Organization, functions, and authority delegations: National Institutes of Health,

[Federal Register: September 9, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 174)]

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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 64 FR 24167, May 5, 1999, and redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995), is amended as set forth below to reflect (1) the retitling of the National Institute of Dental Research as the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) within the NIH, pursuant to Section 212 of the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriation Act,

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1999, Title II of Pub. L. 105-277, and (2) the revision of NIDCR's functional statement.

Section N-B, Organization and Functions, is amended as follows:

Under the heading National Institute of Dental Research (NP, formerly HNP), the title and functional statement are deleted in their entirety and the following is inserted:

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NP, formerly HNP). To improve and promote craniofacial, oral, and dental health through research: (1) develops disease prevention, diagnostic, therapeutic, and health promotion measures through the conduct and support of basic, translational, applied, and demonstration research; (2) develops and maintains an adequate research personnel pool through the conduct and support of training and career development programs; (3) promotes the timely transfer and appropriate adoption of research findings by the public, professional and research communities; (4) disseminates accurate information to the public, professionals and policy-makers; and (5) coordinates and collaborates with, and assists and fosters relevant research and research-related activities with, other public and private agencies and organizations.

Delegations of Authority Statement

All delegations and redelegations of authority to offices and employees of NIH which were in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this realignment and are consistent with this realignment shall continue in effect, pending further redelegation.

Dated: August 30, 1999. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

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