[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46621-46623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22203]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service; 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 36299, July 14, 1995) is amended to 
reflect the reorganization and revision of function statements of the 
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (HNC) as follows: (1) Establish the 
Division of Basic Sciences (HNC7); Division of Clinical Sciences 
(HNC8); Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (HNC9); Division 
of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis, and Centers (HNCB); Division of Cancer 
Biology (HNCC); and Office of Intramural Management (HNC17). (2) 
Abolish the Division of Cancer Biology, Diagnosis and Centers (HNC2); 
Division of Cancer Etiology (HNC3); and Division of Cancer Treatment 
(HNC6). (3) Retitle the Office of Administrative Management (HNC13) as 
the Office of Extramural Management. (4) Revise the functional 
statements for the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (HNC4) and 
the Division of Extramural Activities (HNC5).
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows: (1) 
Under the heading National Cancer Institute (HNC), insert the 
following:

Office of Extramural Management (HNC13)

    (1) Plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative management 
activities of the Office of the Director and the extramural programs, 
with Institute wide responsibility for budget and grant and contract 
policy. Areas of management responsibility include grants management; 
contracts management; finance and budget; personnel; management 
analysis; financial data and statistics; office automation, automatic 
data processing, and management information systems; and other areas 
related to the general administration of the Institute; (2) advises the 
Institute Director and senior staff on the administrative management of 
the Institute and its programs; (3) develops and promulgates policies, 
guidelines, and procedures on matters relating to the administrative 
management of the Office of the Director and the extramural programs; 
and (4) formulates and executes action plans in response to 
administrative problems or initiatives, directives, regulations, 
legislation or anything else that might require administrative action 
or have administrative implications.

Office of Intramural Management (HNC17)

    (1) Plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative management 
activities of the Office of Intramural Management and the intramural 
programs, with Institute wide responsibility for personnel and 
information resource management policy. Areas of management 
responsibility include contracts management; finance and budget; 
personnel; management analysis; financial data and statistics; office 
automation, automatic data processing, and management information 
systems; and other areas related to the general administration of the 
Institute; (2) advises the Institute Director and senior staff on the 
administrative management of the Institute and its programs (3) 
develops and promulgates policies, guidelines, and procedures on 
matters relating to the administrative management of the Intramural 
Program; and (4) formulates and executes action plans in response to 
administrative problems or initiatives, directives, regulations, 
legislation or other matters necessitating administrative action or 
having administrative implications.

Division of Basic Sciences (HNC7)

    (1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the Institute's 
intramural programs in basic science relating to 

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cellular, molecular, genetic, biochemical and immunological mechanisms 
relevant to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cancer; (2) 
establishes program priorities, allocates, resources, integrates the 
projects of the various laboratories, evaluates program effectiveness 
and represents the division in management and scientific decision-
making meetings within the Institute; (3) identifies the need for and 
establishes new intramural research activities; (4) supports training 
and research opportunities in the basic sciences for young 
investigators; (5) supports translation of research findings by 
integrating and coordinating the divisional research activities with 
other NCI divisions, with the institutes, centers, and divisions within 
the National Institutes of Health as well as with the private sector 
and the academic research community.
Division of Clinical Sciences (HNC8)

    (1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates patient care 
activities of the NCI; (2) conducts pioneering clinical research on 
cancer which translates fundamental research to the bedside in a bi-
directional manner; (3) establishes program priorities, allocates 
clinical resources, integrates the projects of the various branches, 
evaluates program effectiveness and participants in pertinent 
management and scientific decision-making meetings within the 
Institute; (4) addresses clinical research issues requiring urgent 
attention that cannot readily be pursued through the extramural 
community; (5) through intramural studies and contracts, administers 
research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; (6) 
develops novel models for carrying out translational research in an 
efficient and cost-effective manner; (7) develops state-of-the-art 
educational programs for the education and mentorship of clinical 
scientists and investigators; and (8) advises the Director of the 
National Cancer Institute, and supports the activities of the National 
Cancer Advisory Board and other scientific advisory committees.

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (HNC9)

    (1) Plans, directs, manages, and evaluates a program of 
epidemiologic, demographic, biostatistical, and population-based 
genetic research, as well as provides resources to support such 
research; (2) uses intramural, contract, interagency, cooperative 
agreement, and grant mechanisms to administer and manage research in 
epidemiology, genetics, biometry, and collaborative interdisciplinary 
approaches to clarify the distribution, causes, and natural history of 
cancer, as well as the means for its prevention; (3) establishes 
program priorities, allocates available resources, integrates the 
activities of various branches, evaluates program effectiveness, and 
participates in pertinent management and scientific decision-making 
meetings within the Institute; and (4) advises the Institute Director 
and supports the activities of the Board of Scientific Counselors, the 
National Cancer Advisory Board, and other advisory committees.

Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis, and Centers (HNCB)

    (1) Plans, directs and coordinates a program of extramural 
preclinical and clinical cancer treatment research as well as research 
conducted in cooperation with other Federal agencies with the objective 
of curing or controlling cancer in man by utilizing treatment 
modalities singly or in combination; (2) administers targeted research 
and development programs in areas of drug development, diagnosis, 
biological response modifiers and radiotherapy development; (3) serves 
as the national focal point for information and data on experimental 
and clinical studies related to cancer treatment and for the 
distribution of such information to appropriate scientists and 
physicians; and (4) plans, directs and coordinates an extramural 
program of basic and applied research conducted at cancer centers and 
through the organ systems program.

Division of Cancer Biology (HNCC)

    (1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates a contract and grant-
supported program of extramural basic and applied research on cancer 
cell biology and cancer immunology including the biological and health 
effects of exposures to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the 
role of chemical or physical agents, acting separately or together, or 
in combination with biological agents in the inhibition or promotion of 
cancer; (2) plans, manages and monitors the research and research 
support activities of the contractor(s) at the government-owned 
contractor operated (GOCO) facilities at the Frederick Cancer Research 
and Development Center; (3) plans and administers an extramural program 
which supports and fosters cancer research training, cancer clinical 
education, and cancer research career development in order to assure 
the continuing existence of a national cadre of highly qualified 
individuals to work in the fields of cancer research, treatment and 
control; (4) administers a program of support for the construction, 
alteration, renovation, and equipping of extramural research facilities 
that house or will house cancer research and/or treatment activities; 
(5) establishes program priorities, allocates resources, integrates the 
projects of the various branches, evaluates program effectiveness and 
participates in pertinent management and scientific decision-making 
meetings within the Institute; and, (6) advises the Institute Director, 
and other Institute staff on extramural research in cancer biology and 
associated areas of science of interest to the Institute and supports 
the activities of the Board of Scientific Counselors, the National 
Cancer Advisory Board, and other advisory committees.

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (HNC4)

    (1) Plans and directs the extramural program of cancer prevention 
and control research for the Institute; (2) coordinates a number of 
geographically-based cancer surveillance systems and applies 
statistical, analytic, and other quantitative methods to monitor, 
evaluate, and report on cancer trends and the impact of cancer; (3) 
develops and supports research training and career development in 
cancer prevention and control; and (4) coordinates program activities 
with other Divisions, Institutes, or federal and state agencies, and 
establishes liaison with professional and voluntary health agencies, 
cancer centers, labor organizations, cancer organizations and trade 
associations.

Division of Extramural Activities (HNC5)

    (1) Administers and directs the Institute's grant and contract 
review activities; (2) provides initial technical and scientific merit 
review of grants and contracts for the Institute; (3) represents the 
Institute on overall NIH extramural and collaborative program policy 
committees, coordinates such policy for the review and administration 
of grants and contracts; (4) coordinates the Institute's review of 
research grant and training programs with the National Cancer Advisory 
Board and the President's Cancer Panel; (5) coordinates the 
implementation of committee management policies within the Institute 
and provides the Institute's staff support for the National Cancer 
Advisory Board and the President's Cancer Panel; (6) monitors and 
coordinates the operation of the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors and 
its subcommittees to assure uniformity and quality of scientific review 
of, and advice concerning, the NCI intramural 

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research program; (7) monitors and coordinates the operations of the 
NCI Board of Scientific Advisors to assure uniformity and quality of 
review of, and advice concerning, the NCI extramural program; (8) 
coordinates program planning and evaluation in the extramural area; (9) 
provides scientific reports and analyses to the Institute's grant and 
contract programs; and (10) administers programs to broaden 
participation by minorities in cancer-related research and training 
activities and to enhance the effectiveness of programs in cancer 
treatment and control in reaching the minority community and other 
historically underserved segments of the general population.

    Dated: August 28, 1995.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-22203 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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