[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 27087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X96-10530]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Health Resources and Services Administration;


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Part H, Chapter HB (Health Resources and Services Administration) 
of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of 
Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (47 FR 38409-
24, August 31, 1982, as amended most recently at 61 FR 24939-40, May 
17, 1996). The changes are as follows:
    1. Under Part HB, Health Resources and Services Administration 
Section HB-20-Functions, ``Bureau of Health Resources Development 
(HBB)'' delete the statement in its entirety and replace by the 
following

:Bureau of Health Resources Development (HBB).

    Administers Federal policy and programs pertaining to health care 
facilities, activities associated with organ donations, procurements, 
transplantation, and a variety of program activities related to HIV 
infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This includes 
financial, capital, organizational, and physical matters. Specifically: 
(1) Provides national leadership in supporting, identifying, and 
interpreting national trends and issues of significance relative to the 
health status of persons with AIDS, and with HIV infections, including 
the provision of facilities and services for AIDS and AIDS-related 
patients, persons in need and provision of services to persons and 
families of low income; and administers block and discretionary grants, 
contracts, and funding arrangements designed to address those issues; 
(2) administers and coordinates AIDS-related grants programs of 
national significance; (3) administers grant, loan, loan guarantees and 
interest subsidy programs relating to the construction, modernization, 
conversion, and closure of health and health care organizations; (4) 
develops long and short range program goals and objectives for health 
facilities, and for specific health promotional, organ transplantation, 
and AIDS activities; (5) manages contracts to provide Federal oversight 
for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the Scientific 
Registry of Transplant Recipients and the National Marrow Donor 
Programs and works to increase the availability of donor organs and 
unrelated bone narrow donors by working with the Organ Procurement 
Organizations (OPOS) and Donor Centers; (6) serves as advisor to and 
coordinates activities with other Agency organizational elements, other 
Federal organizations within and outside the Department, State, and 
local bodies, professional and scientific organizations; (7) develops, 
promotes, and directs efforts to improve the management, operational 
effectiveness, and efficiency of health care systems, organizations, 
and facilities; (8) provides technical assistance to OPOs and health 
care delivery systems and facilities in a wide variety of specific 
technical and technological systems; (9) administers HRSA's regional 
facility engineering and construction activities; (10) designs and 
implements special epidemiological and evaluation studies of the impact 
of the Bureau health care programs and of the characteristics of the 
population serviced; (11) evaluates models of health care delivery 
systems through grants, contracts, direct activities designs, and 
tests; (12) plans and develops collaborative efforts in the scientific 
aspects of Bureau programs with other PHS agencies, Federal 
departments, universities, and other scientific organizations; and (13) 
maintains liaison and coordinates with non-Federal public and private 
entities as necessary for the accomplishment of Bureau missions and 
objectives; and
    2. Delete the Division of Trauma and Emergency Medical System 
(HBB8) in its entirety.

Delegations of Authority

    All delegations and redelegations of authorities to officers and 
employees of the Bureau of Health Resources Development which were in 
effect immediately prior to the effective date of this reorganization 
will be continued in effect in them or their successors, pending 
further redelegations, provided they are consistent with this 
reorganization.
    These changes are effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: May 15, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
[Fr. Doc. 96-13539 Filed 5-29-96; 8:45 am]
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