[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56605-56606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27804]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary


Office of the Secretary and Public Health Services; Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Under the authority of Section 6 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1953 and Section 2 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966, 5 U.S.C. 301, 
and pursuant to the authorities vested in me as Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, I hereby order a reorganization within the DHHS that 
affects the Office of the Secretary and the U.S. Public Health Service. 
This Notice amends the following portions of Part A and Part H of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegation of Authority for 
the Department of Health and Human Services: Part A, Chapter AA, Office 
of the Secretary, as amended at 49 FR 32257-58 and last amended at 60 
FR 51480, 10/2/95; and Part H, Chapter H as last amended at 52 FR 
47053-4, 12/11/87, and Chapter HA as last amended at 60 FR 51480, 10/2/
95. The changes designate the Public Health Service agencies as 
Operating Divisions reporting directly to the Secretary, establish the 
Office of Public Health and Science within the Office of the Secretary 
and delete the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The 
changes are as follows:
    I. Amend Chapter H of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority. Delete Section H-10 Public Health Service, 
Organization; and Section H-30 Public Health Service, Order of 
Succession, in their entirety.
    II. Designate the following Public Health Service agencies as 
Operating Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services 
and assign the following new Part designations in the Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority:
     Agency for Health Care Policy and Research--Part (E)
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry--Part (J)
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Part (C)
     Food and Drug Administration--Part (D)
     Health Resources and Services Administration--Part (R)
     Indian Health Service--Part (G)
     National Institutes of Health--Part (N)
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration--Part (M)
    The Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of 
Authority, for the newly established Operating Divisions, and their 
respective Chapters, will remain intact, until either superseded or 
amended.
    III. Amend Chapter HA as follows:
    A. Transfer from the Office of the Assistant Secretary Part H, 
Chapter HA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, the following 
components, along with their respective functional 

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responsibilities to Part A, Office of the Secretary:
     Office on Women's Health (HAW)
     Office of Minority Health (HAM)
     President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (HAC)
     Office of Research Integrity (HAG)
     Office of Population Affairs (HA5)
     Office of International and Refugee Health (HAL)
     Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH)
     Office of Emergency Preparedness (HAP)
     Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion/Planning 
and Evaluation (HAV)
     Office of the Surgeon General (HAN)
    B. Delete the remaining portion of Chapter HA, in its entirety.
    IV. Amend Part A, Chapter AA, ``the Office of the Secretary,'' 
Section AA.10 Organization by inserting the following title at the end 
of the section: ``Office of Public Health and Science.''
    V. Establish a new Chapter AC, under Part A, to read as follows:

Office of Public Health and Science

AC.00  Mission
AC.10  Organization
AC.20  Functions
AC.30  Delegations of Authority

    Section AC.00 Mission. The Office of Public Health and Science 
(OPHS) is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 
who serves as the Secretary's Senior Advisor for Public Health and 
Science. The Office serves as the focal point for leadership and 
coordination across the Department in public health and science; 
provides direction to program offices within OPHS, and, where required 
by law, to other HHS components; and provides advice and counsel on 
public health and science issues to the Secretary.
    Section AC.10 Organization. The Office of Public Health and Science 
(AC) is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Health and 
consists of the following components:
    A. Immediate Office (ACA)
    B. Office on Women's Health (ACB)
    C. Office of Minority Health (ACC)
    D. Office of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 
(ACE)
    E. Office of Research Integrity (ACF)
    F. Office of Population Affairs (ACG)
    G. Office of International and Refugee Health (ACH)
    H. Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (ACJ)
    I. Office of Emergency Preparedness (ACK)
    J. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ACL)
    K. Office of the Surgeon General (ACM)
    Section AC.20 Functions.
    A. Office of Public Health and Science (AC). The Office of Public 
Health and Science (OPHS), and, where required by law, other HHS 
components, are under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health (ASH) who is responsible to the Secretary for the conduct of a 
variety of advisory, coordinative, implementation, management, 
developmental, and representational activities in public health and 
science. The Office consists of specialized staffs that focus on cross-
cutting public health and science issues of major significance to the 
Nation.
    B. The Immediate Office (ACA). The Immediate Office: (1) Provides 
direction to program offices within OPHS; (2) provides advice to assure 
that the Department conducts broad based public health assessments 
designed to better define public health problems and to design 
solutions to those problems; assists other components within the 
Department in anticipating future public health issues and problems, 
and provides assistance to ensure that the Department designs and 
implements appropriate approaches, interventions, and evaluations, to 
maintain, sustain, and improve the health of the Nation; (3) at the 
direction of the Secretary, provides assistance in leading and managing 
the implementation and coordination of Secretarial decisions for Public 
Health Service Operating Divisions and, at the Secretary's direction, 
and for that purpose, draws on staff divisions and other organizational 
units for assistance in regard to legislation, budget, communications, 
and policy analysis; (4) provides a focus for leadership on matters 
including recommendations for policy on population-based public health 
and science and at the Secretary's direction leads and/or coordinates 
initiatives that cut across agencies and operating divisions; (5) 
provides advice to the Secretary and senior Department officials on 
budget and legislative issues of the Public Health Service Operating 
Divisions; (6) at the direction of the ASH, provides support for the 
Office of the Surgeon General in the exercise of statutory requirements 
and assigned activities, including policy setting for the Commissioned 
Corps; (7) works in conjunction with the Office of Intergovernmental 
Affairs in promoting relationships among and between State and local 
health departments, academic institutions, professional and 
constituency organizations, and the Department; (8) works in 
conjunction with the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation on 
matters of science policy analysis; (9) in consultation with the Office 
of International Affairs provides advice on international and refugee 
health policy and coordinates international health-related activities 
and provides advice on a broad range of health activities that may be 
intra- and interdepartmental in scope; coordinates and manages 
Departmental liaison with bilateral and multilateral health agencies; 
(10) provides leadership for and participates in public health system 
improvement and development activities, particularly as they relate to 
population-based public health and the public health infrastructure; 
and (11) communicates and interacts with national professional and 
constituency organizations on matters of public health and science.
    C. Transfer the functional statements for Items B through K, 
identified under Section AC.10 Organization, to the Office of Public 
Health and Science, intact, from Part H, Chapter HA, Statement of 
Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority.
    VI. Continuation of the Public Health Service: The newly 
established Operating Divisions and the Office of Public Health and 
Science shall constitute the Public Health Service.
    VII. Continuation of Policy: Except as inconsistent with this 
reorganization, all 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 are continued in full force and effect.
    VIII. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations 
of authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue in them or their successors pending further 
redelegation, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
    IX. Funds, Personnel and Equipment: Transfer of organizations and 
functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied in each 
instance by direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records, 
equipment, supplies and other resources.

    Dated: October 31, 1995.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-27804 Filed 11-8-95; 8:45 am]
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