[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR701.13]



[Page 270-272]

 

                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

 

PART 701_ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart B_Organization Statement

 

Sec. 701.13  Staff organization and functions.



    The Commission staff organization and function are as follows:

    (a) Office of the Staff Director. Under the direction of the Staff 

Director, this Office defines and disseminates to staff the policies 

established by the Commissioners; develops program plans for 

presentation to the Commissioners; evaluates program results; supervises 

and coordinates the work of other agency offices; manages the 

administrative affairs of the agency; appoints an Equal Employment 

Opportunity Officer for the agency's in-house Equal Employment 

Opportunity Program; and conducts agency liaison with the Executive 

Office of the President, the Congress, and other Federal agencies.

    (b) Office of the Deputy Staff Director. Under the direction of the 

Deputy Staff Director, this Office is responsible for the day-to-day 

administration of the agency; evaluation of quantity and quality of 

program efforts; personnel administration; and the supervision of Office 

Directors who do not report directly to the Staff Director.

    (c) Office of the General Counsel. Under the direction of the 

General Counsel, who reports directly to the Staff Director, this office 

serves as legal counsel to the Commissioners and to the agency; legal 

aspects of agency-related personnel actions, employment issues, and 

labor relations issues; plans and conducts hearings and consultations 

for the Commission; conducts legal studies; prepares reports of legal 

studies and hearings; drafts or reviews proposals for legislative and 

executive action; receives and responds to requests for material under 

the Freedom of Information Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Administrative Procedures Act, and the Sunshine Act; serves as the 

agency's ethics office and responds to requests for advice and guidance 

on questions of ethical conduct,



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conflicts of interest, and reporting financial interest; and reviews all 

agency publications and congressional testimony for legal sufficiency.

    (d) Office of Management. This Office is responsible for all 

administrative, management, and facilitative services necessary for the 

operation of the agency, including financial management, personnel, 

publications, and the National Clearinghouse Library. This office 

consists of three divisions reporting directly to the Staff Director.

    (1) Administrative Services and Clearinghouse Division. Under the 

direction of the Chief of Administrative Services, this Division is 

responsible for the identification and acquisition of Commission hearing 

facilities; oversight of the Rankin Library and the distribution of 

publications; procurement; information and resources management; 

security; telecommunications; transportation; space management; repair 

and maintenance services; supplies; central mailing lists; and assorted 

other administrative duties and functions;

    (2) Budget and Finance Division. Under the direction of the Chief of 

Budget and Finance, this Division is responsible for budget preparation, 

formulation, justification, and execution; financial management; and 

accounting, including travel for Commissioners and staff; and

    (3) Human Resources Division. Under the direction of the Director of 

Human Resources, this Division is responsible for human resources 

development, including career staffing, classification, benefits, time 

and attendance, training, and compensation.

    (e) Office of Federal Civil Rights Evaluation. Under the direction 

of an Assistant Staff Director, this Office is responsible for 

monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the civil rights enforcement 

effort of the Federal Government; developing concepts for programs, 

projects, and policies directed toward the achievement of Commission 

goals; preparing documents that articulate the Commission's views and 

concerns regarding Federal civil rights to Federal agencies having 

appropriate jurisdiction; and receiving complaints alleging denial of 

civil rights because of color, race, religion, sex, age, disability, or 

national origin and referring these complaints to the appropriate 

government agency for investigation and resolution.

    (f) Congressional Affairs Unit. This Unit is responsible for liaison 

with committees and members of Congress or their staffs, monitoring 

legislative activities relating to civil rights, and preparing testimony 

for presentation before committees of Congress when such testimony has 

been requested by a committee.

    (g) Public Affairs Unit. Under the direction of the Chief of Public 

Affairs, this Unit is responsible for planning and managing briefings at 

which the Commission receives information regarding civil rights issues; 

developing plans for community outreach activities; managing the 

Commission's public service announcements; media releases and press 

conferences; preparing for publication periodic updates of Commission 

activities and a Commission civil rights magazine; and keeping the 

Commission and Commission staff apprised of civil rights conferences and 

activities.

    (h) Regional Programs Coordination Unit. Under the direction of the 

Chief of the Regional Programs Coordination Unit, this Unit is 

responsible for directing and coordinating the programs and work of the 

regional offices and 51 State Advisory Committees to the Commission and 

maintaining liaison between the regional offices and the various 

headquarters' offices of the Commission.

    (i) Regional Offices. The Commission has six regional offices, each 

headed by a Director, that coordinate studies and fact-finding 

activities on a variety of civil rights issues addressed by the State 

Advisory Committees (SAC) in their regions and approved by the Staff 

Director; report to the Commission on the results of SAC activities; 

submit SAC reports to the Commission for action; and assist with follow-

up on recommendations included in SAC or Commission reports. The name of 

the Director, the address, and telephone and facsimile numbers for each 

regional office are published annually in the ``United States Government 

Manual''. The regions and the SACs that they serve are:



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            Region I: Eastern Regional Office, Washington, DC



    Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, and Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia.



          Region II: Southern Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia



    Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and 

Tennessee.



        Region III: Midwestern Regional Office, Chicago, Illinois



    Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.



         Region IV: Central Regional Office, Kansas City, Kansas



    Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Nebraska, and Oklahoma.



       Region V: Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Denver, Colorado



    Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and 

Wyoming.



       Region VI: Western Regional Office, Los Angeles, California



    Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, 

and Washington.