[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49018-49019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23349]


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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 64 FR 24167, May 5, 1999, and redesignated 
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is amended as 
set forth below to reflect (1) the retitling of the National Institute 
of Dental Research as the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial 
Research (NIDCR) within the NIH, pursuant to Section 212 of the 
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriation Act,

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1999, Title II of Pub. L. 105-277, and (2) the revision of NIDCR's 
functional statement.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows:
    Under the heading National Institute of Dental Research (NP, 
formerly HNP), the title and functional statement are deleted in their 
entirety and the following is inserted:
    National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NP, 
formerly HNP). To improve and promote craniofacial, oral, and dental 
health through research: (1) develops disease prevention, diagnostic, 
therapeutic, and health promotion measures through the conduct and 
support of basic, translational, applied, and demonstration research; 
(2) develops and maintains an adequate research personnel pool through 
the conduct and support of training and career development programs; 
(3) promotes the timely transfer and appropriate adoption of research 
findings by the public, professional and research communities; (4) 
disseminates accurate information to the public, professionals and 
policy-makers; and (5) coordinates and collaborates with, and assists 
and fosters relevant research and research-related activities with, 
other public and private agencies and organizations.

Delegations of Authority Statement

    All delegations and redelegations of authority to offices and 
employees of NIH which were in effect immediately prior to the 
effective date of this realignment and are consistent with this 
realignment shall continue in effect, pending further redelegation.

    Dated: August 30, 1999.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 99-23349 Filed 9-8-99; 8:45 am]
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