[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48089-48090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22602]


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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, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 74 
FR 37718-37723 dated July 29, 2009).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. This notice renames the Office of 
Performance Review (RE) to the Office of Regional Operations (ORO) 
(RE), and changes the mission and functions of the office.

Chapter RE--Office of Regional Operations (RE)

Section RE-00, Mission

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The mission of ORO is to improve health care systems and America's 
health care safety net, increase access to quality care, reduce 
disparities, and advance public health by providing leadership in 
support of the HHS and HRSA missions, goals and strategic priorities in 
each region.

Section RE-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Office of Regional Operations (RE) is headed by the Associate 
Administrator who reports directly to the Administrator, Health 
Resources and Services Administration. The Office of Regional 
Operations includes the following components:
    1. Office of the Associate Administrator (RE);
    2. Boston Regional Division (RF12) serves Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont;
    3. New York Regional Division (RF13) serves New Jersey, New York, 
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands;
    4. Philadelphia Regional Division (RF11) serves Delaware, Maryland, 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia;
    5. Atlanta Regional Division (RF21) serves Alabama, Florida, 
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and 
Tennessee;
    6. Chicago Regional Division (RF31) serves Illinois, Indiana, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin;
    7. Dallas Regional Division (RF41) serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New 
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas;
    8. Kansas City Regional Division (RF32) serves Iowa, Kansas, 
Missouri and Nebraska;
    9. Denver Regional Division (RF42) serves Colorado, Montana, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming;
    10. San Francisco Regional Division (RF51) serves Arizona, 
California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, 
Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau; and
    11. Seattle Regional Division (RF52) serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon 
and Washington.

Section RE-20, Functions

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:

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    ORO serves as the regional component of HRSA by: (1) Providing 
leadership on HRSA's mission, goals, priorities and initiatives in 
regions, States and territories; (2) providing ongoing surveillance and 
analysis of health care environmental trends and making recommendations 
to HRSA Senior Management and other government officials on ways to 
improve the effectiveness of policies and programs; (3) generating and 
sustaining collaborative efforts between State health care leaders, 
HRSA managers and HRSA program resources in each State to improve 
public health and health care systems; (4) fostering greater alignment 
and collaboration between HRSA's assets, private and other public 
assets in communities, in pursuit of commonly held goals and improved/
integrated systems of care; (5) providing assistance to grant 
recipients in partnership with HRSA program leaders, including: (a) the 
conduct of performance reviews, (b) the conduct of site visits for 
grantees with problems meeting program requirements or demonstrating 
poor operational performance, (c) the conduct of other types of site 
visits in support of HRSA programs, and (d) the collection and 
dissemination of leading/innovative practices; (6) providing support 
for recruitment and retention of primary health care providers in 
Health Professions Shortage Areas; (7) conducting other activities 
designed to improve access to quality care, reduce disparities and 
improve public health in accordance with HRSA authorities and in 
partnership with related public and private sector organizations; and 
(8) exercising line management authority related to general 
administrative and management functions of ORO.

Section RB-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: September 14, 2009.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-22602 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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