[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-1011]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Administration; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations 
of Authority

    Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS) is being amended at Chapter ABE, Office of 
Security and Strategic Information, which was last amended at 72 FR 
19000-01, dated April 16, 2007, and at Chapter AJ, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA), which was last amended at 
74 FR 57679-57682, dated November 9, 2009, and most recently at 75 FR 
369-370, dated January 5, 2010, as follows:
    A. Under Part A, delete Chapter ABE, Office of Security and 
Strategic Information, in its entirety.
    B. Under Part A, Chapter AJ, ``Section AJ.00 Mission,'' delete in 
its entirety and replace with the following:

    Section AJ.00 Mission. The Office of Assistant Secretary for 
Administration (ASA) performs for the Secretary the administrative 
functions of the Department. Manages policies and programs for human 
resources, equal employment opportunity, information resources 
management, security, counterintelligence, strategic information, 
logistics, and travel, as well as the general administrative 
activities of the Department and other administrative duties as 
assigned from time to time. Provides leadership and oversight 
direction to the activities of the Program Support Center.

    C. Under Part A, Chapter AJ, ``Section AJ.10 Organization,'' delete 
in its entirety and replace with the following:

    Section AJ.10 Organization. The Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration (ASA) is under the direction of the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, who reports to the 
Secretary, and consists of the following components:

 Immediate Office (AJ)
 Office of Human Resources (AJA)
 Office for Facilities Management and Policy (AJE)
 Office of the Chief Information Officer (AJG)
 Office of Business Management and Transformation (AJJ)
 Office of Security and Strategic Information (AJS)
 Program Support Center (P)

    D. Under Part A, Chapter AJ, ``Section AJ.20 Functions,'' delete 
the first paragraph, ``Office of Human Resources (AJA),'' in its 
entirety and replace with the following:

    Office of Human Resources (AJA). The Office of Human Resources 
(OHR) provides leadership in the planning and development of 
personnel policies and human resource programs that support and 
enhance the Department's mission. OHR also provides technical 
assistance to the Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) to most effectively 
and efficiently accomplish the OPDIV's mission through improved 
planning and recruitment of human resources and serves as the 
Departmental liaison to central management agencies on related 
matters. OHR also provides leadership in creating and sustaining a 
diverse workforce and an environment free of discrimination at HHS 
through efforts that include policy development, oversight, resource 
management, commemorative events, and standardized education and 
training programs.

    E. Under Part A, Chapter AJ, ``Section AJ.20 Functions,'' delete 
the fourth paragraph, ``Office of Diversity Management and Equal 
Employment Opportunity (AJI),'' in its entirety.
    F. Under Part A, Chapter AJ, ``Section AJ.20 Functions,'' insert 
the following new paragraph at the end of the section:

    Office of Security and Strategic Information (AJS). The Office 
of Security and Strategic Information is headed by the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Security who serves as the Secretary's 
Senior Intelligence Official and reports directly to the Deputy 
Secretary on intelligence and counterintelligence issues and to the 
Assistant Secretary for Administration on all other issues. The 
Office of Security and Strategic Information provides Department-
wide leadership, direction, policy guidance, execution support, and 
oversight for the following areas: Personnel security and 
suitability; physical security; critical infrastructure protection; 
secure systems access and classified information security 
management, including original classification authority and 
declassification authority; strategic information; and 
counterintelligence. The Office also provides leadership and 
execution of security functions for the Office of the Secretary.

    F. Delegation of Authority. Pending further redelegation, 
directives or orders made by the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or ASA, 
all delegations and redelegations of authority made to officials and 
employees of affected organizational components will continue in them 
or their successors pending further redelegations, provided they are 
consistent with this reorganization.

    Dated: January 3, 2012.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-1011 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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