8410 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 1995 / Notices

under Section 1892 of the Social

Security Act, as amended hereafter,

pertaining to Offset of Medicare

Payments to Individuals to Collect PastDue Obligations Arising from Breach of

Scholarship or Loan Contract.

The authorities hereby delegated are

(1) the authority to negotiate, approve,

and sign Medicare Offset Agreements,

and (2) the authority to inform the

Attorney General and the Inspector

General of the Department of Health and

Human Services when a scholarship or

loan obligor has refused to enter into, or

has breached, a Medicare Offset

Agreement. All other authorities under

Section 1892 have been delegated to,

and remain with, the Administrator,

Health Care Financing Administration.

I hereby ratify all actions, with respect

to Medicare offsets, taken by the

Assistant Secretary for Health or by any

Public Health Service Official prior to

the effective date of this delegation that,

in effect, involved the exercise of either

authority delegated herein.

This delegation became effective upon

the date of signature.

Dated: January 31, 1995.

Donna E. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3560 Filed 2–13–95; 8:45 am]

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Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

Part H, Public Health Service (PHS),

Chapter HA, Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Health, of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS) (42 FR 61318,

December 2, 1977, as amended most

recently at 59 FR 52553–4, October 18,

1994) is further amended to abolish the

National AIDS Program Office (HAA),

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health, and to establish a new Office of

HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH) within the

Office of Assistant Secretary for Health.

These changes are being made to reflect

the major responsibilities in AIDS

policy and planning and a heightened

role in collaborative coordination across

the DHHS and with other Federal,

Tribal, State, local and private

organizations.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Health

Under Section HA–10. Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Health—

Organization, delete item 1. National

AIDS Program Office (HAA), and

following item 4. Office of Research

Integrity (HAG), add a new item 4.

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH), and

renumber items 2 through 4 as 1

through 3.

Under Section H–20, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Health (HA)—

Functions, delete the title and statement

for the National AIDS Programs Office

(HAA).

Following the statement for the Office

of Research Integrity (HAG), add the

following title and statement:

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (HAH).

Under the direction of the Assistant

Secretary for Health, the Director of the

Office of HIV/AIDS Policy: (1) Serves as

the principal HIV/AIDS staff to the

Assistant Secretary for Health; (2)

facilitates and/or coordinates HIV/AIDS

policy planning processes across the

DHHS and the PHS and monitors

progress toward achieving established

goals; (3) provides PHS liaison with the

Office of the National AIDS Policy

Coordinator, Executive Office of the

President; (4) identifies critical HIV/

AIDS national, DHHS, and PHS policy

issues, including inter-and intra-agency

coordination needs, and advises on how

to resolve the issues; (5) provides liaison

with other Federal organizations, State

and local entities, and nongovernmental organizations involved in

HIV/AIDS policy; (6) assists in the

preparation of responses to inquiries

related to HIV/AIDS activities as

appropriate; (7) provides analytic and

administrative support to DHHS and

PHS HIV/AIDS advisory bodies, crossDepartmental; coordinating groups, and

other subsidiary or independent task

forces, work groups, or subgroups; (8)

provides guidance on the cooperative

dissemination and exchange of accurate

scientific, prevention, and educational

information and clinical guidelines with

and between public health interest

groups and professional and private

sector organizations; (9) guides and

promotes methods of dissemination and

exchange of information to and among

the public and, (10) reviews and makes

recommendations on PHS agency

budget requests and on departmental

research, prevention, services, training,

information, and infrastructure

priorities as incorporated in planning

documents or budget proposals.

Dated: February 6, 1995.

Donna M. Shalala,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3561 Filed 2–13–95; 8:45 am]

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National Institutes of Health; Statement

of Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority

Part H, Chapter HN (National

Institutes of Health) of the Statement of

Organization, Functions, and

Delegations of Authority for the

Department of Health and Human

Services (40 FR 22859, May 27, 1975, as

amended most recently at 59 FR 60997–

8, November 29, 1994) is amended to

reflect the reorganization of the John E.

Fogarty International Center for

Advanced Study in the Health Sciences

(FIC) (HNF) as follows: (1) Establish the

Office of International Science Policy

and Analysis (HNF12); Office of

Administrative Management and

International Services (HNF13);

Division of International relations

(HNF2); Division of International

Training and Research (HNF3); and the

Division of International Advanced

Studies (HNF4).

Section HN–B, Organization and

Functions is amended as follows: (1)

Under the heading John E. Fogarty

International Center for Advanced

Study in the Health Sciences (HNF),

insert the following:

Office of International Science Policy

and Analysis (HNF12)

(1) Advises the Director on the

development, analysis, and evaluation

of the Center’s programs; (2) advises the

Director on the development of strategic

and operational plans and provides staff

support to and liaison with program

staff in coordinating, integrating, and

articulating these plans; (3) advises the

Director on international science policy

issues; (4) develops the Center’s plan for

evaluating the focus and impact of

ongoing programs and providing

analytical reports of program trends and

future forecasts; (5) maintain legislative

liaison with the Office of Science Policy

and Technology Transfer, NIH; (6)

disseminates information on scientific

and policy developments related to

international research; and (7) plans and

implements the Center’s public affairs

and publications activities.

Office of Administrative Management

and International Services (HNF13)

(1) Advises the Director, Deputy

Director, and Division/Office Directors

on administrative matters affecting the

planning and execution of Center

programs; (2) plans, directs and

conducts administrative management

functions of the Center including

financial management, human resources

management, procurement,

international travel, office services, and

information resources management; (3)