[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15704]


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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 S4 covers the Deputy Commissioner for 
Systems. Notice is given that Subchapter S4K, the Office of Information 
Management (OIM), is being amended to reflect a realignment of 
functions. Functions of a Division to be abolished are being dispersed 
to other areas within OIM and a new Division is being established. The 
revised chapter reads as follows:
    Section S4K.00 The Office of Information Management--(Mission) 
Amend to read as follows:
    The Office of Information Management (OIM) provides overall 
management and development of the SSA-wide administrative and 
management information systems. It is responsible for long-range 
planning and analyses to define new and improved systems processes to 
support SSA's long-term administrative, management information and 
office automation needs. Directs the coordination of user requirements 
with private contractors, the SSA user community and the State 
Disability Determination Services to ensure efficient and effective 
administration of management information (MI) needs and related systems 
support.
    Develops technical specifications for the acquisition, 
implementation and operation of administrative, MI and office 
automation ADP and telecommunications resources.
    Section S4K.10 The Office of Information Management--
(Organization):
    Delete:
    E. The Division of Information Systems Policy and Administration 
(S4KC).

Reletter :
``F'' to ``E'' and ``G'' to ``F''

    Establish:
    G. The Division of Office Systems Development (S4KH).
    Section S4K.20 The Office of Information Management--(Functions):
    D. Division of Information Resource Management (S4KB).
    Add:
    9. Establishes, enforces and implements security procedures and 
assures they are followed and authorized access is granted to 
administrative and MI data bases/files.
    10. Plans, analyzes, designs, develops and maintains the central 
repository containing information about all of SSA's admin/MI 
applications. Responsibilities include developing and implementing 
repository policies, standards, guidelines, automated access, 
information dissemination and update.
    Delete in its entirety:
    E. Division of Information Systems Policy and Administration 
(S4KC).

Reletter ``F'' to ``E'' and ``G'' to ``F''.

    E. Division of Administrative Systems Development (S4KE).
    Amend to read as follows:
    2. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new administrative 
application systems and enhancements to existing systems which include 
financial/budget, human resources and payroll systems.
    F. Division of Management Information Systems Development (S4KG).
    Amend to read as follows:
    1. Develops SSA-wide work measurement and performance management 
systems, as well as component work measurement systems for the field, 
State agencies and Regional Program and Integrity Reviews offices.
    2. Develops audit and analyses of MI systems and reports to ensure 
adherence to users' and Agency needs, Federal and SSA guidelines and 
integrity standards.
    3. Plans, develops and coordinates MI policy and integration among 
all involved SSA components, and plans for the transition to, and 
integration with, current SSA automated information systems and with 
those of the future.
    4. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new MI application 
systems and enhancements to existing systems which include workload 
management, work measurement, program demographics, earnings and 
employee/employer statistics.
    Establish:
    G. Division of Office Systems Development (S4KH).
    1. Designs, develops, coordinates and implements new application 
systems and enhancements to existing systems to support quality 
assurance, audit, investigations, action tracking, actuarial, and 
Disability Determination Services activities.
    2. Designs, develops and implements enterprise-wide assignment 
tracking and document management applications in the IWS/LAN 
environment.
    3. Develops and maintains systems in support of the Agency's 
ongoing requests for program demographics information.
    4. Develops systems to support the quality assurance and quality 
control reviews performed by the Office of Program and Integrity 
Reviews at the central office, regional office and satellite office 
level.

    Dated: April 8, 1998.
Paul D. Barnes,
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 98-15704 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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