[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46621-46623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22203]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service; 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 60 FR 36299, July 14, 1995) is amended to
reflect the reorganization and revision of function statements of the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (HNC) as follows: (1) Establish the
Division of Basic Sciences (HNC7); Division of Clinical Sciences
(HNC8); Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (HNC9); Division
of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis, and Centers (HNCB); Division of Cancer
Biology (HNCC); and Office of Intramural Management (HNC17). (2)
Abolish the Division of Cancer Biology, Diagnosis and Centers (HNC2);
Division of Cancer Etiology (HNC3); and Division of Cancer Treatment
(HNC6). (3) Retitle the Office of Administrative Management (HNC13) as
the Office of Extramural Management. (4) Revise the functional
statements for the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (HNC4) and
the Division of Extramural Activities (HNC5).
Section HN-B, Organization and Functions is amended as follows: (1)
Under the heading National Cancer Institute (HNC), insert the
following:
Office of Extramural Management (HNC13)
(1) Plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative management
activities of the Office of the Director and the extramural programs,
with Institute wide responsibility for budget and grant and contract
policy. Areas of management responsibility include grants management;
contracts management; finance and budget; personnel; management
analysis; financial data and statistics; office automation, automatic
data processing, and management information systems; and other areas
related to the general administration of the Institute; (2) advises the
Institute Director and senior staff on the administrative management of
the Institute and its programs; (3) develops and promulgates policies,
guidelines, and procedures on matters relating to the administrative
management of the Office of the Director and the extramural programs;
and (4) formulates and executes action plans in response to
administrative problems or initiatives, directives, regulations,
legislation or anything else that might require administrative action
or have administrative implications.
Office of Intramural Management (HNC17)
(1) Plans, directs, and coordinates the administrative management
activities of the Office of Intramural Management and the intramural
programs, with Institute wide responsibility for personnel and
information resource management policy. Areas of management
responsibility include contracts management; finance and budget;
personnel; management analysis; financial data and statistics; office
automation, automatic data processing, and management information
systems; and other areas related to the general administration of the
Institute; (2) advises the Institute Director and senior staff on the
administrative management of the Institute and its programs (3)
develops and promulgates policies, guidelines, and procedures on
matters relating to the administrative management of the Intramural
Program; and (4) formulates and executes action plans in response to
administrative problems or initiatives, directives, regulations,
legislation or other matters necessitating administrative action or
having administrative implications.
Division of Basic Sciences (HNC7)
(1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates the Institute's
intramural programs in basic science relating to
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cellular, molecular, genetic, biochemical and immunological mechanisms
relevant to the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cancer; (2)
establishes program priorities, allocates, resources, integrates the
projects of the various laboratories, evaluates program effectiveness
and represents the division in management and scientific decision-
making meetings within the Institute; (3) identifies the need for and
establishes new intramural research activities; (4) supports training
and research opportunities in the basic sciences for young
investigators; (5) supports translation of research findings by
integrating and coordinating the divisional research activities with
other NCI divisions, with the institutes, centers, and divisions within
the National Institutes of Health as well as with the private sector
and the academic research community.
Division of Clinical Sciences (HNC8)
(1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates patient care
activities of the NCI; (2) conducts pioneering clinical research on
cancer which translates fundamental research to the bedside in a bi-
directional manner; (3) establishes program priorities, allocates
clinical resources, integrates the projects of the various branches,
evaluates program effectiveness and participants in pertinent
management and scientific decision-making meetings within the
Institute; (4) addresses clinical research issues requiring urgent
attention that cannot readily be pursued through the extramural
community; (5) through intramural studies and contracts, administers
research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer; (6)
develops novel models for carrying out translational research in an
efficient and cost-effective manner; (7) develops state-of-the-art
educational programs for the education and mentorship of clinical
scientists and investigators; and (8) advises the Director of the
National Cancer Institute, and supports the activities of the National
Cancer Advisory Board and other scientific advisory committees.
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (HNC9)
(1) Plans, directs, manages, and evaluates a program of
epidemiologic, demographic, biostatistical, and population-based
genetic research, as well as provides resources to support such
research; (2) uses intramural, contract, interagency, cooperative
agreement, and grant mechanisms to administer and manage research in
epidemiology, genetics, biometry, and collaborative interdisciplinary
approaches to clarify the distribution, causes, and natural history of
cancer, as well as the means for its prevention; (3) establishes
program priorities, allocates available resources, integrates the
activities of various branches, evaluates program effectiveness, and
participates in pertinent management and scientific decision-making
meetings within the Institute; and (4) advises the Institute Director
and supports the activities of the Board of Scientific Counselors, the
National Cancer Advisory Board, and other advisory committees.
Division of Cancer Treatment, Diagnosis, and Centers (HNCB)
(1) Plans, directs and coordinates a program of extramural
preclinical and clinical cancer treatment research as well as research
conducted in cooperation with other Federal agencies with the objective
of curing or controlling cancer in man by utilizing treatment
modalities singly or in combination; (2) administers targeted research
and development programs in areas of drug development, diagnosis,
biological response modifiers and radiotherapy development; (3) serves
as the national focal point for information and data on experimental
and clinical studies related to cancer treatment and for the
distribution of such information to appropriate scientists and
physicians; and (4) plans, directs and coordinates an extramural
program of basic and applied research conducted at cancer centers and
through the organ systems program.
Division of Cancer Biology (HNCC)
(1) Plans, directs, coordinates and evaluates a contract and grant-
supported program of extramural basic and applied research on cancer
cell biology and cancer immunology including the biological and health
effects of exposures to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and the
role of chemical or physical agents, acting separately or together, or
in combination with biological agents in the inhibition or promotion of
cancer; (2) plans, manages and monitors the research and research
support activities of the contractor(s) at the government-owned
contractor operated (GOCO) facilities at the Frederick Cancer Research
and Development Center; (3) plans and administers an extramural program
which supports and fosters cancer research training, cancer clinical
education, and cancer research career development in order to assure
the continuing existence of a national cadre of highly qualified
individuals to work in the fields of cancer research, treatment and
control; (4) administers a program of support for the construction,
alteration, renovation, and equipping of extramural research facilities
that house or will house cancer research and/or treatment activities;
(5) establishes program priorities, allocates resources, integrates the
projects of the various branches, evaluates program effectiveness and
participates in pertinent management and scientific decision-making
meetings within the Institute; and, (6) advises the Institute Director,
and other Institute staff on extramural research in cancer biology and
associated areas of science of interest to the Institute and supports
the activities of the Board of Scientific Counselors, the National
Cancer Advisory Board, and other advisory committees.
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (HNC4)
(1) Plans and directs the extramural program of cancer prevention
and control research for the Institute; (2) coordinates a number of
geographically-based cancer surveillance systems and applies
statistical, analytic, and other quantitative methods to monitor,
evaluate, and report on cancer trends and the impact of cancer; (3)
develops and supports research training and career development in
cancer prevention and control; and (4) coordinates program activities
with other Divisions, Institutes, or federal and state agencies, and
establishes liaison with professional and voluntary health agencies,
cancer centers, labor organizations, cancer organizations and trade
associations.
Division of Extramural Activities (HNC5)
(1) Administers and directs the Institute's grant and contract
review activities; (2) provides initial technical and scientific merit
review of grants and contracts for the Institute; (3) represents the
Institute on overall NIH extramural and collaborative program policy
committees, coordinates such policy for the review and administration
of grants and contracts; (4) coordinates the Institute's review of
research grant and training programs with the National Cancer Advisory
Board and the President's Cancer Panel; (5) coordinates the
implementation of committee management policies within the Institute
and provides the Institute's staff support for the National Cancer
Advisory Board and the President's Cancer Panel; (6) monitors and
coordinates the operation of the NCI Board of Scientific Counselors and
its subcommittees to assure uniformity and quality of scientific review
of, and advice concerning, the NCI intramural
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research program; (7) monitors and coordinates the operations of the
NCI Board of Scientific Advisors to assure uniformity and quality of
review of, and advice concerning, the NCI extramural program; (8)
coordinates program planning and evaluation in the extramural area; (9)
provides scientific reports and analyses to the Institute's grant and
contract programs; and (10) administers programs to broaden
participation by minorities in cancer-related research and training
activities and to enhance the effectiveness of programs in cancer
treatment and control in reaching the minority community and other
historically underserved segments of the general population.
Dated: August 28, 1995.
Harold Varmus,
Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 95-22203 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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