[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 203 (Friday, October 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54451-54452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26697]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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 42433, August 15, 1996) is amended to 
reflect organizational changes at the National Institute of General 
Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (HNS) as follows: (1) Revise the functional 
statement for the Office of the Director (HNS1); (2) retitle the Office 
of Research Reports as the Public Information Office (HNS13); and (3) 
revise the functional statement for the Public Information Office.
    Section HNS-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows: 
(1) Under the heading National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
(HNS), insert the following:
    Office of the Director (HNS1). (1) Plans, directs, and coordinates 
the development and progress of Institute programs; (2) provides 
consultative services and research information to other NIH components, 
Federal and non-Federal organizations, and for guidance of the National 
Advisory General Medical Sciences Council; (3) directs evaluation of 
the status of support and accomplishments of Institute program areas; 
(4) provides internal management, research reports, and administrative 
services to the Institute; and (5) directs and manages the Institute's 
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program.
    Public Information Office (HNS13). (1) Communicates the goals and 
results of NIGMS-supported research and provides information about 
NIGMS's mission, programs, activities, and initiatives to the general 
public and specific target audiences, both directly and via 
intermediaries, such as the news media; (2) advises the Director and 
other NIGMS staff on communication matters and, as appropriate, assists 
NIGMS staff in meeting their communication needs; and (3) assures 
compliance with NIH and Departmental procedures for the review and 
clearance of public materials, including manuscripts, speeches, and 
publicly available electronic documents.


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    Dated: October 7, 1996.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-26697 Filed 10-17-96; 8:45 am]
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