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)

Page Range		35651-35652
FR Document		2015-15237

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 Issue 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
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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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Department of Health and Human negotiates regulatory policy positions DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Services, Administration for Children with the Department and the Executive HUMAN SERVICES
and Families (ACF), as follows: Chapter Branch; and provides guidance to ACF
KT, as last amended, 65 FR 30413–14, program and staff components on policy Food and Drug Administration
May 11, 2000. and programmatic matters related to the [Docket No. FDA–2015–N–0097]
I. Under Chapter KT, Office of regulatory development process.
Legislative Affairs and Budget, delete Mirwaiss Aminzada: Debarment Order
KT.00 Mission in its entirety and The Division manages all Government
replace with the following: Accountability Office (GAO) AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
engagements with ACF; coordinates HHS.
KT.00 MISSION. The Office of
Legislative Affairs and Budget (OLAB) entrance and exit conferences within ACTION: Notice.
provides leadership in the development ACF; ensures GAO requests for
information are fulfilled; and SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
of legislation, budget, and policy,
coordinates ACF comments on GAO Administration (FDA) is issuing an
ensuring consistency in these areas
draft reports and Statements of Action order under the Federal Food, Drug, and
among ACF program and staff offices,
on GAO’s recommendations. Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act)
and with ACF and the Department’s
permanently debarring Mirwaiss
vision and goals. It advises the Assistant The Division facilitates OIG Aminzada from providing services in
Secretary for Children and Families on engagements relating to the management any capacity to a person that has an
all policy and programmatic matters of ACF programs, to include, but not be approved or pending drug product
that substantially impact the agency’s limited to, audits to determine whether application. FDA bases this order on a
legislative program, budget an ACF program office met its statutory finding that Mr. Aminzada was
development, budget execution, and requirements; audits to determine convicted of a felony under Federal law
regulatory agenda. The Office serves as whether an ACF program office for conduct relating to the regulation of
the primary contact for the Department, complied with internal policies and a drug product. Mr. Aminzada was
the Executive Branch, and the Congress procedures; evaluations of an ACF given notice of the proposed permanent
on all legislative, budget development
program for efficiency and effectiveness; debarment and an opportunity to
and execution, and regulatory activities.
and evaluation of both ACF request a hearing within the timeframe
The Office serves as the ACF liaison to
management and selected grantees’ prescribed by regulation. Mr. Aminzada
the Government Accountability Office
management of their grants. failed to request a hearing. Mr.
and to the Office of Inspector General
Aminzada’s failure to request a hearing
(OIG) for OIG engagements relating to III. Continuation of Policy. Except as constitutes a waiver of his right to a
the management of ACF programs. inconsistent with this realignment, all hearing concerning this action.
II. Under Chapter KT, Office of statements of policy and interpretations
DATES: This order is effective June 22,
Legislative Affairs and Budget, delete with respect to organizational 2015.
KT.20, Functions, Paragraph B, in its components affected by this notice
entirety and replace with the following: within ACF, heretofore issued and in ADDRESSES: Submit applications for
B. The Division of Legislative and effect on this date of this realignment termination of debarment to the
Regulatory Affairs serves as the focal are continued in full force and effect. Division of Dockets Management (HFA–
point for congressional liaison in ACF; 305), Food and Drug Administration,
IV. Delegation of Authority. All 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville,
provides guidance to the Assistant
delegations and redelegations of MD 20852.
Secretary for Children and Families and
authority made to officials and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
senior ACF staff on congressional
activities and relations; manages the employees of affected organizational Kenny Shade (ELEM–4144), Office of
preparation of testimony and briefings components will continue in them or Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug
for programmatic and budget-related their successors pending further Administration, 12420 Parklawn Drive,
hearings; negotiates clearance of redelegations, provided they are Rockville, MD 20857, 301–796–4640.
testimony; monitors hearings and other consistent with this realignment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
congressional activities that affect ACF V. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment.
programs; and responds to I. Background
Transfer of organizations and functions
congressional inquiries. affected by this realignment shall be Section 306(a)(2)(B) of the FD&C Act
The Division manages the ACF accompanied in each instance by direct (21 U.S.C. 335a(a)(2)(B)) requires
legislative planning cycle and the and support funds, positions, personnel, debarment of an individual if FDA finds
development of Reports to Congress; records, equipment, supplies, and other that the individual has been convicted
reviews and analyzes a wide range of resources. of a felony under Federal law for
congressional policy documents conduct relating to the regulation of any
including: legislative proposals, This realignment will be effective drug product under the FD&C Act.
pending legislation, and bill reports; upon date of signature. On June 10, 2014, the U.S. District
solicits and synthesizes internal ACF Dated: June 12, 2015. Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
comments on such documents; entered judgment against Mr. Aminzada
Mark H. Greenberg,
negotiates legislative policy positions for one count of introducing misbranded
with the Department and the Executive Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and drugs into interstate commerce with
Families.
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Branch; and reviews other policy intent to defraud or mislead, in
significant documents to ensure [FR Doc. 2015–15237 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] violation of sections 301(a) and
consistency with statutory and BILLING CODE 4184–34–P 303(a)(2) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C.
congressional intent and the agency 331(a) and 333(a)(2)).
legislative agenda. FDA’s finding that debarment is
The Division manages the ACF appropriate is based on the felony
regulatory development process; conviction referenced herein. The

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Contact		Matthew McKearn, Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget, 901 D Street SW., Washington, DC 20447, 202-401- 9222.
FR Citation		80 FR 35651

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAdministration for Children and Families

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

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families