[Federal Register: May 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 84)]
[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 KB, the Administration on Children, Youth and
Families (ACYF), as last amended May 23, 2006, 71 FR 29649, and October
6, 2006, 71 FR 59117. This notice reflects realignment of the Family
Violence Prevention and Services Program from the Division of State
Assistance, Office of Community Services, to the Family and Youth
Services Bureau, ACYF. This notice also reflects the reassignment of
certain Abstinence Education activities from the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to the
Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF. In addition, this notice
establishes three divisions under the Family and Youth Services Bureau.
Chapter KB is amended as follows:
Chapter KB, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
A. Delete the last sentence of KB.00 Mission and replace the last
sentence with the following:
It administers Child Welfare Services training and Child Welfare
Services research and demonstration programs authorized by title IV-B
of the Social Security Act; administers programs under the Runaway and
Homeless Youth Act; administers abstinence education grants under
section 510 of the Social Security Act and other abstinence education
programs; carries out provisions of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act, administers the program for mentoring children of
prisoners under section 439
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of the Social Security Act; and manages initiatives to involve the
private and voluntary sectors in the areas of children, youth and
families.
B. Delete KB.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the
following:
KB.10 Organization. The Administration on Children, Youth and
Families is headed by a Commissioner, who reports directly to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families and consists of:
Office of the Commissioner (KBA)
Office of Management Services (KBA1)
Program Operations Division (KBC1)
Program Support Division (KBC2)
Program Management Division (KBC3)
Children's Bureau (KBD)
Children's Bureau Regional Units (KBDDI-X)
Office of Child Abuse and Neglect (KBD1)
Division of Policy (KBD2)
Division of Program Implementation (KBD3)
Division of Data, Research and Innovation (KBD4)
Division of Child Welfare Capacity Building (KBD5)
Division of State Systems (KBD6)
Family and Youth Services Bureau (KBE)
Division of Youth Services (KBE1)
Division of Family Violence Prevention (KBE2)
Division of Abstinence Programs (KBE3)
Immediate Office/Administration (KBG1)
Program Operations Division (KBG2)
Policy Division (KBG3)
Technical Assistance Division (KBG4)
C. Delete KB.20 Functions, Paragraph E, in its entirety and replace
with the following: KB.20 Functions. E. The Family and Youth Services
Bureau is headed by an Associate Commissioner who recommends policy
direction and programs to address issues involving youth, family,
abstinence education, mentoring children of prisoners, and domestic
violence issues to the Commissioner, ACYF. The Associate Commissioner
has a Deputy Associate Commissioner who acts as his alter ego and is
responsible for the day-to-day direction of three divisions. The Office
of the Associate Commissioner also has a Research, Data and Evaluation
Team and a Regional Operations Team. The Bureau assesses policies,
legislation and programs that affect runaway and homeless youth,
families, mentoring children of prisoners, domestic violence and
abstinence education. It recommends budgetary and legislative proposals
and subject areas for research and demonstration activities;
coordinates efforts with and provides expert advice to departmental and
other federal agencies on youth issues and programs including runaway
and homeless youth and youth at risk of involvement with gangs,
violence and drugs and other youth in at-risk situations; and develops
program initiatives to address abstinence education and the needs of
runaway and homeless youth, families, children of prisoners and
domestic violence victims and their dependents. The Bureau represents
HHS on various councils, workgroups and committees and provides
leadership and coordination to other HHS programs and agencies. The
Bureau has the following divisions:
1. The Division of Youth Services promotes a youth development
approach to program services so that Bureau programs and activities are
planned and designed with an emphasis on meeting the developmental
needs of young people and their families, including runaway and
homeless youth, youth at risk of involvement with gangs, violence and
drugs and other youth in at-risk situations. The Division's
administration of the runaway and homeless youth program--which
incorporates the basic center, street outreach and transitional living
programs--includes development and implementation of policy, guidelines
and regulations concerning the funding and management of service
projects for youth under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.
Administration of the program for mentoring children of prisoners
authorized under section 439 of the Social Security Act also includes
development of policy, guidelines and regulations regarding the funding
and management of grant projects and other activities.
The Division oversees the receipt and review of applications for
grants that ultimately provide services to youth and families and
monitors the management of these grants in the ACF Regional Offices. In
addition, the Division designs, develops, funds and monitors support
activities related to these programs, including, but not limited to,
the provision of technical assistance, a monitoring system, a data
collection system, a family and youth clearinghouse and a national
communications system/hotline.
The Division determines the conceptual and policy framework to
address issues facing families and adolescents. It identities problems,
defines critical issues for investigation and makes recommendations
regarding subject areas for research, demonstration and evaluation
activities. Based on the outcomes of these activities, the Division
disseminates information through conferences, forums and written
materials; provides assistance to service providers and state and local
governments in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating
programs affecting family and youth; and recommends plans and programs
to increase public awareness and understanding about activities
affecting vulnerable families and youth.
2. The Division of Family Violence Prevention promotes public
awareness about domestic violence and its impact. The Division's
programs support the prevention of family violence; provide immediate
shelter and related assistance to victims of family violence and their
dependents; provide for research into the most effective prevention,
identification and treatment of family violence; and provide training
and technical assistance to family violence personnel in states,
tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies,
courts, social service agencies and health care professionals) and non-
profit organizations. The Division is responsible for developing,
updating and implementing program regulations and policies. The
Division oversees the receipt and review of applications for grants and
certain grantee activities. It also provides guidance, review, support
and assistance to states and grantees on HHS policies, regulations,
procedures and systems necessary to ensure efficient program operation
at the state, territorial and tribal levels. In addition, the Division
coordinates all programs within the Department of Health and Human
Services, and seeks to coordinate all other Federal programs, which
involve the prevention of incidents of family violence and the
provision of assistance for victims and potential victims of family
violence and their dependents.
3. The Division of Abstinence Programs manages the Abstinence
Education State Grant Program, which provides formula grants to states
and other jurisdictions for the purpose of providing abstinence
education as defined by Section 510 of the Social Security Act. The
Division also manages the Community-Based Abstinence Education Grant
Program, which makes competitive grants to public and private entities
to plan and implement strategies for providing abstinence education to
adolescents. The Division develops the conceptual framework to address
abstinence education issues, monitors and assesses the programs and
ensures the provision of technical assistance.
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Dated: April 19, 2007.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E7-8318 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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