[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 199 (Monday, October 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53632-53633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25501]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part H, Chapter HF (Food and Drug Administration) of the Statement 
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the 
Department of Health and Human Services (35 FR 3685, February 25, 1970, 
and 56 FR 29484, June 27, 1991, as amended most recently in pertinent 
part at 59 FR 17106, April 11, 1994), is amended to reflect the 
following reorganization within the Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health (CDRH), Office of Operations, Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA).
     The Center for Devices and Radiological Health is establishing a 
new office to place all of the Center's central management support 
functions within a single organization, contributing to improved 
support to CDRH's line functions. A new Office of Systems and 
Management is being established. The current Office of Information 
Systems and the Office of Management Services will be merged and their 
functions incorporated into the new office. The goals of the new 
organizations are to accomplish a number of reinvention initiatives 
including, streamlining, empowering, delayering and creating a more 
effective, customer service oriented organization. The new Office will 
also provide greater flexibility to respond to changing priorities, a 
structure that is more responsive, and maintenance of an acceptable 
level of service while accommodating personnel losses.
     Under section HF-B, Organization:
    1. Delete subparagraphs Office of Management Services (HFW11), and 
Office of Information Systems (HFW15) under paragraph Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health (HFW), in their entirety.
    2. Insert the following new subparagraph under paragraph Office of 
Operations (HFA9), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (HFW) 
reading as follows:
    Office of Systems and Management (HFW11). Advises the Center 
Director regarding all administrative management matters.
    Plans, develops, and implements Center management policies and 
programs concerning financial and human resource management, contracts 
and grants management, conference management, occupational safety, 
organizational, and general office services support.
    Develops and implements the Center's long-range, strategic, and 
operational plans.
    Develops and applies evaluation techniques to measure the 
effectiveness of Center programs.
    Provides general information and technical publication services to 
the Center.
    Plans, conducts, and coordinates Center committee management 
activities.
    Determines and implements Center strategy and utilization of 
information management resources.
    Designs administrative, scientific, and technical information 
systems in support of Center programs.
    Provides assistance to Center staff in accessing information 
necessary to carry out the Center's mission.
    3. Prior Delegations of Authority. Pending further delegations, 
directives, or orders by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, all 
delegations of authority to positions of the affected organizations in 
effect prior to this date shall continue in effect in them or their 
successors.

    Dated: September 1, 1995.
David A. Kessler,
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
[FR Doc. 95-25501 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am]
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