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Assistant Secretary for Administration;
Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have
amended the delegation of authority to
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness
and Response (ASPR); the Director,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC); the Administrator,
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA); the Director,
National Institutes for Health (NIH); the
Director, Office of Global Affairs (OGA);
and the Administrator, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), specifically
the authority vested in the Secretary, by
section 212(l) of the Department of
Defense and Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education Appropriations
Act, 2019 and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 19 HHS
Appropriations Act) Public Law 115–
245, division B, title II, (September 28,
2018), or substantially similar
authorities vested in me in the future by
Congress, in order to carry out
international health activities, including
HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease,
chronic and environmental disease, and
other health activities abroad. Section
212(l) of the FY19 HHS Appropriations
Act and section 212(1) of the Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,
Public Law 116–94, division A, title II,
(December 20, 2019) permit the
Secretary of HHS to exercise authority
equivalent to that available to the
Secretary of State under 22 U.S.C.
2669(c) to award personal services
contracts for work performed in foreign
countries.
The authority delegated herein
includes the authority to determine the
necessity of negotiating, executing, and
performing such contracts without
regard to statutory provisions as relate
to the negotiation, making, and
performance of contracts and
performance of work in the United
States. This authority is immediately
revoked in the event that any
subsequent fiscal year HHS
appropriations act does not contain the
provision currently in section 212(1) or
substantially similar authority.
The Director, CDC, may redelegate
this authority to the Chief Operating
Officer, CDC, through Fiscal Year 2021
from this date of signature to respond to
current and any future Ebola, polio, and
coronavirus outbreaks. This authority
may not be further be redelegated except
as noted above.
The delegatees shall consult with the
Secretary of State and relevant Chief of
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Mission to ensure that this authority is
exercised in a manner consistent with
section 207 of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 and other applicable statutes
administered by the Department of
State.
This amended delegation became
effective upon date of signature. In
addition, I hereby affirm and ratify any
actions taken by you or your
subordinates which involved the
exercise of the authorities delegated
herein, or substantially similar
authorities vested in me by prior annual
HHS appropriations acts, prior to the
effective date of the delegation.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
[FR Doc. 2020–02944 Filed 2–12–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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[Document Identifier: OS–0990–New]
Agency Information Collection
Request; 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Office of the Secretary, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary (OS), Department of Health
and Human Services, is publishing the
following summary of a proposed
collection for public comment.
DATES: Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before April 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
Sherrette.Funn@hhs.gov or by calling
(202) 795–7714.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
When submitting comments or
requesting information, please include
the document identifier 0990–New–60D
and project title for reference, to
Sherrette.funn@hhs.gov, or call the
Reports Clearance Officer, Sherrette
Funn (202) 795–7714.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
persons are invited to send comments
regarding this burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of
information, including any of the
following subjects: (1) The necessity and
utility of the proposed information
collection for the proper performance of
the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(4) the use of automated collection
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techniques or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Title of the Collection: Substance Use
Disorder Patient Placement Criteria
Used By States.
Type of Collection: New.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is requesting
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for a one-time survey of
state agencies regarding their use of
substance use disorder (SUD) patient
placement criteria and assessment tools.
The proposed survey is one component
of a larger project to assess the
feasibility of gathering and utilizing
needs assessment data to identify and
address unmet patient needs by levels of
care. Results from this survey will
provide ASPE with information about
the types of patient placement data
states collect and maintain, and the
degree to which the data can be used to
understand the SUD treatment gap.
These results will provide ASPE with
information that can be used to develop
a multistate dataset of needs assessment
that can be updated over time. Such a
dataset is necessary for understanding
and addressing treatment needs in the
nation on an ongoing basis.
The 17-question survey requests
information related to state
requirements for using patient
placement criteria and assessment tools
for individuals with SUD. Additional
questions ask how data from the
placement criteria and/or assessment
tools are maintained; if level of care data
has been used to help determine service
gaps and need for greater capacity; and
whether the respondent could provide
web links to available information on
the criteria used in their state. Two
individuals from each state and the
District of Columbia will be invited to
respond to the survey. Respondents will
be representatives from each state’s
Single State Authority (SSA) and the
Medicaid Agency. An eighty-five
percent response rate is anticipated,
resulting in an estimated 87 total
participants.
This project falls under Section 301 of
the Public Health Service Act (42U.S.C.
241) [280–1a] which authorizes the
Office of the Secretary to conduct and
coordinate studies relating to the causes,
diagnosis, treatment, control, and
prevention of physical and mental
diseases. The total annual burden hours
estimated for this information collection
request are summarized in the table
below.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Assistant Secretary for Administration; Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have amended the delegation of
authority to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
(ASPR); the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA);
the Director, National Institutes for Health (NIH); the Director,
Office of Global Affairs (OGA); and the Administrator, Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), specifically the
authority vested in the Secretary, by section 212(l) of the Department
of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY 19
HHS Appropriations Act) Public Law 115-245, division B, title II,
(September 28, 2018), or substantially similar authorities vested in me
in the future by Congress, in order to carry out international health
activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic
and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad. Section
212(l) of the FY19 HHS Appropriations Act and section 212(1) of the
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law 116-94,
division A, title II, (December 20, 2019) permit the Secretary of HHS
to exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of
State under 22 U.S.C. 2669(c) to award personal services contracts for
work performed in foreign countries.
The authority delegated herein includes the authority to determine
the necessity of negotiating, executing, and performing such contracts
without regard to statutory provisions as relate to the negotiation,
making, and performance of contracts and performance of work in the
United States. This authority is immediately revoked in the event that
any subsequent fiscal year HHS appropriations act does not contain the
provision currently in section 212(1) or substantially similar
authority.
The Director, CDC, may redelegate this authority to the Chief
Operating Officer, CDC, through Fiscal Year 2021 from this date of
signature to respond to current and any future Ebola, polio, and
coronavirus outbreaks. This authority may not be further be redelegated
except as noted above.
The delegatees shall consult with the Secretary of State and
relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that this authority is exercised in
a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.
This amended delegation became effective upon date of signature. In
addition, I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by you or your
subordinates which involved the exercise of the authorities delegated
herein, or substantially similar authorities vested in me by prior
annual HHS appropriations acts, prior to the effective date of the
delegation.
Dated: February 7, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2020-02944 Filed 2-12-20; 8:45 am]
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