[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19774-19775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of 
Authority: Office of the Secretary; Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Financial Resources

    Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization, 
Functions

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and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) is being amended at Chapter AM, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), as last amended at 75 FR 369-
370, dated January 5, 2010, 74 FR 57679-57682, dated November 9, 2009, 
74 FR 39325-39327, dated August 6, 2009, 74 FR 18238-18238, dated April 
21, 2009, 73 FR 31486-31487, dated June 2, 2008, 72 FR 56074-75, dated 
October 2, 2007, 72 FR 2282-2283, dated January 18, 2007, and 71 FR 
38884-88, dated July 10, 2006, as follows:
    1. Under Chapter AMS, Office of Finance, Section AMS.20 Functions, 
Paragraph 3, Office of Program Management and Systems Policy (AMS2), 
retitle all references to the ``Division of Systems Policy, Payment 
Integrity and Audit Resolution (AMS22)'' as the ``Division of Systems 
Policy and Audit Resolution (AMS22).''
    2. Under Chapter AMS, Office of Finance, Section AMS.20 Functions, 
Paragraph 3, Office of Program Management and Systems Policy (AMS2), 
Section b, Division of Systems Policy and Audit Resolution (AMS22), 
delete Section ``(2)'' and all associated subsections (i.e., section 
(a) thru section (c)) in their entirety.
    3. Under Chapter AMS, Office of Finance, Section AMS.10 
Organization, insert the following new office after the Office of 
Program Management and Systems Policy, ``Office of Program Integrity 
Coordination (AMS3).''
    4. Under Chapter AMS, Office of Finance, Section AMS.20 Functions, 
insert the following after Paragraph 3:
    4. Office of Program Integrity Coordination (AMS3). The Office of 
Program Integrity Coordination serves as the central point for 
coordinating program integrity issues across the Department. The Office 
coordinates program integrity related activities and projects and 
supports Department-wide communication and exchange of program 
integrity information. The office is responsible for overseeing: 
program integrity assessments, including development of strategies and 
implementation plans to increase program integrity; establishment of 
metrics; ongoing program integrity monitoring; reviews of particular 
programs with program integrity concerns and payment accuracy 
improvement activities.
    The Office of Program Integrity Coordination (OPIC) consists of the 
following components:
    <bullet> Division of Program Integrity Assessment and Improvement 
(AMS31).
    <bullet> Division of Outreach, Communications, and Training 
(AMS32).
    <bullet> Division of Payment Accuracy Improvement (AMS33).
    a. Division of Program Integrity Assessment and Improvement 
(AMS31): The Division's responsibilities include: Developing tools and 
guidance regarding program integrity; Providing technical assistance 
and direction to Operating and Staff Divisions on implementing program 
integrity improvements; Identifying and utilizing innovative tools that 
increase program integrity across the Department; and other activities 
that advance program integrity.
    b. Division of Outreach, Communications, and Training (AMS32): The 
Division's responsibilities include: Providing support for the 
Secretary's Council on Program Integrity, the Program Integrity 
Coordinating Council, Program Integrity response teams, and other 
program integrity groups; Coordinating program integrity related 
communications internally and working closely with Assistant Secretary 
for Public Affairs and Divisions on the preparation of public 
statements and communications related to program integrity; Developing 
and/or providing program integrity related training materials; and 
other activities that advance the communication, training and public 
relations aspects of program integrity.
    c. Division of Payment Accuracy Improvement (AMS33): The Division's 
responsibilities include: Implementing the Improper Payment Elimination 
and Recovery Act of 2010 and related executive order and improper 
payment guidance across the Department; Providing analyses of high risk 
programs and coordinating error rate measurements and improvements for 
high risk programs; and other activities that support improving payment 
accuracy.
    5. Delegation of Authority. Pending further redelegation, 
directives or orders made by the Secretary or ASFR, 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.

    Dated: March 30, 2011.
E.J. Holland, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-8358 Filed 4-7-11; 8:45 am]
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