[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63186-63187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25919]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Administration on Developmental Disabilities; Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority The Administration for Children and Families has reorganized 
the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. This reorganization 
includes the organization and its substructure components as listed in 
this document. This reorganization eliminates the Office of Operations 
and Discretionary Grants, renames the Office of Programs to the Office 
of Program Support, and establishes a new office, Office of Innovation. 
The notice also serves to re-establish the Deputy Commissioner 
position.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lewis, Administration on 
Developmental Disabilities Commissioner, Administration for Children 
and Families, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201, 202-
690-6590.
    This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Mission, 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and 
Families (ACF) as follows: Chapter KC, the Administration on 
Developmental Disabilities (ADD) (69 FR 56226-27), as last amended 
September 20, 2004.
    I. Under Chapter KC, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 
delete KC.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the 
following:
    KC.10 ORGANIZATION. The Administration on Developmental 
Disabilities is headed by a Commissioner who reports directly to the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. The Administration on 
Developmental Disabilities consists of:

The Office of the Commissioner (KCA)
The Office of Program Support (KCB)
The Office of Innovation (KCC)

    II. Under Chapter KC, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 
delete KC.20 Functions, in its entirety and replace with the following:
    KC.20 FUNCTIONS. A. The Office of the Commissioner provides 
executive leadership and management strategies for all components of 
the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, and serves as the 
principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, 
the Secretary, and other elements of the Department for individuals 
with developmental disabilities and their families. The Office plans, 
coordinates and controls ADD policy, planning and management activities 
which include the development of legislative proposals, regulations and 
policy issuances for ADD. The Office provides executive direction, 
leadership, and management strategy to ADD's components and establishes 
goals and objectives for ADD programs. The Office manages the 
formulation and execution of the program and operating budgets; 
provides administrative, personnel and information systems support 
services; serves as the ADD Executive Secretariat controlling the flow 
of correspondence; and coordinates with appropriate ACF components in 
implementing administrative requirements and procedures. The Office 
also initiates, executes and supports the development of interagency, 
intergovernmental and public-private sector agreements, committees, 
task forces, commissions or joint-funding efforts as appropriate.
    In coordination with the ACF Office of Public Affairs, the Office 
of the Commissioner develops a strategy for increasing public awareness 
of the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, their 
families, and programs designed to address them. The Deputy 
Commissioner assists the Commissioner in carrying out the 
responsibilities of the Office.
    B. The Office of Program Support is responsible for the 
coordination, oversight, management and evaluation of the State 
Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the Protection and Advocacy 
Systems, and the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental 
Disabilities grant programs as authorized by the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The Office is 
responsible for the development of procedures and performance standards 
that ensure compliance with the DD Act and that improve the outcomes of 
the programs in increasing the independence, productivity and community 
inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities as well as program 
outreach activities. The Office conducts routine and special analyses 
of state plans of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities, 
statement of goals and objectives of State Protection and Advocacy 
Systems, and five-year plans of the University Centers for Excellence 
in Developmental Disabilities, to assure consistent application of ADD 
program goals and objectives.
    In addition, the Office of Program Support provides program 
development services, develops and initiates guidelines, policy 
issuances and actions with team participation by other components of 
ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies to fulfill the mission and 
goals of the DD Act, as amended. The Office ensures the dissemination 
of grantee results, including project results and information produced 
by ADD grantees, by coordinating with the Office of Innovation and the 
Office of the Commissioner for information sharing.
    The Office of Program Support manages cross-cutting initiatives 
with other components of ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies to 
promote and integrate the grant programs into cross-agency and cross-
disability efforts.
    C. The Office of Innovation is responsible for the coordination, 
oversight, management and evaluation of the Projects of National 
Significance, Family Support, and the Direct Support Workers grant 
programs as authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and 
Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The Office is responsible for the 
development of procedures that ensure compliance with the DD Act and 
that improve the outcomes of the programs, grants and contracts in 
increasing the independence, productivity and community inclusion of 
persons with developmental disabilities. The Office also ensures the 
dissemination of project results and information produced by ADD 
grantees.
    The Office of Innovation also administers two formula grants under 
the Help America Vote Act (State and Local Grants for Election 
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities and Grants to Protection 
and Advocacy Systems) that improve accessibility for individuals with 
the full range of disabilities, including the blind and visually 
impaired, to polling places, including the path of travel, entrances, 
exits and voting facilities. The Office also administers a training and 
technical assistance grant program under the Help America Vote Act that 
provides technical assistance to Protection and Advocacy Systems in 
their mission to

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promote the full participation in the electoral process for individuals 
with the full range of disabilities, including registering to vote, 
casting vote, and accessing polling places.
    The Office of Innovation originates and manages cross-cutting 
research, demonstration and evaluation initiatives with other 
components of ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies. The Office 
also coordinates information sharing and other activities related to 
national Developmental Disability program trends with other ACF 
programs and HHS agencies and studies, reviews and analyzes other 
federal programs providing services applicable to persons with 
developmental disabilities for the purpose of integrating and 
coordinating program efforts.

    Dated: October 6, 2010.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-25919 Filed 10-13-10; 8:45 am]
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