[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR2.16]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 2_ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart A_Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
 
Sec. 2.16  Office of Policy and Assessment.

    (a) Mission. The Office of Policy and Assessment manages and 
facilitates policy development, strategic planning, planning, 
performance standards and assessment, innovation, and organizational 
development to achieve FEMA's overall mission.
    (b) Functions. The principal functions of the Office of Policy and 
Assessment are:
    (1) Facilitation of the development and implementation of Agency 
policy, including systematic review and evaluation of that policy;
    (2) Development and coordination of FEMA's strategic planning 
process;
    (3) Development of standards and mechanisms for evaluation of Agency 
performance;
    (4) Development and implementation of a system for identifying 
shortfalls in Agency programs and performance and for monitoring 
progress towards their remediation;
    (5) Oversight of FEMA's implementation of the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993, Pub. L. 103-62, 107 Stat. 285.
    (6) Oversight of implementation of FEMA's environmental 
responsibilities;
    (7) Support of the FEMA Executive Board;
    (8) Oversight of, and provision of guidance for, FEMA's renewal and 
participation in the Reinvention Laboratory process; and
    (9) Facilitating institutional change and innovation.
    (c) Delegated authorities. The Director of the Office of Policy and 
Assessment is authorized to exercise the duties and powers of the 
Director in the Director's capacity as agency head in support of the 
functions listed in paragraph (b) of this section.

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