[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

    Notice is hereby given that I delegate to the Director of the 
Office of Refugee Resettlement the following authority delegated to the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families by the Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services under the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 
110-457, section 212.

(a) Authority Delegated

    1. Authority to provide interim assistance to children who may have 
been subjected to a severe form of trafficking and to conduct 
activities related to eligibility letters under the William Wilberforce 
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law 
110-457, section 212(a)(2). In exercising the authority to conduct 
activities related to eligibility letters, personnel in the 
Administration for Children and Families will consult with the Attorney 
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security and nongovernmental 
organizations with expertise on victims of trafficking.
    2. Authority to train Federal staff and State and local officials 
to improve identification and protection for trafficking victims under 
the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization 
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-457, section 212(b)(1) and (2).

(b) Limitations

    1. This delegation shall be exercised under the Department's 
existing delegation of authority and policy on regulations.
    2. This delegation shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Children and Families authorities.

(c) Effective Date

    This delegation of authority is effective on date of signature.

    Dated: April 10, 2009.
Curtis L. Coy,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E9-9693 Filed 4-27-09; 8:45 am]
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