[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 5199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1466]


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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 KR, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as last amended 
in 68 FR 11566-67, 03/11/03. This notice adds a new division, the Anti-
Trafficking in Persons Division, to the Office of Refugee Resettlement. 
The changes are as follows:

I. Chapter KR. Office of Refugee Resettlement

    A. Delete KR.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    KR.10 Organization. The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is 
headed by a Director who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary 
for Children and Families and consists of:

Office of the Director (KRA).
Division of Refugee Assistance (KRE).
Division of Community Resettlement (KRF).
Division of Budget, Policy and Data Analysis (KRG).
Division of Unaccompanied Children's Services (KRH).
Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (KRI).

    B. Delete KR.20 Functions, Paragraph A, in its entirety and replace 
with the following:
    A. The Office of the Director is directly responsible to the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families for carrying out ORR's 
mission and providing guidance and general supervision to the 
components of ORR. The Office provides direction in the development of 
program policy and budget and in the formulation of salaries and 
expense budgets. Staff also provide administrative and personnel 
support services. The Office is responsible for implementing certain 
provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
    The Office coordinates with the lead refugee and entrant program 
offices of other Federal departments; provides leadership in 
representing refugee and entrant programs, policies and administration 
to a variety of governmental entities and other public and private 
interests; and acts as the coordinator of the total refugee and entrant 
resettlement effort for ACF and the Department. In consultation with 
appropriate juvenile justice professionals and Federal immigration 
services and border security agencies, the Director makes placement 
determinations and coordinates care and placement services for 
unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by reason of 
their immigration status.
    C. Establish KR.20 Functions, Paragraph F, Anti-Trafficking in 
Persons Division:
    F. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATIP) is responsible 
for implementing certain provisions of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act. The Division coordinates the certification of, and 
services to, victims of severe forms of trafficking. It also 
coordinates with other Federal Government agencies on certification 
activities and policy issues related to the trafficking law. The 
Division certifies victims of severe forms of trafficking following 
consultation with appropriate Federal Government agencies and social 
service-providing agencies. The Division coordinates with the Division 
of Unaccompanied Children's Services and the Division of Refugee 
Assistance for efficient and appropriate determination and placement of 
identified unaccompanied minor victims of trafficking, utilizing the 
foster care system in place for unaccompanied refugee children. The 
Division also maintains statistical information and data on each 
victim, including certification documentation and services provided. 
The Division compiles annual information to be submitted to Congress, 
in coordination with other Federal agencies, on the number of 
certifications conducted and services accessed by identified victims.

    Dated: January 11, 2008.
Daniel C. Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
 [FR Doc. E8-1466 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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