[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28701-28702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9786]


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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 (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605-56606 as amended November 6, 1995; and as last 
amended at 72 FR 19540-19544, April 18, 2007.)
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care (RC). 
Specifically, this notice updates the mission statement of the Bureau 
of Primary Health Care (RC) and the functional statement of the Office 
of the Associate Administrator (RC), and deleted the Office of 
Administrative Management (RCM).

Chapter RC, Bureau of Primary Health Care

Section RC, 00 Mission

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The mission of the Bureau of Primary Health Care is to improve the 
health of the Nation's underserved communities and vulnerable 
populations by assuring access to comprehensive, culturally competent, 
quality primary health care services.

Section RC-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) is headed by an Associate 
Administrator, who reports directly to

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the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration. The 
Bureau of Primary Health Care includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RC);
    (2) Office of Minority and Special Populations (RCG);
    (3) Office of Policy and Program Development (RCH);
    (4) Office of Quality and Data (RCK);
    (5) Eastern Division (RCN);
    (6) Central Mid-Atlantic Division (RCP);
    (7) Western Division (RCQ);
    (8) Division of National Hansen's Disease Programs (RC7); and
    (9) Division Immigration Health Service (RC9).

Section RC-20, Functions

    (1) Delete the functional statement for the Office of the Associate 
Administrator (RC) and replace in its entirety; and (2) Delete the 
functional statement for the Office of Administrative Management (RCM).

Office of the Associate Administrator (RC)

    Provides overall leadership, direction, coordination, and planning 
in support of Bureau of Primary Health Care programs that are designed 
to improve the health of the Nation's underserved communities and 
vulnerable populations by assuring access to comprehensive, culturally 
competent, quality primary health care services. Specifically, (1) 
Establishes program goals, objectives and priorities, and provides 
oversight as to their execution; (2) plans, directs, coordinates and 
evaluates Bureau-wide management activities; (3) maintains effective 
relationships within HRSA and with other Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) organizations, other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and other public and private organizations concerned with 
primary health care, eliminating health disparities, and improving the 
health status of the Nation's underserved and vulnerable populations; 
and (4) plans, directs, and coordinates Bureau-wide administrative 
management activities, i.e., budget, finance, personnel, procurements, 
delegations of authority, emergency planning, training, executive 
secretariat, and has responsibilities related to the awarding of BPHC 
grant and contract funds.

Section RC-30, Delegations of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this 
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall 
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon the date of signature.

    Dated: May 15, 2007.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E7-9786 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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