[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 61445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21162]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that, under the authority vested in me by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, I have redelegated to the 
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, with the 
authority to further redelegate, the authority to continue the 
administration of grants and contracts initially awarded in the Fiscal 
Years 2002, 2003 and 2004 under the Special Projects of Regional and 
National Significance (SPRANS) Community-based Abstinence Education 
Program, pursuant to Title V, section 501(a)(2) of the Social Security 
Act, as amended. The SPRANS Community-based Abstinence Education 
Program includes Community-based Abstinence Education grants, 
Abstinence Education Special Congressional Initiative Project grants, 
and the Abstinence Education Technical Assistance contract with the 
National Abstinence Clearinghouse. This delegation permits the 
Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, to 
administer FY 2002, 2003 and FY 2004 SPRANS abstinence education grants 
under the terms and conditions of the initial awards, thereby allowing 
the continuation of the existing grants consistent with recent 
appropriations enactments (Pub. L. 108-477).
    This delegation shall be exercised under the Department's policy on 
regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations. This delegation excludes the authority to issue 
reports to Congress, to take final action to withhold funds from States 
and to act under the nondiscrimination provisions of the Social 
Security Act.
    This delegation also supersedes all prior delegations of authority 
to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this 
delegation.
    I hereby ratify any actions taken by the Commission, Administration 
on Children Youth and Families, or any other Administration on 
Children, Youth and Families official, which, in effect, involved the 
exercise of this authority prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.
    This delegation is effective on the date of signature.

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
Wade. F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children & Families.
[FR Doc. 05-21162 Filed 10-21-05; 8:45am]
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