80 FR 35651 - Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 119 (June 22, 2015)

Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has realigned the Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB). This realignment will permit the office to serve as the ACF liaison to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for OIG engagements relating to the management of ACF programs.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35651-35652]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15237]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority

AGENCY: Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget, Administration for 
Children and Families, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Statement of Organizations, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has 
realigned the Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB). This 
realignment will permit the office to serve as the ACF liaison to the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO) and to the Office of Inspector 
General (OIG) for OIG engagements relating to the management of ACF 
programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew McKearn, Office of Legislative 
Affairs and Budget, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447, 202-401-
9222.
    This notice amends Part K of the Statement of Organization, 
Functions, and Delegations of Authority of the

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Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children 
and Families (ACF), as follows: Chapter KT, as last amended, 65 FR 
30413-14, May 11, 2000.
    I. Under Chapter KT, Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget, 
delete KT.00 Mission in its entirety and replace with the following:

    KT.00 MISSION. The Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB) 
provides leadership in the development of legislation, budget, and 
policy, ensuring consistency in these areas among ACF program and staff 
offices, and with ACF and the Department's vision and goals. It advises 
the Assistant Secretary for Children and Families on all policy and 
programmatic matters that substantially impact the agency's legislative 
program, budget development, budget execution, and regulatory agenda. 
The Office serves as the primary contact for the Department, the 
Executive Branch, and the Congress on all legislative, budget 
development and execution, and regulatory activities. The Office serves 
as the ACF liaison to the Government Accountability Office and to the 
Office of Inspector General (OIG) for OIG engagements relating to the 
management of ACF programs.

    II. Under Chapter KT, Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget, 
delete KT.20, Functions, Paragraph B, in its entirety and replace with 
the following:

    B. The Division of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs serves as the 
focal point for congressional liaison in ACF; provides guidance to the 
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families and senior ACF staff on 
congressional activities and relations; manages the preparation of 
testimony and briefings for programmatic and budget-related hearings; 
negotiates clearance of testimony; monitors hearings and other 
congressional activities that affect ACF programs; and responds to 
congressional inquiries.
    The Division manages the ACF legislative planning cycle and the 
development of Reports to Congress; reviews and analyzes a wide range 
of congressional policy documents including: legislative proposals, 
pending legislation, and bill reports; solicits and synthesizes 
internal ACF comments on such documents; negotiates legislative policy 
positions with the Department and the Executive Branch; and reviews 
other policy significant documents to ensure consistency with statutory 
and congressional intent and the agency legislative agenda.
    The Division manages the ACF regulatory development process; 
negotiates regulatory policy positions with the Department and the 
Executive Branch; and provides guidance to ACF program and staff 
components on policy and programmatic matters related to the regulatory 
development process.
    The Division manages all Government Accountability Office (GAO) 
engagements with ACF; coordinates entrance and exit conferences within 
ACF; ensures GAO requests for information are fulfilled; and 
coordinates ACF comments on GAO draft reports and Statements of Action 
on GAO's recommendations.
    The Division facilitates OIG engagements relating to the management 
of ACF programs, to include, but not be limited to, audits to determine 
whether an ACF program office met its statutory requirements; audits to 
determine whether an ACF program office complied with internal policies 
and procedures; evaluations of an ACF program for efficiency and 
effectiveness; and evaluation of both ACF management and selected 
grantees' management of their grants.

    III. Continuation of Policy. Except as inconsistent with this 
realignment, all statements of policy and interpretations with respect 
to organizational components affected by this notice within ACF, 
heretofore issued and in effect on this date of this realignment 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 realignment.
    V. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment. Transfer of organizations and 
functions affected by this realignment shall be accompanied in each 
instance by direct and support funds, positions, personnel, records, 
equipment, supplies, and other resources.

    This realignment will be effective upon date of signature.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Mark H. Greenberg,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
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