[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 51480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24386]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority; 
Establishment of Program Support Center

    Under the authority of Section 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1953 and pursuant to the authorities vested in me as Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, I hereby establish the Program Support 
Center within the Department of Health and Human Services, under a new 
Part (P) of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of 
Authority. In addition this Notice amends: Part A, Chapter AM ``HHS 
Management and Budget Office,'' as last amended at 57 FR 8334 1993; and 
Chapter AH ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Personnel 
Administration,'' as last amended at 57 FR 7391; and Part H, as 
follows: Chapter HA, ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health,'' 
as last amended at 60 FR 18418-9; Chapter HB, ``Health Resources and 
Services Administration,'' as last amended at 60 FR 29858-62; Chapter 
HF, ``Food and Drug Administration,'' as last amended at 60 FR 44503; 
and Chapter HG ``Indian Health Service,'' as last amended at 58 FR 
36696.
    The Program Support Center will serve as a customer service center 
to provide a wide range of administrative support services to 
components of the Department and other Federal agencies. Establishing 
the Program Support Center results in organization changes that will:
    I. Delete the following components and functions from the Office of 
the Secretary and the Public Health Service and transfer them to the 
Program Support Center:
    A. From Part A, the Office of the Secretary, the following 
components and functions:
    1. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Personnel 
Administration (AH), the Office of Human Resource Information 
Management (AHF) and the Personnel Operations Division (AHH3).
    2. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and 
Budget (AM): Office of Financial Operations (AMN5); Division of 
Accounting Operations (AMN52); Divisions of Cost Allocations Regions 
(II, VI and IX--AD2L5, AD6L5 and AD9L5), Division of Financial Systems 
Operations (AMN51); Division of Financial Systems Design and Analysis 
(AMN72); Division of Cost Allocation and Liaison (AMN64); Division of 
ADP Review (AMN63); Division of Support Services (AMMH3); Materiels 
Management Branch (AMQ 22); and Residual Regional Administrative 
Support Center functions from (RD1-X).
    B. From the Public Health Service the following components and 
functions:
    1. From the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) 
(HA)--the OASH Executive Office (HAU5); Administrative Services Center 
(HAU1); Division of Commissioned Personnel (HAN2); Parklawn Training 
Center (HAU363); Division of Human Resources Information (HAU38); 
Division of Payment Management (HAU45); Surplus Real Property function 
from within (HAU434); and Board for Corrections of PHS Commissioned 
Corps Personnel Records from within (HAU2)
    2. From the Food and Drug Administration (HF)--Parklawn Computer 
Center (HFA715)
    3. From the Health Resources and Services Administration (HB)--the 
Division of Fiscal Services (HBA47)
    From the Indian Health Service (HG)--Perry Point Supply Service 
Center from within (HFA272)
    II. Establish Part P, Program Support Center (PSC), of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of authority of 
the Department of Health and Human Services to read as follows:
Chapter P, Program Support Center (PSC)
    P.00  Mission. The Program Support Center (PSC) provides a wide 
range of support and administrative services nationwide to the 
operating components of the Department of Health and Human Services and 
other Federal agencies.
    P.10  Organization. The Program Support Center is established as an 
Operating Division of the Department. The Program Support Center shall 
be under the direction of a Director who reports to the Secretary.
    P.20  Functions. The functions of the Program Support Center (PSC) 
will include administrative responsibilities which include, but are not 
limited to, the following functions: (1) Payroll management and human 
resources services for civilian and commissioned personnel; (2) payment 
management, which pays for grants and contracts; (3) information 
systems, including local and wide-area network, telecommunications, and 
other ADP related services; (4) centralized procurement and 
acquisition; (5) building management and facilities and logistics 
support management; and (6) accounting, fiscal and cost allocation 
services.
    A. Office of the Director (PA). The PSC Director is responsible to 
the Secretary in managing and directing the PSC. The Office functions 
include: (1) Providing leadership for the implementation of the PSC 
responsibilities in accomplishing its mission; (2) providing staff 
support to the Director of the PSC; (3) developing customer service 
strategic and marketing plans; and (4) coordinating publication of 
reports to HHS management, customers and employees.
    III. Continuation of Regulations. Except as inconsistent with this 
reorganization, all regulations, rules, orders, statements of policy 
and interpretations with respect to the Office of the Secretary, and 
the Public Health Service heretofore issued and in effect prior to the 
date of this Reorganization, or to become effective subsequent to said 
date are continued in full force and effect.
    IV. Prior Statements of Organization, Functions and Delegations of 
Authority. A. To the extent inconsistent with this Reorganization, all 
previous statements of organizations, functions and delegations of 
authority, as well as applicable present Chapters of the Department's 
Organizational Manual are hereby superseded by this Reorganization, 
except that pending further redelegation, all delegations to the Heads 
of the affected components to be transferred to the PSC are vested with 
the Director, Program Support Center, with authority to redelegate, 
consistent with this Reorganization and the provisions of the 
respective delegations. In addition, the PSC Director is also granted 
authority to approve the establishment of the PSC's organizational 
substructure.
    B. All redelegations of authorities made to the Heads of the 
organizational units transferred by this Reorganization and to any 
other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human 
Services and all further redelegations of such authorities in effect 
immediately prior to the effective date of this Reorganization shall 
continue in effect pending further redelegation.

    Dated: September 25, 1995.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-24386 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am]
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