[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16510-16511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06057]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living

Administration for Children And Families


Delegation of Authority

AGENCY: Administration for Community Living and Administration for 
Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Authorities under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 are being delegated from the Assistant 
Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, to the 
Administrator, Administration for Community Living (ACL). This action 
is necessary to complete the transition of the Administration on 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to the Administration for 
Community Living from the Administration for Children and Families, 
consistent with the Federal Register notice of reorganization as last 
amended, 77 FR 23250-23260, April 18, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Bennett, Acting Executive 
Secretary, Administration for Community Living at 202-357-3408.
    Under the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary for Children 
and Families by memorandum from the Secretary, ``Delegation of 
Authority for the Developmental Disabilities Programs, The 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 
(The Act), Public Law 106-402, 114 Stat. 1677 (2000),'' dated February 
9, 2004, notice is hereby given that the Assistant Secretary for 
Children and Families has delegated to the Administrator for the 
Administration for Community Living the authorities under the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 
42 U.S.C. 15001 et seq., as amended, as they pertain to the functions 
assigned to the functions of the Administrator for the Administration 
for Community Living.
    These authorities may be redelegated.
    These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's policy 
on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations.
    This delegation shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Community Living authorities.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Administrator 
for the Administration for Community Living, or his or her 
subordinates, which involved the exercise of the authorities delegated 
herein prior to the effective date of this delegation.
    This delegation will concurrently supersede all existing 
delegations of

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these authorities, except the delegation memorandum from the Secretary 
to the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, dated February 9, 
2004.
    This delegation is effective immediately.

     Dated: February 27, 2013.
George H. Sheldon,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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