Office of Resources and Technology, Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority, 38884-38888 [06-6067]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of Resources and Technology,
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary,
Statement of Organizations, Functions
and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is being amended at
Chapter AM, ‘‘Office of Budget,
Technology and Finance (OBTF),’’
which was last amended at 70 FR
42321, dated July 22, 2005. This
amendment will retitle, Chapter AM,
‘‘Office of Budget, Technology and
Finance,’’ as the Office of Resources and
Technology; and realign the functions of
Chapter AMS, ‘‘Office of Finance,’’ and
Chapter AMT, ‘‘Office of Grants.’’ The
changes are as follows:
Under Chapter AM, ‘‘Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Budget,
Technology and Finance,’’ make the
following changes:
A. Retitle Chapter AM, ‘‘Office of the
Budget, Technology and Finance
(OBTF),’’ as the ‘‘Office of Resources
and Technology (ORT),’’ and the
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Budget,
Technology and Finance,’’ as the
‘‘Assistant Secretary for Resources and
Technology (ASRT)’’; and change all
references within HHS of OBTF to read
ORT, and of ASBTF to read ASRT.
B. Under Section AM.20 Functions,
make the following changes:
1. Under paragraph D, ‘‘Office of
Finance (AMS),’’ delete in its entirety
and replace with the following:
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D. Chapter AMS, Office of Finance
(AMS)
Section AMS.00 Mission. The Office
of Finance is headed by the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Finance, who is
also the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
The Office of Finance advises and
supports the Secretary and the Assistant
Secretary for Resources and
Technology/CFO on all aspects of
financial activities to accomplish
departmental goals and program
objectives. The mission of the office as
directed by the Assistant Secretary for
Resources and Technology is to: (1)
Oversee the design and implementation
of a unified financial management
system (UFMS) for the Department (the
UFMS is an umbrella system for the
Department of which the Health Care
Integrated General Ledger System
(HIGLAS) at the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the
National Institutes of Health Business
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System (NBS) are significant parts); (2)
coordinate CFO activities and the
preparation of reports throughout HHS,
including the audited financial
statements and the annual Performance
and Accountability Report (PAR) for
submission to the OMB and Congress;
(3) participate in the clearance/approval
process for program information
systems that provide financial and/or
program performance data which are
used in financial statements in
coordination with other ORT
components; (4) provide advice to the
ASRT/CFO and recommend approval of
the job descriptions, skills requirements
and selection of OPDIV CFOs; (5)
provide advice to the ASRT/CFO who
participates with each OPDIV Head in
the annual performance plan/evaluation
of the OPDIV CFOs; (6) provide advice
to the ASRT/CFO on the qualifications,
recruitment, performance, training and
retention of all financial management
personnel; (7) serve as the Department
liaison with the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Department of the
Treasury, the General Services
Administration (GSA) and other Federal
agencies; (8) develop and maintain
Departmental finance and accounting
standards; (9) resolve findings involving
grantee financial/management systems;
(10) ensure compliance with the
Departmental and government-wide
reporting requirements of Section 2 and
Section 4 of the Federal Managers’
Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and the
revised OMB Circular A–123, including
requirements for an annual assurance on
Internal Controls Over Financial
Reporting (ICOFR); (11) establish
Department policy for the resolution of
findings included in Office of Inspector
General (OIG) reports and audits; and
(12) oversee other activities to improve
financial management throughout the
Department.
Section AMS.10 Organization. The
Office of Finance (OF) is headed by the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance
(DASF), who is also the Deputy Chief
Financial Officer, and reports to the
Assistant Secretary for Resources and
Technology/Chief Financial Officer
(CFO). The Office includes the
following:
Æ Immediate Office (AMS)
Æ Office of Financial Policy and
Reporting (AMSI)
Æ Office of Program Management and
Systems Policy (AMS2)
Section AMS.20 Functions
1. Immediate Office (AMS). The
Immediate Office is responsible for
support and coordination of the Office
of Finance components in their
management of the areas listed under
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section AMS.00 Mission above,
especially for ensuring compliance with
the Departmental reporting
requirements of the Federal Managers’
Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) as
Departmental FMFIA Coordinator. In
addition, the Immediate Office
recommends ASRT/CFO approval of the
job description and skill requirements
for OPDIV CFOs, advises the ASRT/CFO
on the selection of OPDIV CFOs; and
advises the ASRT/CFO regarding the
annual performance plan/evaluation of
each OPDIV CFO. The office also
provides guidance on the qualifications,
recruitment, training and retention of all
financial management personnel.
2. Office of Financial Policy and
Reporting (AMS1). The Office of
Financial Policy and Reporting (OFPR)
consists of:
Æ Division of Financial Management
Policy (AMS11)
Æ Division of Financial Statements
and Audit (AMS12)
a. Division of Financial Management
Policy (AMS11). The Division of
Financial Management Policy (DFMP):
(1) Ensures that proper internal
controls are implemented and
maintained under OMB Circular A–123,
Management’s Responsibility for
Internal Control;
(2) Coordinates with the OPDIVs in
the preparation of the corrective action
plan (CAP), which is submitted
quarterly to OMB and reflects the
material weaknesses and reportable
conditions from the annual CFO audit
and the Federal Managers’ Financial
Integrity Act (FMFIA) report;
(3) Develops Department-wide
policies, procedures, and standards for
financial management areas including
cash management, credit management,
debt management, payment and
disbursement activities and functions,
and promulgates these and related
government-wide financial management
requirements through the Departmental
Accounting Manual system;
(4) Establishes a financial
management planning process for the
development of strategic and tactical
plans, and provides guidance and
financial management indicators that
enable the ASRT/CFO to evaluate the
financial management programs and
activities of the Department;
(5) Provides support to the OPDIV
CFOs for financial planning and
improvement initiatives;
(6) Serves as principal staff advisor on
financial management policy matters to
the Office of Finance;
(7) Maintains liaison with OMB, the
Treasury, the GSA and other agencies
on financial management policy
matters;
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(8) Prepares, analyzes, coordinates
and assesses financial data reflecting
financial, accounting and performance
information of the Departmental
financial activities;
(9) Recommends policy and maintains
a system for tracking and improving
cash and credit management and debt
collection performance throughout the
Department;
(10) Prepares the annual HHS report
on CFO activities as guided by the
DASF/Deputy CFO.
b. Division of Financial Statements
and Audit (AMS12): The Division of
Financial Statements and Audits:
(1) Oversees the preparation and
submission of quarterly and annual
consolidated financial statements for the
Departments;
(2) Acts as the principal contact with
the OIG in planning the annual financial
statement audit strategy under the CFO
Act and the 1994 amendments under
the Government Management Reform
Act (GMRA);
(3) Reviews and interprets OMB,
GAO, Treasury and Federal Accounting
Standards Board (FASAB) guidance
related to government wide accounting
policy and standards and develops the
Department’s policy for implementation
of these requirements and assures that
policies and procedures are in
accordance with internal control and
reporting standards of financial
management activities;
(4) Develops uniform business rules,
data standards and accounting policy
and procedures in support of new
financial system implementations.
Ensures the development of ongoing
accounting policy that further supports
the consistent development and
implementation of these systems;
(5) Provides advice an assistance to
OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on financial
accounting and related fiscal matters,
and advises the DASF on such matters
as they relate to financial system
implementations;
(6) Maintains liaison with OMB, the
Treasury, and other agencies on
accounting, financial policy and fiscal
matters;
(7) Maintains the Departmental
Accounting Manual (DAM) which is the
official accounting standard for
recording and reporting accounting
transactions;
(8) Provides advice and assistance to
OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on financial
accounting and related fiscal matters,
government-wide accounting standards
and serves as principal advisor to the
DASF as it relates to financial statement
preparation, audit and financial
reporting.
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3. Office of Program Management and
Systems Policy (AMS2). The Office of
Program Management and Systems
Policy (OPMSP) has the following
components:
Æ Program Management Office
(AMS21)
Æ Division of Systems Policy,
Payment Integrity and Audit Resolution
(AMS22)
a. Program Management Office
(AMS21): The Program Management
Office (PMO) is responsible for
overseeing the design and
implementation of enterprise financial
management systems, with a current
priority on the unified financial
management system (UFMS) consistent
with the Secretary’s June 2001 directive.
The system consists of two major
components: the Healthcare Integrated
General Ledger Accounting System
(HIGLAS) at the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) and a
system for the rest of the Department.
The office’s responsibilities include:
(1) Serving as a focal point for (1)
overseeing the design, development,
and implementation of the UFMS and
the development of life-cycle and
budgetary plans; (2) monitoring the
milestones and schedules as well as
budget expenditures; and (3) the
mediation and coordination of activities
throughout all levels of HHS;
(2) Ensuring that the UFMS complies
with applicable Federal accounting
concepts and standards, as well as HHS
accounting policies and procedures;
(3) Ensuring that business
requirements are met, the future
direction of the initiative is consistent
with HHS planning, and the status of
the project is appropriately
communicated to internal and external
organizations;
(4) Overseeing a comprehensive
program of change management that
includes addressing Departmental
communication, training plans and
human resource issues;
(5) Coordinating with workgroups to
maximize the input from the crossfunctional areas of HHS into the
implementation process; and
(6) Overseeing risk management plans
to ensure that risk to the program are
identified and effective mitigation
strategies developed.
b. Division of Systems Policy,
Payment Integrity, and Audit Resolution
(AMS22). The Division is responsible
for overseeing the financial systems
policy, payment integrity and audit
resolution functions:
(1) The financial system policy
function oversees Department-wide
financial systems policy development
and implementation for HHS financial
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and mixed financial systems for
adherence to government-wide and
Departmental financial systems policy
and standards; oversees the
Department’s compliance with the
Federal Financial Management
Improvement Act of 1996 and Section 4
of the Federal Managers’ Financial
Integrity Act; and helps ensure the
financial accountability for these
systems in conjunction with the HHS
Office of Chief Information Officer. This
includes the following functions:
(a) Develops Department-wide
policies and standards for financial and
mixed financial systems;
(b) Provides advice and serves as the
focal point with OMB, Treasury and
other Federal control agencies on
financial systems compliance matters;
(c) Provides for the establishment of
Department-wide financial definitions
and data structures;
(d) Provides for the administration of
a data integrity and quality control
program to ensure compliance with
applicable Federal directives,
Departmental financial systems policy
and automated financial data exchange
requirements;
(e) Manages the Capital Planning
Investment Control (CPIC) process and
the OMB Exhibit 300 business case
development and review process for IT
systems including financial
management systems throughout HHS
in support of the Department’s
Information Technology Investment
Review Board (ITIRB);
(f) Oversees and monitors existing
Department-wide and component
accounting and financial management
systems;
(g) Advises the DASF on financial
systems related matters in collaboration
with the Office of Financial Policy and
Reporting; and
(2) The payment integrity function
oversees the Department’s improper
payment reduction initiatives which
include recovery auditing, program risk
assessments, estimating and reducing
improper payments for high risk
programs and reporting to OMB,
Congress, and others on these estimates
and the Department related actions.
This includes:
(a) Providing analyses of high risk
programs and improper payment
identification strategies and formulating
recommendations on best approaches to
meeting the requirements of the
Improper Payments Information Act of
2002 (IPIA) and other related legislation,
regulation and policy;
(b) Identifying improvements to the
HHS Risk Assessment Model and
providing assistance to the OPDIVs in
completing required IPIA program risk
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assessments, and addressing issues as
they arise about the appropriateness of
risk assessment conclusions;
(c) Preparing reports, presentations
and briefings for the Department’s top
management, OPDIVs, OMB and other
organizations, on the improper payment
initiative. This includes preparing the
Appendix ‘‘Information on HHS
Improper Payment and Recovery
Auditing Initiative,’’ which is included
in the Department’s annual Performance
and Accountability Report (PAR).
(3) The audit resolution function
provides leadership in resolving
crosscutting audit findings. It performs
the following functions:
(a) Reviews and resolves audit
findings pertaining to monetary and/or
systemic findings of grantee and
contractor organizations affecting the
programs of more than one Operating or
Staff Division or Federal agencies.
Conducts or arranges for additional
reviews as needed;
(b) Coordinates, where necessary,
with other affected Federal agencies to
establish a uniform Federal position on
the actions needed to be taken and
negotiates resolution on behalf of all
Federal Departments and agencies;
(c) Makes recommendations to the
Secretary, the ASRT and other officials
on safeguards or other actions against a
grantee or contractor, where the
organization is unwilling or unable to
correct serious deficiencies in a timely
manner as deemed necessary;
(d) Provides technical assistance to
grantees, contractors, and other
Operating and Staff Divisions related to
the resolution of findings contained in
audits of HHS awardees and financial
management of grants and contracts;
(e) Establishes and monitors policy
regarding audit issuance, follow-up and
resolution for the Department in support
of the function of the HHS audit followup official as required by OMB Circular
A–50;
(f) Oversees the submission of
required grantee audit reports;
(g) Coordinates status of final action
on OS audits with the ASRT Office of
Budget; and
(h) Prepares the Management Report
on Final Action for the Department’s
annual Performance and Accountability
Report.
2. Under paragraph E, ‘‘Office of Grant
(AMT),’’ delete in its entirety and
replace with the following:
E. Chapter AMT, Office of Grants
(AMT)
Section AMT.00 Mission. The Office
of Grants (OG) provides functional
management directions in the areas of
grants policy, grants oversight and
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evaluation, electronic grants, and grants
streamlining. Provides Department-wide
leadership in these areas through policy
development, oversight and training.
Provides Departmental and governmentwide leadership on PL 106–107
implementation, Electronic Grants, and
other HHS-led initiatives. Represents
the Department in dealing with OMB,
GSA and other Federal agencies in the
areas of mandatory and discretionary
grants, and electronic grants. Fosters
creativity, collaboration, consolidation,
and innovation in the administration of
grants functions through the
Department.
Section AMT.10 Organization. The
Office of Grants (OG) is headed by a
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants
who reports directly to the Assistant
Secretary Resources and Technology,
and consists of the following
components:
• Immediate Office of Grants (AMT)
• Office of Grants Policy, Oversight
and Evaluation (AMT1)
• Office of Grants Systems
Modernization (AMT2)
Section AMT.20 Functions
1. Immediate Office of Grants (AMT).
The Immediate Office of Grants
provides leadership, policy, and
guidance and supervision, as well as
coordinating long- and short-range
planning to constituent organizations.
The office supports the governmentwide electronic grants initiative,
including the outreach to grantors and
grantees efforts, and interface with
OMB, Federal CIO Council, and HHS
leadership on the Grants.gov systems.
Also, provides technical assistance to
the Operating Divisions and evaluates
effectiveness of their grant programs,
including the development of
performance standards and grant
processing systems.
2. Office of Grants Policy, Oversight
and Evaluation (AMT1). The Office of
Grants Policy, Oversight and Evaluation
(OGPOE) reports to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Grants, and:
a. Formulates Department-wide grants
policies governing the management of
grants throughout the Department;
establishes uniform administrative
rules; and provides oversight and
review.
b. Provides leadership in the areas of
managing cost policy and has functional
responsibility for cost principles and
Department-wide cost policies and
procedures affecting grants and
contracts. Serves as the Departmental
liaison and maintains working
relationship with OMB and other
Federal agencies in the development of
government-wide cost principles;
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maintains similar relationships with
associations of States, universities and
other grantee and contractor
organizations. Upon request, reviews
and approves accounting or other
systems developed by grantees and
contractors to meet Federal cost
principle requirements.
c. Develops HHS-wide and
Government-wide grants management
policy for Federal agencies, OPDIVs and
STAFFDIVs awarding grants.
d. Develops new or improved
Department-wide grant policy, which
brings the Department to and maintains
it at the cutting edge of new ideas in the
grants management profession. Reviews
trends in the field in both public and
private sectors, articulates new concepts
and creative adaptation of others’
pioneering efforts, tests new approaches
in a systematic manner, with key offices
in Government-wide policy
organizations and HHS components,
develops and implements HHS grants
management regulations, and publishes
new policies and modifications in the
HHS Grants Policy Directives (GPDs),
including all directives necessary to
implement new intergovernmental and
HHS policies.
e. Implements requirements in the
Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement
Act, OMB Circulars related to grants
management, and other relevant
legislation and Government-wide
policy. Coordinates their
implementation by the OPDIVs and
STAFFDIVs, and provides technical
assistance and policy interpretations to
the OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs.
f. Assists in the preparation of HHS
and Government-wide positions on
proposed legislation or proposed
Government-wide policies concerning
grants. Responds to correspondence and
inquiries from State and local
government officials, grantees and
stakeholders.
g. Develops and manages the HHS
grants evaluation and oversight
procedures to ensure compliance with
grants policy and to assure that the
policies, business practices, and actual
performance of OPDIV and STAFFDIV’s
grants management offices are
performed efficiently, and the
government’s legal and financial
interests are protected. Develops
Departmental requirements and criteria
for performance of functions and creates
review evaluation models, which can be
adapted by the OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs
for self-evaluation. Evaluates the
adequacy of reviews and assesses the
completeness or prognosis for success of
action plans. Aggregates findings from a
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variety of sources to identify patterns,
e.g., analyzes evaluation and oversight
reports from internal HHS sources and
from external sources such as GAO to
identify trends/patterns and problem
areas for the purpose of identifying
alternative approaches.
h. Represents the Department in
interagency grants management
activities. Provides counsel and
direction on OMB Circulars, GAO
reports, and OIG reports.
i. Leads the Departmental grants
community through the Executive
Committee on Grants Administration
Policy (ECGAP), made up of the senior
grants managers in the OPDIV/ and
STAFFDIVs, and manages the design
and implementation of HHS grants
management conferences to provide
state-of-the-art information to
Departmental officials.
j. Develops a strategic management
approach to career development for
grants management professionals both
within the Department and
Government-wide. Takes the lead
among senior grants management
officials from major agencies
participating on the HHS Career
Services Board to define and update a
competency-based training model,
certification model and career
development system for application
Department-wide. Within a career
management approach, develops and
keeps current the training and
development program, which meets the
unique policies and needs of HHS, and
produces a fully certified workforce
among HHS grants management
professionals. Ensures the development
of comprehensive evaluation procedures
to guarantee not only complete
substantive information, but also full
and appropriate use of state-of-the-art
adult learning technologies. Negotiates
with senior officials in other
Departments to manage cross-servicing
agreements for them to access HHS
grants management training and
development models and training and to
develop tailored approaches to meet
their unique needs.
k. Establishes approach and
methodology to conduct evaluations to
assess the effectiveness of the grants
awarded and the grantees receiving the
awards, including the design of overall
plans and strategies for the projects in
order to meet mission or program goals,
requirements and time frames, to
support results-based management of
grants.
l. Coordinates the review of OPDIV/
STAFFIDV grant announcements
policies to ensure consistency with the
Secretary and the Administration’s
Priorities and Initiatives, in addition for
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compliance with Department-wide
grants policies and grant regulations.
m. Serves as the Department’s liaison
in the area of grants and maintains
working relationships with OMB, GSA
and other Federal agencies to coordinate
and assist in the development of policy.
3. Office of Grants Systems
Modernization (ATM2) The Office of
Grants Systems Modernization (OGSM)
reports to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Grants, and consists of the
following components:
Æ Grants.gov Program Management
Division (AMT21)
Æ Division of Grants Streamlining
Initiative (AMT22)
Æ Division of Grants Management
Systems (AMT23)
a. Grants.gov Program Management
Division (AMT21): The Grants.gov
Program Management Division (GPMD)
provides leadership to federal and nonfederal members of the Grant
Community. The GPMD is responsible
for the continued enhancement and
development of a common, unified Web
site and the accompanying business
processes for ‘‘Finding’’ and ‘‘Applying’’
for government-wide grant
opportunities. The division reports to
the Director, Office of Grants Systems
Modernization, and:
(1) Manage and collects the
Grants.gov fee-for-service contributors
from the 26 grant-making agencies
utilizing a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) and supports the
agencies through Service Level
Agreements.
(2) Serves as a liaison to ensure
coordination with OMB, Federal CIO
Council, Grants Policy Committee and
HHS leadership and other oversight
organizations on the government-wide
electronic grants initiative.
(3) Enable the government to meet
many of the streamlining activities
required by Public Law 106–107.
(4) Monitors Grants.gov milestones
established with OMB to ensure they are
met within cost and schedule
parameters including HHS pass back re:
E-Authentication Security Assertion
Markup Language (SAML), multiple
credential providers.
(5) Coordinates and promotes the use
of other government-wide initiatives in
conjunction with the Grants.gov
initiative (e.g., E-Authentication, Central
Contractor Registration (CCR)).
(6) Prepares the OMB Exhibit 300 and
Grants.gov Business case.
(7) Formulates government-wide
policy governing the Grants.gov. Find
and Apply functions and coordination
with the PL 106–107 PMO and Grants
Policy Committee of the Counsel of the
Chief Financial Officers.
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(8) Manages the clearance and
revision of government-wide grant
forms.
(9) Monitors the adoption of
government-wide grant policies and
procedures as they affect Grants.gov to
ensure compliance.
(10) Manages and provides oversight
of the Grants.gov initiative; conducts
and coordinates outreach and training
for grants management professionals,
grantees and grantors.
b. Division of Grants Streamlining
Initiative (AMT22): This Division,
established within HHS as the OMBdesignated lead agency for
implementation of Public Law 106–107,
coordinates and provides program
management support to the Work
Groups and other interagency groups
implementing Public Law 106–107. The
Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999,
also known as Public Law 106–107, is
the statute that underlies the agencies’
efforts to streamline and simplify the
grants and cooperative agreements
administrative process. The Public Law
106–107 PMO is under the oversight of
the Grants Executive Board and reports
to the Director, Office of Grants Systems
Modernization.
(1) Coordinate PMO.
(2) Establish and maintain business
processes for Public Law 106–107 work
product development, approval, agency
vetting, public comment, public
comment reconciliation and
restructuring of product and final pass
off to OMB, the Federal Register, and
Grants.gov (when applicable).
(3) Manage the Public Law 106–107
funds, budget (justification) and
expenditures.
(4) Collect data and conduct analysis
of data from public comment.
(5) Maintain project milestones/
deliverable dates (status report).
(6) Create reports for GAO, establish
the baseline model of the Annual Public
Law 106–107 Congressional Report,
tracking 26 Federal Agency submission
of their Annual Public Law 106–107
Agency Specific Report to Congress.
(7) Maintain a development/content
of the Public Law 106–107 Web site.
c. Division of Grants Management
Systems (AMT23): This Division plans,
directs and coordinates the activities of
the OG with respect to implementation
of all electronic grants initiatives, such
as: Grants.gov, Tracking Accountability
in Government Grants Systems
(TAGGS), One-HHS Grants Management
Systems Consolidation, Governmentwide Grants Management Line of
Business, OG Internet/Intranet sites, for
the Department. Represents the
Department or the Office of Grants on
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matters of electronic assistance
administration policy in dealing with
recipients, OMB, other Federal agencies,
and the public in general. The Division
reports to the Director, Office of Grants
Systems Modernization.
II. Continuation of Policy: Except as
inconsistent with this reorganization, all
statements of policy and interpretations
with respect to the Office of Grants
(AMT) and the Office of Finance (AMS)
heretofore issued and in effect prior to
this reorganization are continued in full
force and effect.
III. Delegation of Authority: All
delegations and redelegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of the Office of Grants (AMT)
and the Office of Finance (AMS) will
continue in them or their successors
pending further redelegation, provided
they are consistent with this
reorganization.
IV. Funds, Personnel and Equipment:
Transfer of organizations and functions
affected by this reorganization shall be
accompanied by direct and support
funds, positions, personnel, records,
equipment, supplies, and other sources.
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Michael Leavitt,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
The Program Peer Review
Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease
Control And Prevention (CDC), National
Center for Environmental Health/
Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR):
Teleconference.
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), CDC, NCEH/ATSCR
announces the following subcommittee
meeting:
Dated: July 3, 2006.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. E6–10706 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am]
Name: Program Peer Review Subcommittee
(PPRS).
Time and Date: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. eastern
daylight savings time, July 24, 2006.
Place: The teleconference will originate at
NCEH/ATSDR in Atlanta, Georgia. To
participate, dial 877/315–6535 and enter
conference code 383520.
Purpose: Under the charge of the BSC,
NCEH/ATSDR, the PPRS will provide the
BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with advice and
recommendations on NCEH/ATSDR program
peer review. They will serve the function of
organizing, facilitating, and providing a longterm perspective to the conduct of NCEH/
ATSDR program peer review.
Matters To Be Discussed: A review of the
June 26, 2006 PPRS meeting regarding
NCEH/ATSDR Director’s priorities and vision
for the program peer peview process; a
discussion of revised Peer Review Review
Questionnaires for Site Specific Activities,
October 2006 Review; a review, discussion
and finalization of Nominated External Peer
Reviewers for Site Specific Activities,
October 2006 Review; and a discussion
regarding proposed revised Suggested CrossCutting Functional Areas for Peer Review.
Agenda items are subject to change as
priorities dictate.
Supplementary Information: This meeting
is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. eastern
daylight savings time. To participate, please
dial (877) 315–6535 and enter conference
code 383520. Public comment period is
scheduled for 11:30–11:40 a.m.
For Further Information Contact: Sandra
Malcom, Committee Management Specialist,
Office of Science, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E–28,
1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone 404/498–0622.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities for
both CDC and NCEH/ATSDR.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request; Proposed
Projects
Title: Procedures to Use the Child
Care and Development Fund (CCDF) for
Construction or Major Renovation.
OMB No.: 0970–0160.
Description: The Child Care and
Development Block Grant Act, as
amended, allows Indian Tribes to use
the CCDF grant awards for construction
and renovation of child care facilities. A
Tribal grantee must first request and
receive approval from the
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) before using CCDF funds
for construction or major renovation.
This information collection contains the
statutorily mandated uniform
procedures for the solicitation and
consideration of requests, including
instructions for preparation of
environmental assessments in
conjunction with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The
proposed draft procedures update the
procedures that were originally issued
in August 1997 and last updated in
January 2004. Respondents will be
CCDF Tribal grantees requesting to use
CCDF funds for construction or major
renovation.
Respondents: Tribal Child Care Lead
Agencies acting on behalf of Tribal
Governments.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
Construction or Renovation .............................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200.
In compliance with the requirements
of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
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information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
PO 00000
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Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of Resources and Technology, Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organizations,
Functions and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is being amended at Chapter AM, ``Office of
Budget, Technology and Finance (OBTF),'' which was last amended at 70
FR 42321, dated July 22, 2005. This amendment will retitle, Chapter AM,
``Office of Budget, Technology and Finance,'' as the Office of
Resources and Technology; and realign the functions of Chapter AMS,
``Office of Finance,'' and Chapter AMT, ``Office of Grants.'' The
changes are as follows:
Under Chapter AM, ``Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget,
Technology and Finance,'' make the following changes:
A. Retitle Chapter AM, ``Office of the Budget, Technology and
Finance (OBTF),'' as the ``Office of Resources and Technology (ORT),''
and the ``Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance,'' as
the ``Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT)''; and
change all references within HHS of OBTF to read ORT, and of ASBTF to
read ASRT.
B. Under Section AM.20 Functions, make the following changes:
1. Under paragraph D, ``Office of Finance (AMS),'' delete in its
entirety and replace with the following:
D. Chapter AMS, Office of Finance (AMS)
Section AMS.00 Mission. The Office of Finance is headed by the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance, who is also the Deputy Chief
Financial Officer. The Office of Finance advises and supports the
Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology/CFO
on all aspects of financial activities to accomplish departmental goals
and program objectives. The mission of the office as directed by the
Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology is to: (1) Oversee the
design and implementation of a unified financial management system
(UFMS) for the Department (the UFMS is an umbrella system for the
Department of which the Health Care Integrated General Ledger System
(HIGLAS) at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the
National Institutes of Health Business System (NBS) are significant
parts); (2) coordinate CFO activities and the preparation of reports
throughout HHS, including the audited financial statements and the
annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for submission to
the OMB and Congress; (3) participate in the clearance/approval process
for program information systems that provide financial and/or program
performance data which are used in financial statements in coordination
with other ORT components; (4) provide advice to the ASRT/CFO and
recommend approval of the job descriptions, skills requirements and
selection of OPDIV CFOs; (5) provide advice to the ASRT/CFO who
participates with each OPDIV Head in the annual performance plan/
evaluation of the OPDIV CFOs; (6) provide advice to the ASRT/CFO on the
qualifications, recruitment, performance, training and retention of all
financial management personnel; (7) serve as the Department liaison
with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Department of the
Treasury, the General Services Administration (GSA) and other Federal
agencies; (8) develop and maintain Departmental finance and accounting
standards; (9) resolve findings involving grantee financial/management
systems; (10) ensure compliance with the Departmental and government-
wide reporting requirements of Section 2 and Section 4 of the Federal
Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and the revised OMB Circular
A-123, including requirements for an annual assurance on Internal
Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR); (11) establish Department
policy for the resolution of findings included in Office of Inspector
General (OIG) reports and audits; and (12) oversee other activities to
improve financial management throughout the Department.
Section AMS.10 Organization. The Office of Finance (OF) is headed
by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance (DASF), who is also the
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and reports to the Assistant Secretary
for Resources and Technology/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). The Office
includes the following:
[cir] Immediate Office (AMS)
[cir] Office of Financial Policy and Reporting (AMSI)
[cir] Office of Program Management and Systems Policy (AMS2)
Section AMS.20 Functions
1. Immediate Office (AMS). The Immediate Office is responsible for
support and coordination of the Office of Finance components in their
management of the areas listed under section AMS.00 Mission above,
especially for ensuring compliance with the Departmental reporting
requirements of the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA)
as Departmental FMFIA Coordinator. In addition, the Immediate Office
recommends ASRT/CFO approval of the job description and skill
requirements for OPDIV CFOs, advises the ASRT/CFO on the selection of
OPDIV CFOs; and advises the ASRT/CFO regarding the annual performance
plan/evaluation of each OPDIV CFO. The office also provides guidance on
the qualifications, recruitment, training and retention of all
financial management personnel.
2. Office of Financial Policy and Reporting (AMS1). The Office of
Financial Policy and Reporting (OFPR) consists of:
[cir] Division of Financial Management Policy (AMS11)
[cir] Division of Financial Statements and Audit (AMS12)
a. Division of Financial Management Policy (AMS11). The Division of
Financial Management Policy (DFMP):
(1) Ensures that proper internal controls are implemented and
maintained under OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for
Internal Control;
(2) Coordinates with the OPDIVs in the preparation of the
corrective action plan (CAP), which is submitted quarterly to OMB and
reflects the material weaknesses and reportable conditions from the
annual CFO audit and the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
(FMFIA) report;
(3) Develops Department-wide policies, procedures, and standards
for financial management areas including cash management, credit
management, debt management, payment and disbursement activities and
functions, and promulgates these and related government-wide financial
management requirements through the Departmental Accounting Manual
system;
(4) Establishes a financial management planning process for the
development of strategic and tactical plans, and provides guidance and
financial management indicators that enable the ASRT/CFO to evaluate
the financial management programs and activities of the Department;
(5) Provides support to the OPDIV CFOs for financial planning and
improvement initiatives;
(6) Serves as principal staff advisor on financial management
policy matters to the Office of Finance;
(7) Maintains liaison with OMB, the Treasury, the GSA and other
agencies on financial management policy matters;
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(8) Prepares, analyzes, coordinates and assesses financial data
reflecting financial, accounting and performance information of the
Departmental financial activities;
(9) Recommends policy and maintains a system for tracking and
improving cash and credit management and debt collection performance
throughout the Department;
(10) Prepares the annual HHS report on CFO activities as guided by
the DASF/Deputy CFO.
b. Division of Financial Statements and Audit (AMS12): The Division
of Financial Statements and Audits:
(1) Oversees the preparation and submission of quarterly and annual
consolidated financial statements for the Departments;
(2) Acts as the principal contact with the OIG in planning the
annual financial statement audit strategy under the CFO Act and the
1994 amendments under the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA);
(3) Reviews and interprets OMB, GAO, Treasury and Federal
Accounting Standards Board (FASAB) guidance related to government wide
accounting policy and standards and develops the Department's policy
for implementation of these requirements and assures that policies and
procedures are in accordance with internal control and reporting
standards of financial management activities;
(4) Develops uniform business rules, data standards and accounting
policy and procedures in support of new financial system
implementations. Ensures the development of ongoing accounting policy
that further supports the consistent development and implementation of
these systems;
(5) Provides advice an assistance to OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on
financial accounting and related fiscal matters, and advises the DASF
on such matters as they relate to financial system implementations;
(6) Maintains liaison with OMB, the Treasury, and other agencies on
accounting, financial policy and fiscal matters;
(7) Maintains the Departmental Accounting Manual (DAM) which is the
official accounting standard for recording and reporting accounting
transactions;
(8) Provides advice and assistance to OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs on
financial accounting and related fiscal matters, government-wide
accounting standards and serves as principal advisor to the DASF as it
relates to financial statement preparation, audit and financial
reporting.
3. Office of Program Management and Systems Policy (AMS2). The
Office of Program Management and Systems Policy (OPMSP) has the
following components:
[cir] Program Management Office (AMS21)
[cir] Division of Systems Policy, Payment Integrity and Audit
Resolution (AMS22)
a. Program Management Office (AMS21): The Program Management Office
(PMO) is responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of
enterprise financial management systems, with a current priority on the
unified financial management system (UFMS) consistent with the
Secretary's June 2001 directive. The system consists of two major
components: the Healthcare Integrated General Ledger Accounting System
(HIGLAS) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and a
system for the rest of the Department. The office's responsibilities
include:
(1) Serving as a focal point for (1) overseeing the design,
development, and implementation of the UFMS and the development of
life-cycle and budgetary plans; (2) monitoring the milestones and
schedules as well as budget expenditures; and (3) the mediation and
coordination of activities throughout all levels of HHS;
(2) Ensuring that the UFMS complies with applicable Federal
accounting concepts and standards, as well as HHS accounting policies
and procedures;
(3) Ensuring that business requirements are met, the future
direction of the initiative is consistent with HHS planning, and the
status of the project is appropriately communicated to internal and
external organizations;
(4) Overseeing a comprehensive program of change management that
includes addressing Departmental communication, training plans and
human resource issues;
(5) Coordinating with workgroups to maximize the input from the
cross-functional areas of HHS into the implementation process; and
(6) Overseeing risk management plans to ensure that risk to the
program are identified and effective mitigation strategies developed.
b. Division of Systems Policy, Payment Integrity, and Audit
Resolution (AMS22). The Division is responsible for overseeing the
financial systems policy, payment integrity and audit resolution
functions:
(1) The financial system policy function oversees Department-wide
financial systems policy development and implementation for HHS
financial and mixed financial systems for adherence to government-wide
and Departmental financial systems policy and standards; oversees the
Department's compliance with the Federal Financial Management
Improvement Act of 1996 and Section 4 of the Federal Managers'
Financial Integrity Act; and helps ensure the financial accountability
for these systems in conjunction with the HHS Office of Chief
Information Officer. This includes the following functions:
(a) Develops Department-wide policies and standards for financial
and mixed financial systems;
(b) Provides advice and serves as the focal point with OMB,
Treasury and other Federal control agencies on financial systems
compliance matters;
(c) Provides for the establishment of Department-wide financial
definitions and data structures;
(d) Provides for the administration of a data integrity and quality
control program to ensure compliance with applicable Federal
directives, Departmental financial systems policy and automated
financial data exchange requirements;
(e) Manages the Capital Planning Investment Control (CPIC) process
and the OMB Exhibit 300 business case development and review process
for IT systems including financial management systems throughout HHS in
support of the Department's Information Technology Investment Review
Board (ITIRB);
(f) Oversees and monitors existing Department-wide and component
accounting and financial management systems;
(g) Advises the DASF on financial systems related matters in
collaboration with the Office of Financial Policy and Reporting; and
(2) The payment integrity function oversees the Department's
improper payment reduction initiatives which include recovery auditing,
program risk assessments, estimating and reducing improper payments for
high risk programs and reporting to OMB, Congress, and others on these
estimates and the Department related actions. This includes:
(a) Providing analyses of high risk programs and improper payment
identification strategies and formulating recommendations on best
approaches to meeting the requirements of the Improper Payments
Information Act of 2002 (IPIA) and other related legislation,
regulation and policy;
(b) Identifying improvements to the HHS Risk Assessment Model and
providing assistance to the OPDIVs in completing required IPIA program
risk
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assessments, and addressing issues as they arise about the
appropriateness of risk assessment conclusions;
(c) Preparing reports, presentations and briefings for the
Department's top management, OPDIVs, OMB and other organizations, on
the improper payment initiative. This includes preparing the Appendix
``Information on HHS Improper Payment and Recovery Auditing
Initiative,'' which is included in the Department's annual Performance
and Accountability Report (PAR).
(3) The audit resolution function provides leadership in resolving
crosscutting audit findings. It performs the following functions:
(a) Reviews and resolves audit findings pertaining to monetary and/
or systemic findings of grantee and contractor organizations affecting
the programs of more than one Operating or Staff Division or Federal
agencies. Conducts or arranges for additional reviews as needed;
(b) Coordinates, where necessary, with other affected Federal
agencies to establish a uniform Federal position on the actions needed
to be taken and negotiates resolution on behalf of all Federal
Departments and agencies;
(c) Makes recommendations to the Secretary, the ASRT and other
officials on safeguards or other actions against a grantee or
contractor, where the organization is unwilling or unable to correct
serious deficiencies in a timely manner as deemed necessary;
(d) Provides technical assistance to grantees, contractors, and
other Operating and Staff Divisions related to the resolution of
findings contained in audits of HHS awardees and financial management
of grants and contracts;
(e) Establishes and monitors policy regarding audit issuance,
follow-up and resolution for the Department in support of the function
of the HHS audit follow-up official as required by OMB Circular A-50;
(f) Oversees the submission of required grantee audit reports;
(g) Coordinates status of final action on OS audits with the ASRT
Office of Budget; and
(h) Prepares the Management Report on Final Action for the
Department's annual Performance and Accountability Report.
2. Under paragraph E, ``Office of Grant (AMT),'' delete in its
entirety and replace with the following:
E. Chapter AMT, Office of Grants (AMT)
Section AMT.00 Mission. The Office of Grants (OG) provides
functional management directions in the areas of grants policy, grants
oversight and evaluation, electronic grants, and grants streamlining.
Provides Department-wide leadership in these areas through policy
development, oversight and training. Provides Departmental and
government-wide leadership on PL 106-107 implementation, Electronic
Grants, and other HHS-led initiatives. Represents the Department in
dealing with OMB, GSA and other Federal agencies in the areas of
mandatory and discretionary grants, and electronic grants. Fosters
creativity, collaboration, consolidation, and innovation in the
administration of grants functions through the Department.
Section AMT.10 Organization. The Office of Grants (OG) is headed by
a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants who reports directly to the
Assistant Secretary Resources and Technology, and consists of the
following components:
Immediate Office of Grants (AMT)
Office of Grants Policy, Oversight and Evaluation (AMT1)
Office of Grants Systems Modernization (AMT2)
Section AMT.20 Functions
1. Immediate Office of Grants (AMT). The Immediate Office of Grants
provides leadership, policy, and guidance and supervision, as well as
coordinating long- and short-range planning to constituent
organizations. The office supports the government-wide electronic
grants initiative, including the outreach to grantors and grantees
efforts, and interface with OMB, Federal CIO Council, and HHS
leadership on the Grants.gov systems. Also, provides technical
assistance to the Operating Divisions and evaluates effectiveness of
their grant programs, including the development of performance
standards and grant processing systems.
2. Office of Grants Policy, Oversight and Evaluation (AMT1). The
Office of Grants Policy, Oversight and Evaluation (OGPOE) reports to
the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grants, and:
a. Formulates Department-wide grants policies governing the
management of grants throughout the Department; establishes uniform
administrative rules; and provides oversight and review.
b. Provides leadership in the areas of managing cost policy and has
functional responsibility for cost principles and Department-wide cost
policies and procedures affecting grants and contracts. Serves as the
Departmental liaison and maintains working relationship with OMB and
other Federal agencies in the development of government-wide cost
principles; maintains similar relationships with associations of
States, universities and other grantee and contractor organizations.
Upon request, reviews and approves accounting or other systems
developed by grantees and contractors to meet Federal cost principle
requirements.
c. Develops HHS-wide and Government-wide grants management policy
for Federal agencies, OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs awarding grants.
d. Develops new or improved Department-wide grant policy, which
brings the Department to and maintains it at the cutting edge of new
ideas in the grants management profession. Reviews trends in the field
in both public and private sectors, articulates new concepts and
creative adaptation of others' pioneering efforts, tests new approaches
in a systematic manner, with key offices in Government-wide policy
organizations and HHS components, develops and implements HHS grants
management regulations, and publishes new policies and modifications in
the HHS Grants Policy Directives (GPDs), including all directives
necessary to implement new intergovernmental and HHS policies.
e. Implements requirements in the Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement
Act, OMB Circulars related to grants management, and other relevant
legislation and Government-wide policy. Coordinates their
implementation by the OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs, and provides technical
assistance and policy interpretations to the OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs.
f. Assists in the preparation of HHS and Government-wide positions
on proposed legislation or proposed Government-wide policies concerning
grants. Responds to correspondence and inquiries from State and local
government officials, grantees and stakeholders.
g. Develops and manages the HHS grants evaluation and oversight
procedures to ensure compliance with grants policy and to assure that
the policies, business practices, and actual performance of OPDIV and
STAFFDIV's grants management offices are performed efficiently, and the
government's legal and financial interests are protected. Develops
Departmental requirements and criteria for performance of functions and
creates review evaluation models, which can be adapted by the OPDIVs
and STAFFDIVs for self-evaluation. Evaluates the adequacy of reviews
and assesses the completeness or prognosis for success of action plans.
Aggregates findings from a
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variety of sources to identify patterns, e.g., analyzes evaluation and
oversight reports from internal HHS sources and from external sources
such as GAO to identify trends/patterns and problem areas for the
purpose of identifying alternative approaches.
h. Represents the Department in interagency grants management
activities. Provides counsel and direction on OMB Circulars, GAO
reports, and OIG reports.
i. Leads the Departmental grants community through the Executive
Committee on Grants Administration Policy (ECGAP), made up of the
senior grants managers in the OPDIV/ and STAFFDIVs, and manages the
design and implementation of HHS grants management conferences to
provide state-of-the-art information to Departmental officials.
j. Develops a strategic management approach to career development
for grants management professionals both within the Department and
Government-wide. Takes the lead among senior grants management
officials from major agencies participating on the HHS Career Services
Board to define and update a competency-based training model,
certification model and career development system for application
Department-wide. Within a career management approach, develops and
keeps current the training and development program, which meets the
unique policies and needs of HHS, and produces a fully certified
workforce among HHS grants management professionals. Ensures the
development of comprehensive evaluation procedures to guarantee not
only complete substantive information, but also full and appropriate
use of state-of-the-art adult learning technologies. Negotiates with
senior officials in other Departments to manage cross-servicing
agreements for them to access HHS grants management training and
development models and training and to develop tailored approaches to
meet their unique needs.
k. Establishes approach and methodology to conduct evaluations to
assess the effectiveness of the grants awarded and the grantees
receiving the awards, including the design of overall plans and
strategies for the projects in order to meet mission or program goals,
requirements and time frames, to support results-based management of
grants.
l. Coordinates the review of OPDIV/STAFFIDV grant announcements
policies to ensure consistency with the Secretary and the
Administration's Priorities and Initiatives, in addition for compliance
with Department-wide grants policies and grant regulations.
m. Serves as the Department's liaison in the area of grants and
maintains working relationships with OMB, GSA and other Federal
agencies to coordinate and assist in the development of policy.
3. Office of Grants Systems Modernization (ATM2) The Office of
Grants Systems Modernization (OGSM) reports to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Grants, and consists of the following components:
[cir] Grants.gov Program Management Division (AMT21)
[cir] Division of Grants Streamlining Initiative (AMT22)
[cir] Division of Grants Management Systems (AMT23)
a. Grants.gov Program Management Division (AMT21): The Grants.gov
Program Management Division (GPMD) provides leadership to federal and
non-federal members of the Grant Community. The GPMD is responsible for
the continued enhancement and development of a common, unified Web site
and the accompanying business processes for ``Finding'' and
``Applying'' for government-wide grant opportunities. The division
reports to the Director, Office of Grants Systems Modernization, and:
(1) Manage and collects the Grants.gov fee-for-service contributors
from the 26 grant-making agencies utilizing a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) and supports the agencies through Service Level
Agreements.
(2) Serves as a liaison to ensure coordination with OMB, Federal
CIO Council, Grants Policy Committee and HHS leadership and other
oversight organizations on the government-wide electronic grants
initiative.
(3) Enable the government to meet many of the streamlining
activities required by Public Law 106-107.
(4) Monitors Grants.gov milestones established with OMB to ensure
they are met within cost and schedule parameters including HHS pass
back re: E-Authentication Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML),
multiple credential providers.
(5) Coordinates and promotes the use of other government-wide
initiatives in conjunction with the Grants.gov initiative (e.g., E-
Authentication, Central Contractor Registration (CCR)).
(6) Prepares the OMB Exhibit 300 and Grants.gov Business case.
(7) Formulates government-wide policy governing the Grants.gov.
Find and Apply functions and coordination with the PL 106-107 PMO and
Grants Policy Committee of the Counsel of the Chief Financial Officers.
(8) Manages the clearance and revision of government-wide grant
forms.
(9) Monitors the adoption of government-wide grant policies and
procedures as they affect Grants.gov to ensure compliance.
(10) Manages and provides oversight of the Grants.gov initiative;
conducts and coordinates outreach and training for grants management
professionals, grantees and grantors.
b. Division of Grants Streamlining Initiative (AMT22): This
Division, established within HHS as the OMB-designated lead agency for
implementation of Public Law 106-107, coordinates and provides program
management support to the Work Groups and other interagency groups
implementing Public Law 106-107. The Federal Financial Assistance
Management Improvement Act of 1999, also known as Public Law 106-107,
is the statute that underlies the agencies' efforts to streamline and
simplify the grants and cooperative agreements administrative process.
The Public Law 106-107 PMO is under the oversight of the Grants
Executive Board and reports to the Director, Office of Grants Systems
Modernization.
(1) Coordinate PMO.
(2) Establish and maintain business processes for Public Law 106-
107 work product development, approval, agency vetting, public comment,
public comment reconciliation and restructuring of product and final
pass off to OMB, the Federal Register, and Grants.gov (when
applicable).
(3) Manage the Public Law 106-107 funds, budget (justification) and
expenditures.
(4) Collect data and conduct analysis of data from public comment.
(5) Maintain project milestones/deliverable dates (status report).
(6) Create reports for GAO, establish the baseline model of the
Annual Public Law 106-107 Congressional Report, tracking 26 Federal
Agency submission of their Annual Public Law 106-107 Agency Specific
Report to Congress.
(7) Maintain a development/content of the Public Law 106-107 Web
site.
c. Division of Grants Management Systems (AMT23): This Division
plans, directs and coordinates the activities of the OG with respect to
implementation of all electronic grants initiatives, such as:
Grants.gov, Tracking Accountability in Government Grants Systems
(TAGGS), One-HHS Grants Management Systems Consolidation, Government-
wide Grants Management Line of Business, OG Internet/Intranet sites,
for the Department. Represents the Department or the Office of Grants
on
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matters of electronic assistance administration policy in dealing with
recipients, OMB, other Federal agencies, and the public in general. The
Division reports to the Director, Office of Grants Systems
Modernization.
II. Continuation of Policy: Except as inconsistent with this
reorganization, all statements of policy and interpretations with
respect to the Office of Grants (AMT) and the Office of Finance (AMS)
heretofore issued and in effect prior to this reorganization are
continued in full force and effect.
III. Delegation of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of
authority made to officials and employees of the Office of Grants (AMT)
and the Office of Finance (AMS) will continue in them or their
successors pending further redelegation, provided they are consistent
with this reorganization.
IV. Funds, Personnel and Equipment: Transfer of organizations and
functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied by
direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records, equipment,
supplies, and other sources.
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Michael Leavitt,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 06-6067 Filed 7-7-05; 8:45 am]
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