[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56333-56334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27899]


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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 
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995 as last amended at 66 
FR 52421-29, dated October 15, 2001).
    This notice announces the title change only for the Division of 
Health Careers Development (RPD) in the Bureau of Health Professions 
(BHPr), the functions remain the same. Make the following change in the 
title:

Division of Health Careers Diversity and Development (RPD)

    Serves as the focal point for the Health Professions and Nursing 
Student Loan and Scholarship Programs, the Exceptional Financial Need 
Scholarship Program, the Federal Assistance to Disadvantaged Health 
Professions Scholarship Program, the Health Educational Assistance Loan 
Program, the Health Professions and Nursing Educational Loan Repayment 
and Loan Cancellation Programs by providing leadership to assure equity 
in access to health resources and health careers for diverse and 
disadvantaged populations. Specifically: (1) Provides technical 
assistance to groups that represent and seek to improve the health 
status of diverse and disadvantaged populations, and facilitates the 
access of such groups to Bureau and other Federal programs and 
resources; (2) provides leadership and direction for the development 
and implementation of Bureau objectives as they relate to diverse and 
disadvantaged populations; (3) develops and recommends health resources 
and health career opportunities for diverse and disadvantaged 
populations; (4) initiates, stimulates, supports, coordinates, and 
evaluates Bureau programs for improving the availability and 
accessibility of health careers for diverse and disadvantaged 
populations; (5) initiates, stimulates, supports, coordinates, and 
evaluates in conjunction with other Bureau units, comprehensive data 
systems and analyses on requirements, resources, accessibility, and 
accountability of the health delivery system for diverse and 
disadvantaged populations; (6) conducts special studies and collects 
baseline data to identify specific factors contributing to the health 
and health-related problems of diverse and disadvantaged populations, 
and to develop strategies for improving health services and career 
opportunities for diverse and disadvantaged populations; (7) conducts 
extramural programs, including the use of grants and contracts, 
specifically designed to promote equity in access to health careers; 
(8) assures contract compliance and implementation of the Policy 
Statement on Civil Rights in the Bureau; (9) in coordination with the 
Bureau's

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divisions and in collaboration with other HRSA entities, provides 
leadership for and assures implementation of Presidential, 
Departmental, and other special initiatives addressing the needs of 
diverse and disadvantaged populations; (10) conducts and coordinates 
Bureau programs in health careers for women; (11) provides leadership 
to develop and coordinate Bureau program support to student health 
organizations; (12) provides advice and consultation on policy and 
other matters related to assuring equity in access to health resources 
and health careers for diverse and disadvantaged populations; (13) 
plans, develops, implements and promotes special initiatives and 
projects; (14) coordinates all necessary Federal, state and/or private 
sector involvement to insure the success of the initiative; (15) takes 
appropriate steps to institutionalize initiatives which successfully 
promote the mission of the Bureau; (16) directs and administers the 
Health Professions and Nursing Student Loan and Scholarship Programs, 
the Exceptional Financial Need Scholarship Program, the Federal 
Assistance to Disadvantaged Health Professions Scholarship Program, the 
Health Educational Assistance Loan Program, the Health Professions and 
Nursing Educational Loan Repayment and Loan Cancellation Programs 
including the awarding of loan and scholarship funds; (17) develops and 
implements program plans and policies and operating and evaluation 
plans and procedures in coordination with the Office of Policy and 
Planning; (18) monitors and assesses educational and financial 
institutions with respect to capabilities and management of Federal 
support for students; (19) develops and conducts training activities 
for staff of educational and financial institutions; (20) maintains 
liaison with and provides assistance to program-related public and 
private professional organizations and institutions; (21) maintains 
liaison with the Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of the 
Inspector General, DHHS, components of the Department of Education and 
the Department of Defense, and State agencies concerning student 
assistance; (22) coordinates financial aspects of programs with 
educational institutions; and (23) develops program data needs, 
formats, and reporting requirements, including collection, collation, 
analysis and dissemination of data.

Section RA-30 Delegation of Authority

    All delegations 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. 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: October 30, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-27899 Filed 11-6-01; 8:45 am]
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