[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 47675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22957]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget; Statement of 
Delegation

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant 
Secretary for Management and Budget (ASMB), with authority to 
redelegate, the responsibility to coordinate the implementation and 
enforcement of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 
794d, as amended, relating to employment and electronic and information 
technology programs and activities conducted by the Department.
    Pursuant to this delegation, the Assistant Secretary for Management 
and Budget shall have the authority to:
    (1) Accept and investigate employment discrimination complaints 
filed by Federal employees and applicants for employment at the 
Department alleging a failure to comply with Section 508 consistent 
with the procedures at 29 CFR part 1614;
    (2) Provide technical assistance to other departmental components 
regarding the processing and resolution of Section 508 employment 
discrimination complaints;
    (3) Evaluate the effectiveness of Section 508 employment 
discrimination complaint processing and provide reports to appropriate 
oversight organizations; and
    (4) Initiate such other actions as may be necessary to facilitate 
and ensure compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act 
consistent with the procedures at 29 CFR part 1614.
    This delegation is effective immediately.

    Dated: August 30, 2001.
Tommy G. Thompson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22957 Filed 9-12-01; 8:45 am]
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