[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16292-16293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6205]


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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) (61 FR 65062-65065, December 10, 1996 and as last amended at 62 
FR 27614-27615, dated May 20, 1997).
    This notice is to amend the functions of a component of the Office 
of the Administrator. Specifically, this notice changes the name of the 
Office of Minority Health to the Office of Minority Health and Health 
Disparities, and revises the functional statement as follows:

Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (RA9)

    Serves as the principal advisor and coordinator to the agency for 
the special needs of minority and disadvantaged populations including: 
(1) Providing leadership and direction to address HHS and HRSA 
Strategic Plan goals and objectives related to improving minority 
health and eliminating health disparities; (2) establishing and 
managing an agency-wide data collection system for minority health 
activities and initiatives including the White House Initiatives for 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Educational Excellence 
for Hispanic Americans, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Departmental Initiatives; (3) 
implementing activities to increase the availability of data to monitor 
the impact of agency programs in improving minority health and 
eliminating health disparities; (4) participating in the formulation of 
HRSA's goals, policies, legislative proposals, priorities, and 
strategies as they affect health professional organizations and 
institutions of higher education and others involved in or concerned 
with the delivery of culturally-appropriate, quality health services to 
minorities and disadvantaged populations; (5) consulting with Federal 
agencies and other public and private sector agencies and organizations 
to collaborate in addressing minority health and health disparities 
issues, including enhancing cultural competence in health service 
providers; (6) establishing short-term and long-range objectives; and 
(7) participating in the focus of activities and objectives in assuring 
equity in access to resources and health careers for minorities and the 
disadvantaged.

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

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authorities prior to the effective date of this delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon the date of signature.

    Dated: March 21, 2005.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-6205 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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