Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority, 31072-31073 [E7-10777]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families
• Children and Families Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31072-31073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10777]


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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 (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
as follows: Chapter KA, The Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS), as 
previously amended at 69 FR 76949, December 23, 2004, (transferring the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) function from the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary, Office of the Executive Secretariat, to the 
Division of Public Information, Office of Public Affairs) and at 71 FR 
71549, December 11, 2006 (this notice inadvertently published the 
transfer of the FOIA Officer and Office of Inspector General hotline 
functions from the Office of the Assistant Secretary to the Office of 
Public Affairs), and Chapter KN, Office of Public Affairs (OPA), as 
previously amended 69 FR 76949, December 23, 2004, and at 71 FR 71549, 
71550, December 11, 2006. This notice announces the transfer of the 
FOIA functions from the Division of Public Information, Office of 
Public Affairs, and places them in the Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families. Because of the error in 2006 we 
are republishing the affected organizational structures of the Office 
of the Assistant Secretary and the Office of Public Affairs in their 
entirety. The changes are as follows:

I. Under Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families, delete in its entirety and replace with the following:

    KA.00 Mission. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families (OAS) provides executive direction, leadership, and 
guidance for all ACF programs. OAS provides national leadership to 
develop and coordinate public and private initiatives for carrying out 
programs that promote permanency placement planning, family stability, 
and self-sufficiency. OAS advises the Secretary on issues affecting 
America's children and families, including Native Americans, persons 
with developmental disabilities, refugees, and legalized aliens. OAS 
provides leadership on human service issues and conducts emergency 
preparedness and response operations during a nationally declared 
emergency. OAS handles Freedom of Information Act requests and 
inquiries and coordinates hotline calls received by the Office of 
Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office relating to 
ACF operations and personnel.
    KA.10 Organization. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Children and Families is headed by the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families who reports directly to the Secretary and consists of:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families (KA)
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Staff 
(KAD)
Executive Secretariat Office (KAF)
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (KAG)

    KA.20 Functions A. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families (KA): The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families is responsible to the Secretary for carrying out ACF's 
mission and provides executive supervision of the major components of 
ACF. These responsibilities include providing executive leadership and 
direction to plan and coordinate ACF program activities to ensure their 
effectiveness, approving instructions, policies, publications, and 
grant awards issued by ACF, and representing ACF in relationships with 
governmental and non-governmental organizations. The Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families also serves as the Director of the 
Office of Child Support Enforcement, and signs official child support 
enforcement documents as the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families. The Principal Deputy

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Assistant Secretary serves as an alter ego to the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families on program matters and acts in the absence of 
the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. The Office 
coordinates hotline calls received by the Office of Inspector General 
and the Government Accountability Office relating to ACF operations and 
personnel and assists the ACF FOIA Officer in processing FOIA inquiries 
and requests relating to ACF programs and activities.
    B. President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities 
Staff (KAD): The President's Committee for People with Intellectual 
Disabilities (PCPID) staff provides general staff support for a 
Presidential-level advisory body. It coordinates all meetings and 
Congressional hearing arrangements; provides such advice and assistance 
in the areas of intellectual disabilities as the President or the 
Secretary may request; prepares and issues an annual report to the 
President concerning intellectual disabilities and such additional 
reports or recommendations as the President may require or as PCPID may 
deem appropriate; and evaluates the national effort to prevent and 
ameliorate intellectual disabilities. It works with other Federal, 
State, local governments, and private-sector organizations to achieve 
Presidential goals vis-[agrave]-vis intellectual disabilities, and 
develops and disseminates information to increase public awareness of 
intellectual disabilities to reduce its incidence and to alleviate its 
effects. The staff supporting PCPID reports to the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy and External Affairs.
    C. The Executive Secretariat Office (KAF): The Executive 
Secretariat Office (ExecSec) ensures that issues requiring the 
attention of the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries and/
or executive staff are addressed on a timely and coordinated basis and 
facilitates decisions on matters requiring immediate action, including 
White House, Congressional, and Secretarial assignments. ExecSec serves 
as the ACF liaison with the HHS Executive Secretariat. ExecSec 
receives, assesses, and controls incoming correspondence and 
assignments to the appropriate ACF component(s) for response and action 
and provides assistance and advice to ACF staff on the development of 
responses to correspondence. ExecSec provides assistance to ACF staff 
on the use of the controlled correspondence system. ExecSec coordinates 
and/or prepares Congressional correspondence; tracks development of 
periodic reports; and facilitates Departmental clearances. ExecSec is 
headed by a Director who reports to the Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary.
    D. The Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response 
(KAG): The Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response 
(OHSEPR) provides general staff support for the implementation and 
coordination of ACF program and human services emergency planning, 
preparedness, and response during nationally declared emergencies. 
OHSEPR oversees disaster assessment, response operations and asset-
management protocols. OHSEPR coordinates with ACF Central and Regional 
Offices, ACF State- and local grantee-funded programs, ACF program 
partner organizations, and the Office of the Secretary, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). OHSEPR 
coordinates, through ASPR, with the Department of Homeland Security 
Federal Emergency Management Agency on human services emergency 
planning as part of the National Emergency Plan. The staff supporting 
OHSEPR reports to the Director of OHSEPR who reports to the Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary.

II. Under Chapter KN, Office of Public Affairs, Delete in Its Entirety 
and Replace With the Following:

    KN.00 Mission. The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) develops, 
directs, and coordinates public affairs and communications services for 
ACF. OPA provides leadership, direction, and oversight in promoting 
ACF's public affairs policies, programs, and initiatives. OPA provides 
printing and distribution services for ACF.
    KN.10 Organization. The Office of Public Affairs is headed by a 
Director who reports to the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families. The Office is organized as follows:

Office of the Director (KNA)
Division of Public Information (KNB)
Division of Publications Services (KNC)

    KN.20 Functions. A. Office of the Director (KNA): The Office of the 
Director provides leadership and direction to OPA in administering 
OPA's responsibilities. The Office provides direction and leadership in 
the areas of public relations policy and communications services. The 
Office serves as an advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families in the areas of public affairs; provides advice on strategies 
and approaches to be used to improve public understanding of and access 
to ACF programs and policies; and coordinates and serves as ACF liaison 
with the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. The Office serves as 
Regional Liaison on public affairs issues. The Deputy Director assists 
the Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Office.
    B. Division of Public Information (KNB): The Division of Public 
Information develops and implements public affairs strategies to 
achieve ACF program objectives in coordination with other ACF 
components. The Division coordinates news media relations strategy; 
responds to all media inquiries concerning ACF programs and related 
issues; develops fact sheets, news releases, feature articles for 
magazines and other publications on ACF programs and initiatives; and 
manages preparation and clearance of speeches and official statements 
on ACF programs. The Division coordinates regional public affairs 
policies and public affairs activities pertaining to ACF programs and 
initiatives.
    C. Division of Publications Services (KNC): The Division of 
Publications Services directs the audio-visual, publication and 
printing management services for ACF. The Division manages preparation 
and clearance of all ACF audio-visual products, publications, and 
graphic designs, including planning, budget oversight, and technical 
support. The Division provides centralized graphics design services to 
ACF. The Division reviews requests for proposals for contracts and 
grants that involve publications, audio-visual materials and/or public 
information and education activity. The Division also provides 
technical leadership and services in public information, printing, and 
mail distribution. The Division recommends approaches for meeting 
internal and external communications needs of ACF. The Division acts as 
focal point for clearance of all publications and audio-visual projects 
whether produced in-house or by contract or grant.

    Dated: May 30, 2007.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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