[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32035-32036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15552]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    This statement amends Part S of the Statement of the Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority which covers the Social Security 
Administration (SSA). Chapter S1 covers the Office of the Deputy 
Commissioner, Finance, Assessment and Management. Notice is given that 
Subchapter S1K, the Office of Program and Integrity Reviews (OPIR) is 
being retitled to the Office of Quality Assurance and Performance 
Assessment (OQAPA) and being amended to reflect minor organizational 
changes. The changes are as follows:
    Section S1.10  The Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Finance, 
Assessment and Management--(Organization):
    Retitle:
    D. ``The Office of Program and Integrity Reviews'' (S1K) to ``The 
Office of Quality Assurance and Performance Assessment'' (S1K).
    Section S1.20  The Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Finance, 
Assessment and Management--(Functions):
    Retitle:
    D. ``The Office of Program and Integrity Reviews'' (S1K) to ``The 
Office of Quality Assurance and Performance Assessment'' (S1K).
    Retitle: Existing Subchapter S1K, ``The Office of Program and 
Integrity Reviews'' (S1K) to ``The Office of Quality Assurance and 
Performance Assessment'' (S1K).
    Change all references to ``The Office of Program and Integrity 
Reviews'' (S1K) to ``The Office of Quality Assurance and Performance 
Assessment'' (S1K) and all references to ``OPIR'' to ``OQAPA'' 
throughout Chapter S1 and all its Subchapters.
    Section S1K.00  The Office of Quality Assurance and Performance 
Assessment--(Mission):
    Delete the last sentence.
    Section S1K.10  The Office of Quality Assurance and Performance 
Assessment--(Organization):
    C. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner for Quality 
Assurance and Performance Assessment (S1K).
    Retitle:
    1. ``The Administration, Matching and Data Management Staff'' (S1K-
3) to ``The Data Management Staff'' (S1K-3).
    Retitle:
    F. ``The Office of Regional Program and Integrity Reviews'' (S1K-
F1--S1K-FX) to ``The Office of Regional Quality Assurance and 
Performance Assessment'' (S1K-F1--S1K-FX).
    Section S1K.20  The Office of Quality Assurance and Performance 
Assessment--(Functions):
    C. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner for Quality 
Assurance and Performance Assessment (S1K).
    Retitle:
    1. ``The Administration, Matching and Data Management Staff'' (S1K-
3) to ``The Data Management Staff'' (S1K-3).
    Amend to read as follows:
    1. The Data Management Staff supports OPIR components, including 
the Office of Regional Quality Assurance and Performance Assessment 
(ORQAPA), by planning, developing, maintaining and improving OQAPA's 
communications and data processing systems and the quality review data 
bases for SSA programs.
    Retitle:
    F. ``The Office of Regional Program and Integrity Reviews'' (S1K-
F1--S1K-FX) to ``The Office of Regional Quality Assurance and 
Performance Assessment'' (S1K-F1--S1K-FX).

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    Change all references to ``The Office of Regional Program and 
Integrity Reviews'' to ``The Office of Regional Quality Assurance and 
Performance Assessment'' and all references to ``ORPIR'' to ``ORQAPA'' 
throughout Subchapter S1K.

    Dated: May 13, 1998.
Paul D. Barnes,
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 98-15552 Filed 6-10-98; 8:45 am]
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