[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4456]


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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 65 FR 38848, June 22, 2000, and redesignated 
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995) is amended as 
set forth below to reflect the establishment of the Office of the 
Ombudsman/Center for Cooperative Resolution within the Office of the 
Director, NIH.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Office 
of the Director (NA, formerly HNA) is amended by inserting immediately 
after the paragraph for the Office of Bioengineering and Bioimaging 
(HNAC) the following:
    Office of the Ombudsman/Center for Cooperative Resolution (NAS, 
formerly HNAS). (1) Provides overall leadership, direction, and 
oversight on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) policies, programs, 
and activities at NIH; (2) acts as the focal point for information and 
activity relating to conflict management and ADR; (3) advises the NIH 
Director and staff on matters relating to dispute resolution and 
conflict management, generally, and to the specific application of ADR 
throughout NIH; (4) assists managers and employees in a confidential, 
informal, impartial, and independent way in resolving work-related 
issues and disputes, including receiving and inquiring into workplace 
disputes brought to the Ombudsman by any NIH staff member, initiating 
independent inquiries, identifying and analyzing systemic issues that 
foster workplace disputes, and making recommendations to the 
appropriate responsible agency official(s) for changes in policies and 
procedures; (5) develops and implements ADR policies and procedures and 
administers ADR programs to facilitate the resolution of workplace 
disputes; (6) develops and provides conflict prevention services 
including training and education; and (7) works cooperatively and 
collaborates with NIH components that administer formal dispute 
resolution mechanisms.

Delegations of Authority Statement

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

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 01-4456 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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