[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72418-72420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30176]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority; Administration on Developmental Disabilities
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has
reorganized the Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS) and the
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD). This reorganization
realigns the President's Committee for People with Intellectual
Disabilities Staff within the OAS and moves the function to ADD as a
result of the Charter Amendment for PCPID governed by Public Law 92-463
signed by the Secretary, HHS, on May 9, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Lewis, Commissioner,
Administration on Developmental Disabilities, 200 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-6590.
This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization,
Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as
follows: Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary (OAS) last
amended, 75 FR 60471-60473, September 30, 2010, and Chapter KC,
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) last amended 75 FR
63186-63187, October 14, 2010.
I. Under Chapter, KA, Amend the Office of the Assistant Secretary as
Follows
A. Delete KA.10 Organization in its entirety and replace with the
following: KA.10 Organization. The Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Children and Families is headed by the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families who reports directly to the Secretary and
consists of:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families (KA)
Executive Secretariat Office (KAF)
Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (KAG)
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison
for Early Childhood Development (KAH)
B. Delete KA.20 Functions B in Its entirety.
II. Under Chapter, KC, Administration on Developmental Disabilities,
Delete in Its Entirety and Replace With the Following
KC.00 Mission. The Administration on Developmental Disabilities
(ADD) advises the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary for
Children and Families, on matters relating to individuals with
developmental disabilities and their families. ADD serves as the focal
point in the Department to support and encourage the provision of
quality services to individuals with developmental disabilities and
their families. ADD assists states, through the design and
implementation of a comprehensive and continuing state plan, in
increasing the independence, productivity and community inclusion of
individuals with developmental disabilities. These state plans make
optimal use of existing Federal and state resources for the provision
of services and supports to these individuals and their families to
achieve these outcomes. ADD works
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with the states to ensure that the rights of all individuals with
developmental disabilities are protected.
ADD administers two formula grant programs, State Developmental
Disabilities Councils and Protection and Advocacy Systems, and two
discretionary grant programs, University Affiliated Programs and
Projects of National Significance, including Family Support. These
programs support the provision of services to individuals with
developmental disabilities and their families. In concert with other
components of ACF as well as other public, private, and voluntary
sector partners, ADD develops and implements research, demonstration
and evaluation strategies for discretionary funding of activities
designed to improve and enrich the lives of individuals with
developmental disabilities. In addition, ADD serves as a resource in
the development of policies and programs to reduce or eliminate
barriers experienced by individuals with developmental disabilities
through the identification of promising practices and dissemination of
information. ADD supports and encourages programs or services, which
prevent developmental disabilities and manages initiatives involving
the private and voluntary sectors that benefit individuals with
developmental and other disabilities and their families.
ADD provides staff and administrative support to the President's
Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (Committee). In
order to promote full participation of people with intellectual
disabilities in their communities, the Committee provides advice to the
President and to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary)
through the Commissioner of ADD concerning a broad range of topics
relating to people with intellectual disabilities.
KC.10 Organization. The Administration on Developmental
Disabilities (ADD) is headed by a Commissioner who reports directly to
the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. ADD consists of:
Office of the Commissioner (KCA)
President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (KCA1)
Office of Program Support (KCB)
Office of Innovation (KCC)
KC.20 Functions. A. The Office of the Commissioner provides
executive leadership and management strategies for all components of
the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), and serves as
the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Children and
Families, the Secretary, and other elements of the Department for
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The
Office plans, coordinates and controls ADD policy, planning and
management activities which include the development of legislative
proposals, regulations and policy issuances for ADD. The Office
provides executive direction, leadership, and management strategy to
ADD's components and establishes goals and objectives for ADD programs.
The Office manages the formulation and execution of the program and
operating budgets; provides administrative, personnel and information
systems support services; serves as the ADD Executive Secretariat
controlling the flow of correspondence; and coordinates with
appropriate ACF components in implementing administrative requirements
and procedures. The Office also initiates, executes and supports the
development of interagency, intergovernmental and public-private sector
agreements, committees, task forces, commissions or joint-funding
efforts as appropriate.
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
(PCPID) staff provides general staff support for a Presidential-level
advisory body. It coordinates all meetings and Congressional hearing
arrangements; provides such advice and assistance in the areas of
intellectual disabilities as the President, the Secretary or the
Commissioner may request and prepares and issues reports to the
President concerning intellectual disabilities. It works with other
Federal, State, local governments, and private-sector organizations to
achieve Presidential goals related to intellectual disabilities, and
develops and disseminates information to increase public awareness of
intellectual disabilities. The staff supporting PCPID reports to the
Commissioner of ADD. In coordination with the ACF Office of Public
Affairs, the Office of the Commissioner develops a strategy for
increasing public awareness of the needs of individuals with
developmental disabilities, their families, and programs designed to
address them. The Deputy Commissioner assists the Commissioner in
carrying out the responsibilities of the Office.
B. The Office of Program Support is responsible for the
coordination, oversight, management and evaluation of the State
Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the Protection and Advocacy
Systems, and the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities grant programs as authorized by the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The Office is
responsible for the development of procedures and performance standards
that ensure compliance with the DD Act and that improve the outcomes of
the programs in increasing the independence, productivity and community
inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities as well as program
outreach activities. The Office conducts routine and special analyses
of state plans of State Councils on Developmental Disabilities,
statement of goals and objectives of State Protection and Advocacy
Systems, and five-year plans of the University Centers for Excellence
in Developmental Disabilities, to assure consistent application of ADD
program goals and objectives.
In addition, the Office of Program Support provides program
development services, develops and initiates guidelines, policy
issuances and actions with team participation by other components of
ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies to fulfill the mission and
goals of the DD Act, as amended. The Office ensures the dissemination
of grantee results, including project results and information produced
by ADD grantees, by coordinating with the Office of Innovation and the
Office of the Commissioner for information sharing.
The Office of Program Support manages cross-cutting initiatives
with other components of ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies to
promote and integrate the grant programs into cross-agency and cross-
disability efforts.
C. The Office of Innovation is responsible for the coordination,
oversight, management and evaluation of the Projects of National
Significance, Family Support, and the Direct Support Workers grant
programs as authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and
Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The Office is responsible for the
development of procedures that ensure compliance with the DD Act and
that improve the outcomes of the programs, grants and contracts in
increasing the independence, productivity and community inclusion of
persons with developmental disabilities. The Office also ensures the
dissemination of project results and information produced by ADD
grantees.
The Office of Innovation also administers two formula grants under
the Help America Vote Act (State and Local Grants for Election
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities and Grants to Protection
and Advocacy Systems) that improve accessibility for individuals with
the full range of disabilities, including the blind and
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visually impaired, to polling places, including the path of travel,
entrances, exits and voting facilities. The Office also administers a
training and technical assistance grant program under the Help America
Vote Act that provides technical assistance to Protection and Advocacy
Systems in their mission to promote the full participation in the
electoral process for individuals with the full range of disabilities,
including registering to vote, casting vote, and accessing polling
places.
The Office of Innovation originates and manages cross-cutting
research, demonstration and evaluation initiatives with other
components of ADD, ACF, HHS and other government agencies. The Office
also coordinates information sharing and other activities related to
national Developmental Disability program trends with other ACF
programs and HHS agencies; and studies, reviews and analyzes other
Federal programs providing services applicable to persons with
developmental disabilities for the purpose of integrating and
coordinating program efforts.
III. Continuation of Policy
Except as inconsistent with this reorganization, all statements of
policy and interpretations with respect to organizational components
affected by this notice within the Administration for Children and
Families, heretofore issued and in effect on this date of this
reorganization are continued in full force and effect.
IV. Delegation 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, provided they
are consistent with this reorganization.
V. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment
Transfer of organizations and functions affected by this
reorganization shall be accompanied in each instance by direct and
support funds, positions, personnel, records, equipment, supplies, and
other resources.
This reorganization will be effective upon date of signature.
Dated: November 10, 2011.
George H. Sheldon,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2011-30176 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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