[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24939-24940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12362]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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 39409-
24, August 31, 1982, as amended most recently at 61 FR 19942-43, May 3, 
1996), is amended to establish an Office of External Affairs within the 
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
    Under HB-20, Organization and Functions, amend the functional 
statements for the Office of the Administrator (HBA) by doing the 
following:
    A. Delete the Office of Communications (HBA5) in its entirety and 
replace it with the following: Office of External Affairs (HBA5). Under 
the direction of Associate Administrator who is a member of the 
Administrator's immediate staff: (1) Provides leadership and general 
policy and program direction for, and conducts coordinates 
communications, public affairs activities of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration; (2) establishes

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and maintains liaison with general public, professional and citizen 
organizations and public interest groups on a nationwide basis; (3) 
facilities activities that impact upon the delivery of health care on a 
national basis; (4) speaks for the Administrator in public meetings and 
conferences; (5) provides communications assistance to the Agency; 
writes and prepares speeches for the Administrator, (6) serves as the 
Agency focal point for women's health (7) serves as the principal 
advisor for Agency-supported program activities that address women's 
health and for policy issues internal to and external to the Agency 
related to the health of women; (8) oversees the coordination and 
resolution of program and policy issues related to women's health; (9) 
collects and consolidates data and prepares Agency-level reports, 
planning and briefing documents on ongoing women's health activities 
and related accomplishments; (10) identifies and negotiates 
collaborative women's health efforts within the Agency, PHS, Department 
and external components; (11) represents the Agency in Departmental, 
regional, State and National women's health deliberations; chairs and 
provides support to the HRSA Coordinating Committee on Women's health; 
(12) services as Federal women's health liaison and resource and 
assures equity to women in their access to education and training 
resources and to health/science careers; and (13) coordinates the 
implementation of Freedom of Information Act for the Agency.
    B. Establish within the Office of External Affairs the Division of 
Communications and Public Affairs (HBA52)--(1) provides communication 
and public affairs expertise and staff advice and support to the 
Administrator in program and policy formulations and execution 
consistent with policy direction established by the Assistant Secretary 
(Public Affairs); (2) develops and implements policies related to 
external media relations and internal employee communications; (3) 
establishes and implements procedures for the development, review, 
processing, quality control, and dissemination of Administration 
communications materials; (4) serves as Communications and Public 
Affairs Officer for the Administrator including establishment and 
maintenance of productive relationships and with communications media; 
(5) provides central communications service to all Administration 
programs; and (6) serves as focal point for coordination of 
Administration communications activities with those of other health 
agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services and with 
field, State, local, voluntary and professional organizations.
    C. In the statement for the ``Office of Operations and Management 
(HBA4), delete item number (4) in its entirety and renumber the 
remaining items in sequential order.
    Section HB-30 Delegations of Authority. All delegations and 
redelegations of authority to Offices affected by this reorganization 
which were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this 
reorganization will continue in effect in them or their successors 
pending further redelegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: May 6, 1996.
Ciro V. Sumaya,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-12362 Filed 5-16-95; 8:45 am]
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