[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44687-44688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11058]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

AGENCY: Office of Population Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: This new organizational structure was approved by the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services and takes effect on May 14, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Swafford Marcella, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs, Office of Population 
Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services at [email protected] and 240-453-2800.

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 56605, dated November 9, 1995, and 
corrected at 75 FR 53304, August 31, 2010, amended at 82 FR 3005, dated 
January 10, 2017, and amended, most recently at 84 FR 14951, dated 
April 12, 2019) is amended to reflect the reorganization of the Office 
of Population Affairs (OPA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Health (OASH). This reorganization will streamline operations and 
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of OPA. OPA is responsible for 
implementing and administering the Title X family planning program, 
managing the Office of Adolescent Health, which is headed by a 
director, and implementing and administering the Teen Pregnancy 
Prevention program and other adolescent health activities. The changes 
are as follows:
    I. Under Part C, section C-G, Organization, revise to organize OPA 
staff across six Divisions: Administration and Operations, Adolescent 
Health Programs, Clinical and Scientific Affairs, Policy and External 
Affairs, Research and Evaluation, and Title X Service Delivery. The 
Division of Administration and Operations will manage overall 
operations for OPA, including staff recruitment and retention, 
budgeting, training, and travel. The Division of Adolescent Health 
Programs will lead implementation of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention 
Program and other adolescent health programmatic activities. The 
Division of Clinical and Scientific Affairs will provide clinical and 
scientific expertise, consultation, and oversight for all OPA staff and 
activities. The Division of Policy and External Affairs will lead all 
policy and communication activities for the office. The Division of 
Research and Evaluation will oversee data collection for OPA programs 
and will lead OPA's research and evaluation activities. The Division of 
Title X Service Delivery will lead implementation of the Title X 
service delivery program.
    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 
redelegations, if allowed, provided they are consistent with this 
reorganization.

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

Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2024-11058 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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