[Federal Register: December 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
as follows: Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families, as last amended 66 FR 52627, 10/16/01, and Chapter KN,
Office of Public Affairs, as last amended 63 FR 81-87, 01/02/98. This
notice adds a new office, the Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families. In addition, this notice notes the name change
from the President's Committee on Mental Retardation (PCMR) to the
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
(PCPID). Lastly, this notice moves the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) Officer and Office of Inspector General (OIG) hotline functions
from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families to
the Office of Public Affairs. The changes are as follows:
I. Under Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families, Make the Following Changes
A. Delete KA.00 Mission in its entirety and replace with the
following:
KA.00 Mission. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families (OAS) provides executive direction, leadership, and
guidance for all ACF programs. OAS provides national leadership to
develop and coordinate public and private initiatives for carrying out
programs that promote permanency placement planning, family stability,
and self-sufficiency. OAS advises the Secretary on issues affecting
America's children and families, including Native Americans, persons
with developmental disabilities, refugees, and legalized aliens. OAS
provides leadership on human service issues and conducts emergency
preparedness and response operations during a nationally declared
emergency.
B. Delete KA.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the
following:
KA.10 Organization. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families who reports directly to the Secretary and consists of:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families (KA),
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Staff
(KAD),
Executive Secretariat Office (KAF),
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (KAG).
C. Delete KA.20 Functions in its entirety and replace with the
following:
KA.20 Functions. A. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families (KA): The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families is responsible to the Secretary for carrying out ACF's
mission and provides executive supervision of the major components of
ACF. These responsibilities include providing executive leadership and
direction to plan and coordinate ACF program activities to ensure their
effectiveness, approving instructions, policies, publications, and
grant awards issued by ACF, and representing ACF in relationships with
governmental and non-governmental organizations. The Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families also serves as the Director of the
Office of Child Support Enforcement, and signs official child support
enforcement documents as the Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families. The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary serves as an alter
ego to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on program
matters and acts in the absence of the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families.
B. President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Staff (KAD): The President's Committee for People with Intellectual
Disabilities (PCPID) staff provides general staff support for a
Presidential-level advisory body. It coordinates all meetings and
Congressional hearing arrangements; provides such advice and assistance
in the areas of intellectual disabilities as the President or the
Secretary may request; prepares and issues an annual report to the
President concerning intellectual disabilities and such additional
reports or recommendations as the President may require or as PCPID may
deem appropriate; and evaluates the national effort to prevent and
ameliorate intellectual disabilities. It works with other Federal,
State, local governments, and private-sector organizations to achieve
Presidential goals vis-[agrave]-vis intellectual disabilities, and
develops and disseminates information to increase public awareness of
intellectual disabilities to reduce its incidence and to alleviate its
effects. The staff supporting PCPID reports to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and External Affairs.
C. The Executive Secretariat Office (KAF): The Executive
Secretariat Office (ExecSec) ensures that issues requiring the
attention of the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries and/
or executive staff are addressed on a timely and coordinated basis and
facilitates decisions on matters requiring immediate action, including
White House, Congressional, and Secretarial assignments. ExecSec serves
as the ACF liaison with the HHS Executive Secretariat. ExecSec
receives, assesses, and controls incoming correspondence and
assignments to the appropriate ACF component(s) for response and action
and provides assistance and advice to ACF staff on the development of
responses to correspondence. ExecSec provides assistance to ACF staff
on the use of the controlled correspondence system. ExecSec coordinates
and/or prepares Congressional correspondence; and tracks development of
periodic reports; and facilitates Departmental clearances.
D. The Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
(KAG): The Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
(OHSEPR) provides general staff support for the implementation and
coordination of ACF program and human services emergency planning,
preparedness, and response during nationally declared emergencies.
OHSEPR oversees disaster assessment, response operations and asset-
management protocols. OHSEPR coordinates with ACF Central and Regional
Offices, ACF State- and local grantee-funded programs, ACF program
partner organizations, and the Office of the Secretary, Office of
Public Health Emergency Preparedness (OPHEP). OHSEPR coordinates,
through the OPHEP, with the Department of Homeland Security Federal
Emergency Management Agency on human services emergency planning as
part of the National Emergency Plan. The staff supporting the OHSEPR
report to the Director of OHSEPR who reports to the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary.
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II. Under Chapter KN, Office of Public Affairs, Make the Following
Changes
Delete KN.20 Functions, Paragraph A, in its entirety and replace
with the following:
KN.20 Functions. A. Office of Director [63 FR 81-87, 01/02/98]
provides leadership and direction to OPA in administering OPA's
responsibilities. The Office provides direction and leadership in the
areas of public relations policy and communications services. The
Office serves as advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families in the areas of public affairs; provides advice on strategies
and approaches to be used to improve public understanding of and access
to ACF programs and policies; and coordinates and serves as ACF liaison
with the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. The Office serves as
Regional Liaison on public affairs issues. The Deputy Director assists
the Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Office. The
Office serves as the Freedom of Information Act Officer for ACF and
coordinates hotline calls received by the Office of Inspector General
relating to ACF operations and personnel.
Dated: December 1, 2006.
Wade F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E6-21010 Filed 12-8-06; 8:45 am]
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