81_FR_17239 81 FR 17180 - Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

81 FR 17180 - Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 59 (March 28, 2016)

Page Range17180-17181
FR Document2016-06971

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17180-17181]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06971]


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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 81 
FR 10874-10875 dated March 2, 2016).
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Operations (RB), Office 
of Information Technology (RB5). Specifically, this notice: (1) Updates 
the functional statement for the Office of the Director, Office of 
Information Technology (RB5); and (2) updates the functional statement 
for the Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management 
(RB56) within the Office of Information Technology (RB5).

Chapter RB5--Office of Information Technology

    Section RQ-20, Function
    Delete the functional statement for the Office of the Director 
(RB5) and for the Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications 
Management (RB56) and replace in their entirety.
    This notice reflects organizational changes in the Health Resources 
and Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Operations (RB), Office 
of Information Technology (RB5). Specifically, this notice: (1) Updates 
the functional statement for the Office of the Director (RB5); and (2) 
updates the functional statement for the Division of Enterprise 
Solutions and Applications Management (RB56) within the Office of 
Information Technology (RB5).

Office of the Director and Chief Information Officer (RB5)

    The Office of Information Technology is responsible for the 
organization, management, and administrative functions necessary to 
carry out responsibilities including: (1) Architects, deploys, and 
supports IT infrastructure; (2) provides IT end user support; (3) 
develops enterprise and custom applications; (4) provides investment 
control, budget formulation and execution, policy development, 
strategic and tactical planning, and performance monitoring; (5) 
provides leadership in the development, review, and implementation of 
policies and procedures to promote improved information technology (IT) 
management capabilities and best practices throughout HRSA; (6) 
coordinates IT workforce issues and works closely with the Office of 
Administrative Services on IT recruitment and training issues; and (7) 
oversees HRSA security operations and management program.
    The Office of the Director is also responsible for the IT business 
function including: (1) Provides oversight and management of IT budget 
formulation and execution; (2) serves as the focal point to OIT's 
contracts; (3) provides centralized procurement services for the Office 
of Information Technology; and (4) serves as the coordinator for OIT's 
Inter-agency and Service Level Agreements.
Chief Information Security Officer
    The Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to the Chief 
Information Officer, provides leadership for and collaborates with 
Agency staff to oversee the implementation of security and privacy 
policy in the management of their IT systems, and plans all activities 
associated with the Federal Information Security Management Act or 
other Agency security and privacy initiatives including: (1) 
Implements, coordinates, and administers security and privacy programs 
to protect the information resources of HRSA in compliance with 
legislation, Executive Orders, directives of the Office of Management 
and Budget, or other mandated requirements; (2) executes the Agency's 
Risk Management Program, and evaluates and assists with the 
implementation of safeguards to protect major information systems and 
IT infrastructure; and (3) manages the development, implementation, and 
evaluation of HRSA's information technology security and privacy 
training programs to meet requirements mandated by the Office of 
Management and Budget.

Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management (RB56)

    The Division of Enterprise Solutions and Applications Management 
(DESAM) develops the HRSA grants

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program Electronic Handbook System (EHB) and other customized software 
applications to meet customer and mission needs. DESAM evaluates 
business processes, develops and integrates systems, and functional and 
data architectures based on requirements. DESAM develops, maintains and 
supports software applications including Commercial-Off-The-Shelf 
(COTS) applications, and collaboration tools. DESAM manages the systems 
development lifecycle by facilitating business process engineering 
efforts, systems requirements definition, and provides oversight for 
application change management control. DESAM provides enterprise 
application user training, and application customer support, and is 
responsible for end-to-end application building, deployment, and 
maintenance and data security assurance.

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: March 21, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2016-06971 Filed 3-25-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P

17180 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2016 / Notices BILLING CODE 4164–01–C Applications Management (RB56) and management of IT budget formulation Dated: March 22, 2016. replace in their entirety. and execution; (2) serves as the focal Leslie Kux, This notice reflects organizational point to OIT’s contracts; (3) provides Associate Commissioner for Policy. changes in the Health Resources and centralized procurement services for the [FR Doc. 2016–06888 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] Services Administration (HRSA), Office Office of Information Technology; and BILLING CODE 4164–01–P of Operations (RB), Office of (4) serves as the coordinator for OIT’s Information Technology (RB5). Inter-agency and Service Level Specifically, this notice: (1) Updates the Agreements. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND functional statement for the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer HUMAN SERVICES Director (RB5); and (2) updates the functional statement for the Division of The Chief Information Security Health Resources and Services Enterprise Solutions and Applications Officer, reporting to the Chief Administration Management (RB56) within the Office of Information Officer, provides leadership Information Technology (RB5). for and collaborates with Agency staff to Statement of Organization, Functions oversee the implementation of security and Delegations of Authority Office of the Director and Chief and privacy policy in the management Information Officer (RB5) of their IT systems, and plans all This notice amends Part R of the The Office of Information Technology activities associated with the Federal Statement of Organization, Functions is responsible for the organization, Information Security Management Act and Delegations of Authority of the management, and administrative or other Agency security and privacy Department of Health and Human functions necessary to carry out initiatives including: (1) Implements, Services (HHS), Health Resources and responsibilities including: (1) coordinates, and administers security Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR Architects, deploys, and supports IT and privacy programs to protect the 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; infrastructure; (2) provides IT end user information resources of HRSA in as last amended at 81 FR 10874–10875 support; (3) develops enterprise and compliance with legislation, Executive dated March 2, 2016). This notice reflects organizational custom applications; (4) provides Orders, directives of the Office of changes in the Health Resources and investment control, budget formulation Management and Budget, or other Services Administration (HRSA), Office and execution, policy development, mandated requirements; (2) executes the of Operations (RB), Office of strategic and tactical planning, and Agency’s Risk Management Program, Information Technology (RB5). performance monitoring; (5) provides and evaluates and assists with the Specifically, this notice: (1) Updates the leadership in the development, review, implementation of safeguards to protect functional statement for the Office of the and implementation of policies and major information systems and IT Director, Office of Information procedures to promote improved infrastructure; and (3) manages the Technology (RB5); and (2) updates the information technology (IT) development, implementation, and functional statement for the Division of management capabilities and best evaluation of HRSA’s information Enterprise Solutions and Applications practices throughout HRSA; (6) technology security and privacy training Management (RB56) within the Office of coordinates IT workforce issues and programs to meet requirements Information Technology (RB5). works closely with the Office of mandated by the Office of Management Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Administrative Services on IT and Budget. Chapter RB5—Office of Information recruitment and training issues; and (7) Technology Division of Enterprise Solutions and oversees HRSA security operations and Applications Management (RB56) Section RQ–20, Function management program. Delete the functional statement for the The Office of the Director is also The Division of Enterprise Solutions Office of the Director (RB5) and for the responsible for the IT business function and Applications Management EN28MR16.029</GPH> Division of Enterprise Solutions and including: (1) Provides oversight and (DESAM) develops the HRSA grants VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 Mar 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2016 / Notices 17181 program Electronic Handbook System Indians into Nursing. This program is Limited Competition Justification (EHB) and other customized software authorized under section 1616e of the applications to meet customer and Indian Health Care Improvement Act, The limitation is based on IHS mission needs. DESAM evaluates Public Law 94–437, as amended geographically high need areas: Navajo business processes, develops and (IHCIA). This program is described in Area (NM, AZ) Billings Area (MT, WY), integrates systems, and functional and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Great Plains Area (SD, ND, NE., IA), data architectures based on Assistance (CFDA) under 93.970. Albuquerque Area (CO, NM NV), and requirements. DESAM develops, Phoenix Area (NV, UT, AZ). Historically Background maintains and supports software and currently, these IHS areas have a applications including Commercial-Off- The IHS, an agency within the high need for both registered nurses and The-Shelf (COTS) applications, and Department of Health and Human advance practice nurses. These IHS collaboration tools. DESAM manages Services (HHS), is responsible for areas are designated by the Health the systems development lifecycle by providing Federal health services to Resource and Service Administration facilitating business process engineering American Indians and Alaska Natives (HRSA) as Health Professions Shortage efforts, systems requirements definition, (AI/AN). The mission of the IHS is to Areas (HPSA). Additionally, many of and provides oversight for application raise the physical, mental, social, and these states have American Indian change management control. DESAM spiritual health of AI/AN. The IHCIA Serving Institutions (Tribal colleges and provides enterprise application user authorizes the IHS to provide grants and universities) that feed into universities training, and application customer cooperative agreements to colleges, with nursing programs. support, and is responsible for end-to- universities, and other entities to end application building, deployment, develop and maintain nursing education II. Award Information and maintenance and data security programs and recruit individuals to Type of Award assurance. become registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners Cooperative Agreement. Delegations of Authority who will provide services to AI/AN All delegations of authority and re- people. The programs administered are Estimated Funds Available delegations of authority made to HRSA designed to attract and recruit qualified officials that were in effect immediately The total amount of funding AI/AN individuals into nursing and prior to this reorganization, and that are identified for the current fiscal year (FY) advance practice nursing professions. consistent with this reorganization, The American Indians into Nursing 2016 is approximately $1,669,697. shall continue in effect pending further program cooperative agreements or Individual award amounts are re-delegation. grant is used by the educational anticipated to be between $300,000 and This reorganization is effective upon institution to provide IHS scholarships $400,000. The amount of funding date of signature. to students enrolled in nursing available for competing and Dated: March 21, 2016. education programs. continuation awards issued under this James Macrae, announcement are subject to the Purpose availability of appropriations and Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2016–06971 Filed 3–25–16; 8:45 am] The purpose of this IHS cooperative budgetary priorities of the Agency. The BILLING CODE 4165–15–P agreement is to recruit, retain, graduate IHS is under no obligation to make and increase the number of registered awards that are selected for funding nurses, certified nurse midwives and under this announcement. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND nurse practitioners who deliver health care services to AI/AN communities. Anticipated Number of Awards HUMAN SERVICES The primary objectives of this Approximately five awards will be Indian Health Service cooperative agreement grant award are issued under this program to: (1) Recruit and train AI/AN announcement. American Indians Into Nursing; individuals to be registered nurses; (2) Nursing Program facilitate associate degree registered Project Period Announcement Type: New and nurses becoming baccalaureate prepared registered nurses; (3) provide a program The project period is for three years Competing Continuation Limited and will run consecutively from August Competition. that prepares practicing registered nurses for advance nursing education; 1, 2016 to July 31, 2019. Funding Announcement Number: HHS–2016–IHS–NU–0001. (4) provide a program that encourages Cooperative Agreement Catalog of Federal Domestic registered nurses and advance practice Assistance Number: 93.970. nurses to provide or continue to Cooperative agreements awarded by provide, health care services to AI/NA the HHS are administered under the Key Dates communities; and (5) provide same policies as a grant. The funding Application Deadline Date: June 1, scholarships to individuals that will agency, IHS, is required to have 2016. cover tuition, books, fees, room and substantial programmatic involvement Review Date: June 15, 2016. board, stipend for living expenses, or in the project during the entire award Earliest Anticipated Start Date: other expenses incurred in connection segment. Below is a detailed description August 1, 2016. Lhorne on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES with nursing or advance practice of the level of involvement required for I. Funding Opportunity Description nursing programs. both IHS and the grantee. IHS will be The funding opportunity responsible for activities listed under Statutory Authority announcement solicits applications that section A and the grantee will be The Indian Health Service (IHS) is provide a preference to AI/AN students responsible for activities listed under accepting competitive cooperative and a curriculum with a rural health section B as stated: agreement applications for American and public health focus. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 Mar 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1


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FR Citation81 FR 17180 
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