[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55582-55583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22666]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Institutes of Health Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority

    Part N, 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 66 FR 6617, January 22, 2001, and redesignated 
from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is amended as 
set forth below to rename the National Center on Minority Health and 
Health Disparities (NCMHD) as the National Institute on Minority Health 
and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and to amend its functional statement. 
The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.), as amended by 
Public Law 111-148, Sec.  10334(c), provides the authorities of the 
Institute.
    Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading National 
Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) (NE, formerly 
HNE), is revised as follows:
    National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities 
(NIMHD) (NE, formerly HNE). (1) Conducts and supports research, 
training, information dissemination, and other programs including 
centers of excellence, loan repayment, research endowment, and 
community-based participatory research

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initiatives, with respect to minority health conditions and other 
populations with health disparities; (2) Plans, coordinates, reviews, 
and evaluates research and other activities on minority health and 
health disparities conducted or supported by the NIH Institutes and 
Centers (ICs), consistent with the NIMHD's authorizing statute; (3) In 
collaboration with the NIH Director and other IC Directors, and in 
consultation with the NIMHD advisory council, develops a comprehensive 
strategic plan and budget that identifies and establishes priorities, 
objectives, budgets, and policy statements for the conduct and support 
of all NIH minority health and health disparities research activities, 
and ensures that all amounts appropriated for such activities are 
expended in accordance with the strategic plan and budget; (4) In 
collaboration with the NIH Director and other IC Directors, and in 
consultation with the NIMHD advisory council, promotes coordination and 
collaboration among ICs conducting or supporting minority health or 
other health disparities research; (5) Provides leadership for a 
national and international program on minority health and health 
disparities research; (6) Represents the NIH minority health and health 
disparities research program at all relevant Executive Branch task 
forces, committees, and planning activities; (7) Develops and maintains 
a Health Disparities Information (HDI) database to facilitate the 
collection of data, translation of research, education, dissemination, 
and communication of information to various audiences, including the 
Public Health Service (PHS) and other Federal agencies, on minority 
health and health disparities research, advances, and other activities 
including those planned, conducted, or supported by the NIH; (8) 
Establishes projects to promote cooperation among Federal agencies, 
State, local, tribal, and regional public health agencies, and private 
entities in health disparities research; (9) Develops and revises, as 
necessary, the national definition for health disparity population in 
consultation with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; (10) 
Provides leadership for the implementation of the Minority Health and 
Health Disparities Research and Education Act (Pub. L. 106-525) and the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148) and other 
relevant public laws as they relate to the NIMHD mission and the NIH 
minority health and health disparities research and activities.
    Delegations of authority statement: All delegations and 
redelegations of authority to officers and employees of NIH that were 
in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this 
reorganization and are consistent with this reorganization shall 
continue in effect, pending further redelegation.

    Dated: August 4, 2010.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-22666 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]
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