Notice2026-20891
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization
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Published
October 14, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentNational Institutes of Health
Abstract
The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comment regarding its proposal to establish the Office of the NIH Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (OCAIO) within DPCPSI and move the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) under the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) within DPCPSI in OD, NIH.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65229-65230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20891]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Initiatives, Office of the Director Notice of Proposed Reorganization
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Initiatives (DPCPSI) in the Office of the Director (OD), National
Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking public comment regarding its
proposal to establish the Office of the NIH Chief Artificial
Intelligence Officer (OCAIO) within DPCPSI and move the Office of
Dietary Supplements (ODS) under the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR)
within DPCPSI in OD, NIH.
DATES: Any interested person may file written comments by sending an
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4e5a495a5943786f65786d696567676f647e794a646362246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2367736073706a51464c5144404c4e4e464d5750634d4a4b0d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> by 11:59 p.m. ET on October 28,
2026. The statement should include the individual's name, and when
applicable, professional affiliation.
ADDRESSES: The following email address has been established for
comments on the reorganization: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490d190a191a003b2c263b2e2a2624242c273d3a09272021672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3571657665667c47505a4752565a5858505b4146755b5c5d1b525a43">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betina Orezzoli at
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a6e7a697a7963584f45584d494547474f445e596a444342044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b3f2b382b2832091e14091c181416161e150f083b151213551c140d">[email protected]</span></a> or 301-402-9852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The program offices in DPCPSI share a common
mission of identifying emerging scientific opportunities, rising public
health challenges, or scientific knowledge gaps that deserve special
emphasis. The proposed reorganization would establish clear
organizational leadership for an emerging NIH-wide priority by creating
the OCAIO and improve organizational alignment of closely related
scientific areas by moving ODS to be a sub-office of ONR.
This notice is pursuant to the NIH Reform Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C.281
(d)(4)), DPCPSI will launch public website information at <a href="https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/proposed-reorg-ods-ocaio">https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/proposed-reorg-ods-ocaio</a> to further encourage public
discussion of the proposal to reorganize. The public is encouraged to
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7236223122213b00171d0015111d1f1f171c0601321c1b1a5c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c382c3f2c2f350e19130e1b1f1311111912080f3c121514521b130a">[email protected]</span></a> for comments and questions.
Dated: October 1, 2026.
Matthew J. Memoli,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-20891 Filed 10-13-26; 8:45 am]
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