[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19740-19741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration (SAMHSA) Statement of Organization, Functions, and 
Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human 
Services at 70 FR 30961-30962, May 31, 2005, is amended to reflect 
changes of the functional statements for the Center for Substance Abuse 
Prevention (CSAP). This amendment is necessary to reflect the 
restructuring of CSAP, including the abolishment of three current CSAP 
divisions, (Division of State and Community Assistance (DSCA), Division 
of Knowledge Application and Systems Improvement (DKASI), and Division 
of Prevention Education (DPE)), and replacing them with three new 
divisions, Division of State Programs, Division of Community Programs, 
and Division of Systems Development, and replacing the functional 
statement for the Division of Workplace Programs (MPE). The proposed 
restructuring will have a significant and positive impact on 
organizational effectiveness. These changes will enhance program 
accountability; provide more clarity and direction for CSAP staff, and 
promote achievement of crosscutting prevention objectives and 
flexibility. The changes are as follows:
    Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
    (A) The functional statements for the Center of Substance Abuse 
Prevention (MP), Office of the Director (MP-1), Office of Program 
Analysis and Coordination (MPA), Division of State and Community 
Assistance (DSCA), Division of Knowledge Application and Systems 
Improvement (DKASI), Division of Prevention Education (DPE) and the 
Division of Workplace are replaced with the following:

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (MP)

    The mission of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) is 
to build resiliency and facilitate recovery. CSAP provides national 
leadership in the development of policies, programs and services to 
prevent the onset of illegal drug, underage alcohol, and tobacco use. 
CSAP disseminates effective substance abuse prevention practices and 
builds the capacity of States, communities and other organizations to 
apply prevention knowledge effectively. An integrated systems approach 
is used to coordinate these activities and collaborate with other 
Federal, State, public and private organizations.

Office of the Director (MP1)

    (1) Provides leadership, coordination, and direction in the 
development and implementation of CSAP goals and priorities, and serves 
as the focal point for the Department's efforts on substance abuse and 
HIV/AIDS prevention; (2) plans, directs, and provides overall 
administration of the programs and activities of CSAP; (3) provides 
leadership in the identification of new and emerging issues, and the 
integration of primary prevention, early intervention, re-entry and 
relapse prevention, knowledge and information in the major CSAP 
programs; (4) manages special projects and external liaison activities; 
and (5) directs CSAP's overall human resource activities and monitors 
the conduct of equal employment opportunity activities for CSAP.

Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (MPA)

    (1) Supports the Center's implementation of programs and policies 
by providing guidance in the administration, analysis, planning, and 
coordination of the Center's programs, consistent with agency 
priorities; (2) manages the Center's participation in the agency's 
policy, planning, budget formulation and execution, program development 
and clearance, and internal and external requests, including strategic 
planning, identification of program priorities, development of Healthy 
People 2010, and other agency-wide and departmental planning 
activities; (3) provides support for the Center Director; coordinates 
staff development activities, analyzes the impact of proposed 
legislation and rule-making; supports administrative functions, 
including human resource actions; conducts special studies; serves as 
liaison for special populations/initiatives including White House 
Executive Orders for specific minority populations; (4) manages CSAP's 
National Advisory Council activities; and (5) coordinates CSAP's 
evaluation program.

Division of State Programs (MPJ)

    The Division of State Programs is responsible for carrying out the 
Center's agenda to increase capacity and improve accessibility of 
effective substance abuse prevention across States, American Indian/
Alaska Native Tribes, and tribal organizations. The Division provides 
most program services through two regional teams. The Division (1) 
plans, develops and administers programs to implement comprehensive and 
effective State substance abuse prevention systems and other related 
health promotion systems; (2) promotes and establishes comprehensive, 
long-term State and tribal substance abuse prevention/intervention 
policies, programs, practices, and support activities to address 
substance abuse and related emerging issues; (3) administers the 
prevention set-aside of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
(SAPT) Block Grant; (4) collaborates with other units in the 
application of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework with States and 
Tribes; (5) develops funding announcements, ensures coordination with 
grant management systems, and administers national discretionary grant 
programs, such as the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive 
grant (SPF SIG) program; (6) administers the Synar regulations 
governing youth access to tobacco products; (7) works across CSAP and 
SAMHSA to promote inter/intra-agency collaboration at the Federal, 
State and tribal levels; serves as the liaison for CSAP interactions 
with State agency and National Prevention Network officials on State 
issues; monitors State progress in achieving National Outcome Measures 
and plans for associated technical assistance; monitors compliance with 
Block Grant and other Federal requirements.

Division of Community Programs (MPH)

    The Division of Community Programs is responsible for carrying out 
the Center's agenda to increase capacity and improve accessibility of 
effective substance abuse prevention services across communities. This 
includes management of all CSAP grants targeted to communities and non-
profit organizations, such as Drug Free Communities, HIV/AIDS, 
methamphetamine, and conference grants. The Division is organized into

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three branches with responsibility to (1) plan, develop, and administer 
programs of regional and national significance to enhance comprehensive 
and effective community substance abuse prevention systems, including 
disaster relief programs; (2) promote and establish comprehensive 
substance abuse prevention/intervention policies, programs, practices, 
and support services to address substance abuse and emerging issues; 
(3) collaborate with other units in the application of SAMHSA's 
Strategic Prevention Framework in community prevention systems; (4) 
develop funding announcements, ensure coordination with grant 
management systems, and administer discretionary grant programs; (5) 
work across SAMHSA to promote interagency collaboration; (6) monitor 
grantee and contractor progress in achieving National Outcome Measures, 
and plan associated technical assistance; and (7) monitor compliance 
with all Federal requirements.

Division of Systems Development (MPI)

    The Division of Systems Development provides leadership and 
guidance in the planning, development, and implementation of programs 
and prevention concepts across the Center, and is responsible for 
carrying out the Center's health promotion and public education 
activities. The Division's responsibilities include (1) promotion and 
implementation of key prevention concepts across all programs and 
activities of the Center, including the Strategic Prevention Framework, 
project sustainability, and coordination/integration of community and 
State programs; (2) management of technical assistance contracts that 
support all of the Center's prevention programs; (3) coordination of 
CSAP's GPRA and National Outcome Measure activities, including liaison 
with offices responsible for data collection; (4) analysis of data 
related to program operations and assistance to other CSAP components 
in employing data to improve program performance; (5) analysis, 
development, and integration of information, including evidence-based 
practices and NREPP programs, necessary to improve State and community 
prevention service delivery; (6) leadership within SAMHSA in the 
development, training and use of geographic information system (GIS) 
resources to improve policy development and program operations; (7) 
collaboration with Federal, State, and local governments to promote the 
adoption of evidence-based prevention programs and practices and 
develop innovative strategies to address emerging substance abuse 
issues; (8) initiation, development, and coordination of efforts to 
support workforce development for substance abuse prevention 
professionals; (9) leadership to the Center in the development of 
health promotion and education products, materials, messages, 
publications, and information technologies; (10) collaboration with 
other Federal and private sector prevention initiatives in developing 
and disseminating targeted prevention material, including the SAMHSA 
Office of Communications; (11) development and continual update of 
prevention material for use by external prevention partners.

Division of Workplace Programs (MPE)

    (1) Establishes goals and objectives in the administration of a 
national program designed to promote substance abuse free workplaces; 
(2) provides leadership and oversight to assure that effective employee 
assistance programs are developed and evaluated to prevent substance 
abuse in the workplace; (3) develops, implements, and evaluates 
employee education/prevention programs, access to counseling, early 
intervention, and referral treatment/rehabilitation, and support 
services for employees following treatment/rehabilitation; (4) advises, 
coordinates, and certifies activities related to the implementation and 
administration of federal drug free workplace programs, convenes the 
Drug Testing Advisory Board, and conducts surveys on federal programs; 
(5) advises other SAMHSA components and HHS regarding workplace 
programmatic directions and actions and enters into collaborative 
arrangements with other federal agencies; (6) collaborates in the 
development and implementation of substance abuse prevention and early 
intervention strategies for public/private sector use at the State and 
community levels, and operates the Workplace Hotline Contract as a 
means for dissemination, outreach and technical assistance to 
businesses, States and communities; (7) provides technical assistance 
to facilitate national training and certification programs for 
substance abuse professionals and practitioners, provides staff 
expertise in training and credentialing standards for medical review 
officers (MROs) and the Department of Transportation mandated substance 
abuse professionals; (8) provides leadership within SAMHSA and the 
field in developing and disseminating knowledge in workplace violence 
related to substance abuse, including risk factors in the workplace and 
community and the role of the workplace as a substance abuse and 
violence prevention agent within the community and family; and (9) 
evaluates managed care and other treatment provider practices as they 
are applied in the workplace.

Delegations of Authority

    All delegations and redelegations of authority to officers and 
employees of SAMHSA which were in effect immediately prior to the 
effective date of this reorganization shall continue in effect pending 
further redelegations, providing they are consistent with the 
reorganization.

    These organizational changes are effective March 7, 2006.
Charles G. Curie,
Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E6-5694 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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