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[FR Doc No: 94-6959]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children
and Families
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
SUMMARY: Part K, Chapter K (Administration for Children and Families)
of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of
Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (56 FR 42332)
is amended to reflect the changes in Chapter KB, the Executive
Secretariat Office 56 FR 42335 as last amended, August 20, 1993 and
Chapter KK, the Office of Financial Management. Specifically, to
transfer the functional responsibility of the audit liaison function
from Chapter KB, the Executive Secretariat Office to KK, the Office of
Financial Management.
The changes are as follows: 1. Amend KB.20 Functions. Delete
paragraph B in its entirety and replace it with the following:
B. The Executive Secretariat Office ensures that issues requiring
the attention of the Assistant Secretary, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretaries and/or executive staff are
addressed on a timely and coordinated basis; facilitates decisions on
matters requiring immediate action including White House, congressional
and secretarial assignments. The Office comprises two staffs:
Correspondence and Office Liaison; and the Equal Employment Opportunity
and Civil Rights staff. It serves as ACF liaison with the HHS Executive
Secretariat. It receives, assesses and controls incoming correspondence
and assignments to the appropriate ACF component(s) for response and
action; provides assistance and advice to ACF staff on the development
of responses to correspondence and on the controlled correspondence
system; coordinates and/or prepares congressional correspondence; and
tracks development of periodic reports and facilitates departmental
clearance. The Director of the Executive Secretariat Office serves as
the Freedom of Information Act Officer for ACF and handles hot line
calls received by the Office of Inspector General and the General
Accounting Office on ACF operations and personnel.
The Office directs and manages the ACF Equal Employment Opportunity
and Civil Rights program and provides direction and leadership on equal
employment opportunity and civil rights policies and programs for ACF.
Immediate oversight is provided by a staff under the direction of an
EEO Manager. It plans, develops and evaluates programs and procedures
designed to eliminate discrimination in employment, training, incentive
awards, promotion and career opportunities. The Equal Employment
Manager reports to the Executive Secretariat, is located within the
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, and has responsibility for
coordinating and implementing the Equal Employment Opportunity and
Affirmative Action program for ACF in accordance with departmental
policies and procedures.
2. Amend Chapter KK.00 Mission to delete it in its entirety and
replace it with the following:
KK.00 Mission. The Office of Financial Management advises the
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on financial management
matters. It provides leadership and direction on budget development and
budget execution. It develops, administers and coordinates financial
and budgetary policies, processes and controls necessary to administer
ACF programs and financial resources. It directs formula, entitlement,
block and discretionary grant business activity, including grant
awards, financial monitoring, resolution of audit findings,
disallowances and appeals. It serves as audit liaison with the General
Accounting Office and the Department's Office of Inspector General.
3. Amend Chapter KK.20 Functions. Paragraph F to delete it in its
entirety and replace it with the following:
F. Division of Audit Resolution and Grant Oversight oversees the
implementation of established ACF, departmental and federal financial
and grants management policies and guidelines. The Division oversees,
monitors, and coordinates the resolution of audit findings and
processes audit findings for certain ACF programs. It serves as audit
liaison with the General Accounting Office and the Department's Office
of Inspector General. The Division reviews, analyzes, and responds to
program, regional offices and grantee requests for interpretation of
financial and grants management policies and guidelines. The Division
reviews, analyzes and prepares a recommended response for the Director
or Assistant Secretary for Children and Families regarding regional or
program office consultations regarding disallowances, suspensions or
terminations. It provides analysis, supportive material, and recommends
action on grantee requests for reconsideration of disallowances or
other grant actions; analyzes audit findings and assigns action to the
appropriate ACF official; monitors audit resolution activity to ensure
compliance with OMB and Department resolution time frames; and reviews
resolution actions to ensure compliance with ACF, departmental and
other federal regulations, policies and guidelines.
The Division is responsible for monitoring debt collection
activities and disposition of assets, and provides all claims (debts)
collection activities of former Community Services Administration (CSA)
grantees. It serves as the ACF liaison with GAO, HHS Audit Agency, and
ASMB on grant matters; assists in grant hearings held by the Department
Appeals Board or ACF components; and manages the departmental
disallowance alerting system for ACF components.
Effective Date: March 17, 1994.
Mary Jo Bane,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 94-6959 Filed 3-23-94; 8:45 am]
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