SMG 1117.328

FDA STAFF MANUAL GUIDES, VOLUME I - ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT

OFFICE OF SHARED SERVICES

OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES

Effective Date: 01/13/2009

1. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES (DAMBCG).

The Office of Public Information and Library Services (OPILS) is responsible for planning and directing Agency information programs to set the direction, coordinate, determine policy, and provide oversight for the provision of information services and information, in a variety of formats and for a variety of purposes, to FDA and the public. OPILS includes the following divisions and sections: Division of Dockets Management (DDM), Division of Freedom of Information (DFOI), FDA Biosciences Library (FBSL), and the FDA History Office.

Specifically:

1. Provides leadership and direction for the operations of all of the Agency information centers, including the FDA Biosciences Library and the DFOI and DDM public reading rooms.

2. Provides executive perspective on current policy objectives and increases public understanding of the Agency’s purpose and function.

3. Establishes Agency-wide policy and provides overall direction and leadership for the Freedom of information (FOI) and Privacy Act programs.

4. Provides information, information services and research support to FDA through access to information in various formats, via information consulting and advisory services.

5. Provides leadership and direction regarding all aspects of the Agency’s regulated dockets program.

2. AUTHORITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

The functional statements for this Office were approved by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on January 13, 2009.

STATUS (I, R, C)	DATE APPROVED	LOCATION OF CHANGE HISTORY	CONTACT	APPROVING OFFICIAL
Initial	01/13/2009	N/a	OC/OO/OM/OMP	Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration