[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7521]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Part E, Chapter E (Agency for Health Care Policy and Research), of 
the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority 
for the Department of Health and Human Services (61 FR 15955-58, April 
10, 1996, most recently amended at 64 FR 11012-15 on march 8, 1999) is 
further amended to reflect organizational changes necessitated by the 
enactment of the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999, Public 
Law 106-129. The Act retitled the Agency for Health care Policy and 
Research (AHCPR) as the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
(AHRQ); and changed the title of the Administrator to Director. The 
changes are as follows:
    1. All references to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research 
(AHCPR) are hereby changed to the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality (AHRQ); and all references to AHCPR are changed to AHRQ.
    2. All references to the AHCPR ``Administrator'' are changed to the 
AHRQ ``Director.''
    3. Under Section E-20, Functions, in the statement for the Center 
for Practice and Technology Assessment (EM), delete item (6) in its 
entirety.
    These changes are effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: March 21, 2000.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-7521 Filed 3-27-00; 8:45 am]
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