[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 51116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25822]


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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 62 FR 37587, July 14, 1997, and redesignated 
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is amended as 
set forth below to reflect the reorganization of the National Library 
of Medicine as follows: The functional statements of the Division of 
Extramural Programs (DEP) and the DEP's Office of the Director are 
updated to reflect current responsibilities.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading National 
Library of Medicine (NL, formerly HNL), is amended as follows: Delete 
the functional statements in their entirety for the Division of 
Extramural Programs (NL5, formerly HNL5) and its Office of the Director 
(NL51, formerly HNL51) and replace them with the following:
    Division of Extramural Programs (NL5, formerly HNL5) (1) 
Administers programs to augment and strengthen the health sciences 
libraries of the Nation and to improve biomedical communications and 
information management through grants to, or contracts with, non-
Federal and private institutions; (2) analyzes and evaluates extramural 
programs in relation to program objectives and national needs to 
achieve balanced and effective support; and (3) provides grants 
management, grants processing, and administrative management services.
    Office of the Director (NL51, formerly HNL51) (1) Plans, directs, 
and administers the operations of the extramural programs; (2) 
coordinates collaborative efforts with other NIH components and Federal 
agencies in the general areas of informatics, information management, 
networking, health library support, and publications; and (3) provides 
technical and management assistance to advisory and review committees.

    Dated: September 19, 1997.
Ruth Kirschstein,
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 97-25822 Filed 9-29-97; 8:45 am]
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