[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2926-2927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-125]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


The Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part N, National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (40 FR 22859, May 27, 
1975, as amended most recently at 72 FR 57595, October 10, 2007, and 
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), 
is amended as set forth below to reflect the transfer of the functions 
of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) from the Center for Information 
Technology (NU, formerly HNU) to the Office of the Director (NA, 
formerly HNA).
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Center 
for Information Technology (NU, formerly HNU), is amended as follows:
    (1) Replace the current section NU (formerly HNU) with the 
following:
    Center for Information Technology (NU, formerly HNU). (1) Provides 
leadership for the determination of NIH computational and 
telecommunications needs at all levels and oversees the development of 
appropriate infrastructure support to meet identified

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needs; (2) develops, operates, and maintains a state-of-the-art 
regional computer facility and provides overall guidance based on 
legislation and policy that is responsive to the NIH mission; (3) 
establishes and operates the necessary organization and infrastructure 
to assure appropriate security, connectivity, and inter-operability 
across the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), off-campus locations, and 
remote access; (4) collaborates on, and provides for, research 
activities in the computational biosciences and statistics; (5) 
develops, administers, and manages NIH systems, and provides consulting 
services to the ICs, in support of administrative and business 
applications; and (6) serves as a Federal Data Processing Center for 
administrative, biomedical, and statistical computing, provides data 
processing and high performance computing facilities and integrated 
telecommunications data networks, and provides services to the DHHS and 
other Federal agencies.
    (2) Delete in their entirety the statements for Office of the 
Deputy CIO (NU9, formerly HNU9); the Information Technology Policy and 
Review Office (NU92, formerly HNU92, the Information Security and 
Awareness Office (NU93, formerly HNU93); the Information Technology 
Acquisitions Services Office (NU94, formerly HNU94); and the Office of 
the Chief Information Technology Architect (NU19, formerly HNU19).
    (3) Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading 
Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is amended as follows:
    Under the heading Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), 
immediately following the statement for Office of Portfolio Analysis 
and Strategic Initiatives (HNAU) insert the following:
    Office of the Chief Information Officer (NAV, formerly HNAV). (1) 
Advises the NIH Director on the strategic direction and management of 
significant NIH Information Technology (IT) program and policy 
activities; (2) provides leadership for the enhancement of NIH IT 
capabilities, scientific and research computing services, and 
enterprise systems through policies, guidelines and standards, budget 
management, and lifecycle performance monitoring; (3) directs the 
establishment of a common infrastructure that optimizes NIH's IT 
investments and that can adapt to emerging technologies and service 
models; (4) leads IT security initiatives to protect and secure NIH's 
information assets; (5) oversees the NIH-wide IT investment portfolio, 
inclusive of IC, CIT, and enterprise systems; (6) approves the progress 
of enterprise projects through the DHHS Enterprise Performance Life 
Cycle (EPLC); (7) identifies critical IT issues and analyzes, plans, 
and leads NIH's implementation of special DHHS or Federal initiatives 
related to management of IT resources; (8) leads IT governance 
structure to align IT with NIH strategies and objectives; (9) leads the 
implementation of enterprise architecture policies, standards, and 
practices; (10) leads NIH IT support efforts on medical initiatives 
such as Electronic Health Record; and (11) provides leadership and 
focus within NIH for the development and implementation of policy and 
standards in IT by identifying, documenting, and communicating issues, 
problems, and solutions to the NIH community in a comprehensive way.
    Information Technology Policy and Review Office (NAV2, formerly 
HNAV2). Advises and assists the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information 
Officers in managing NIH IT resources and investments through (1) 
development, implementation, and oversight of NIH IT policy and 
guidance; (2) interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations, 
and DHHS, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other Federal 
mandates; (3) development and oversight of IT capital planning and 
investment control activities; (4) coordination and preparation of IT 
budget and review documents; (5) development of IT management tools and 
training; and (6) provision of staff support to CIO committees and 
special initiatives, studies, and projects.
    Information Security and Awareness Office (NAV3, formerly HNAV3). 
Provides guidance to the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information 
Officers regarding IT security, planning, and budget activities by (1) 
leading the development of program goals, policies, standards, and 
procedures for the NIH IT Security program; (2) providing guidance to 
ICs for security of information in accordance with the Privacy Act, the 
Computer Security Act of 1987, the Information Technology Management 
Reform Act (ITMRA), OMB, and DHHS guidance; (3) providing support to 
the NIH IT Management Committee (ITMC); (4) conducting NIH-wide IT 
security activities; (5) managing an NIH Incident Response Team; (6) 
managing an NIH Risk Management and Oversight Program; and (7) managing 
an NIH IT Security Awareness and Training Program.
    Information Technology Acquisition Services Office (NAV4, formerly 
HNAV4). Advises the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information Officers on 
IT contract expenditures and IT trends by (1) maintaining awareness of 
federally mandated laws, regulations, and standards as they relate to 
IT acquisition documents and IT investments; (2) participating in NIH-
wide committees that impact NIH CIO initiatives, policies, and 
standards; (3) working closely with other ICs to ensure that NIH CIO 
initiatives and practices are reflected in IT submissions to DHHS and 
OMB; (4) assisting in the preparation of Statements of Work and 
supporting documentation such as schedules, evaluation criteria, and 
checklists required to implement the ITMRA, maintaining consistency 
with NIH/DHHS/OMB policies; (5) assisting NIH program managers in 
identifying appropriate mechanisms to satisfy their IT requirements, 
including NIH acquisition resources; and (6) advising NIH IT project 
managers on contract/task order management, administrative strategies, 
problem resolution, and techniques via meetings, e-mail, handbooks, 
and/or briefings.
    Information Technology Architecture Office (NAV5, formerly HNAV5). 
(1) Advises the CIO on IT enterprise architecture for the NIH; (2) 
provides leadership to the development and management of an NIH 
enterprise architecture; (3) develops principles, policy, and 
technology standards to guide IT systems design and integration; (4) 
leads and/or evaluates enterprise projects and technologies for 
compliance and integration within IT architecture; (5) coordinates and 
represents IT enterprise architecture for the NIH; and (6) provides 
leadership, management, and implementation of transforming technologies 
for NIH such as Federal Public Key Infrastructure, Enterprise 
Application Integration Infrastructure, and Enterprise Identity 
Management Infrastructure, including the redesign of the NIH Enterprise 
Directory.
    Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of 
authority to officers and employees of NIH which were in effect 
immediately prior to the effective date of this reorganization and are 
consistent with this reorganization shall continue in effect, pending 
further redelegation.

    Dated: January 7, 2008.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 08-125 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]
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