[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 98 (Monday, May 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12615]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


National Institutes of Health; Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Part H, Chapter HN (National Institutes of Health) of the Statement 
of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the 
Department of Health and Human Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as 
amended most recently at 61 FR 14804, April 3, 1996) is amended to 
reflect the reorganization of the National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) as follows: (1) Abolish the 
Office of Program Planning and Evaluation (HNK12); (2) abolish the 
Office of Disease Prevention and Technology Transfer (HNK15); (3) 
establish the Office of Scientific Program and Policy Analysis (HNK19); 
and (4) revise the functional statements for the Office of 
Administrative Systems Technology (HNK16) and the Division of 
Extramural Activities (HNK7).
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows: 
Under the heading National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 
Kidney Disease (HNK), delete the titles and functional statements in 
their entirety for the Office of Program Planning and Evaluation 
(HNK12) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Technology Transfer 
(HNK15) and insert the following:
    Office of Scientific Program and Policy Analysis (HNK19). (1) 
Advises the Institute Director concerning emerging scientific and 
program policy issues of significance to the Institute and recommends 
options for their resolution; (2) develops and executes a program for 
the planning, assessment, and analysis of the Institute's policies, 
programs, and research accomplishments; (3) provides technical 
leadership, guidance, and analytic methods for program development and 
program planning, evaluation, and analysis related to the disease 
categories and relevant disciplines within the Institute's mission; (4) 
directs a program for coordination, review, analysis and presentation 
of Institute policies, programs, and research advances related to 
health promotion, disease prevention, technology assessment/transfer, 
consensus development, clinical trials, women's health issues and 
international activities; (5) assesses the total Institute program in 
terms of actual accomplishments vs. plans and recommends programmatic 
actions to correct discrepancies; (6) directs the compilation and 
analysis of program data and statistics for special studies and advises 
the Institute Director and his immediate staff concerning resultant 
operational and policy implications; and (7) in carrying out the above 
functions, collaborates with other institutes, the Department, and 
outside organizations.
    Office of Administrative Systems Technology (HNK16). (1) Provides 
staff assistance to Institute officials in developing policies and 
strategies relating to planning, implementation and maintenance of 
automated administrative systems; (2) designs and conducts studies to 
determine both system needs and improve efficiency of retrieval and 
storage of administrative information; (3) serves as a resource for 
current technological advances and trends in both systems hardware and 
software; (4) provides expertise in systems programming and staff 
training; (5) tests new systems technology on a limited basis for 
particular Institute applications; (6) coordinates Information 
Resources Management (IRM) activities which include preparation of the 
Institute's Automated Data Processing Plan, management of the system 
security program, and maintenance of the system hardware inventory; (7) 
provides an Institute focus for advice and assistance on system 
configurations, vendor support and procurement procedures and 
clearances; (8) provides staff assistance for development of general 
administrative policies and procedures, conducts management studies as 
needed, and advises on organizational issues; (9) advises the Director 
and Institute staff on matters relating to the Privacy Act and the 
Freedom of Information Act; (10) assists on matters related to 
Institute patenting and technology transfer programs; (11) serves as 
liaison relating to the above functions with appropriate divisions and 
other organizations at the NIH as well as components within PHS and the 
Department.
    Division of Extramural Activities (HNK7). (1) Advises the Institute 
Director concerning Institute extramural program policies related to 
research contracts, grants, and training programs; (2) identifies areas 
for increased efforts and advises the three categorical programs of the 
development of funding levels; (3) provides scientific merit review of 
applications for special grant programs and research contract 
proposals; (4) provides Institute programs with grant and contract 
management and processing services; (5) maintains a system for 
operational control of funds for numerous individual program budgets; 
(6) provides report and statistics related to Institute grant and 
contract programs through operational and technical support activities 
in program analysis; (7) represents the Institute on overall NIH 
extramural and collaborative program policy committees and coordinates 
such policy within the Institute; (8) coordinates the presentation of 
Institute research grant and training programs to the National Diabetes 
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council; (9) coordinates 
program planning in the extramural activities program area and assesses 
progress toward objectives within the broad field represented by the 
categorical diseases programs; (10) designs and executes internal 
evaluations of the NIDDK committee management function which relates to 
multiple independent scientific advisory groups; and (11) serves as 
Institute liaison with NIH and HHS offices performing committee 
management functions.

    Dated: May 8, 1996.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-12615 Filed 5-17-96; 8:45 am]
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