[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 7642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3446]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families, with the authority to redelegate 
to the Commissioner, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 
which may be further redelegated, the following authority vested in the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Authority Delegated

    Authority to administer Title II, Subtitle D, Parts 2 and 5 of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-252, 116 Stat 1666, 1698-
1699, 1702-1703 (2002), 42 U.S.C. 15421-15425, 15461-15462, and as 
amended, hereafter.

Limitations

    1. This delegation shall be exercised under the Department's 
existing delegation and policy on regulations.
    2. This delegation shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Children and Families authorities.
    3. I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families, or any other Administration for 
Children and Families officials, which, in effect, involved the 
exercise of this authority prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.

Effective Date

    This delegation is effective immediately.

    Dated: February 9, 2004.
Tommy G. Thompson,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 04-3446 Filed 2-17-04; 8:45 am]
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