[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57452-57453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28181]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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

    Part P, (Program Support Center) of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and 
Human Services (60 FR 51480, October 2, 1995) is amended to reflect 
establishment of Chapters PB, PC, PD, and PE within Part P, Program 
Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as 
follows:
    (1) Human Resources Service (PB).
    (2) Financial Management Service (PC).
    (3) Administrative Operations Service (PD).
    (4) Information Technology Service (PE).
    These Chapters are established to provide the major organizational 
components within the Program Support Center to carry out the wide 
range of administrative support services to components of DHHS and 
other Federal Departments.

Program Support Center

    Under Part P, Section P-10 Organization, add the following at the 
end of the statement:
    The Program Support Center shall consist of the following major 
components:
    1. Office of the Director (PA).
    2. Human Resources Service (PB).
    3. Financial Management Service (PC).
    4. Administrative Operations Service (PD).
    5. Information Technology Service (PE).
    Under Section P-20, Functions, after the title and statement for 
Chapter PA, Office of the Director, add the following titles and 
statements:
Human Resources Service (PB)
    The Service: (1) Operates a servicing personnel office for a 
variety of customers; (2) provides human resource operating systems and 
management information to DHHS program managers and personnel offices; 
(3) operates and maintains a departmentwide centralized payroll system; 
(4) administers the Commissioned Corps personnel management system; (5) 
provides centralized common needs training; (6) provides technical 
assistance, guidance, and representation on labor relations and 
employee relations issues; and (7) provides Executive Secretariat 
services for the Board for Corrections of PHS Commissioned Corps 
Personnel Records.
Financial Management Service (PC)
    The Service: (1) provides full accounting and fiscal services for a 
variety of DHHS customers; (2) provides a full range of debt management 
services; (3) operates a payment management system which provides for 
cash management, and grant and contract payments for DHHS and other 
Departments; and (4) reviews, negotiates and approves indirect cost 
rates, research patient care rates, fringe benefit rates, and other 
special rates for organizations receiving federally sponsored awards 
and approves state and local government cost allocation plans.
Administrative Operations Service (PD)
    The Service provides to DHHS components and other Departments 
nationwide administrative and technical services which include: (1) 
Building operations, surplus real property, leasing, security, property 
management, warehousing, logistics, and space management services; (2) 
printing, duplicating, and typesetting; (3) operation of reference 
libraries; (4) mail distribution and handling; (5) claims services for 
PHS components nationwide under specific statutory authorities; (6) 
acquisition services; (7) pharmaceutical, medical, and dental supplies 
to Federal agencies and other related non-Federal customers; (8) 
technical graphics and photography services; and (9) a wide range of 
telecommunications services.
Information Technology Service (PE)
    The Service: (1) Operates and manages the central computer facility 
in the Parklawn complex performing fee-for-service Information 
Technology (IT) and data telecommunications functions for DHHS and 
other Federal Departments; (2) provides technical support for 
scientific and administrative information systems; (3) provides 
information technology services to the PSC, DHHS, and to other Federal 
Departments; (4) reviews and makes recommendations on hardware, 
software, and service procurements by servicing agencies to assure 
compatibility; (5) designs, develops, and operates the Departmental 
Information Management Exchange System (DIMES), the Departmental 
nationwide data communications network; and (6) serves as the DHHS 
Executive Agent for Departmentwide connectivity.
    After Section P-20, Functions, add the following Section P-30, 
Delegations of Authority:

Section P-30, Delegations of Authority.

    All delegations and redelegations of authority to officers and 
employees of the Departmental components which were transferred to the 
Program Support Center, and which were in effect immediately prior to 
this reorganization will be continued in effect in them or 

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their successors, pending further delegation, provided they are 
consistent with this reorganization.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: November 1, 1995.
John C. West,
Acting Director, Program Support Center.
[FR Doc. 95-28181 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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