[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14951-14952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07124]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Population Affairs, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of 
Population Affairs organization has modified its organizational 
structure.

DATES: This new organizational structure was approved by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services and takes effect on April 6, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Broido, Acting Director, Office 
of Communications, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, 200 
Independence Ave. SW, Room 715-G, Washington, DC 20201, Phone 
202.690.7694.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A (Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services) of the Statement of 
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the Department 
of Health and Human Services (60 FR 27804, dated October 31, 1995, and 
corrected at 75 FR 53304, August 31, 2010, and amended most recently at 
82 FR 3005, dated January 5, 2017) is amended to reflect the 
reorganization of the Office of Population Affairs (OPA), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). This reorganization is being 
undertaken to create a more effective structure that better reflects 
OPA's priorities and streamlines operations. This reorganization 
realigns Title X family planning project staff in the 10 HHS Regional 
Offices, currently reporting to the OASH Regional Health 
Administrators, to report directly to OPA Headquarters; and merges the 
Office of Adolescent Health along with the Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
program and other adolescent health activities that it currently 
administers, into the Office of Population Affairs.
    Under Part C, Section C-G, add the current reference: The Office of 
Population Affairs, headed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Population Affairs, will include the Office of Adolescent Health. The 
Office of Population Affairs will be responsible for implementing and 
administering the Title X family planning program and will manage the 
Office of Adolescent Health, which will be headed by a director, will 
implement and administer the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program and 
other adolescent health activities.

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     Office of Population Affairs
    [cir] Office of Adolescent Health--Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
Program
    Under Part C, section C-G, Organization, revise to include that the 
Office of Population Affairs will manage the Office of Adolescent 
Health (OAH) and the activities managed by OAH. Section C-G will 
incorporate the current reference to section C-R:
    The Office of Adolescent Health is headed by a Director who reports 
to the Assistant Secretary for Health.
    Under Section C-G. Functions, retitle all references to the Office 
of Adolescent Health (ACR) under Part C, Section C-R, to the Office of 
Population Affairs (ACG).
    Under Section C-R. Delete all other organizational references to 
the Office of Adolescent Health (AGR).
    II. Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of 
authority made to officials and employees of affected organizational 
components will continue in them or their successors pending further 
redelegation, if allowed, provided they are consistent with this 
reorganization.

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3101)

Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-07124 Filed 4-10-19; 4:15 pm]
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