[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64953-64954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27031]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 76 
FR 62420-62421 dated October 7, 2011).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration. Specifically, this notice realigns the 
Office of Women's Health (RAW) to the Immediate Office of the 
Administrator (RA), in accordance with Section 3509(f) of the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Public Law 111-148, which 
requires the Secretary to establish an Office of Women's Health within 
the Office of the Administrator of HRSA.

Chapter RA--Office of the Administrator

Section RA-10, Organization

    Delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    The Office of the Administrator (RA) is headed by the 
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, who 
reports directly to the Secretary. The OA includes the following 
components:
    (1) Immediate Office of the Administrator (RA);
    (2) Office of Equal Opportunity, Civil Rights, and Diversity 
Management (RA2);
    (3) Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (RA5);
    (4) Office of Communications (RA6);
    (5) Office of Special Health Affairs (RA1);
    (6) Office of Legislation (RAE); and
    (7) Office of Women's Health (RAW).

Section RA-20, Functions

    Update the functional statement for the Immediate Office of the 
Administrator (RA); and move the Office of Women's Health (RAW) from 
the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (RM) to the Immediate Office of 
the Administrator (RA).

Immediate Office of the Administrator (RA)

    (1) Leads and directs programs and activities of the Agency and 
advises the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services on 
policy matters concerning them; (2) provides consultation and 
assistance to senior Agency officials and others on clinical and health 
professional issues; (3) serves as the Agency's focal point on efforts 
to strengthen the practice of public health as it pertains to the HRSA 
mission; (4) establishes and maintains verbal and written 
communications with health organizations in the public and private 
sectors to support the mission of HRSA; (5) coordinates the Agency's 
strategic, evaluation and research planning processes; (6) manages the 
legislative and communications programs for the Agency; (7) administers 
HRSA's equal opportunity and civil rights activities; (8) provides 
overall leadership, direction, coordination, and planning in the 
support of the Agency's special health programs; and (9) manages the 
health, wellness, and safety of women and girls with the support of the 
Office of Women's Health, through policy, programming and outreach 
education.

Office of Women's Health (RAW)

    (1) Serves in a leadership capacity on women's health and sex/
gender-specific issues and policy for HRSA senior managers and with 
other agencies in HHS; (2) coordinates and supports sex/gender-specific 
disease prevention and health promotion activities within HRSA and HHS; 
(3) serves as the HRSA liaison with other Federal and non-Federal 
individuals and organizations working on women's health and sex/gender-
specific health related issues; (4) provides mentorship experiences for 
scholars and interns and encourages staff development opportunities; 
and (5) supports educational and information dissemination efforts on 
topics related to sex/gender-specific health issues.

Section RA-30, Delegations of Authority

    All delegations and re-delegations of authority made to HRSA 
officials and employees of affected organizational components will 
continue in them or

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their successors pending further re-delegations, provided they are 
consistent with this reorganization.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: October 7, 2011.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2011-27031 Filed 10-18-11; 8:45 am]
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