[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10124-10125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03254]


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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 87 
FR 59105-59106 dated September 29, 2022).
    This reorganization realigns functions within the HIV/AIDS Bureau 
(RV).

Chapter RV--HIV/AIDS Bureau

Section RV.10 Organization

    The HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV) is headed by the Associate Administrator, 
who reports directly to the Administrator, HRSA. The HIV/AIDS Bureau 
includes the following components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RV);
    (2) Office of Operations and Management (RV2);
    (3) Division of Administrative Operations (RV21);
    (4) Office of Program Support (RV3);
    (5) Division of Policy and Data (RVA).
    (6) Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs (RV5);
    (7) Division of State HIV/AIDS Programs (RVD); and
    (8) Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs (RV6).

Section RV.20 Function

    Delete the functional statement for the Office of the Associate 
Administrator (RV), Office of Operations and Management (RV2), Division 
of Administrative Operations (RV21) and Office of Program Support (RV3) 
in its entirety and replace with the following:

Office of the Associate Administrator (RV)

    The Office of the Associate Administrator provides leadership and 
direction for the HIV/AIDS programs and activities of the Bureau and 
oversees its relationship with other national health programs. 
Specifically, the Office (1) promotes the implementation of the 
National HIV/AIDS Strategy within the agency and among agency-funded 
programs; (2) coordinates the formulation of an overall strategy and 
policy for programs established by Title XXVI of the Public Health 
Service Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension 
Act of 2009, Public Law 111-87; (3) coordinates internal functions of 
the Bureau and its relationships with other agency bureaus and offices; 
(4) establishes HIV/AIDS program objectives, alternatives, and policy 
positions consistent with broad Administration guidelines; (5) provides 
leadership for and oversight of the Bureau's budgetary development and 
implementation processes; (6) provides clinical leadership to Ryan 
White-funded programs; (7) serves as a principal contact and advisor to 
the Department and other parties on matters pertaining to the planning 
and development of HIV/AIDS-related health delivery systems; (8) 
reviews HIV/AIDS-related program activities to determine their 
consistency with established policies; (9) develops and oversees 
operating policies and procedures for the Bureau; (10) oversees and 
directs the planning, implementation, and evaluation of special studies 
related to HIV/AIDS and public health within the Bureau; (11) 
prioritizes technical assistance (TA) needs in consultation with each 
division/office; (12) plans, implements, and evaluates the Bureau's 
national TA resource training center website and other distance 
learning modalities; (13) represents the agency in HIV/AIDS related 
conferences, consultations, and meetings with other Operating 
Divisions, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and the White 
House; (14) plans, implements and evaluates HIV/AIDS Bureau staff 
development and education to enable employees to meet the mission of 
the Bureau; (15) provides support with the implementation of staff 
development, organizational development and training activities; and 
(16) plans, develops, implements, and evaluates the Bureau's 
organizational and staff development and staff training activities 
inclusive of guiding action steps addressing annual Employee Viewpoint 
Survey results.

Office of Operations and Management (RV2)

    The Office of Operations and Management provides expertise, 
guidance, leadership, and support in the areas of general 
administration, fiscal operations, and contract administration. 
Specifically, the Office (1) provides direction on all budgetary, 
administrative, human resources, operations, facility management, and 
contracting functions for the HIV/AIDS Bureau; (2) oversees and 
coordinates all Bureau program integrity activities; (3) oversees 
Bureau Executive Secretariat functions and coordinates HRSA responses 
and comments on HIV/AIDS-related reports, position papers, guidance 
documents, correspondence, and related issues, including Freedom of 
Information Act requests; and (4) supports enterprise information 
technology systems development to improve program efficiencies and 
management.

Division of Administrative Operations (RV21)

    The Division of Administrative Operations is responsible for the 
administrative, human resources operations, facility management, and 
contracting functions for the Bureau.

Office of Program Support (RV3)

    The Office of Program Support provides expertise, guidance, 
leadership, and support in the areas of organizational development, 
communications, fiscal oversight, grants policy, training and TA to the 
Bureau staff and grant recipients, and customer service to support 
program implementation. Specifically, the Office of Program Support (1) 
coordinates grants management and grants policy for

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the Bureau, including grants liaison functions; (2) supports training 
and TA for grant recipients through the AIDS Education and Training 
Centers (AETCs), TA contracts, and other TA initiatives; (3) 
streamlines communications, clearance activities, and development of 
consistent, quality presentations; (4) improves the Bureau's external 
facing communication efforts; (5) facilitates transparency in sharing 
the Bureau's data using internal and external resources; (6) 
coordinates the development and distribution of all Bureau 
communication activities, materials, and products internally and 
externally; (7) supports fiscal oversight and TA to grant recipients; 
(8) serves as the Bureau's primary liaison with the HRSA Office of 
Federal Assistance Management (OFAM); (9) provides statutory and 
programmatic coordination, guidance, and expertise on grants and fiscal 
compliance to funded programs and Bureau staff; (10) identifies and 
develops resources to sustain statutory, programmatic and fiscal 
compliance of funded programs; (11) coordinates with OFAM for grants 
processes; (12) coordinates with OFAM for fiscal oversight and 
compliance; (13) coordinates grant recipient site visits and site 
specific consultations; (14) supports grant recipients in meeting 
project goals and deliverables related to fiscal compliance and grants 
policy; (15) develops grant recipients training and TA plans related to 
fiscal compliance and grants policy; (16) leads distance learning 
opportunities; and (17) is responsible for activities associated with 
the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and coordination 
of the HIV/AIDS Education and Training Center Program.

Section RV.30 Delegation of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to officials and employees of affected organizational components will 
continue in them or their successors pending further redelegation, if 
allowed, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101).

Carole Johnson,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2023-03254 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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