[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1112-1113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-481]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human 
Services (57 FR 53907-53917, November 13, 1992, as amended most 
recently at 61 FR 39146-39151, July 26, 1996) is amended to reflect 
organizational changes within SAMHSA. Numerous changes in the SAMHSA 
structure and functional statements are now necessary to reflect 
current operational requirements.
    These organizational changes include: (1) The realignment of the 
following functions: AIDS, women's services, alcohol prevention and 
treatment policies; and minority affairs; (2) the establishment of the 
Office of Minority Health (OMH) within the Office of the Administrator 
(OA); (3) the abolishment of the Office of Extramural Activities Review 
(OEAR), transferring its functions to the Office of Policy and Program 
Coordination (OPPC) within OA; (4) the transfer of the AIDS, women's 
services, alcohol prevention and treatment policies, and peer and 
objective review of grants, cooperative agreements, and contract 
proposals to OPPC; (5) establishment of the Division of Extramural 
Activities, Policy, and Review within OPPC; (6) the transfer of the 
intergovernmental and international affairs from the Office of the 
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) to the Office of 
Policy and Planning, CSAP; and (7) the renaming of the Division of 
Community Education (DCE), CSAP, to the Division of Prevention 
Application and Education (DPAE) CSAP.
    Section M-20, Functions, is amended as follows:
    Under the heading, Immediate Office of the Administrator (MA-1) 
delete item (2) and add item (2) as follows: ``(2) carries out SAMHSA-
wide functions relating to equal employment opportunity.''
    Under the heading, Office of the Administrator insert the following 
after the functional statement for the Office of Policy and Program 
Coordination (MAC):
    Office of Minority Health (MAE):
    Advises SAMHSA leadership and program components regarding 
Presidential, Secretarial, and Agency initiatives relating to or 
affecting the access and delivery of services and/or quality of life of 
racial/ethnic minority constituents, consumers, and clients who suffer 
disproportionately from the effects of substance abuse and mental 
illness; and (2) provides Agency leadership and coordination for 
addressing, evaluating, and resolving specific substance abuse and 
mental health issues (especially improving access and delivery and 
quality of services) of racial and ethnic minority populations.
    Under the heading, Office of Extramural Activities Review (ME), 
delete the title and functional statement.
    Under the heading, Office of Administrator (MA) delete the function 
statement for the Office of Policy and Program Coordination (MAC), and 
substitute the following functional statement:
    (1) Provides leadership and guidance in the analysis, planning, and 
coordination of overall Agency and interagency programs and program 
policies; (2) provides leadership in formulating and carrying out the 
Agency's national leadership role; (3) manages a variety of teams 
consisting of representatives within and outside the Agency to address 
issues of central importance to the Agency and to the field, promoting 
coordination and collaboration in these problem-solving efforts; (4) 
carries out program development activities in crosscutting priority 
areas such as co-occurring disorders; performance measurement, child 
and family issues, and public health impact of substance abuse and 
health illnesses; (5) reviews inter-agency work products for policy 
implications; (6) provides leadership and advice on intergovernmental 
activities, interagency relationships; and customer and constituent 
relations; and (7) carries out Agency-level policy, planning, 
legislative, and extramural functions including AIDS, women's services, 
alcohol prevention and treatment, and the peer and objective review of 
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.
    After the statement for the Office of Policy and Program 
Coordination (MAC), add the following title and functional statement:
    Division of Extramural Activities, Policy, and Review (MACA):
    (1) Establishes and interprets extramural policies and procedures 
for the Agency; (2) consults with other Office of the Administrator and 
Center program officials in the development of grant and cooperative 
agreement announcements and contract Requests for Proposals; (3) 
administers the peer and objective review of grants, cooperative 
agreements, and contract proposals; (4) administers the participant 
protection and confidentiality certificate activities; (5) is 
responsible for activities related to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act; and (6) manages the SAMHSA National Advisory Council.
    Under Section M-20-E, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (MP), 
Office of the Director (MP-1), following the semicolon after item (5) 
delete item (6) and substitute the following: ``(6) organizes and 
manages CSAP's special projects.''
    Under Section M-20-E, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (MP), 
Office of Policy and Planning (MPA), delete item (13) and substitute 
the following items: ``(13) organizes and manages CSAP's external 
affairs, intergovernmental and international affairs; and (14) develops 
and implements general management policies within CSAP as prescribed by 
SAMHSA and higher authorities.''
    Under Section M-20-E, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, delete 
the title for the Division of Community Education (MPF) and substitute 
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following title: Division of Prevention Application and Education 
(MPF).
    Section M-40, Delegations of Authority. All delegations and 
redelegations of authority to officers and employees of SAMHSA that 
were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this 
reorganization shall continue in effect in them.

    Dated: December 29, 1997.
Nelba Chavez,
Administrator, SAMHSA.
[FR Doc. 98-481 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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