[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 55441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority for Region II

    This Notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as 
follows: Chapter KD, the Regional Offices of the Administration for 
Children and Families for: Region II, as last amended (68 FR 65291-
65303) November 19, 2003. This Notice announces the restructuring of 
the Office of State and Youth Programs. The Office is comprised of 
three Divisions: Self-Sufficiency Programs Division, Child Support 
Enforcement Division and Youth and Family Services Division which are 
headed by Program Managers who report directly to the Regional 
Administrator; this eliminates the Assistant Regional Administrator's 
position. In addition, the Office of Early Childhood Programs renamed 
their two Divisions: Head Start Division A; and Head Start Division B.
    I. Chapter KD is amended as follows:
     Region II, New York Office of ACF
    A. Delete KD2.20 Functions, Paragraph C, in its entirety and 
replace with the following:
    C. The Office of State and Youth Programs is comprised of three 
Divisions: Self-Sufficiency Programs Division; Child Support 
Enforcement Division and Youth and Family Services Division. The 
Divisions are headed by Program Managers who report directly to the 
Regional Administrator. The Office of State and Youth Programs is 
responsible for providing centralized program, financial management and 
technical administration of certain ACF formula, entitlement, block and 
discretionary programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
(TANF), Child Care Development Fund, Child Support, Child Welfare, 
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance, Child Abuse and Neglect, and 
Runaway and Homeless Youth.
    The Office represents the Regional Administrator in dealing with 
the ACF central office, states and grantees on all program and 
financial management policy matters for programs under its 
jurisdiction. It alerts the Regional Administrator to problems or 
issues that have significant implications for the programs.
    B. Delete KD2.20 Functions, Paragraph D, in its entirety and 
replace with the following:
    D. The Office of Early Childhood Programs is headed by an Assistant 
Regional Administrator who reports to the Regional Administrator and 
consists of: Head Start Division A; and Head Start Division B.
    The Office is responsible for providing a centralized program, 
financial management and technical administration of certain ACF 
formula, entitlement, and discretionary programs, such as Head Start 
and Early Head Start Programs, and Developmental Disabilities.
    The Office represents the Regional Administrator in dealing with 
ACF central office, states and grantees on all program and financial 
management policy matters for programs under its jurisdiction. It 
alerts the Regional Administrator to problems or issues that have 
significant implications for the programs.

    Dated: September 2, 2004.
Wade F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 04-20694 Filed 9-13-04; 8:45 am]
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