[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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