and promotes 
methods of dissemination and exchange of information to and among the 
public and, (10) reviews and makes recommendations on PHS agency budget 
requests and on departmental research, prevention, services, training, 
information, and infrastructure priorities as incorporated in planning 
documents or budget proposals.

    Dated: February 6, 1995.
Donna M. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-3561 Filed 2-13-95; 8:45 am]
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