[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 11209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director of the 
Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services (DUCS) and to the DUCS 
Program Specialists, the following authority vested in the Director of 
the Office of Refugee Resettlement under the Homeland Security Act of 
2002, Public Law No. 107-296, 462, 6 U.S.C. 279.

(a) Authority Delegated

    Authority to make placement determinations for all unaccompanied 
alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of their 
immigration status and to implement such placement determinations under 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107-296, 462(b)(1)(C) and 
(D), 6 U.S.C. 279(b)(1)(C) and (D).

(b) Limitations and Conditions

    This delegation shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Children and Families authorities. In making placement determinations, 
the DUCS Director and DUCS Program Specialists shall consult with the 
Department of Homeland Security to ensure that such determinations 
ensure that unaccompanied alien children: Are likely to appear for all 
hearings or proceedings in which they are involved; are protected from 
smugglers, traffickers, or others who might seek to victimize or 
otherwise engage them in criminal, harmful, or exploitive activity; and 
are placed in a setting in which they are not likely to pose a danger 
to themselves or others. In making placement determinations, the DUCS 
Director and DUCS Program Specialists shall not release unaccompanied 
alien children upon their own recognizance. The DUCS Director and DUCS 
Program Specialists will follow the policies and procedures on 
placement determinations set forth in DUCS placement guidelines. In 
appropriate cases, as set forth in DUCS placement guidelines, DUCS 
Program Specialists will obtain approval from the DUCS Director prior 
to making and implementing placement determinations. This authority may 
not be further redelegated.

(c) Effect on Existing Delegations

    None.

(d) Effective Date

    This delegation of authority is effective upon date of signature. 
In addition, I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the DUCS 
Director or the DUCS Program Specialists, which, in effect, involved 
the exercise of this authority prior to the effective date of this 
delegation.

    Dated: December 14, 2005.
Nguyen Van Hanh,
Director, Office of Refugee Resettlement.
 [FR Doc. E6-3087 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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