[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 3143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1067]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Child Care; Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, 
Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, the 
authorities vested in me by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
in the memorandum dated August 20, 1991, pertaining to the Head Start 
Program and the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance 
Grants Program; in the memorandum dated August 20, 1991, pertaining to 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981; in the memorandum dated 
August 20, 1991, pertaining to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1990 (OBRA 1990, Pub. L. 101-508); and in the memorandum dated 
September 16, 1997, pertaining to the Personal Responsibility and Work 
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA, Pub. L. 104-193), as 
amended, as they pertain to the functions assigned to the Office of 
Child Care.

(a) Authorities Delegated

    1. Authority to administer the provisions of the Child Development 
Associate Scholarship Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 10901-10905, and as 
amended now and hereafter.
    2. Authority to administer the provisions of Subchapter D--Grants 
for Planning and Development of Dependent Care Programs and for other 
purposes (Chapter 8, Title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1981, Pub. L. 97-35, 42 U.S.C. 9871 et seq.) and as amended now and 
hereafter.
    3. Authority for the Child Care and Development Block Grants, under 
Section 5082 of OBRA 1990, (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.), and as amended now 
and hereafter.
    4. Authority to administer the provisions of the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Amendments of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 9801 note, under 
Sections 601-615 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 1305 note, 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 
and as amended now and hereafter.

(b) Limitations

    1. These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's 
policy on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to 
approve and issue regulations.
    2. This delegation does not include the authority to submit reports 
to Congress and shall be exercised under financial and administrative 
requirements applicable to all Administration for Children and Families 
authorities.
    3. The approval or disapproval of grant applications and the making 
of grant awards require concurrence of the appropriate Grants Officer. 
The approval or disapproval of contract proposals and awards are 
subject to the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and 
requires the concurrence of the Contracting Officer.
    4. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
sign and issue notices of grant awards.
    5. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
appoint Action Officials for Audit Resolution.
    6. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
appoint Central Office or Regional Office Grant Officers for the 
administration of the child care related programs.
    7. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
hold hearings.
    8. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
approve or disapprove awards for grants or contracts for research, 
demonstration, or evaluations relating to child care.
    9. Any re-delegation shall be in writing and prompt notification 
must be provided to all affected managers, supervisors, and other 
personnel, and requires the concurrence of the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Administration.

(c) Effect on Existing Delegations

    This delegation supersedes all existing delegations of these 
authorities.

(d) Effective Date

    This delegation is effective immediately. I hereby affirm and 
ratify any actions taken by the Director, Office of Child Care, or his 
or her subordinates, which involved the exercise of the authorities 
delegated herein prior to the effective date of this delegation.

    Dated: January 10, 2011.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2011-1067 Filed 1-18-11; 8:45 am]
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