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insights to advance policy and
initiatives in the ECE field.
Respondents: Home-based providers
serving children under 13 years, center-
based child care providers (including
public schools) serving children ages 0
through 5 years of age (not yet in
kindergarten), and selected instructional
staff members from these center-based
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Statement of Organization, Functions,
and Delegations of Authority
Administration for Children
and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Statement of Organizations,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
The Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) has realigned the Office
SUMMARY:
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of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR).
OHSEPR will be a direct report to the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for External
Affairs. ACF will transfer the U.S.
Repatriation Program from the Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to OHSEPR.
The OHSEPR mission statement has
been revised to include the Repatriation
Program and responsibility for business
continuity planning. It renames the
Division of Disaster Case Management
to the Division of Response and
Recovery Operations and the Division of
Emergency Planning, Policy and
Operations to the Division of Emergency
Policy and Planning. Lastly, it changes
the reporting relationship of the Office
of Communications from a direct report
to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for
External Affairs to a direct report to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Meier, Acting Director for
OHSEPR, (202) 401–9306, 330 C Street
SW, Washington, DC 20201.
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, Immediate Office
of the Assistant Secretary as last
amended in 80 FR 63555–63558,
October 20, 2015; Chapter KW, Office of
Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response as last
amended in 80 FR 63555–63558,
October 20, 2015; Chapter KN, Office of
Communications as last amended in 80
FR 63555–63558, October 20, 2015, and
most recently in 81 FR 49223–49224,
July 27, 2016; and Chapter KR, Office of
Refugee Resettlement as last amended in
82 FR 6588–6590, January 19, 2017.
I. Under Chapter KW, Office of
Human Services Emergency
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Preparedness and Response, delete KW
in its entirety and replace with:
KW.00 MISSION. The Office of Human
Services Emergency Preparedness and
Response (OHSEPR) promotes resilience of
vulnerable individuals, children, families,
and communities impacted by disasters and
public health emergencies. OHSEPR provides
human services expertise to ACF grantees,
partners, and stakeholders during
preparedness, response, and recovery
operations for emergency and disaster events.
Working closely with ACF Program Offices
and the Office of Regional Operations (ORO),
OHSEPR coordinates ACF’s planning, policy,
and operations for emergency and disaster
preparedness, response, and recovery.
OHSEPR supports fulfillment of disaster
human services within the integrated
response and recovery operations of the HHS.
OHSEPR administers the Human Services
Immediate Disaster Case Management
Program and the U.S. Repatriation Program.
OHSEPR manages the ACF Continuity of
Operation Plan (COOP), which directs how
ACF’s mission essential functions are
performed during a wide range of disruptions
or emergencies.
KW.10 ORGANIZATION. OHSEPR is
headed by a Director, who reports to the
Assistant Secretary through the Deputy
Assistant Secretary of External Affairs
(DASEA), and consists of:
Office of the Director (KW1)
Division of Response and Recovery
Operations (KW2)
Division of Emergency Policy and Planning
(KW3)
KW.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of the
Director is responsible for the administrative
oversight and strategic direction of all
OHSEPR programs, projects, and activities.
The Director implements the strategic vision
of the DASEA, manages budgetary and legal
matters affecting OHSEPR, administers
human resources and program evaluation
functions, and ensures alignment of activities
by all OHSEPR divisions with the Director’s
strategy and applicable laws, policies,
doctrines, and frameworks related to the
provision of HHS ACF disaster human
services and business continuity operations.
The Deputy Director assists the Director in an
alter-ego capacity to carry out the
responsibilities and oversight of the
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OHSEPR. The Director works in close
coordination with the DASEA and the
Assistant Secretary due to the highly visible
nature of emergency preparedness and
response.
The Administrative Team provides
administrative, financial management,
budget, and contract officer representative
support to OHSEPR. These responsibilities
include, but are not limited to: (1) Serving as
the Executive Secretariat for OHSEPR,
including managing correspondence,
correspondence systems, and public requests;
(2) coordinating human resources activities;
and (3) as appropriate, development of
internal policies and procedures relating to
these activities.
B. Division of Response and Recovery
Operations is responsible for administration
of ACF human services response and
recovery operations for disasters and public
health emergencies and the repatriation of
U.S. citizens. This division works closely
with the Division of Emergency Policy and
Planning to maintain capabilities and ensure
readiness for response and recovery
operations to future events. Deployable
capabilities include the Human Services
Immediate Disaster Case Management (IDCM)
Program, the Emergency Repatriation
Program, and the deployment of ACF human
services subject matter experts and staffing
assets during response and recovery events.
The Human Services IDCM Program assists
states, tribes, and territories in establishing
the capacity to coordinate and provide case
management services in the event of a
presidentially declared disaster for which
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) Individual Assistance is approved.
This Division maintains the capacity to
deploy IDCM teams upon activation by the
FEMA. The Division administers the
electronic case record management system to
provide IDCM services in accordance with
data management laws and regulations. This
Division works closely with FEMA and the
HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response (ASPR).
The Repatriation Program receives and
assists citizens and their dependents
returning to the United States through the
repatriation process. During an emergency
repatriation, initiated by the Department of
State, this Division activates state
government capability through preestablished agreements to provide temporary
services necessary for the health and welfare
of eligible repatriated individuals in the form
of a service loan. Temporary services
include, but are not limited to transportation,
shelter, medical care, and other goods and
services. (HHS Repatriation Program is
authorized under Section 1113 of the Social
Security Act and Public Law 86–571, 24
U.S.C. 321–329, and other applicable
regulations and executive orders.) This
Division maintains the capacity to deploy
repatriation teams to support state
government operations at points of entry.
This Division works closely with the
Department of State and HHS ASPR to carry
out program operations and to respond
during events when state capability has been
exceeded.
This Division manages capabilities for
other operations, including ACF’s Watch
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Desk and threat analysis, situational
awareness reporting, and deployment and
management of requested human services
subject matter experts and response and
recovery staffing assets. It also coordinates
ACF support for federal emergency missions
and liaises with federal interagency and other
partners in response and recovery.
C. Division of Emergency Policy and
Planning is responsible for administering
OHSEPR’s policy and planning activities to
support readiness of operations, and to
promote preparedness and resilience for
children, families, and communities prior to
disasters, public health emergencies, and
emergency repatriations. This Division
carries out ‘‘steady state’’ activities to ensure
readiness of deployable and non-deployable
assets and programs, including the
development of plans, guides, procedures,
training, exercises, mutual agreements, and
staffing assets. This Division actively
promotes ACF’s deployable capabilities,
including IDCM and the Repatriation
Program, and emergency preparedness and
community resilience to ACF grantees and
human services providers, and ensures
human service impacts from disasters are
addressed in HHS-wide and governmentwide emergency planning and policymaking.
This Division works closely with ACF
programs, Office of Regional Operations,
grantees and stakeholders, HHS operating
divisions, federal human service programs,
and state and local human service programs.
This Division analyzes, forecasts, and
maintains volunteer employee staffing assets;
administers training and exercises for the
deployment of volunteer staff in various
types of situations; and ensures necessary
follow-up contact with volunteer staff after
deployment to ensure their well-being and
adjustment. This Division works closely with
ACF Program Offices, the Office of Regional
Operations, and the HHS Employee
Assistance Program.
The Division is responsible for
coordinating the development and currency
of ACF COOPs as required by the
Presidential Policy Directive 40 (PPD–40),
National Continuity Policy, and as directed
by the Administrator of FEMA. This Division
ensures the COOP meets established
continuity program and planning
requirements for executive departments and
agencies, and contains defined elements
outlined in established frameworks,
requirements, and processes. These required
elements include delineation of essential
functions; succession to office and
delegations of authority; safekeeping of and
access to essential records; continuity
locations; continuity communications;
human resources planning; devolution of
essential functions; reconstitution; and
program validation through testing, training,
and exercises.
II. Under Chapter KA, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families, delete KA.20 Functions,
Paragraph A in its entirety and replace
with the following:
KA.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
is responsible to the Secretary for carrying
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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 nongovernmental organizations. The Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary serves as an alterego 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 Chief of Staff
advises the Assistant Secretary for Children
and Families and provides executive
leadership and direction to the operations of
ACF. The DASEA provides executive
leadership and direction to the Office of
Regional Operations and the OHSEPR. The
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early
Childhood Development serves as a key
liaison and representative to the Department
for early childhood development on behalf of
the Assistant Secretary, ACF, and to other
agencies across the government on behalf of
the Department. The Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy has responsibility for
cross-program coordination of ACF
initiatives, including efforts to promote
interoperability and program integration.
III. Under Chapter KN, Office of
Communications, delete KN.10
Organization and replace with the
following:
KN.10 ORGANIZATION. The Office of
Communications 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 News and Media (KNB)
Division of Digital Information (KNC)
Division of Freedom of information Act
(KND)
IV. Under Chapter KN, Office of
Communications, delete KN.20
functions, paragraph A and replace with
the following:
KN.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of
Director provides leadership and direction to
the Office of Communications in
administering its responsibilities. The Office
provides direction and leadership in the
areas of public relations policy and internal
and external communications services. It
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.
V. Continuation of Policy. Except as
inconsistent with this reorganization, all
statements of policy and interpretations
with respect to organizational
components affected by this notice
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within ACF heretofore issued and in
effect on this date of this reorganization
are continued in full force and effect.
VI. Delegation of Authority. All
delegations and redelegations 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.
VII. 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 8, 2018.
Steven Wagner,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families.
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OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to BCFS
Health and Human Services Under the
Standing Announcement for
Residential (Shelter) Services for
Unaccompanied Children, HHS–2017–
ACF–ORR–ZU–1132
Unaccompanied Alien
Children’s (UAC) Program, Office of
Refugee Resettlement (ORR),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of intent to issue one
OPDIV-Initiated Supplement to BCFS
Health and Human Services, San
Antonio, TX under the UAC Program.
AGENCY:
ACF, ORR, announces the
intent to issue one OPDIV-Initiated
Supplement to BCFS Health and Human
Services, San Antonio, TX in the
amount of up to $19,011,218.
ORR has been identifying additional
capacity to provide shelter for potential
increases in apprehensions of
Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.
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shelter capacity is a prudent step to
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referred to its care by the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
To ensure sufficient capacity to
provide shelter to unaccompanied
children referred to HHS, BCFS
proposed to provide ORR with 700 beds
in an expedited manner.
Supplemental award funds will
support activities through August 13,
2018.
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procedures.
Elizabeth Leo,
Grants Policy Specialist, Division of Grants
Policy, Office of Administration.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jallyn Sualog, Director, Division of
Children’s Services, Office of Refugee
Resettlement, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20447. Phone: 202–
401–4997. Email: DCSProgram@
acf.hhs.gov.
ORR is
continuously monitoring its capacity to
shelter the unaccompanied children
referred to HHS, as well as the
information received from interagency
partners, to inform any future decisions
or actions. ORR has specific
requirements for the provision of
services. Award recipients must have
the infrastructure, licensing, experience,
and appropriate level of trained staff to
meet those requirements. The expansion
of the existing program and its services
through this supplemental award is a
key strategy for ORR to be prepared to
meet its responsibility to provide shelter
for Unaccompanied Children referred to
its care by DHS and so that the U.S.
Border Patrol can continue its vital
national security mission to prevent
illegal migration, trafficking, and protect
the borders of the United States.
Statutory Authority: This program is
authorized by—
(A) Section 462 of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002, which in March
2003, transferred responsibility for the
care and custody of Unaccompanied
Alien Children from the Commissioner
of the former Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) to the
Director of ORR of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
(B) The Flores Settlement Agreement,
Case No. CV85–4544RJK (C.D. Cal.
1996), as well as the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–457), which authorizes
post release services under certain
conditions to eligible children. All
programs must comply with the Flores
Settlement Agreement, Case No. CV85–
4544–RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996), pertinent
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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 Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has realigned
the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response
(OHSEPR). OHSEPR will be a direct report to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for External Affairs. ACF will transfer the U.S. Repatriation
Program from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to OHSEPR. The
OHSEPR mission statement has been revised to include the Repatriation
Program and responsibility for business continuity planning. It renames
the Division of Disaster Case Management to the Division of Response
and Recovery Operations and the Division of Emergency Planning, Policy
and Operations to the Division of Emergency Policy and Planning.
Lastly, it changes the reporting relationship of the Office of
Communications from a direct report to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for External Affairs to a direct report to the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Meier, Acting Director for
OHSEPR, (202) 401-9306, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201.
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, Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary as
last amended in 80 FR 63555-63558, October 20, 2015; Chapter KW, Office
of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response as last amended
in 80 FR 63555-63558, October 20, 2015; Chapter KN, Office of
Communications as last amended in 80 FR 63555-63558, October 20, 2015,
and most recently in 81 FR 49223-49224, July 27, 2016; and Chapter KR,
Office of Refugee Resettlement as last amended in 82 FR 6588-6590,
January 19, 2017.
I. Under Chapter KW, Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response, delete KW in its entirety and replace with:
KW.00 MISSION. The Office of Human Services Emergency
Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR) promotes resilience of vulnerable
individuals, children, families, and communities impacted by
disasters and public health emergencies. OHSEPR provides human
services expertise to ACF grantees, partners, and stakeholders
during preparedness, response, and recovery operations for emergency
and disaster events. Working closely with ACF Program Offices and
the Office of Regional Operations (ORO), OHSEPR coordinates ACF's
planning, policy, and operations for emergency and disaster
preparedness, response, and recovery. OHSEPR supports fulfillment of
disaster human services within the integrated response and recovery
operations of the HHS. OHSEPR administers the Human Services
Immediate Disaster Case Management Program and the U.S. Repatriation
Program. OHSEPR manages the ACF Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP),
which directs how ACF's mission essential functions are performed
during a wide range of disruptions or emergencies.
KW.10 ORGANIZATION. OHSEPR is headed by a Director, who reports
to the Assistant Secretary through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
External Affairs (DASEA), and consists of:
Office of the Director (KW1)
Division of Response and Recovery Operations (KW2)
Division of Emergency Policy and Planning (KW3)
KW.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of the Director is responsible
for the administrative oversight and strategic direction of all
OHSEPR programs, projects, and activities. The Director implements
the strategic vision of the DASEA, manages budgetary and legal
matters affecting OHSEPR, administers human resources and program
evaluation functions, and ensures alignment of activities by all
OHSEPR divisions with the Director's strategy and applicable laws,
policies, doctrines, and frameworks related to the provision of HHS
ACF disaster human services and business continuity operations. The
Deputy Director assists the Director in an alter-ego capacity to
carry out the responsibilities and oversight of the
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OHSEPR. The Director works in close coordination with the DASEA and
the Assistant Secretary due to the highly visible nature of
emergency preparedness and response.
The Administrative Team provides administrative, financial
management, budget, and contract officer representative support to
OHSEPR. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to: (1)
Serving as the Executive Secretariat for OHSEPR, including managing
correspondence, correspondence systems, and public requests; (2)
coordinating human resources activities; and (3) as appropriate,
development of internal policies and procedures relating to these
activities.
B. Division of Response and Recovery Operations is responsible
for administration of ACF human services response and recovery
operations for disasters and public health emergencies and the
repatriation of U.S. citizens. This division works closely with the
Division of Emergency Policy and Planning to maintain capabilities
and ensure readiness for response and recovery operations to future
events. Deployable capabilities include the Human Services Immediate
Disaster Case Management (IDCM) Program, the Emergency Repatriation
Program, and the deployment of ACF human services subject matter
experts and staffing assets during response and recovery events.
The Human Services IDCM Program assists states, tribes, and
territories in establishing the capacity to coordinate and provide
case management services in the event of a presidentially declared
disaster for which Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Individual Assistance is approved. This Division maintains the
capacity to deploy IDCM teams upon activation by the FEMA. The
Division administers the electronic case record management system to
provide IDCM services in accordance with data management laws and
regulations. This Division works closely with FEMA and the HHS
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
The Repatriation Program receives and assists citizens and their
dependents returning to the United States through the repatriation
process. During an emergency repatriation, initiated by the
Department of State, this Division activates state government
capability through pre-established agreements to provide temporary
services necessary for the health and welfare of eligible
repatriated individuals in the form of a service loan. Temporary
services include, but are not limited to transportation, shelter,
medical care, and other goods and services. (HHS Repatriation
Program is authorized under Section 1113 of the Social Security Act
and Public Law 86-571, 24 U.S.C. 321-329, and other applicable
regulations and executive orders.) This Division maintains the
capacity to deploy repatriation teams to support state government
operations at points of entry. This Division works closely with the
Department of State and HHS ASPR to carry out program operations and
to respond during events when state capability has been exceeded.
This Division manages capabilities for other operations,
including ACF's Watch Desk and threat analysis, situational
awareness reporting, and deployment and management of requested
human services subject matter experts and response and recovery
staffing assets. It also coordinates ACF support for federal
emergency missions and liaises with federal interagency and other
partners in response and recovery.
C. Division of Emergency Policy and Planning is responsible for
administering OHSEPR's policy and planning activities to support
readiness of operations, and to promote preparedness and resilience
for children, families, and communities prior to disasters, public
health emergencies, and emergency repatriations. This Division
carries out ``steady state'' activities to ensure readiness of
deployable and non-deployable assets and programs, including the
development of plans, guides, procedures, training, exercises,
mutual agreements, and staffing assets. This Division actively
promotes ACF's deployable capabilities, including IDCM and the
Repatriation Program, and emergency preparedness and community
resilience to ACF grantees and human services providers, and ensures
human service impacts from disasters are addressed in HHS-wide and
government-wide emergency planning and policymaking. This Division
works closely with ACF programs, Office of Regional Operations,
grantees and stakeholders, HHS operating divisions, federal human
service programs, and state and local human service programs.
This Division analyzes, forecasts, and maintains volunteer
employee staffing assets; administers training and exercises for the
deployment of volunteer staff in various types of situations; and
ensures necessary follow-up contact with volunteer staff after
deployment to ensure their well-being and adjustment. This Division
works closely with ACF Program Offices, the Office of Regional
Operations, and the HHS Employee Assistance Program.
The Division is responsible for coordinating the development and
currency of ACF COOPs as required by the Presidential Policy
Directive 40 (PPD-40), National Continuity Policy, and as directed
by the Administrator of FEMA. This Division ensures the COOP meets
established continuity program and planning requirements for
executive departments and agencies, and contains defined elements
outlined in established frameworks, requirements, and processes.
These required elements include delineation of essential functions;
succession to office and delegations of authority; safekeeping of
and access to essential records; continuity locations; continuity
communications; human resources planning; devolution of essential
functions; reconstitution; and program validation through testing,
training, and exercises.
II. Under Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families, delete KA.20 Functions, Paragraph A in its
entirety and replace with the following:
KA.20 FUNCTIONS. A. 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 Principal Deputy 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 Chief of
Staff advises the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families and
provides executive leadership and direction to the operations of
ACF. The DASEA provides executive leadership and direction to the
Office of Regional Operations and the OHSEPR. The Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Early Childhood Development serves as a key liaison
and representative to the Department for early childhood development
on behalf of the Assistant Secretary, ACF, and to other agencies
across the government on behalf of the Department. The Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy has responsibility for cross-program
coordination of ACF initiatives, including efforts to promote
interoperability and program integration.
III. Under Chapter KN, Office of Communications, delete KN.10
Organization and replace with the following:
KN.10 ORGANIZATION. The Office of Communications 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 News and Media (KNB)
Division of Digital Information (KNC)
Division of Freedom of information Act (KND)
IV. Under Chapter KN, Office of Communications, delete KN.20
functions, paragraph A and replace with the following:
KN.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of Director provides leadership
and direction to the Office of Communications in administering its
responsibilities. The Office provides direction and leadership in
the areas of public relations policy and internal and external
communications services. It 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.
V. Continuation of Policy. Except as inconsistent with this
reorganization, all statements of policy and interpretations with
respect to organizational components affected by this notice
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within ACF heretofore issued and in effect on this date of this
reorganization are continued in full force and effect.
VI. Delegation of Authority. All delegations and redelegations 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.
VII. 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 8, 2018.
Steven Wagner,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2018-17575 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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