[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31242-31243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11731]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of the Assistant Secretary; Statement of Delegation of 
Authority

    Notice is hereby given that on January 27, 2016, the Assistant 
Secretary for Children and Families re-delegated certain 
responsibilities under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(TVPA), as amended, to the Director of the Office on Trafficking in 
Persons (OTIP), an office within the Immediate Office of the Assistant 
Secretary. In addition, the Assistant Secretary delegated to OTIP other 
authorities under sections 107(b) and 107(f) of the TVPA. By virtue of 
these re-delegations, certain previously delegated authorities to the 
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) were rescinded.
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 30, 2004, I rescinded 
the following delegation to the Director of ORR made on January 11, 
2008 (73 FR 5198) and re-delegated the responsibilities to the Director 
of OTIP, with the authority to re-delegate:
    Authority to conduct public awareness and information activities 
under section 106(b) of the TVPA (22 U.S.C. 7104(b)).
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on March 28, 2001 (66 FR 18642), 
I rescinded the following delegation to the Director of ORR made on 
April 10, 2001 (66 FR 19960-61) and re-delegated the responsibilities 
to the Director of OTIP, with authority to re-delegate:
    Authority to conduct certification activities under section 
107(b)(1) of the TVPA, (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)). In exercising this 
authority, personnel in OTIP will consult with the Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Assistant Secretary by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services on March 23, 2009 (74 FR 14564), 
I rescinded the following delegations to the Director of ORR made on 
April 10, 2009 (74 FR 19233) and re-delegated the responsibilities to 
the Director of OTIP, with authority to re-delegate:
    Authority under section 107(b)(1) of the TVPA (22 U.S.C. 
7105(b)(1)) to provide interim assistance to children who may have been 
subjected to a severe form of trafficking and to issue eligibility 
letters and conduct related activities. In issuing 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.
    Authority to train Federal staff and State and local officials to 
improve identification and protection for victims of a severe form of 
trafficking under section 107(c)(4) of the TVPA (22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)).
    These delegations of authority supersede any prior delegations or 
re-delegations on these subjects to the extent such delegations or re-
delegations may be inconsistent herewith.

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    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Director of 
Refugee Resettlement and the OTIP Director, or his or her subordinates, 
which involved the exercise of authorities prior to the effective date 
of these January 27, 2016, delegations.
    These authorities shall be exercised under the Department's policy 
on regulations and the existing delegation of authority to approve and 
issue regulations.
    These delegations shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to these Administration for 
Children and Families authorities.
    The delegations listed were effective January 27, 2016.

    Dated: May 12, 2016.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2016-11731 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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