80_FR_43582 80 FR 43442 - Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

80 FR 43442 - Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 140 (July 22, 2015)

Page Range43442-43443
FR Document2015-17902

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43442-43443]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17902]


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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 80 
FR 37639-37640 dated July 1, 2015).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV). Specifically, 
this notice: (1) Establishes the Office of HIV/AIDS Training and 
Capacity Development (RVT); (2) transfers the Division of HIV/AIDS 
Training and Capacity Development (RV7) function to the newly 
established Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RVT); 
(3) abolishes the Division of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity 
Development (RV7); (4) establishes the Division of Domestic Programs 
(RVT1), and; (5) establishes the Division of Global Programs (RVT2).

Chapter RV--HIV/AIDS Bureau

Section RV-10, Organization

    Delete the organization for the HIV/AIDS Bureau (RV) in its 
entirety and replace with the following:
    The HIVAIDS Bureau (RV) is headed by the Associate Administrator, 
who reports directly to the Administrator, Health Resources and 
Services Administration. The HIV/AIDS Bureau includes the following 
components:
    (1) Office of the Associate Administrator (RV);
    (2) Office of Operations and Management (RV2);
    (3) Division of Policy and Data (RVA);
    (4) Division of Metropolitan HIV/AIDS Programs (RV5);

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    (5) Division of State HIV/AIDS Programs (RVD);
    (6) Division of Community HIV/AIDS Programs (RV6);
    (7) Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RVT);
    (a) Division of Domestic Programs (RVT1); and
    (b) Division of Global Programs (RVT2).

Section RV-20, Functions

    Delete the functions for the Division of HIV/AIDS Training and 
Capacity Development and, replace in its entirety.
Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RVT)
    The Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development provides 
national leadership and manages the implementation of Part F under 
Title XXVI of the PHS Act as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS 
Treatment Extension Act of 2009, Public Law 111-87 (the Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program), including the Special Projects of National Significance 
and the AIDS Education and Training Centers Programs. The Special 
Projects of National Significance Program develops innovative models of 
HIV care and the AIDS Education and Training Centers Program increases 
the number of health care providers who are educated and motivated to 
counsel, diagnose, treat, and medically manage people with HIV disease 
and to help prevent high-risk behaviors that lead to HIV transmission. 
The Office also implements the training and systems strengthening 
functions of the Global HIV/AIDS Program as part of the President's 
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This includes strengthening 
health systems for delivery of prevention, care and treatment services 
for people living with HIV/AIDS in PEPFAR funded countries and 
providing management and oversight of international programs aimed at 
improving quality and innovation in health professions education and 
training. The Office will translate lessons learned from both the 
Global HIV/AIDS Programs and Special Projects of National Significance 
projects to the Part A, B, C, D, and F grantee community. In 
collaboration with the Division of Policy and Data, the division 
assesses effectiveness of technical assistance efforts/initiatives, 
identifies new technical assistance needs and priority areas, and 
participates in the bureau-wide technical assistance workgroup.

Division of Domestic Programs (RVT1)

    The Division of Domestic Programs is responsible for activities 
associated with the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, 
and coordination of the AIDS Education and Training Center Program. The 
Division is aimed at developing and sustaining HIV clinical expertise, 
increasing the number of direct care clinical providers who are 
competent and willing to clinically manage HIV infected patients 
through education, training, longitudinal information support, clinical 
consultation, and technical assistance, as well as, a variety of 
Minority AIDS Initiative and National HIV/AIDS Strategy related 
training projects, and other associated activities.

Division of Global Programs (RVT2)

    The Division of Global Programs provides leadership in improving 
care and treatment and support services for People Living with HIV/AIDS 
outside of the United States and its territories. The division: (1) In 
coordination with the Department of State/Office of the Global AIDS 
Coordinator, plans, develops, implements, evaluates, and coordinates 
the activities of the clinical assessment system strengthening, Medical 
Education Partnership Initiative, Nursing Education Partnership 
Initiative, the International Training and Education Center for Health, 
quality improvement, and twinning center programs; (2) provides 
guidance and expertise to funded programs; (3) develops funding 
opportunity announcements and program guidance documents; (4) conducts 
on-site program reviews and reviews of pertinent and required reports, 
and activities to assess compliance with program policies and country 
priorities; (5) in conjunction with other division, bureau, and agency 
entities, assists in the planning and implementation of priority HIV 
activities such as workgroups, meetings, and evaluation projects; (6) 
collaborates with other federal agencies and in-country partners in the 
implementation of the PEPFAR program, and; (7) provides management and 
oversight of international programs aimed at improving quality and 
innovation in health professions education, retention, training, 
faculty development and applied research systems.

Delegations of Authority

    All delegations of authority and re-delegations of authority made 
to HRSA officials that were in effect immediately prior to this 
reorganization, and that are consistent with this reorganization, shall 
continue in effect pending further re-delegation.
    This reorganization is effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: July 10, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2015-17902 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am]
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43442 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 140 / Wednesday, July 22, 2015 / Notices Need and Proposed Use of the (clinician survey); (2) a data extraction and changes to the Ryan White Program Information: The proposed study will of select primary and preventative care in this new era when the well-being of provide HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) services; and (3) a telephone interview PLWH demands a more complex and and policymakers with a better with the medical director. The clinician long-term HIV care model. understanding of how the RWHAP survey will provide a more in-depth Likely Respondents: Clinics funded by currently provides primary and look at the clinic protocols and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. preventative care to PLWH. The first strategies and how they are being used Burden Statement: Burden in this online survey will be targeted to clinic and implemented by the clinicians. The context means the time expended by directors from a sample of about 160 data extraction will provide quantitative persons to generate, maintain, retain, Ryan White-funded clinics and will information on the provision of select disclose or provide the information collect data on care models used; primary and preventative care services requested. This includes the time primary care services, including within a certain time period. With these needed to review instructions; to preventive services; and coordination of data, the study team can assess the develop, acquire, install and utilize care. Data collected from this survey accuracy of information provided in the technology and systems for the purpose will provide a general overview of the online surveys on the provision of care of collecting, validating and verifying various HIV care models used as well as as well as the frequency at which information, processing and insight to possible facilitators and primary and preventative care maintaining information, and disclosing barriers to providing primary and screenings are provided. Lastly, the and providing information; to train preventative care services. More in- interviews with the medical director personnel and to be able to respond to depth data collection will be conducted will allow the study team to follow-up a collection of information; to search with a smaller number of 30 clinics on the results of the clinician survey data sources; to complete and review representing clinic type (publicly and data extraction and collect the collection of information; and to funded community health organization, qualitative data and more in-depth transmit or otherwise disclose the other community-based organization, details on the provision of primary and information. The total annual burden health department, and hospital or preventative care services from a clinic hours estimated for this Information university-based) and size. There will be wide perspective, specifically any Collection Request are summarized in three data collection instruments used: facilitators and barriers. the table below. (1) An online survey completed by three These data will provide HAB the Total Estimated Annualized burden clinicians at each of the clinics background to make informed policies hours: Average Total Number of Number of Total Form name burden per burden respondents responses responses response hours Clinic Director ....................................................................... 130 1 130 1 130 Clinician ................................................................................ 30 1 30 1 30 Data Extraction .................................................................... 30 1 30 3 90 Medical Director ................................................................... 30 1 30 1 30 Total .............................................................................. 220 ........................ ........................ ........................ 280 HRSA specifically requests comments DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AIDS Training and Capacity on (1) the necessity and utility of the HUMAN SERVICES Development (RVT); (3) abolishes the proposed information collection for the Division of HIV/AIDS Training and proper performance of the agency’s Health Resources and Services Capacity Development (RV7); (4) functions, (2) the accuracy of the Administration establishes the Division of Domestic estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance Programs (RVT1), and; (5) establishes Statement of Organization, Functions the Division of Global Programs (RVT2). the quality, utility, and clarity of the and Delegations of Authority information to be collected, and (4) the Chapter RV—HIV/AIDS Bureau use of automated collection techniques This notice amends Part R of the or other forms of information Statement of Organization, Functions Section RV–10, Organization technology to minimize the information and Delegations of Authority of the Delete the organization for the HIV/ collection burden. Department of Health and Human AIDS Bureau (RV) in its entirety and Services (HHS), Health Resources and replace with the following: Jackie Painter, Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR The HIVAIDS Bureau (RV) is headed Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; by the Associate Administrator, who [FR Doc. 2015–17883 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am] as last amended at 80 FR 37639–37640 reports directly to the Administrator, BILLING CODE 4165–15–P dated July 1, 2015). Health Resources and Services This notice reflects organizational Administration. The HIV/AIDS Bureau changes in the Health Resources and includes the following components: Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/ (1) Office of the Associate tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AIDS Bureau (RV). Specifically, this notice: (1) Establishes the Office of HIV/ Administrator (RV); AIDS Training and Capacity (2) Office of Operations and Development (RVT); (2) transfers the Management (RV2); Division of HIV/AIDS Training and (3) Division of Policy and Data (RVA); Capacity Development (RV7) function to (4) Division of Metropolitan HIV/ the newly established Office of HIV/ AIDS Programs (RV5); VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:59 Jul 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 140 / Wednesday, July 22, 2015 / Notices 43443 (5) Division of State HIV/AIDS Division of Domestic Programs (RVT1) shall continue in effect pending further Programs (RVD); The Division of Domestic Programs is re-delegation. (6) Division of Community HIV/AIDS This reorganization is effective upon responsible for activities associated with Programs (RV6); date of signature. the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and Dated: July 10, 2015. (7) Office of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity Development (RVT); coordination of the AIDS Education and James Macrae, Training Center Program. The Division Acting Administrator. (a) Division of Domestic Programs is aimed at developing and sustaining [FR Doc. 2015–17902 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am] (RVT1); and HIV clinical expertise, increasing the BILLING CODE 4165–15–P (b) Division of Global Programs number of direct care clinical providers (RVT2). who are competent and willing to clinically manage HIV infected patients DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Section RV–20, Functions through education, training, HUMAN SERVICES Delete the functions for the Division longitudinal information support, of HIV/AIDS Training and Capacity clinical consultation, and technical Health Resources and Service assistance, as well as, a variety of Administration Development and, replace in its entirety. Minority AIDS Initiative and National HIV/AIDS Strategy related training Advisory Committee on Training in Office of HIV/AIDS Training and projects, and other associated activities. Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Capacity Development (RVT) Notice of Meeting Division of Global Programs (RVT2) In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of The Office of HIV/AIDS Training and The Division of Global Programs the Federal Advisory Committee Act Capacity Development provides provides leadership in improving care (92), notice is hereby given of the national leadership and manages the and treatment and support services for following meeting: implementation of Part F under Title People Living with HIV/AIDS outside of XXVI of the PHS Act as amended by the NAME: Advisory Committee on Training the United States and its territories. The in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment division: (1) In coordination with the Extension Act of 2009, Public Law 111– (ACTPCMD). Department of State/Office of the Global 87 (the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), DATES AND TIMES: AIDS Coordinator, plans, develops, August 13, 2015 (8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) including the Special Projects of implements, evaluates, and coordinates August 14, 2015 (8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.) National Significance and the AIDS the activities of the clinical assessment Education and Training Centers PLACE: Parklawn Building, Room 18–67, system strengthening, Medical 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland Programs. The Special Projects of Education Partnership Initiative, National Significance Program develops 08057 and, Webinar and Conference Nursing Education Partnership Call Format. innovative models of HIV care and the Initiative, the International Training and AIDS Education and Training Centers STATUS: The meeting will be open to the Education Center for Health, quality Program increases the number of health public. improvement, and twinning center care providers who are educated and programs; (2) provides guidance and PURPOSE: The ACTPCMD provides motivated to counsel, diagnose, treat, expertise to funded programs; (3) advice and recommendations on a broad and medically manage people with HIV develops funding opportunity range of issues relating to grant disease and to help prevent high-risk announcements and program guidance programs authorized by Title VII, part C, behaviors that lead to HIV transmission. documents; (4) conducts on-site sections 747 and 748 of the Public The Office also implements the training program reviews and reviews of Health Service Act. The ACTPCMD and systems strengthening functions of pertinent and required reports, and members will discuss the 13th report on the Global HIV/AIDS Program as part of activities to assess compliance with the role of health professions education the President’s Emergency Plan for program policies and country priorities; in addressing the social determinants of AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This includes (5) in conjunction with other division, health. The ACTPCMD’s reports are strengthening health systems for bureau, and agency entities, assists in submitted to the Secretary of Health and delivery of prevention, care and the planning and implementation of Human Services; the Committee on treatment services for people living with priority HIV activities such as Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions HIV/AIDS in PEPFAR funded countries workgroups, meetings, and evaluation of the Senate; and the Committee on and providing management and projects; (6) collaborates with other Energy and Commerce of the House of oversight of international programs federal agencies and in-country partners Representatives. aimed at improving quality and in the implementation of the PEPFAR AGENDA: The ACTPCMD agenda innovation in health professions program, and; (7) provides management includes an opportunity for members to education and training. The Office will and oversight of international programs discuss the 13th report on the role of translate lessons learned from both the aimed at improving quality and health profession education in Global HIV/AIDS Programs and Special innovation in health professions addressing the social determinants of Projects of National Significance education, retention, training, faculty health. The official agenda will be projects to the Part A, B, C, D, and F development and applied research available 2 days prior to the meeting on grantee community. In collaboration systems. the HRSA Web site (http:// tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES with the Division of Policy and Data, the www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/ division assesses effectiveness of Delegations of Authority bhpradvisory/actpcmd/index.html). technical assistance efforts/initiatives, All delegations of authority and re- Agenda items are subject to change as identifies new technical assistance delegations of authority made to HRSA priorities dictate. needs and priority areas, and officials that were in effect immediately SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests participates in the bureau-wide prior to this reorganization, and that are to make oral comments or provide technical assistance workgroup. consistent with this reorganization, written comments to the ACTPCMD VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:59 Jul 21, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1


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