[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 1446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-144]


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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 (HHS) (40 FR 22859, May 27, 
1975, as amended most recently at 69 FR 64081, November 3, 2004, and 
redesignated from Part HN as part N at 60 FR 56606, November 9, 1995), 
is amended as set forth below to reflect the reorganization of the 
Office of the Director, NIH, by transferring the Office of Community 
Liaison from the Office of the Director (OD) to the Office of 
Communications and Public Liaison, OD.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Office 
of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is amended as follows:
    (1) Under the heading Office of Communications and Public Liaison 
(NA8, formerly HNA8) insert the following:
    Office of Community Liaison (NA85, formerly HNA85). (1) Advises the 
NIH Director on policies, programs, and issues involving the NIH and 
the surrounding community; (2) plans and directs activities to promote 
collaboration and cooperation between the NIH and the surrounding 
community; (3) conducts and oversees studies, projects, and evaluations 
designed to address problems, questions, and issues of community 
concern and environmental impact; (4) ensures that NIH activities 
affecting the surrounding community involve community representation at 
all levels of design, review, and implementation; and (5) ensures 
effective communication and collaboration on policy and programs 
involving the surrounding community between the Office of the Director, 
NIH, and operating components of the NIH.
    (2) Delete the Office of Community Liaison (NAP, formerly HNAP) in 
its entirety.
    Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of 
authority to officers and employees of NIH that were in effect 
immediately prior to the effective date of this amendment and are 
consistent with this amendment shall continue in effect, pending 
further redelegation.

    Dated: November 4, 2005.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 06-144 Filed 1-6-06; 8:45 am]
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