[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34230-34232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16105]


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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 (66 FR 8414-5 
dated January 31, 2001).
    I. Under Part R, HRSA, delete the ``HRSA Field Clusters in its 
entirety.
    II. In the Office of Field Operations, establish the Field Offices 
to read as follows:

Section RF-00 Mission

    The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten 
Field Offices, works in partnership with HRSA Bureaus and Offices to 
serve as the focal point for HRSA programs and activities in the field. 
Organized into State teams to provide improved customer service and 
feedback, the HRSA Field Offices provide program oversight and 
assistance for major HRSA programs including: Health Centers; National 
Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child Health grant programs; Ryan 
White Title II State grants; Ryan White Title III (b) community 
planning grants; and health facilities construction under the Hill-
Burton Program.
    The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten 
Field Offices, directly contributes to the Department's mission of 
improving the health of the Nation's population by assuring a 
coordinated agency effort in support of national and State health 
goals/priorities and a responsive approach in meeting the needs of 
people and communities. Working with other Departmental/Federal 
agencies, State and local governments, community-based organizations 
and others involved in the planning or provision of general health 
services, the Office of Field Operations assists in the development, 
support and coordination of high quality health services, including 
preventive services, for underserved and vulnerable populations.

Section RF-10 Organization

    The Office of Field Operations is comprised of Headquarters staff 
and staff assigned to the ten HRSA Field Offices. The Associate 
Administrator who reports directly to the Administrator of HRSA heads 
the Office of Field Operations. The Associate Administrator and 
immediate staff are located in Headquarters. A Field Director who 
reports to the Associate Administrator heads each of the ten HRSA Field 
Offices. The Office of Field Operations is organized as follows:

A. Headquarters (RE)
B. Field Offices (RF)
    1. Boston Field Office (RF12) serves Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
    a. Office of the Field Director (RF123)
    b. State Team Division (RF121)
    2. New York Field Office (RF13) serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto 
Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF133)
    b. State Team Division I (RF131)
    c. State Team Division II (RF132)

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    3. Philadelphia Field Office (RF11) serves Delaware, District of 
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF111)
    b. State Team Division (RF112)
    4. Atlanta Field Office (RF21) serves Alabama, Georgia, Florida, 
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF211)
    b. State Team Division I (RF212)
    c. State Team Division II (RF213)
    d. Data and Analysis Division (RF214)
    5. Chicago Field Office (RF31) serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF311)
    b. State Team Division I (RF312)
    c. State Team Division II (RF313)
    6. Dallas Field Office (RF41) serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New 
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF411)
    b. State Team Division I (RF412)
    c. State Team Division II (RF413)
    7. Kansas City Field Office (RF32) serves Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska 
and Kansas.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF323)
    b. State Team Division (RF321)
    8. Denver Field Office (RF42) serves Colorado, Montana, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF423)
    b. State Team Division (RF421)
    9. San Francisco Field Office (RF51) serves Arizona, California, 
Hawaii, Nevada and Pacific Islands.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF511)
    b. State Team Division I (RF512)
    c. State Team Division II (RF513)
    10. Seattle Field Office (RF52) serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and 
Washington.
    a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF523)
    b. State Team Division (RF521)

Section RF-20 Function

    The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten 
Field Offices, works in partnership with HRSA Bureaus and Offices to 
serve as the focal point for HRSA programs and activities in the field. 
Specifically: (1) Serves as field liaison for the Administrator and 
HRSA Bureaus and Offices with other Departmental/Federal agencies, 
State and local governments, community-based organizations and others 
involved in the planning or provision of general health services; (2) 
assists in the development, implementation and coordination of HRSA 
programs and activities in the field; (3) provides program oversight 
and assistance for major HRSA programs including: Health Centers; 
National Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child Health grant 
programs; Ryan White Title II State grants; Ryan White Title III (b) 
community planning grants; and health facilities construction under the 
Hill-Burton Program; (4) develops and establishes Field Office and 
cluster/multi-Field Office areas of expertise (e.g., clinical; oral 
health; health care financing; financial analysis; data; etc.) to 
assist in the development, support and coordination of high quality 
health services, including preventive services, for underserved and 
vulnerable populations; (5) coordinates the field development and 
implementation of special program initiatives which involve one or more 
HRSA Field Offices and/or multiple HRSA/Departmental programs; (6) 
gathers input from local, State and regional perspectives to assist in 
the formulation, development, analysis and evaluation of HRSA programs 
and initiatives; (7) develops and implements activities in the field 
designed to improve customer service and relationships; (8) advises the 
Administrator on appropriate resource allocation for field activities; 
(9) provides administrative and financial support services to HRSA 
field components; and (10) exercises line management authority related 
to general administrative and management functions.
    The OFO Headquarters provides overall leadership/management 
direction for each of the ten HRSA Field Offices--exercising line 
management authority, determining appropriate budget/resource 
allocations, and assuring appropriate Field Office oversight, 
coordination and accountability. The ten (10) HRSA Field Offices, 
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, 
Denver, San Francisco and Seattle, function as follows:
    1. Immediate Office of the Field Director: (1) Serves as HRSA's 
senior public health official in the field, providing liaison with 
Federal, State and local health officials as well as private and 
professional organizations; (2) exercises line management authority as 
delegated from the Associate Administrator for general administrative 
and management functions within the field structure; (3) provides for 
the development, implementation and monitoring of the annual Field 
Office work plan, aligning Field Office goals/objectives with national 
and State health goals/priorities as well as community and population 
needs, and assigns the Field Office resources required to attain these 
goals/objectives; (4) coordinates the field development and 
implementation of special program initiatives as well as areas of 
expertise which involve one or more Field Offices and/or HRSA/
Departmental programs; and (5) represents HRSA in working with other 
Departmental/Federal agencies, State and local governments, community-
based organizations and others involved in the planning or provision of 
general health services.
    2. State Team Division I & II: (1) Assists in the development, 
implementation and coordination of HRSA programs and activities in the 
field; (2) provides program oversight and assistance, in partnership 
with HRSA Bureaus and Offices, for major HRSA programs including: 
Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child 
Health grant programs; Ryan White Title II State grants; Ryan White 
Title III (b) community planning grants; and health facilities 
construction under the Hill-Burton Program) to assure compliance with 
applicable laws, regulations, policies and performance standards, 
alerting HRSA program officials of potential issues and identifying 
opportunities for improving performance; (3) establishes effective 
relationships with other Departmental/ Federal agencies, State and 
local governments, community-based organizations and others involved in 
the planning or provision of general health services; (4) gathers input 
from local, State and regional perspectives to assist in the 
formulation, development, analysis and evaluation of HRSA programs and 
initiatives; and (5) serves as a source of information and expertise on 
health resources and services development/operations, maternal and 
child health, primary health care, HIV/AIDS, rural health, health 
professions, and other HRSA/health programs and activities, including 
identified Field Office and cluster/multi-Field Office areas of 
expertise (e.g., clinical; oral health; health care financing; 
financial analysis; data; etc.).
    3. Division of Data and Analysis: (1) Serves as primary focal point 
for conducting and disseminating, as appropriate, analyses of financial 
data, health indicators, and service data to identify emerging trends 
among HRSA programs and health service catchment areas; (2) provides 
technical assistance and training to HRSA programs, communities, States 
as well as Field

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Office staff related to the analysis and interpretation of data, 
evaluations and data systems; (3) develops statistical profiles of HRSA 
programs; (4) performs State/community-level analyses using Geographic 
Information Systems profiles and other profiles developed by Federal, 
state and local agencies; and (5) maintains databases and reports for 
assigned Field Offices.

Section RF-30 Delegation of Authority

    All delegations of authority which where in effect immediately 
prior to the effective date hereof have been continued in effect in 
them or their successors pending further redelegation. I hereby ratify 
and affirm all actions taken by any DHHS official which involved the 
exercise of these authorities prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon the date of signature.

    Dated: June 19, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-16105 Filed 6-27-01; 8:45 am]
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