[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3900-3901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part N, 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 54451, October 18, 1996, and redesignated from 
Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995) is amended, as set 
forth below to rename the National Center for Human Genome Research 
(N4, formerly HN4) to the National Human Genome Research Institute 
(NHGRI) and to amend its functional statement. Designating the Center 
as an Institute will enhance the organization's image as an Institute 
will enhance the organization's image as an NIH focal point for 
studying and understanding human genetic disease and allow the NHGRI to 
operate under the same legislative authorities as the other NIH 
research institutes.
    Section N-B, Organizational and Functions, under the heading 
National Center for Human Genome Research (N4, formerly HN4), is 
revised as follows:
    National Human Genome Research Institute (N4, formerly HN4). (1) 
Provides leadership for and formulates research goals and long-range 
plans to accomplish the mission of the Human Genome Project, including 
the study of the ethical, legal, and social implications of human 
genome research; (2) fosters, conducts, supports, and administers 
research and research training programs in human genome research by 
means of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and individual and 
institutional research training awards; (3) provides coordination for 
genome research, both nationally and internationally, and serves as a 
focal point within NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services 
for Federal interagency coordination, collaboration with industry and 
academia, and international cooperation; (4) plans, supports and 
administers intramural, collaborative and field research to study human 
genetic disease in its own laboratories, branches, and clinics; and (5) 
sponsors scientific meetings and symposia and collects and disseminates 
educational and informational materials related to human genome 
research to health professionals, the scientific community, industry, 
and the lay public.
    This reorganization shall be effective January 14, 1997.


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    Dated: January 14, 1997.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-1849 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am]
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