[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 155 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 41082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19873]



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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 60 FR 18607, April 12, 1995) is amended to 
reflect a reorganization within the Office of the Director, Office of 
Research Services (ORS). The reorganization consists of establishing 
the Office of Quality Development. This reorganization is consistent 
with Administration objectives related to the National Performance 
Review and the Continuous Improvement Program. This reorganization will 
enable ORS to better fulfill its mission by centralizing the focus of 
widespread reengineering, streamlining, and quality management efforts 
that are currently taking place within ORS.
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows: 
Under the heading Office of the Director (HNAL1), Office of Research 
Services (HNAL), insert the following:
    Office of Quality Development (HNAL13). (1) Provides leadership and 
support to ORS management in developing methods to move ORS towards a 
total quality culture in customer service and customer and employee 
satisfaction; (2) promotes quality development initiatives across ORS 
through management consultation, reinvention efforts, organizational 
redesign, total quality management, team building, strategic planning, 
human resource development, and effective training of managers and 
employees; and (3) serves as the focal point for ORS streamlining 
initiatives aimed at achieving downsizing targets and achieving 
customer satisfaction through continuous process improvement, 
reengineering and other organizational quality improvement methods.

    Dated: July 28, 1995.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-19873 Filed 8-10-95; 8:45 am]
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