[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24314-24316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8318]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

    This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and 
Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 
as follows: Chapter KB, the Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families (ACYF), as last amended May 23, 2006, 71 FR 29649, and October 
6, 2006, 71 FR 59117. This notice reflects realignment of the Family 
Violence Prevention and Services Program from the Division of State 
Assistance, Office of Community Services, to the Family and Youth 
Services Bureau, ACYF. This notice also reflects the reassignment of 
certain Abstinence Education activities from the Maternal and Child 
Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA), to the 
Family and Youth Services Bureau, ACYF. In addition, this notice 
establishes three divisions under the Family and Youth Services Bureau. 
Chapter KB is amended as follows:

Chapter KB, Administration on Children, Youth and Families

    A. Delete the last sentence of KB.00 Mission and replace the last 
sentence with the following:
    It administers Child Welfare Services training and Child Welfare 
Services research and demonstration programs authorized by title IV-B 
of the Social Security Act; administers programs under the Runaway and 
Homeless Youth Act; administers abstinence education grants under 
section 510 of the Social Security Act and other abstinence education 
programs; carries out provisions of the Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act, administers the program for mentoring children of 
prisoners under section 439

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of the Social Security Act; and manages initiatives to involve the 
private and voluntary sectors in the areas of children, youth and 
families.
    B. Delete KB.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    KB.10 Organization. The Administration on Children, Youth and 
Families is headed by a Commissioner, who reports directly to the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families and consists of:

 Office of the Commissioner (KBA)
 Office of Management Services (KBA1)
 Program Operations Division (KBC1)
 Program Support Division (KBC2)
 Program Management Division (KBC3)
 Children's Bureau (KBD)
 Children's Bureau Regional Units (KBDDI-X)
 Office of Child Abuse and Neglect (KBD1)
 Division of Policy (KBD2)
 Division of Program Implementation (KBD3)
 Division of Data, Research and Innovation (KBD4)
 Division of Child Welfare Capacity Building (KBD5)
 Division of State Systems (KBD6)
 Family and Youth Services Bureau (KBE)
 Division of Youth Services (KBE1)
 Division of Family Violence Prevention (KBE2)
 Division of Abstinence Programs (KBE3)
 Immediate Office/Administration (KBG1)
 Program Operations Division (KBG2)
 Policy Division (KBG3)
 Technical Assistance Division (KBG4)

    C. Delete KB.20 Functions, Paragraph E, in its entirety and replace 
with the following: KB.20 Functions. E. The Family and Youth Services 
Bureau is headed by an Associate Commissioner who recommends policy 
direction and programs to address issues involving youth, family, 
abstinence education, mentoring children of prisoners, and domestic 
violence issues to the Commissioner, ACYF. The Associate Commissioner 
has a Deputy Associate Commissioner who acts as his alter ego and is 
responsible for the day-to-day direction of three divisions. The Office 
of the Associate Commissioner also has a Research, Data and Evaluation 
Team and a Regional Operations Team. The Bureau assesses policies, 
legislation and programs that affect runaway and homeless youth, 
families, mentoring children of prisoners, domestic violence and 
abstinence education. It recommends budgetary and legislative proposals 
and subject areas for research and demonstration activities; 
coordinates efforts with and provides expert advice to departmental and 
other federal agencies on youth issues and programs including runaway 
and homeless youth and youth at risk of involvement with gangs, 
violence and drugs and other youth in at-risk situations; and develops 
program initiatives to address abstinence education and the needs of 
runaway and homeless youth, families, children of prisoners and 
domestic violence victims and their dependents. The Bureau represents 
HHS on various councils, workgroups and committees and provides 
leadership and coordination to other HHS programs and agencies. The 
Bureau has the following divisions:
    1. The Division of Youth Services promotes a youth development 
approach to program services so that Bureau programs and activities are 
planned and designed with an emphasis on meeting the developmental 
needs of young people and their families, including runaway and 
homeless youth, youth at risk of involvement with gangs, violence and 
drugs and other youth in at-risk situations. The Division's 
administration of the runaway and homeless youth program--which 
incorporates the basic center, street outreach and transitional living 
programs--includes development and implementation of policy, guidelines 
and regulations concerning the funding and management of service 
projects for youth under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. 
Administration of the program for mentoring children of prisoners 
authorized under section 439 of the Social Security Act also includes 
development of policy, guidelines and regulations regarding the funding 
and management of grant projects and other activities.
    The Division oversees the receipt and review of applications for 
grants that ultimately provide services to youth and families and 
monitors the management of these grants in the ACF Regional Offices. In 
addition, the Division designs, develops, funds and monitors support 
activities related to these programs, including, but not limited to, 
the provision of technical assistance, a monitoring system, a data 
collection system, a family and youth clearinghouse and a national 
communications system/hotline.
    The Division determines the conceptual and policy framework to 
address issues facing families and adolescents. It identities problems, 
defines critical issues for investigation and makes recommendations 
regarding subject areas for research, demonstration and evaluation 
activities. Based on the outcomes of these activities, the Division 
disseminates information through conferences, forums and written 
materials; provides assistance to service providers and state and local 
governments in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating 
programs affecting family and youth; and recommends plans and programs 
to increase public awareness and understanding about activities 
affecting vulnerable families and youth.
    2. The Division of Family Violence Prevention promotes public 
awareness about domestic violence and its impact. The Division's 
programs support the prevention of family violence; provide immediate 
shelter and related assistance to victims of family violence and their 
dependents; provide for research into the most effective prevention, 
identification and treatment of family violence; and provide training 
and technical assistance to family violence personnel in states, 
tribes, local public agencies (including law enforcement agencies, 
courts, social service agencies and health care professionals) and non-
profit organizations. The Division is responsible for developing, 
updating and implementing program regulations and policies. The 
Division oversees the receipt and review of applications for grants and 
certain grantee activities. It also provides guidance, review, support 
and assistance to states and grantees on HHS policies, regulations, 
procedures and systems necessary to ensure efficient program operation 
at the state, territorial and tribal levels. In addition, the Division 
coordinates all programs within the Department of Health and Human 
Services, and seeks to coordinate all other Federal programs, which 
involve the prevention of incidents of family violence and the 
provision of assistance for victims and potential victims of family 
violence and their dependents.
    3. The Division of Abstinence Programs manages the Abstinence 
Education State Grant Program, which provides formula grants to states 
and other jurisdictions for the purpose of providing abstinence 
education as defined by Section 510 of the Social Security Act. The 
Division also manages the Community-Based Abstinence Education Grant 
Program, which makes competitive grants to public and private entities 
to plan and implement strategies for providing abstinence education to 
adolescents. The Division develops the conceptual framework to address 
abstinence education issues, monitors and assesses the programs and 
ensures the provision of technical assistance.


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    Dated: April 19, 2007.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
 [FR Doc. E7-8318 Filed 5-1-07; 8:45 am]
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