[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54097-54098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22754]


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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 S2 covers the Deputy Commissioner, 
Operations. Notice is given that Subchapter S2R, the Office of Central 
Operations is being amended to reflect the establishment of the Center 
for Security and Integrity S2RC6 under the Associate Commissioner for 
Central Operations. The new material and changes are as follows:
    Section S2R.10 The Office of Central Operations--(Organization):
    C. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner, Office of 
Central Operations (OCO) (S2R).
    4. The Assistant Associate Commissioner for Management and 
Operations Support (S2RC):
    Establish:
    f. The Center for Security and Integrity (S2RC6).
    Section S2R.20 The Office of Central Operations--(Functions):
    C. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner, OCO (S2R).
    2. The Assistant Associate Commissioner for International 
Operations (S2RE).
    a. The Division of International Operations (DIO) (S2RE1):
    Delete the eleventh sentence, i.e., ``It designs and conducts 
validation and other special studies to foster integrity in the Social 
Security program overseas.''
    Section TGB.10 The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics--
(Organization):
    Retitle:
    D. The ``Publications Staff'' to the ``Division of Information 
Resources'' (TGBB).
    E. The ``Division of Program Analysis'' to the ``Division of 
Program Studies'' (TGBC).
    H. The ``Division of Retirement, Survivors, Disability Insurance 
Research Statistics'' to the ``Division of RSDI Statistics and 
Analysis'' (TGBH).
    I. The ``Division of SSI Analysis/Management Statistical Support'' 
to the ``Division of SSI Statistics and Analysis'' (TGBJ).
    J. The ``Disability Research Staff'' to the ``Division of 
Disability Research'' (TGBK).
    Establish:
    K. The Division of Policy Evaluation (TGBL).
    Section TGB.20 The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics--
(Functions):
    Amend in its entirety:
    A. The Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and 
Statistics (TGB) is directly responsible to the Deputy Commissioner, 
Policy, for carrying out ORES' mission, and providing general 
supervision to the major components of ORES.
    B. The Deputy Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and 
Statistics (TGB) assists the Associate Commissioner in carrying out 
his/her responsibilities and performs other duties the Associate 
Commissioner may prescribe.
    C. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner for Research, 
Evaluation, and Statistics (TGBA) provides the Associate Commissioner 
and Deputy Associate Commissioner with staff assistance on the full 
range of their responsibilities and helps coordinate the activities of 
ORES components.
    D. The Division of Information Resources (TGBB).
    1. Organizes, presents, and disseminates research and statistical 
studies in both printed and electronic forms.
    2. Maintains the Office of Policy information resource facilities; 
i.e., library and website.
    E. The Division of Program Studies (TGBC).
    1. Plans, conducts, and publishes the results of cross-national 
data collection and research on social security programs worldwide.
    2. Monitors both public and private-sector programs within the 
United States and presents results in a number of recurrent 
publications.
    F. The Division of Economic Research (TGBE).
    1. Plans, directs, and executes issue-oriented research to provide 
information about relationships between Social Security programs and 
the economy.
    2. Interprets changing demographic and economic trends as they 
relate to the broad field of economic security and to overall economic 
and social policy.
    3. Studies such major areas as: Social Security financing, economic 
impacts of Social Security, income maintenance, effects of Social 
Security on lifetime income redistribution, alternative measures of 
income adequacy, and labor market and retirement behavior.
    G. The Division of Earnings Statistics and Analysis (TGBG).
    1. Prepares statistical data pertaining to employment, earnings, 
and employer classification for public release and for SSA 
publications. Analyzes these data with emphasis on demographic, 
economic, social, and program characteristics. These data are used to 
support policy formulation and evaluation activities within SSA; to 
inform the public about employment and earnings; and to serve as the 
basis for research by other Federal, State, and local government 
agencies, universities, and private research organizations.
    2. Manages a comprehensive program for the construction of datasets 
from survey data and extracts from SSA administrative records for SSA 
components, other government agencies, and individual researchers, both 
government and private. Plans and executes interagency and reimbursable 
agreements to facilitate the sharing of data.
    H. The Division of RSDI Statistics and Analysis (TGBH).
    1. Prepares statistical data pertaining to Old-Age, Survivors, and 
Disability Insurance (OASDI) beneficiary and payment provisions of the 
Social Security Act. Analyzes these data with emphasis on demographic, 
economic, social, and program characteristics. The statistics and 
analyses are used to support policy formulation and evaluation 
activities within SSA; to inform the public about the OASDI program; 
and to serve as the basis for research by other Federal, State, and 
local government agencies, universities, and private research 
organizations.
    I. The Division of SSI Statistics and Analysis (TGBJ).
    1. Plans, coordinates, and directs the preparation of Supplemental 
Security Income provisions of title XVI of the Social Security Act. 
Analyzes these data with emphasis on demographic,

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economic, social, and program characteristics. These data are used to 
support program and legislative planning; serve as important sources 
for program evaluation, research, and administrative information within 
SSA; and serve as the basis for research by other Federal, State, and 
local government agencies, universities, and private research 
organizations.
    J. The Division of Disability Research (TGBK).
    1. Plans, directs and implements a wide range of studies and 
analyses, utilizing data from surveys and administrative records, on 
the national disabled population, disability applicants, and disability 
beneficiaries.
    2. Develops research in response to disability program issues.
    3. Provides a wide variety of management statistical services to 
SSA operating and policy components.
    K. The Division of Policy Evaluation (TGBL).
    1. Ensures that SSA's policy evaluation research is technically 
appropriate, professionally sound, policy relevant, and timely.
    2. Plans, directs, and implements a wide variety of research and 
policy evaluation activities centered upon programs, policies, 
potential policy changes and the impact on current and future 
beneficiaries and programs costs.

    Dated: August 14, 2000.
Paul D. Barnes,
 Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 00-22754 Filed 9-5-00; 8:45 am]
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