[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15936-15937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7516]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service


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 Office of the Director, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (OD/NIAID). The 
reorganization consists of the following: (1) Retitle the (a) Office of 
Administrative Management (HNM17) to the Office of Administrative 
Services (HNM17); (b) Financial Management and Information Systems 
Branch (HNM173) to the Office of Financial Management (HNMI2); and (c) 
Personnel Management Branch (HNMI74) to the Office of Human Resources 
Management (HNM14); (2) establish the Office of Technology Information 
Systems (HNM15); and (3) transfer the functions of the Office of 
Tropical Medicine and International Research (OTMIR) (HNM19) to the 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (HNM5) and abolish the 
OTMIR. This reorganization will enable the NIAID to better fulfill its 
mission by restructuring the OD/NIAID to better integrate related 
program areas and streamline operations.
    Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follow: (1) 
Under the heading Office of the Director (HNM1), National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (HNM), insert the following:
    Office of Financial Management (HNM12). (1) Serves as principal 
advisor to the Institute Director, Deputy Director for Management and 
Operations, and Division Directors in the financial management aspects 
of the planning, formulation, execution, and evaluation of the 
Institute's research grant, training, and intramural research programs; 
(2) collaborates with program planning staff in the development and 
coordination of the Institute programs with the budget process; (3) 
formulates and monitors the Institute's financial management program 
and establishes a system of effective control of funds utilized 
[[Page 15937]] through intramural research, grants, and contractual 
processes, including provision of the full range of program fiscal 
control for the Institute's extramural grant and contract programs; (4) 
is responsible for: (a) providing budget guidance to NIAID program 
areas; (b) compiling and preparing the Institute budget and assuring 
that the budget meets the needs of the Institute management in 
controlling the financial aspects of its diverse and complex research 
programs in allergic and infectious diseases; (5) is responsible for 
devising financial data systems for NIAID that are beneficial in 
obtaining data for management decisions, and at the same time are 
sufficiently compatible with the central NIH accounting system so that 
dual reporting does not exist; (6) develops budget back-up material for 
OMB and Congressional appropriation hearings and assists in the 
briefing of witnesses in defense of the budget before NIH, PHS, DHHS, 
and Congress; (7) serves as a focal point for the monitoring and 
clearance of budgetary and fiscal data as the result of Congressional 
and public inquiries; (8) provides fiscal data required in program 
evaluation and development, including developing, charting, and 
analyzing historical information depicting Council and fiscal year 
activity; (9) prepares special reports for the OD/NIAID Advisory 
Council and Subcommittees, and the NIH, DHHS, and OMB; (10) provides 
fact-finding, evaluation, and advisory staff services to the Division 
Directors; (11) maintains dollar control over the international 
transactions for the Institute; (12) designs, develops, and maintains 
the computer-based scientific and fiscal data collection, storage, and 
retrieval system for the Institute's contracts, grants, intramural 
research projects, fellowships and training awards; and (13) serves as 
an advisor to senior staff in the development of appropriate criteria 
and formats for the production of reports based on the data.
    (2) After the heading Office of Communications (HNM13), insert the 
following:
    Office of Human Resources Management (HNM14). (1) Advises the 
Director, Deputy Director for Management and Operations, and Division 
Directors and their staff on all aspects of personnel management; (2) 
evaluates Institute personnel programs; (3) provides central personnel 
management services for the NIAID; (4) provides leadership and planning 
for the NIAID on personnel policy development, training, personnel 
planning, recruitment, employee development, salary administration, 
equal employment opportunity, and other personnel functions; (5) makes 
studies and recommendations to top Institute management for new or 
redirected personnel efforts and policies; and (6) works closely with 
the Director, OHRM/NIH and staff in all aspects of personnel 
management.
    Office of Technology Information Systems (HNM15). (1) Plans and 
evaluates requirements for database management systems (DBMS); (2) 
supports the day-to-day operation of client/server database systems; 
(3) directs the integration of the NIAID database systems into a 
cohesive, unified environment; (4) coordinates the database information 
systems to provide a secure, streamlined, and integrated information 
repository; (5) directs the development of DBMS systems from the 
initial requirements analysis to the final deployment of production 
systems and project management of externally developed systems; (6) 
interacts with the NIH DBMS technical community to further the 
integration of NIAID systems with global NIH systems (ADB, MIS, 
IMPACT); (7) provides oversight for the migration of existing stand-
alone applications (EDS, PAF, PATS, PAM) into an integrated, client/
server platform; (8) provides basic personal computer hardware and 
software support services to the staff; (9) provides in-depth guidance 
and supports working with existing information technology personnel; 
(10) maintains or provides guidance for the maintenance of the LAN/WAN 
infrastructure, including the Local and Wide area network cabling 
plant, backbone connections, routers, protocol routing, and problem 
resolution; (11) maintains or consults on the support of file and print 
servers, e-mail, host access (Delpro), and backup services; (12) is 
responsible for the design and implementation of new LAN/WAN 
infrastructures (including renovations and upgrades to meet changes in 
technical industry standards; (13) provides solution enhancements and 
extensions to existing systems; (14) extends the reach of in-house E-
mail systems to inter-operate with other E-mail systems; and maintains 
streamlined connectivity with other NIH systems; (15) is responsible 
for vision, trial, and implementation of new technologies (e.g.: video-
conferencing; digital imaging; remote computing/telecommuting; document 
imaging and archiving; virtual reality technologies, cellular/wireless 
technologies (voice and data); and Internet access to multimedia 
information [Gopher, Mosaic] electronic scientific journals.); and (16) 
as negotiated with other organizations, provides all or selected 
functions noted above under the NIH service center concept.
    (3) Under the heading Office of Administrative Management (HNM17), 
delete the title and functional statement in their entirety and 
substitute the following:
    Office of Administrative Services (HNM17). (1) Exercises the 
responsibilities of the Executive Officer, NIAID; (2) directs, 
coordinates, and conducts administrative activities of the Institute by 
providing assistance in the areas of: (a) administrative management and 
services for the extramural, intramural, and OD organizations of the 
Institute; (b) management analysis services; (c) network services; and 
(d) acquisition management services; (3) advises the Director, Deputy 
Director for Management and Operations, and Division Directors on 
developments in management and their implications and effects on 
program management; (4) develops policies on administrative management 
and prepares and issues procedures and guidelines for implementation of 
administrative policies and requirements; and (5) coordinates the 
government ethics program of the Institute.
    (4) Under the heading Office of Tropical Medicine and International 
Research (HNM19), delete the title and functional statement in their 
entirety.


    Dated: January 26, 1995.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-7516 Filed 3-27-95; 8:45 am]
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