[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2100-2101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-764]


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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 S7 covers the Office of the Deputy 
Commissioner for Human Resources. Notice is hereby given that 
subchapter S7C, the Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations 
is being amended to reflect the establishment of three centers. The new 
material and changes are as follows:

Section S7C.10 The Office of Labor Management and Employee Relations--
(Organization):

    Delete B.
    Retitle:
    A. The ``Director, Office of Labor-Management and Employee 
Relations'' to the ``Associate Commissioner, Office of Labor-Management 
and Employee Relations (S7C).
    Reletter C to B:
    B. The Immediate Office of the Associate Commissioner, Office of 
Labor-Management and Employee Relations (S7C).
    Establish:
    C. The Center for Program Policy, Automation and Training (S7CC ).
    D. The Center for Operations (S7CE).
    E. The Center for Negotiation ( S7CG ).

Section S7C.20 The Office of Labor Management and Employee Relations--
(Functions):

    Delete:
    B.
    C., Line 5, starting with ``The functions of the office include the 
following:'' and items 1 through 10. Reletter:
    C. to B.
    Retitle:
    A., Line 1 and B., Lines 1 and 2 from ``The Director, Office of 
Labor-Management and Employee Relations'' to ``the Associate 
Commissioner, Office of Labor-Management and Employee Relations''.
    B., Line 3, from ``the Director'' to the ``Associate Commissioner''
    B., Line 4, from ``the Human Resources Manager'' to ``the Deputy 
Associate Commissioner''.
    Establish:
    C. The Center for Program Policy, Automation, and Training (S7CC ).
    1. Formulates SSA program policy, guidance, and direction in the 
development, administration and evaluation of a comprehensive national 
program in the areas of labor-management relations, performance-
management, disciplinary and adverse actions, and SSA grievances.
    2. Designs and implements processes to monitor and evaluate 
implementation of government-wide and SSA priorities relative to SSA's 
national labor and employee relations programs.
    3. Develops and evaluates SSA policies and programs involving 
labor-management relations, disciplinary and adverse actions, 
performance-based actions, grievances, and appeals.
    4. Researches, compiles, and analyzes information on the granting 
and usage of union official time, grievances, adverse and disciplinary 
actions, and third party proceedings. Establishes and maintains 
automated data bases for information management to monitor and analyze 
emerging trends and compliance with SSA policy, laws, rules and 
regulations relating to labor and employee relations.
    5. Conducts statutory review of all Memoranda of Understanding 
negotiated Agency-wide. Administers and maintains arbitration panels.
    D. The Center for Operations (S7CE).
    1. Provides technical guidance in developing, implementing and 
administering cooperative labor-management and employee relations 
programs throughout SSA.
    2. Administers SSA employee relations programs involving 
disciplinary and adverse actions, performance-based actions, SSA 
grievances, and appeals.
    3. Provides technical and advisory services to management for 
exercising management rights and discharging SSA's obligations under 
labor and employee relations statutes, laws, executive orders, 
regulations and negotiated agreements.
    4. Works with managers, labor organizations, and union officials 
throughout SSA to develop and maintain plans, programs, and procedures 
necessary to institutionalize sound labor-management relations and more 
effective and efficient dealings between the parties.
    5. Provides training, advice, and direction to supervisors, 
managers, and other management personnel in SSA components on the 
proper interpretation and application of negotiated agreements, 5 
U.S.C. 71, and employee relation's laws and regulations.
    6. Coordinates activities of field and component labor relations 
staffs to ensure uniform implementation of national labor and employee 
relations policies.
    E. The Center for Negotiation (S7CG).
    1. Negotiates, administers, interprets and implements SSA national 
labor agreements which include pre-negotiation activities, team 
preparation, advisory services and problem resolution.
    2. Negotiates national midterm contractual issues with the 
recognized bargaining unit(s).
    3. Provides technical and advisory services and expertise to 
management in establishing management negotiating positions and for 
representation in third-party proceedings.
    4. Maintains files of case law which effect contracts and 
researches bargaining history relevant to establishing management's 
position at

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third-party proceedings and negotiations.
    5. Represents or coordinates SSA representation in unfair labor 
practice complaints before the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 
bargaining matters before the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service impasse proceedings before the Federal Services Impasses Panel, 
national-level grievances before arbitrators, management-initiated 
actions under appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board and employee 
claims before unemployment compensation boards.
    6. Provides technical advice and assistance to SSA management on 
non-bargaining unit SSA grievances.
    7. Facilitates issues and generates guidance at the national, 
regional and local levels. Provides training and assists in resolving 
issues at all levels.

    Dated: January 2, 2003.
Reginald F. Wells,
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 03-764 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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