[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45994-45995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18831]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration 
(60) FR 56605 as amended November 6, 1995, as last amended at 65 FR 
38565-68 dated June 21,2000).
    This notice reflects the organizational and functional changes in 
the Bureau of Health Professions (RP). Make the following changes:
    1. Delete the opening functional statement for the Bureau of Health 
Professions in its entirety and replace with the following:

Bureau of Health Professions (RP)

    Provides national leadership in coordinating, evaluating, and 
supporting the development and utilization of the Nation's health 
personnel. Specifically: (1) Assess the Nation's health personnel 
supply and requirements and forecasts supply and requirements for 
future time periods under a variety of health resources utilization 
assumptions; (2) collects and analyzes data and disseminates 
information on the characteristics and capacities of the Nation's 
health personnel production systems; (3) proposes new or modifications 
of existing Departmental legislation, policies, and programs related to 
health personnel development and utilization; (4) develops, tests and 
demonstrates new and improved approaches to the development and 
utilization of health personnel within various patterns of health care 
delivery and financing systems; (5) provides financial support to 
institutions and individuals for health professions education programs; 
(6) administers Federal programs for targeted health personnel 
development and utilization; (7) provides leadership for promoting 
equity and diversity in access to health services and health careers 
for under-represented minority groups; (8) provides technical 
assistance, consultation, and special financial assistance to national, 
State, and local agencies, organizations, and institutions for the 
development, production, utilization, and evaluation of health 
personnel; (9) provides linkage between Bureau headquarters and HRSA 
Field Office activities related to health professions education and 
utilization by providing training, technical assistance, and 
consultation to Field Office staff; (10) coordinates with the programs 
of other agencies within the Department, and in other Federal 
Departments and agencies concerned with health personnel development 
and health care services; (11) provides liaison and coordinates with 
non-Federal organizations and agencies concerned with health personnel 
development and utilization; (12) in coordination with the Office of 
the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, serves 
as a focus for technical assistance activities in the international 
aspects of health personnel development, including the conduct of 
special international projects relevant to domestic health personnel 
problems; (13) administers the National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program; (14) administers the National Practitioner Data Bank Program; 
(15) administers the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank 
Program; (16) administers the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Program; 
and (17) administers the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical 
Education (CHGME) Payment Program.
    2. Delete the opening functional statement for the Office of 
Program Support in its entirety and replace with the following:

Office of Program Support (RP1)

    Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates Bureau-wide 
administrative management activities, including grants management and 
financial management activities. Maintains close liaison with officials 
of the Bureau, Agency, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health, and the Office of the Secretary on management and support 
activities. Specifically: (1) Serves as the Bureau Director's principal 
source for management and administrative advice and assistance; (2) 
provides advice, guidance, and coordinates personnel activities for the 
Bureau with the Division of Personnel, HRSA: (3) directs and 
coordinates the allocation of personnel resources; (4) provides 
organization and management analysis, develops policies and procedures 
for internal operation, and interprets and implements the Bureau's 
management policies, procedures and systems; (5) develops and 
coordinates program and administrative delegations of authority 
activities; (6) responsible for planning and directing Bureau financial 
management activities, including budget formulation, presentation, and 
execution functions; (7) conducts all business management aspects of 
the review, negotiation, award and administration of Bureau grants 
management activities; (8) provides Bureau-wide support services such 
as supply management, equipment utilization, printing, property 
management, space management, records management and management 
reports; (9) serves as the Bureau's focal point for correspondence 
control; (10) manages the Bureau's performance management systems; (11) 
coordinates and provides guidance on the Freedom of Information Act and 
Privacy Act activities; (12) coordinates the development of the 
Bureau's annual procurement plans and schedule for Bureau grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements; and (13) develops general 
guidance and criteria related to the Bureau's grant programs.
    3. Establish the Office of Extramural Program Review.

Office of Extramural Program Review (RPG)

    (1) Serves as the Bureau's focal point for the administration and 
management of the grants and cooperative agreement review process, and 
its peer review functions; (2) develops, implements and maintains 
policies and procedures necessary to carry out primary functions in 
keeping with all Agency (3) maintains close liaison between Divisions/
Offices to obtain information regarding potential peer reviewer 
panelists; (4) provide technical assistance to Peer Reviewers ensuring 
that reviewers are aware of and comply with the appropriate 
administrative policies and regulations, e.g., conflict of interest, 
confidentiality, and Privacy Act; (5) provide technical advice and 
guidance to the Director regarding the Bureau's peer review processes; 
(6) coordinate and assure the development of program policies and rules 
relating to the Bureau's extramural activities; (7) administer the 
Bureau's peer review function under the Federal Advisory Committee Act; 
and provide Divisions with final disposition, e.g., approval/
disapproval for all applications peer reviewed.

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Delegations of Authority

    All delegations and redelegations of authority which were in effect 
immediately prior to the effective date hereof have been continued in 
effect in them or their successors pending further redelegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: July 18, 2000.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-18831 Filed 7-25-00; 8:45 am]
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