[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25995]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions, 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 (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) 
as follows: Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families (OAS) as last amended January 2, 1998 (63 FR 81-87) and 
Chapter KP, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 
(ODASA) as last amended February 27, 2001 (66 FR 12525-28) and April 9, 
2001 (66 FR 18487). This notice realigns the Executive Secretariat 
Office from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families.
    These Chapters are amended as follows:
    I. Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and 
Families.
    A. Delete KA.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    KA.10 Organization. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Children and Families is headed by the Assistant Secretary who reports 
directly to the Secretary and consists of:

--The Office of the Assistant Secretary (KA).
--President's Committee on Mental Retardation Staff (KAD).
--The Executive Secretariat Office (KAF).

    B. Amend KA.20 Functions to add the following new paragraph:
    C. The Executive Secretariat Office (ExecSec) ensures that issues 
requiring the attention of the Assistant Secretary, Deputy Assistant 
Secretaries and/or executive staff are addressed on a timely and 
coordinated basis and facilitates decisions on matters requiring 
immediate action including White House, Congressional and Secretarial 
assignments. The Office serves as the ACF liaison with the HHS 
Executive Secretariat. It receives, assesses and controls incoming 
correspondence and assignments to the appropriate ACF component(s) for 
response and action and provides assistance and advice to ACF staff on 
the development of responses to correspondence. The Office provides 
assistance to ACF staff on the use of the controlled correspondence 
system. The Office coordinates and/or prepares congressional 
correspondence; and tracks development of periodic reports and 
facilitates departmental clearances. The Director of the Executive 
Secretariat Office serves as the Freedom of Information Act Officer for 
ACF and coordinates hot line calls received by the Office of Inspector 
General and the General Accounting Office relating to ACF operations 
and personnel.
    II. Chapter KP, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Administration.
    A. Delete KP.00  Mission in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    KP.00  Mission. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration 
serves as principal advisor and counsel to the Assistant Secretary for 
Children and Families on all aspects of personnel administration and 
management, information resource management, financial, grants policy 
and procurement issues, staff development and training activities, 
organizational development and organizational analysis, administrative 
services and facilities management and state systems policy. Oversees 
the ACF Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights program and all 
special initiatives activities for ACF.
    B. Amend KP.10  Organization to delete ``Executive Secretariat 
Office (KPG).''
    C. Amend KP.20  Functions to delete paragraph G, in its entirety.

    Dated: September 28, 2001.
Wade F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 01-25995 Filed 10-15-01; 8:45 am]
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