[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11792-11793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5280]


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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 66925, November 30, 1999, and 
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), 
is amended as set forth below: Within the Office of Program 
Coordination (1) Revise the functional statement and (2) Assign 
standard administrative codes to its two subcomponents, the Executive

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Secretariat and the Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, is amended by replacing 
the current section NAN (formerly HNAN) with the following:
    Office of Program Coordination (NAN, formerly HNAN). In support of 
the Director, NIH, (1) Coordinates the Director's program and 
administrative decision-making process; (2) Facilitates communication 
among the Director, the NIH Deputy and Associate Directors, other 
senior Office of the Director (OD) staff, and Institute and Center (IC) 
Directors to bring their expertise to bear on substantive issues; (3) 
Advises the Director, NIH, on the status and implications of activities 
NIH-wide; (4) Brings to the attention of the Director and recommends 
actions to resolve trans-NIH issues, consulting with the NIH Deputy 
Directors as appropriate; follows up and ensures implementation of 
decisions by the Director, NIH; (5) Directs the Executive Secretariat 
and the Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy; and (6) Directs 
the operations of the immediate staff of the Director.
    Executive Secretariat (NAN2). In support of the Director's 
decision-making process, the Executive Secretariat (1) Controls the 
communications flow by communicating the actions taken and policies set 
by the Director on documents and at meetings, including revisions 
needed and follow-up actions; (2) Manages the flow of decision 
documents and correspondence for action by the Director of NIH; (3) 
Tracks incoming documents and makes action and review assignments to 
appropriate staff in the ICs and the Office of the Director; (4) Edits, 
reviews, clears, and submits to the Office of the Secretary all 
congressional reports except those required by Appropriations 
Committees; (5) Sets editorial standards and processing policies for 
documents acted on by the Director; (6) Maintains all official records 
relating to the decisions and official actions of the Director, NIH, 
and his or her immediate staff; (7) Ensures that the Director has the 
views of ICs and OD staff offices before making program or management 
decisions; (8) Anticipates potential problems and plans for processing 
future decisions and issue analyses; (9) Facilitates the resolution of 
conflicts among recommendations to the Director and makes an 
independent recommendation when resolution cannot be achieved; (10) 
Applies sophisticated information technology to the management of the 
workflow NIH-wide and supports HHS-wide efforts to improve the 
processing of decision documents; (11) Represents NIH in relations with 
the Executive Secretary of the Department, other HHS executive 
secretariats, and with outside document management organizations; and 
(12) Carries out special projects assigned by the Director or Assistant 
Director for Program Coordination.
    Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy (NAN3). To assist the 
Director in carrying out NIH's responsibilities under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, the Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy 
(1) Plans and directs Federal advisory committee activities at NIH; (2) 
Ensures that laws, regulations and policies affecting advisory 
committees are understood and adhered to in the establishment and 
renewal of committees, the nomination and appointment of committee 
members, and the preparation of reports for the Office of Management 
and Budget, the General Services Administration, Congress, and the 
President; (3) Sets policy for all NIH Advisory Committees, Councils, 
and Boards; (4) Ensures appropriate management and internal controls 
are in place; (5) Formulates documentation on Federal advisory 
committee activities; (6) Serves as the liaison with the committee 
management and other key staff in the Office of the Secretary and other 
Federal agencies; (7) Provides technical guidance and information to 
assist managers of advisory bodies and the public; and (8) Provides or 
facilitates advisory committee training for all NIH staff involved in 
the management of Federal advisory committees.

    Dated: February 15, 2000.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Acting Director, NIH.
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