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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children 
and Families

 

Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

SUMMARY: Part K, Chapter K (Administration for Children and Families) 
of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of 
Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (56 FR 42332) 
is amended to reflect the changes in Chapter KB, the Executive 
Secretariat Office 56 FR 42335 as last amended, August 20, 1993 and 
Chapter KK, the Office of Financial Management. Specifically, to 
transfer the functional responsibility of the audit liaison function 
from Chapter KB, the Executive Secretariat Office to KK, the Office of 
Financial Management.
    The changes are as follows: 1. Amend KB.20 Functions. Delete 
paragraph B in its entirety and replace it with the following:
    B. The Executive Secretariat Office ensures that issues requiring 
the attention of the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries and/or executive staff are 
addressed on a timely and coordinated basis; facilitates decisions on 
matters requiring immediate action including White House, congressional 
and secretarial assignments. The Office comprises two staffs: 
Correspondence and Office Liaison; and the Equal Employment Opportunity 
and Civil Rights staff. It serves as ACF liaison with the HHS Executive 
Secretariat. It receives, assesses and controls incoming correspondence 
and assignments to the appropriate ACF component(s) for response and 
action; provides assistance and advice to ACF staff on the development 
of responses to correspondence and on the controlled correspondence 
system; coordinates and/or prepares congressional correspondence; and 
tracks development of periodic reports and facilitates departmental 
clearance. The Director of the Executive Secretariat Office serves as 
the Freedom of Information Act Officer for ACF and handles hot line 
calls received by the Office of Inspector General and the General 
Accounting Office on ACF operations and personnel.
    The Office directs and manages the ACF Equal Employment Opportunity 
and Civil Rights program and provides direction and leadership on equal 
employment opportunity and civil rights policies and programs for ACF. 
Immediate oversight is provided by a staff under the direction of an 
EEO Manager. It plans, develops and evaluates programs and procedures 
designed to eliminate discrimination in employment, training, incentive 
awards, promotion and career opportunities. The Equal Employment 
Manager reports to the Executive Secretariat, is located within the 
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, and has responsibility for 
coordinating and implementing the Equal Employment Opportunity and 
Affirmative Action program for ACF in accordance with departmental 
policies and procedures.
    2. Amend Chapter KK.00 Mission to delete it in its entirety and 
replace it with the following:
    KK.00  Mission. The Office of Financial Management advises the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on financial management 
matters. It provides leadership and direction on budget development and 
budget execution. It develops, administers and coordinates financial 
and budgetary policies, processes and controls necessary to administer 
ACF programs and financial resources. It directs formula, entitlement, 
block and discretionary grant business activity, including grant 
awards, financial monitoring, resolution of audit findings, 
disallowances and appeals. It serves as audit liaison with the General 
Accounting Office and the Department's Office of Inspector General.
    3. Amend Chapter KK.20  Functions. Paragraph F to delete it in its 
entirety and replace it with the following:
    F. Division of Audit Resolution and Grant Oversight oversees the 
implementation of established ACF, departmental and federal financial 
and grants management policies and guidelines. The Division oversees, 
monitors, and coordinates the resolution of audit findings and 
processes audit findings for certain ACF programs. It serves as audit 
liaison with the General Accounting Office and the Department's Office 
of Inspector General. The Division reviews, analyzes, and responds to 
program, regional offices and grantee requests for interpretation of 
financial and grants management policies and guidelines. The Division 
reviews, analyzes and prepares a recommended response for the Director 
or Assistant Secretary for Children and Families regarding regional or 
program office consultations regarding disallowances, suspensions or 
terminations. It provides analysis, supportive material, and recommends 
action on grantee requests for reconsideration of disallowances or 
other grant actions; analyzes audit findings and assigns action to the 
appropriate ACF official; monitors audit resolution activity to ensure 
compliance with OMB and Department resolution time frames; and reviews 
resolution actions to ensure compliance with ACF, departmental and 
other federal regulations, policies and guidelines.
    The Division is responsible for monitoring debt collection 
activities and disposition of assets, and provides all claims (debts) 
collection activities of former Community Services Administration (CSA) 
grantees. It serves as the ACF liaison with GAO, HHS Audit Agency, and 
ASMB on grant matters; assists in grant hearings held by the Department 
Appeals Board or ACF components; and manages the departmental 
disallowance alerting system for ACF components.

    Effective Date: March 17, 1994.
Mary Jo Bane,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 94-6959 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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