[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34230-34232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16105]
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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 (DHHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (60
FR 56605 as amended November 6, 1995, as last amended at (66 FR 8414-5
dated January 31, 2001).
I. Under Part R, HRSA, delete the ``HRSA Field Clusters in its
entirety.
II. In the Office of Field Operations, establish the Field Offices
to read as follows:
Section RF-00 Mission
The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten
Field Offices, works in partnership with HRSA Bureaus and Offices to
serve as the focal point for HRSA programs and activities in the field.
Organized into State teams to provide improved customer service and
feedback, the HRSA Field Offices provide program oversight and
assistance for major HRSA programs including: Health Centers; National
Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child Health grant programs; Ryan
White Title II State grants; Ryan White Title III (b) community
planning grants; and health facilities construction under the Hill-
Burton Program.
The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten
Field Offices, directly contributes to the Department's mission of
improving the health of the Nation's population by assuring a
coordinated agency effort in support of national and State health
goals/priorities and a responsive approach in meeting the needs of
people and communities. Working with other Departmental/Federal
agencies, State and local governments, community-based organizations
and others involved in the planning or provision of general health
services, the Office of Field Operations assists in the development,
support and coordination of high quality health services, including
preventive services, for underserved and vulnerable populations.
Section RF-10 Organization
The Office of Field Operations is comprised of Headquarters staff
and staff assigned to the ten HRSA Field Offices. The Associate
Administrator who reports directly to the Administrator of HRSA heads
the Office of Field Operations. The Associate Administrator and
immediate staff are located in Headquarters. A Field Director who
reports to the Associate Administrator heads each of the ten HRSA Field
Offices. The Office of Field Operations is organized as follows:
A. Headquarters (RE)
B. Field Offices (RF)
1. Boston Field Office (RF12) serves Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
a. Office of the Field Director (RF123)
b. State Team Division (RF121)
2. New York Field Office (RF13) serves New Jersey, New York, Puerto
Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF133)
b. State Team Division I (RF131)
c. State Team Division II (RF132)
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3. Philadelphia Field Office (RF11) serves Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF111)
b. State Team Division (RF112)
4. Atlanta Field Office (RF21) serves Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF211)
b. State Team Division I (RF212)
c. State Team Division II (RF213)
d. Data and Analysis Division (RF214)
5. Chicago Field Office (RF31) serves Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF311)
b. State Team Division I (RF312)
c. State Team Division II (RF313)
6. Dallas Field Office (RF41) serves Arkansas, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF411)
b. State Team Division I (RF412)
c. State Team Division II (RF413)
7. Kansas City Field Office (RF32) serves Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
and Kansas.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF323)
b. State Team Division (RF321)
8. Denver Field Office (RF42) serves Colorado, Montana, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF423)
b. State Team Division (RF421)
9. San Francisco Field Office (RF51) serves Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Nevada and Pacific Islands.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF511)
b. State Team Division I (RF512)
c. State Team Division II (RF513)
10. Seattle Field Office (RF52) serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington.
a. Immediate Office of the Field Director (RF523)
b. State Team Division (RF521)
Section RF-20 Function
The Office of Field Operations, through its Headquarters and ten
Field Offices, works in partnership with HRSA Bureaus and Offices to
serve as the focal point for HRSA programs and activities in the field.
Specifically: (1) Serves as field liaison for the Administrator and
HRSA Bureaus and Offices with other Departmental/Federal agencies,
State and local governments, community-based organizations and others
involved in the planning or provision of general health services; (2)
assists in the development, implementation and coordination of HRSA
programs and activities in the field; (3) provides program oversight
and assistance for major HRSA programs including: Health Centers;
National Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child Health grant
programs; Ryan White Title II State grants; Ryan White Title III (b)
community planning grants; and health facilities construction under the
Hill-Burton Program; (4) develops and establishes Field Office and
cluster/multi-Field Office areas of expertise (e.g., clinical; oral
health; health care financing; financial analysis; data; etc.) to
assist in the development, support and coordination of high quality
health services, including preventive services, for underserved and
vulnerable populations; (5) coordinates the field development and
implementation of special program initiatives which involve one or more
HRSA Field Offices and/or multiple HRSA/Departmental programs; (6)
gathers input from local, State and regional perspectives to assist in
the formulation, development, analysis and evaluation of HRSA programs
and initiatives; (7) develops and implements activities in the field
designed to improve customer service and relationships; (8) advises the
Administrator on appropriate resource allocation for field activities;
(9) provides administrative and financial support services to HRSA
field components; and (10) exercises line management authority related
to general administrative and management functions.
The OFO Headquarters provides overall leadership/management
direction for each of the ten HRSA Field Offices--exercising line
management authority, determining appropriate budget/resource
allocations, and assuring appropriate Field Office oversight,
coordination and accountability. The ten (10) HRSA Field Offices,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City,
Denver, San Francisco and Seattle, function as follows:
1. Immediate Office of the Field Director: (1) Serves as HRSA's
senior public health official in the field, providing liaison with
Federal, State and local health officials as well as private and
professional organizations; (2) exercises line management authority as
delegated from the Associate Administrator for general administrative
and management functions within the field structure; (3) provides for
the development, implementation and monitoring of the annual Field
Office work plan, aligning Field Office goals/objectives with national
and State health goals/priorities as well as community and population
needs, and assigns the Field Office resources required to attain these
goals/objectives; (4) coordinates the field development and
implementation of special program initiatives as well as areas of
expertise which involve one or more Field Offices and/or HRSA/
Departmental programs; and (5) represents HRSA in working with other
Departmental/Federal agencies, State and local governments, community-
based organizations and others involved in the planning or provision of
general health services.
2. State Team Division I & II: (1) Assists in the development,
implementation and coordination of HRSA programs and activities in the
field; (2) provides program oversight and assistance, in partnership
with HRSA Bureaus and Offices, for major HRSA programs including:
Health Centers; National Health Service Corps; Maternal and Child
Health grant programs; Ryan White Title II State grants; Ryan White
Title III (b) community planning grants; and health facilities
construction under the Hill-Burton Program) to assure compliance with
applicable laws, regulations, policies and performance standards,
alerting HRSA program officials of potential issues and identifying
opportunities for improving performance; (3) establishes effective
relationships with other Departmental/ Federal agencies, State and
local governments, community-based organizations and others involved in
the planning or provision of general health services; (4) gathers input
from local, State and regional perspectives to assist in the
formulation, development, analysis and evaluation of HRSA programs and
initiatives; and (5) serves as a source of information and expertise on
health resources and services development/operations, maternal and
child health, primary health care, HIV/AIDS, rural health, health
professions, and other HRSA/health programs and activities, including
identified Field Office and cluster/multi-Field Office areas of
expertise (e.g., clinical; oral health; health care financing;
financial analysis; data; etc.).
3. Division of Data and Analysis: (1) Serves as primary focal point
for conducting and disseminating, as appropriate, analyses of financial
data, health indicators, and service data to identify emerging trends
among HRSA programs and health service catchment areas; (2) provides
technical assistance and training to HRSA programs, communities, States
as well as Field
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Office staff related to the analysis and interpretation of data,
evaluations and data systems; (3) develops statistical profiles of HRSA
programs; (4) performs State/community-level analyses using Geographic
Information Systems profiles and other profiles developed by Federal,
state and local agencies; and (5) maintains databases and reports for
assigned Field Offices.
Section RF-30 Delegation of Authority
All delegations of authority which where in effect immediately
prior to the effective date hereof have been continued in effect in
them or their successors pending further redelegation. I hereby ratify
and affirm all actions taken by any DHHS official which involved the
exercise of these authorities prior to the effective date of this
delegation.
This reorganization is effective upon the date of signature.
Dated: June 19, 2001.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 01-16105 Filed 6-27-01; 8:45 am]
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