[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 18607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8943]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


National Institutes of Health; Statement of Organizations, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Part H, Chapter HN (National Institutes of Health) of the Statement 
of Organizations, Functions and Delegations of Authority of the 
Department of Health and Human Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as 
amended most recently at 60 FR 5940-1, January 31, 1995), is amended to 
reflect the establishment of the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC) 
within the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR). The 
establishment of the OPC will streamline organization within the NCHGR 
Office of the Director, reduce the number of supervisory layers, and 
enable the Center to function more efficiently and effectively.
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows:
    Under the heading National Center for Human Genome Research (HN4), 
delete the title and functional statement for Office of Program 
Planning and Legislation (HN 415) in their entirety and substitute the 
following:
    Office of Policy Coordination (HN415).
    (1) Advises the Director, Deputy Director, and senior Center staff 
on a broad range of policy matters; (2) develops and implements the 
program planning and evaluation activities of the NCHGR: (3) analyzes 
and tracks legislation impacting on the mission of the Center, and 
makes recommendations to the Director, NCHGR for legislative proposals; 
(4) develops a broad communications program aimed at disseminating 
information about the Human Genome Project and other NCHGR programs; 
(5) conducts and coordinates policy analysis related to the ethical, 
legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research and 
oversees the activities of the ELSI Working Group; (6) plans and 
coordinates compute network operations; and (7) coordinates all aspects 
of committee management, including the activities of all 
Congressionally-mandated committees and advisory councils.
    Under the heading Office of Human Genome Communications (HN413) 
delete the title and functional statement in their entirety. The 
activities of this office have been incorporated into the functional 
statement for the Office of Policy Coordination.

    Dated: March 24, 1995
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH
[FR Doc. 95-8943 Filed 4-11-95; 8:45 am]
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