[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64592-64593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31964]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Statement of
Organization, Function, 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, Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as
follows: Chapter KB, Administration on Children, Youth and Families
(ACYF) (61 FR 50028), as last amended September 24, 1996. This Notice
consolidates the child abuse and neglect functions within the
Children's Bureau.
I. Amend Chapter KB as follows:
KB.10 Organization. Delete in its entirety and replace with the
following:
KB.10 Organization. The Administration on Children, Youth and
Families is headed by a Commissioner who reports directly to the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families and consists of:
Office of the Commissioner (KBA)
Division of Program Evaluation (KBB)
Head Start Bureau (KBC)
Program Operations Division (KBC1)
Program Support Division (KBC2)
Children's Bureau (KBD)
Office of Child Abuse and Neglect (KBD1)
Division of Policy (KBD2)
Division of Program Implementation (KBD3)
Division of Data, Research and Innovation (KBD4)
Division of Child Welfare Capacity Building (KBD5)
Family and Youth Services Bureau (KBE)
Child Care Bureau (KBG)
Program Operations Division (KBG1)
Policy Division (KBG2)
II. Delete paragraph D in its entirety and replace with the
following:
D. The Children's bureau is headed by an Associate Commissioner who
advises the Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and
Families, on matters related to child welfare, including child abuse
and neglect, child protective services, family preservation and
support, adoption, foster care and independent living. It recommends
legislative and budgetary proposals, operational planning system
objectives and initiatives, and projects and issue areas for
evaluation, research and demonstration activities. It represent ACYF in
initiating and implementing interagency activities and projects
affecting children and families, and provides leadership and
coordination for the programs, activities, and subordinate components
of the Bureau.
1. Office on Child Abuse and Neglect provides leadership and
direction on the issues of child maltreatment and the prevention of
abuse and neglect under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
(CAPTA). It is the focal point for interagency collaborative efforts,
national conferences and special initiatives related to child abuse and
neglect, and for coordinating activities related to the prevention of
abuse and neglect and the protection of children at-risk. It supports
activities to build networks of community-based, prevention-focused
family resource and support programs through the Community-Based Family
Resource and Support Program. It supports improvement in the systems
which handle child abuse and neglect cases, particularly child sexual
abuse and exploitation and maltreatment related fatalities, and
improvement in the investigation and prosecution of these cases through
the Children's Justice Act.
2. Division of Policy provides leadership and direction in policy
development and interpretation under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social
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Security Act, and the Basic State Grant under the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act. It writes regulations and interprets
policy for the Bureau's formula and entitlement grant programs, and
responds to requests for policy clarification from ACF Regional Offices
and a variety of other sources.
3. Division of Program Implementation provides leadership and
direction in the operation and review of programs under titles IV-B and
IV-E of the Social Security Act, and the Basic State Grant under the
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. It develops program
instructions, information memoranda, and annual reports. It analyzes
State Plans and develops State profiles and other reports; participates
in monitoring and reviewing State information systems to ensure the
accuracy and relevancy of the data. It is responsible for the
Monitoring Team, which schedules and coordinates the monitoring of
State reviews and ensures effective corrective action if necessary. It
works with appropriate other agencies and organizations on the
implementation and oversight of relevant sections of the Indian Child
Welfare Act. It is the focal point for financial issues, including
disallowances, appeals, and the decisions of the Departmental Appeals
Board (DAB). It responds to client and constituent correspondence
received electronically and from a variety of sources.
4. Division of Data, Research and Innovation provides leadership
and direction in program development, innovation, research and in the
management of the Bureau's information systems under titles IV-B and
IV-E of the Social Security Act, and under the Child Abuse Prevention
and Treatment Act. It defines critical issues for investigation and
makes recommendations regarding subject areas for research,
demonstration and evaluation. It administers the Bureau's discretionary
grant programs, and awards project grants to State and local agencies
and organizations nationwide. It provides direction to the Crisis
Nurseries and Abandoned Infants Resource Centers. It is responsible for
the Data and Technology Team which analyzes and disseminates program
data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System
(AFCARS), and the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
(NCANDS); develops systematic methods of measuring the impact and
effectiveness of various child welfare programs; performs statistical
sampling functions; provides comprehensive guidance to States, local
agencies and others on data collection issues, and performance and
outcome measures; and is the focal point for technology development
within the Bureau.
5. Division of Child Welfare Capacity Building provides leadership
and direction in the areas of training, technical assistance and
information dissemination under titles IV-B and IV-E of the Social
Security Act, and under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
Either directly or through the Resource Centers, it provides training
and technical assistance to assist service providers, State and local
governments and tribes, and strengthen headquarters and regional office
staff. It manages section 426 discretionary training grants and title
IV-E training. It directs the operations and activities of the National
Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Information Clearinghouse and the
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse. It identifies best
practices for treating troubled families and preventing abuse and
neglect. It participates in the development of grant announcements, and
manages certain discretionary grant projects. It develops and issues a
periodic newsletter, and is the focal point for conference and meeting
planning activities for the Bureau.
III. Delete Paragraph F in its entirety.
Dated: November 25, 1997.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-31964 Filed 12-5-97; 8:45 am]
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