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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of
Authority.
The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) has realigned the Office
of Community Services (OCS). This
notice announces the realignment of
OCS functions to rename the Division of
State Assistance to the Division of
Community Assistance and establishes
the Division of Social Services. It also
consolidates the Division of Community
Discretionary Programs and the Division
of Community Demonstration Programs
to establish the Division of Community
Discretionary and Demonstration
Programs.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeannie Chaffin, Director, Office of
Community Services, 330 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, (202) 401–9333.
This notice amends Part K of the
Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), as
follows: Office of Community Services
(OCS), as last amended by 767 FR
67198, November 4, 2002, the changes
are as follows:
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I. Under Chapter KG, Office of
Community Services, delete KG in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KG.00 Mission. The Office of
Community Services (OCS) advises the
Secretary, through the Assistant
Secretary for Children and Families, on
matters relating to community programs
to promote economic self-sufficiency.
OCS is responsible for administering
programs that serve low-income and
needy individuals and address the
overall goal of economic security for
individuals and families with low
incomes and community improvement
for distressed neighborhoods. OCS
administers the Community Services
Block Grant, Social Services Block
Grant, and the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Block Grant
programs. OCS also administers a
variety of discretionary grant programs
that foster family stability, economic
security, responsibility and self-support,
promote and provide services to
homeless and individuals with lowincome and develop new and
innovative approaches to reduce the
need for public assistance.
KG.10 Organization. The Office of
Community Services is headed by a
Director who reports directly to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families. The office is organized as
follows:
Office of the Director (KGA)
Division of Community Assistance
(KGB)
Division of Energy Assistance (KGE)
Division of Community Discretionary
and Demonstration Programs (KGG)
Division of Social Services (KGH)
KG.20 Functions. A. Office of the
Director provides executive direction
and leadership to the Office of
Community Services (OCS) and
coordinates all elements of the Office.
The Deputy Director assists the Director
in carrying out the responsibilities of
the Office. Within the Office, the
administrative staff assists the Director
in managing the formulation and
execution of program and salaries and
expenses budgets, and in providing
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administrative, personnel and data
processing support services.
B. Division of Energy Assistance
administers the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) at
the federal level. It develops guidelines,
policies and regulations to provide
direction to states, territories, Indian
tribes and tribal organizations in
administering LIHEAP. The Division of
LIHEAP calculates state allotments and
develops statistical information
regarding state plan characteristics,
energy consumption, state median
income estimates, fuel costs, and
housing and demographic
characteristics. It prepares, analyzes and
recommends specific proposals for new
legislation; prepares reports as required
by Congress; and identifies and
develops research and evaluation
priorities and assesses the impact of
research and evaluation findings and
statistical data in terms of program
directions.
The Division of LIHEAP provides
leadership in interpretation and
application of federal program policy as
it relates to compliance activities. The
Division of LIHEAP reviews grantee
applications and amendments; provides
the Office of Administration, Division of
Mandatory Grants with information
necessary to issue grants; and
investigates complaints. It provides
assistance to states, tribes and territories
in developing energy program policies
and operational procedures; evaluates
compliance of state and tribal policies
and operations with statutory and
regulatory requirements; and provides
support in developing and
implementing program improvements.
The Division of LIHEAP assists states
and other public and private
organizations by providing training and
technical assistance in areas related to
home energy consumption.
C. Division of Community Assistance
administers the Community Services
Block Grant (CSBG). It is responsible for
developing, updating and implementing
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regulations and policies for this
program. It provides guidance, review,
support and assistance to states and
grantees on HHS policies, regulations,
procedures and systems necessary to
assure efficient program operation at the
state, territorial and tribal levels.
The Division of CSBG is responsible
for assessing compliance with the
provisions reviewing and resolving
formal complaints, reviewing and
recommending approval or disapproval
of waiver requests, and evaluating
activities in the programs, as
appropriate.
D. Division of Community
Discretionary and Demonstration
Programs administers a variety of
discretionary grant programs that foster
family stability, economic security,
responsibility and self-support, and
promote and provide services to lowincome individuals. These programs are
administered either through grants,
contracts or jointly financed cooperative
arrangements. Assistance may be
provided to states, public and private
non-profit organizations and community
agencies to provide technical assistance,
training and on-going services and
activities of national, regional or statewide significance. Assistance may also
be provided to private, locally-initiated,
non-profit community development
corporations (or affiliates of such
corporations). This assistance may be
provided to address a variety of areas of
interest, such as rural housing and
community facilities, assistance to
migrants and seasonal farm workers,
recreational and educational activities
for low-income youth, community food
and nutrition, support programs for
homeless individuals, job creation, and
business development opportunities.
The Division also administers
continued-use-of-assets agreements
between OCS and Community
Development Corporations (CDCs).
This division also administers
demonstration programs that develop
new and innovative approaches to deal
with the critical needs of the poor
which are common to many
communities, reduce welfare
dependency, and create business and
employment opportunities. These
programs, including the Assets for
Independence (AFI) program, are
administered either through grants,
contracts or jointly financed cooperative
arrangements. In coordination with the
Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation (OPRE), the Division
oversees and monitors demonstration
programs; evaluates projects for their
effectiveness in order to replicate those
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which are most successful; and prepares
reports on significant findings.
E. Division of Social Services
administers the Social Services Block
Grant (SSBG). It is responsible for
developing, updating and implementing
regulations and policies for this
program. It provides guidance, review,
support and assistance to states and
grantees on HHS policies, regulations,
procedures and systems necessary to
assure efficient program operation at the
state, territorial and tribal levels. The
Division of Social Services is
responsible for administering
emergency supplemental disaster
funding assessing compliance with the
provisions of the SSBG program,
reviewing and resolving formal
complaints, reviewing and
recommending approval or disapproval
of waiver requests, and evaluating
activities in the programs, as
appropriate.
II. Continuation of Policy. Except as
inconsistent with this reorganization, all
statements of policy and interpretations
with respect to organizational
components affected by this notice
within ACF, heretofore issued and in
effect on this date of this reorganization
are continued in full force and effect.
III. Delegation of Authority. All
delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and
employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them or
their successors pending further redelegations, provided they are
consistent with this reorganization.
IV. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment.
Transfer of organizations and functions
affected by this reorganization shall be
accompanied in each instance by direct
and support funds, positions, personnel,
records, equipment, supplies, and other
resources.
This reorganization will be effective
upon date of signature.
Dated: August 19, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
[FR Doc. 2016–20400 Filed 8–24–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Education: Comparative Multi-Case
Study.
OMB NO.:
New.
The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) seeks approval to collect
new information to use in developing
measures of the implementation and
costs of high quality early care and
education. This information collection
is part of the project, Assessing the
Implementation and Cost of High
Quality Early Care and Education (ECE–
ICHQ). The project’s goal is to create a
technically sound and feasible
instrument that will provide consistent,
systematic measures of the
implementation and costs of education
and care in center-based settings that
serve children from birth to age 5. The
resulting measures will inform research,
policy, and practice by improving
understanding of variations in what
centers do to support quality, their
associated costs, and how resources for
ECE may be better aligned with
expectations for quality.
The goals of the study are (1) to test
and refine a mixed methods approach to
identifying the implementation
activities and costs of key functions
within ECE centers and (2) to produce
data for creating measures of
implementation and costs. The study is
currently collecting data through on-site
visits to 24 centers as part of an initial
phase of data collection under
clearance, #0970–0355. This initial
phase is meant to test data collection
tools and methods, conduct cognitive
interviewing to obtain feedback from
respondents about the tools, and reduce
and refine the tools for the next phase
of data collection.
This request is focused on the next
phase of data collection which will
include 72 ECE centers in three states.
The next phase will rely on remote data
collection through electronic data
collection tools, telephone interviews,
and web-based surveys.
DESCRIPTION:
ECE site administrators or
center directors, program directors,
education specialists, financial
managers or accountants, teachers, and
aides.
RESPONDENTS:
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Assessing the Implementation and
Cost of High Quality Early Care and
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority.
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has realigned
the Office of Community Services (OCS). This notice announces the
realignment of OCS functions to rename the Division of State Assistance
to the Division of Community Assistance and establishes the Division of
Social Services. It also consolidates the Division of Community
Discretionary Programs and the Division of Community Demonstration
Programs to establish the Division of Community Discretionary and
Demonstration Programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannie Chaffin, Director, Office of
Community Services, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 401-
9333.
This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
as follows: Office of Community Services (OCS), as last amended by 767
FR 67198, November 4, 2002, the changes are as follows:
I. Under Chapter KG, Office of Community Services, delete KG in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KG.00 Mission. The Office of Community Services (OCS) advises the
Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families,
on matters relating to community programs to promote economic self-
sufficiency. OCS is responsible for administering programs that serve
low-income and needy individuals and address the overall goal of
economic security for individuals and families with low incomes and
community improvement for distressed neighborhoods. OCS administers the
Community Services Block Grant, Social Services Block Grant, and the
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Block Grant programs. OCS also
administers a variety of discretionary grant programs that foster
family stability, economic security, responsibility and self-support,
promote and provide services to homeless and individuals with low-
income and develop new and innovative approaches to reduce the need for
public assistance.
KG.10 Organization. The Office of Community Services is headed by a
Director who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families. The office is organized as follows:
Office of the Director (KGA)
Division of Community Assistance (KGB)
Division of Energy Assistance (KGE)
Division of Community Discretionary and Demonstration Programs (KGG)
Division of Social Services (KGH)
KG.20 Functions. A. Office of the Director provides executive
direction and leadership to the Office of Community Services (OCS) and
coordinates all elements of the Office. The Deputy Director assists the
Director in carrying out the responsibilities of the Office. Within the
Office, the administrative staff assists the Director in managing the
formulation and execution of program and salaries and expenses budgets,
and in providing administrative, personnel and data processing support
services.
B. Division of Energy Assistance administers the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) at the federal level. It develops
guidelines, policies and regulations to provide direction to states,
territories, Indian tribes and tribal organizations in administering
LIHEAP. The Division of LIHEAP calculates state allotments and develops
statistical information regarding state plan characteristics, energy
consumption, state median income estimates, fuel costs, and housing and
demographic characteristics. It prepares, analyzes and recommends
specific proposals for new legislation; prepares reports as required by
Congress; and identifies and develops research and evaluation
priorities and assesses the impact of research and evaluation findings
and statistical data in terms of program directions.
The Division of LIHEAP provides leadership in interpretation and
application of federal program policy as it relates to compliance
activities. The Division of LIHEAP reviews grantee applications and
amendments; provides the Office of Administration, Division of
Mandatory Grants with information necessary to issue grants; and
investigates complaints. It provides assistance to states, tribes and
territories in developing energy program policies and operational
procedures; evaluates compliance of state and tribal policies and
operations with statutory and regulatory requirements; and provides
support in developing and implementing program improvements. The
Division of LIHEAP assists states and other public and private
organizations by providing training and technical assistance in areas
related to home energy consumption.
C. Division of Community Assistance administers the Community
Services Block Grant (CSBG). It is responsible for developing, updating
and implementing
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regulations and policies for this program. It provides guidance,
review, support and assistance to states and grantees on HHS policies,
regulations, procedures and systems necessary to assure efficient
program operation at the state, territorial and tribal levels.
The Division of CSBG is responsible for assessing compliance with
the provisions reviewing and resolving formal complaints, reviewing and
recommending approval or disapproval of waiver requests, and evaluating
activities in the programs, as appropriate.
D. Division of Community Discretionary and Demonstration Programs
administers a variety of discretionary grant programs that foster
family stability, economic security, responsibility and self-support,
and promote and provide services to low-income individuals. These
programs are administered either through grants, contracts or jointly
financed cooperative arrangements. Assistance may be provided to
states, public and private non-profit organizations and community
agencies to provide technical assistance, training and on-going
services and activities of national, regional or state-wide
significance. Assistance may also be provided to private, locally-
initiated, non-profit community development corporations (or affiliates
of such corporations). This assistance may be provided to address a
variety of areas of interest, such as rural housing and community
facilities, assistance to migrants and seasonal farm workers,
recreational and educational activities for low-income youth, community
food and nutrition, support programs for homeless individuals, job
creation, and business development opportunities. The Division also
administers continued-use-of-assets agreements between OCS and
Community Development Corporations (CDCs).
This division also administers demonstration programs that develop
new and innovative approaches to deal with the critical needs of the
poor which are common to many communities, reduce welfare dependency,
and create business and employment opportunities. These programs,
including the Assets for Independence (AFI) program, are administered
either through grants, contracts or jointly financed cooperative
arrangements. In coordination with the Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation (OPRE), the Division oversees and monitors demonstration
programs; evaluates projects for their effectiveness in order to
replicate those which are most successful; and prepares reports on
significant findings.
E. Division of Social Services administers the Social Services
Block Grant (SSBG). It is responsible for developing, updating and
implementing regulations and policies for this program. It provides
guidance, review, support and assistance to states and grantees on HHS
policies, regulations, procedures and systems necessary to assure
efficient program operation at the state, territorial and tribal
levels. The Division of Social Services is responsible for
administering emergency supplemental disaster funding assessing
compliance with the provisions of the SSBG program, reviewing and
resolving formal complaints, reviewing and recommending approval or
disapproval of waiver requests, and evaluating activities in the
programs, as appropriate.
II. Continuation of Policy. Except as inconsistent with this
reorganization, all statements of policy and interpretations with
respect to organizational components affected by this notice within
ACF, heretofore issued and in effect on this date of this
reorganization are continued in full force and effect.
III. Delegation of Authority. All delegations and re-delegations of
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational
components will continue in them or their successors pending further
re-delegations, provided they are consistent with this reorganization.
IV. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment. Transfer of organizations and
functions affected by this reorganization shall be accompanied in each
instance by direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records,
equipment, supplies, and other resources.
This reorganization will be effective upon date of signature.
Dated: August 19, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-20400 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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