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FEDERAL PERCENTAGES AND FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENTAGES, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 1997–SEPTEMBER

30, 1998 (FISCAL YEAR 1998)—Continued

State Federal percentages

Federal medical assistance

percentages

New Mexico .............................................................................................................................................................. 65.00 72.61

New York .................................................................................................................................................................. 50.00 50.00

North Carolina .......................................................................................................................................................... 58.99 63.09

North Dakota ............................................................................................................................................................ 65.00 70.43

Northern Mariana Islands ......................................................................................................................................... 50.00 50.00

Ohio .......................................................................................................................................................................... 53.49 58.14

Oklahoma ................................................................................................................................................................. 65.00 70.51

Oregon ..................................................................................................................................................................... 57.18 61.46

Pennsylvania ............................................................................................................................................................ 50.00 53.39

Puerto Rico .............................................................................................................................................................. 50.00 50.00

Rhode Island ............................................................................................................................................................ 50.00 53.17

South Carolina ......................................................................................................................................................... 65.00 70.23

South Dakota ........................................................................................................................................................... 64.16 67.75

Tennessee ................................................................................................................................................................ 59.28 63.36

Texas ........................................................................................................................................................................ 58.09 62.28

Utah .......................................................................................................................................................................... 65.00 72.58

Vermont .................................................................................................................................................................... 57.98 62.18

Virgin Islands ............................................................................................................................................................ 50.00 50.00

Virginia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 50.00 51.49

Washington .............................................................................................................................................................. 50.00 52.15

West Virginia ............................................................................................................................................................ 65.00 73.67

Wisconsin ................................................................................................................................................................. 54.26 58.84

Wyoming .................................................................................................................................................................. 58.91 63.02

* For purposes of section 1118 of the Social Security Act, the percentage used under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI and Part A of title IV will be 75

per centum.

[FR Doc. 97–2231 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4110–60–M

Administration for Children and

Families

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority

This Notice amends Part K of the

Statement of Organization, Functions,

and Delegations of Authority of the

Department of Health and Human

Services (DHHS), Administration for

Children and Families (ACF) as follows:

Chapter K, Administration for Children

and Families (60 FR 58628), as last

amended, November 28, 1995; Chapter

KA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Children and Families (60 FR 40586), as

last amended, August 9, 1995; Chapter

KJ, Office of Regional Operations and

State Systems (60 FR 40586), as last

amended, August 9, 1995; Chapter KL,

Office of Staff Development and

Organizational Resources (60 FR 58628),

as last amended, November 28, 1995;

Chapter KP, Office of Program Support

(60 FR 40586), as last amended, August

9, 1995; Chapter KT, Office of

Legislative Affairs and Budget (60 FR

40586), as last amended, August 9,

1995; and Chapter KU, Office of Human

Resource Management (60 FR 58628), as

last amended, November 28, 1995. This

reorganization of staff offices will

realign several major functions of ACF

and create an Office of Administrative

Services and Facilities Management.

These Chapters are amended as follows:

I. Amend K.10—Organization. After

‘‘Office of Human Resource

Management (KU),’’ add the following:

‘‘Office of Administrative Services and

Facilities Management (KV).’’

II. A. Amend KA.10—Organization.

Delete ‘‘U.S. Advisory Board on Child

Abuse and Neglect Staff’’ (KAE) and

‘‘U.S. Commission on Child and Family

Welfare Staff’’ (KAF).

B. Amend KA.20—Functions. Delete

Paragraph A in its entirety and replace

with the following:

KA.20—Functions. A. The Office of

the Assistant Secretary is responsible to

the Secretary for carrying out ACF’s

mission and provides executive

supervision to the major components of

ACF.

These responsibilities include

providing executive leadership and

direction to plan and coordinate ACF

program activities to assure their

effectiveness, approving instructions,

policies, publications, and grant awards

issued by ACF, and representing ACF in

relationships with governmental and

non-governmental organizations. The

Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families also serves as the Director of

the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, and signs official Child

Support Enforcement documents as the

Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Program Operations serves as principal

advisor and counsel to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families on

all aspects of strategic and operational

management issues. The Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations serves as ACF liaison to the

General Counsel and, as appropriate,

initiates action in securing resolution of

legal matters relating to management of

the agency, and represents the Assistant

Secretary on all administrative litigation

matters. The Deputy Assistant Secretary

provides day-to-day executive

leadership and direction for the Office

of Human Resource Management, the

Equal Employment Opportunity/Civil

Rights and Special Initiatives Staff, the

Office of Staff Development and

Organizational Resources, and the

Office of Administrative Services and

Facilities Management. The Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations represents the Assistant

Secretary in HHS and with other

Federal agencies and task forces in

defining objectives and priorities, and in

coordinating activities associated with

reinvention and continuous

improvement initiatives.

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Policy and External Affairs serves as the

principal advisor and counsel to the

Assistant Secretary for Children and
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Families on all aspects of legislation,

policy, strategic planning, performance

measures and demonstration testing,

research, evaluation, intergovernmental

affairs, budget execution, budget

formulation, and media. The Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

External Affairs develops broad policy

strategies and concepts pertaining to ongoing and anticipated program issues

and recommends legislation relevant to

ACF programs. The Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Policy and External Affairs

formulates and presents ACF’s program

budgets; represents the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families in

budget negotiations with the

Department and the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB); and

assists in planning for and presenting

the budget before the OMB and

Congress. The Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Policy and External Affairs

represents the Assistant Secretary for

Children and Families on

intergovernmental matters, media

affairs, and in contacts and negotiations

with Congressional members and staff

and executives of agencies and

organizations. The Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Policy and External Affairs

provides executive leadership and

direction to the Office of Legislative

Affairs and Budget, the Office of

Planning, Research and Evaluation and

the Office of Public Affairs. The Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

External Affairs also provides oversight

for agency commissions and advisory

committees, including the President’s

Committee on Mental Retardation.

C. Delete Paragraphs D, ‘‘U.S.

Advisory Board on Child Abuse and

Neglect Staff’’ and E, ‘‘U.S. Commission

on Child and Family Welfare Staff.’’

III. Retitle Chapter KJ. ‘‘The Office of

Regional Operations and State Systems’’

as the ‘‘Office of Regional Operations,’’

and replace with the following:

KJ.00 Mission

KJ.10 Organization

KJ.20 Functions

KJ.00 Mission. The Office of

Regional Operations (ORO) recommends

to and advises the Assistant Secretary

on all strategic and operational activities

related to implementation of the

agency’s programs at the regional level.

It oversees the performance and

operation of all Regional Offices, and

coordinates with program offices on

strategies and implementation of

program initiatives.

KJ.10—Organization. The Office of

Regional Operations is headed by a

Director who reports to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families.

The Office is organized as follows:

• Office of the Director (KJA)

• Regional Operations Staff (KJB)

KJ.20 Functions. A. Office of the

Director provides executive leadership

for administering the agency’s programs

and initiatives at the regional level. The

Director provides direction to the

Regional Operations Staff. The Director

is the principal advisor to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families on

region-related matters.

The Director supervises and supports

the Regional Hub Directors and Regional

Administrators in administering

Regional Office activities and

establishing and implementing crosscutting program initiatives. The Director

establishes coordinative arrangements

with program and staff office directors

to assure that the Regional Hub

Directors and Regional Administrators

can oversee operations, fulfill program

responsibilities, and have access to

needed information. The Director

advises the Assistant Secretary of

problems that could prevent the

Regional Offices from carrying out the

mission of ACF and the Department.

The Director represents the Assistant

Secretary in HHS and with other

Federal agencies and task forces on

Region-related activities.

In conjunction with Program and

Regional Offices, the Director provides

the leadership of ACF’s partnership and

monitoring activities. The Director is

jointly responsible with the Office of

Planning, Research and Evaluation for

implementing performance measures for

ACF’s goals and objectives.

Within the Office of the Director,

administrative staff assist the Director in

managing the administrative, personnel,

and salaries and expenses activities for

the Office of Regional Operations.

B. The Regional Operations Staff

develops and manages processes for

liaison between ACF Regional Offices

and the Assistant Secretary and program

and staff offices in headquarters. The

Staff supports Regional Offices by

implementing and overseeing systems

and procedures for communicating with

and managing the workload emanating

from the varied and diverse ACF

Program Offices. The Staff monitors and

evaluates Regional Office operations

and makes plans for the utilization of

regional resources to accomplish

approved objectives. The Staff works

with program offices to develop

strategies for delivery of services to

States and grantees.

IV. Delete Chapter KL.00, ‘‘Office of

Staff Development and Organizational

Resources’’, in its entirety and replace

with the following:

KL.00 Mission

KL.10 Organization

KL.20 Function

KL.00 Mission. The Office of Staff

Development and Organizational

Resources (OSDOR) serves as principal

advisor to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Program Operations and

provides consultation, policy

development, technical assistance and

related services to all ACF components

in the areas of training, staff

development, organizational

development and organizational

analysis. Supports the implementation

of ACF’s streamlining efforts.

KL.10 Organization. The Office of

Staff Development and Organizational

Resources is headed by a Director who

reports to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Program Operations.

KL.20 Functions. The Office of Staff

Development and Organizational

Resources provides leadership in

directing and managing agency-wide

staff development and training activities

for ACF. The Office is responsible for

the functional management of all

program, common needs and

management training in the agency,

including policy development,

guidance, and technical assistance and

evaluation of all aspects of program,

career, employee, supervisory,

management, executive and

organizational development. Provides

leadership in implementing the

recommendations of the Staff

Development and Training Team by

managing/overseeing and monitoring

the ACF Training Resource Center and

institutionalizing long-term

developmental training for ACF

employees. Support the daily work and

special projects of ACF employees by

managing the Information Resource

Center (library).

The Office serves as the principal

source of advice through the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations to the Assistant Secretary on

organizational design by collaborating

with staff to develop high-leverage,

tailored solutions to achieve measurable

outcomes and to transform the agency to

a quality organization that supports

ACF’s vision, values and goals. The

Office advises the Assistant Secretary

through the Deputy Assistant Secretary

for Program Operations on all aspects of

ACF organizational analysis including:

planning for new organizational

elements; and planning, organizing and

performing studies, analysis and

evaluations related to structural,

functional and organizational issues,

problems and policies to ensure

organizational effectiveness. Conducts

the review process for ACF
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reorganization proposals. Acts as liaison

with the HHS Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Management and Budget to

coordinate organizational proposals

requiring Secretarial approval; prepares

functional statements and official

organizational charts. Administers

ACF’s system for review, approval, and

documentation of delegations of

authority and maintains the guidelines

related to the delegations of authority.

V. Delete Chapter KP, ‘‘Office of

Program Support’’, in its entirety and

replace with the following:

KP.00 Mission

KP.10 Organization

KP.20 Functions

KP.00 Mission. The Office of

Program Support (OPS) advises the

Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families on information resource,

financial, grants, and procurement

activities, both internal and external to

ACF. The Director is the principal

advisor to the Assistant Secretary for

Children and Families on State systems

matters. In addition, the Director serves

as the Associate Deputy Director for

Child Support Enforcement Systems

and reports directly to the Director,

Child Support Enforcement, on matters

related to child support information

systems. The Office develops,

administers and coordinates financial,

operational and budgetary policies,

processes, and controls necessary to

administer ACF programs and financial

resources; directs discretionary and

mandatory grant activities; oversees the

utilization of information resources

throughout ACF; directs ACF’s

information systems, computer centers

and communications network activities;

coordinates ACF’s development and

implementation of State systems

policies and strategies; and administers

and coordinates ACF’s internal control

activities.

KP.10 Organization. The Office of

Program Support (OPS) is headed by a

Director who reports directly to the

Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families. The Office is organized as

follows:

• Office of the Director (KPA)

• Office of Information Services (KPB)

• Office of Financial Services (KPC)

• Office of Management Services (KPD)

• Office of Customer Service and

Administration (KPE)

• Office of State Systems/Child Support

Information Systems (KPF)

KP.20 Functions. A. Office of the

Director directs and coordinates all

activities of the Office of Program

Support. The Director serves as ACF’s:

Chief Financial Officer (CFO); ACF’s

Chief Grants Management Officer;

Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity

Act (FMFIA) Management Control

Officer; Principal Information Resource

Management Official serving as ACF’s

Chief Information Officer responsible

for implementing the Information

Technology Management Reform Act;

and Reports Clearance Officer. The

Director also serves as the Associate

Deputy Director of Child Support

Enforcement Systems and reports

directly to the Director, Child Support

Enforcement, on matters related to child

support information systems. The

Director serves as the ACF liaison with

the Assistant Secretary for Management

and Budget, the General Accounting

Office, the Office of the Inspector

General, and the Office of Management

and Budget for areas under OPS’

purview. The Office of Program Support

(OPS) advises the Assistant Secretary for

Children and Families on information

resource, financial, grants, and

procurement activities, both internal

and external to ACF. The Office

develops, administers and coordinates

financial, operational policies,

processes, and controls necessary to

administer ACF programs and financial

resources; directs discretionary and

mandatory grant activities; oversees the

utilization of information resources

throughout ACF; directs ACF’s

information systems, computer centers

and communications network activities;

coordinates ACF’s development and

implementation of State systems

policies and strategies; and administers

and coordinates ACF’s internal control

activities.

B. Office of Information Services (OIS)

provides centralized information

technology policy, procedures,

standards and guidelines; develops

long-range information resource

management (IRM) plans; develops IRM

policy, procurement plans and budget

for OIS; develops and implements

procurement strategies for ADP support

services; serves as the Deputy Chief

Information Officer supporting ACF’s

responsibilities under the Information

Technology Management Reform Act;

reviews and analyzes all ADP

acquisition documentation for

compliance with applicable laws and

regulations as well as for procurement

strategy; coordinates technical

assistance provided to program offices

on ADP support services procurement;

represents ACF on the Department’s

IRM Advisory Council; provides liaison

and manages major interdepartmental

IRM initiatives; conducts major

information system reviews of ADP

systems as required by the Department;

directs and coordinates ACF’s systems

security and privacy responsibilities;

maintains an ACF-wide program data

inventory; coordinates mandated OMB

approvals required under the Paperwork

Reduction Act; and plans, directs and

maintains ACF electronic records

management system.

OIS manages the National Computer

Center facility which provides services

to ACF components and authorized

state and county computer users for

programs administered by ACF; plans,

manages, maintains and operates ACF’s

local area networks (LANs), national

wide-area network (WAN) and personal

computers; provides for equipment and

software acquisition, maintenance and

user support for end-user computing;

manages and maintains a Help Desk for

ACF users and provides information

technology and software training in

coordination with ACF components;

develops plans and places orders for

data communications services; provides

liaison with HHS, GSA and private

firms on data telecommunications

matters; and provides assistance to ACF

components to identify needs for and

use of data telecommunications

equipment and systems.

OIS designs, develops, implements

and maintains application systems to

support ACF administrative, budget and

program systems; provides technical

assistance to ACF program offices

procuring system support services;

provides technical assistance on

automated systems to state and local

agencies who are users of ACF’s

Computer Center; and develops software

policy, procedures, standards and

guidelines.

C. Office of Financial Services (OFS)

supports the Director, OPS in fulfilling

ACF’s Chief Financial Officer,

Management Control Officer, and Chief

Grants Officer responsibilities including

preparation of the CFO 5 Year Plan;

performs audit oversight and liaison

activities, including preparing reports to

Congress, Office of the General Counsel

and the Office of the Inspector General.

OFS writes/interprets financial policy

and researches appropriation law issues;

oversees and coordinates ACF’s FMFIA

activities; performs debt management

functions; and develops and administers

quality assurance, training and

certification programs for grants

management; and responsible for the

annual preparation and audit of ACF’s

financial statement requirements. It

develops/interprets internal policies

and procedures for OFS components

and coordinates the management of

ACF’s interagency agreement activities.

OFS provides agency-wide guidance

to program and regional office staff on

grant related issues; including
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developing and interpreting financial

and grants policy, coordinating strategic

grants planning, facilitating policy

advisory groups, and assuring consistent

grant program announcements. OFS

prepares, coordinates and disseminates

action transmittals, information

memoranda, and other policy guidance

on financial and grants management

issues; provides financial and grants

administration training and technical

assistance to ACF staff and grantees; and

in coordination with the Office of

Management Services, directs and/or

coordinates management initiatives to

improve financial administration of

ACF mandatory and discretionary grant

programs. OFS also develops and

delivers grants management training to

ACF program and financial staff.

D. Office of Management Services

(OMS) provides centralized

management and administration of

acquisitions for ACF headquarters

components; assures that all contracts

awarded conform to applicable statutes,

regulations and policies; develops ACF

policies, procedures and instructions for

the award and administration of all ACF

acquisitions; reviews and interprets

proposed HHS and OMB regulations,

circulars and directives pertaining to

acquisition management; solicits,

negotiates, awards, modifies, terminates

and closes all acquisitions issued by

ACF; conducts the Small and

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Program; and provides training and

technical assistance to program and staff

components on significant acquisition

policies and procedures. OMS serves as

the lead for ACF in coordination and

liaison within ACF and with the

Department, OMB, GSA and other

federal agencies on procurement

management issues and activities.

OMS provides management and

technical administration of ACF

discretionary, formula, entitlement and

block grants; assures that all grants

awarded by ACF conform with

applicable statutes, regulations, and

policies; computes grantee allocations,

prepares grant awards, ensures

incorporation of necessary grant terms

and conditions, and monitors grantee

expenditures; analyzes financial needs

under grant programs; provides data in

support of apportionment requests;

prepares reports and analyses on the

grantee’s use of funds; maintains liaison

and coordination with appropriate ACF

and HHS organizations to ensure

consistency between ACF grant systems

and the Department’s grant payment

systems; and provides technical

assistance to ACF program and regional

components on grant operations and

technical grants management issues;

and performs audit resolution activities

for ACF grant programs. OMS serves as

the lead for ACF in coordination and

liaison with the Department and other

federal agencies on grants management

and administration operational issues

and activities.

E. Office of Customer Service and

Administration (OCSA) develops and

maintains a customer service plan for

the OPS and conducts customer surveys

for OPS; facilitates and assists in

developing and writing standard

operating procedures for all components

within OPS; assists in office-specific

training of OPS staff; assists OPS

components with the provision of

office-specific and functional training to

program and regional offices;

coordinates permanent and temporary

teams formed within OPS; develops and

maintains OPS staff directory and users’

guide for OPS services.

OCSA is responsible for overseeing

OPS’ salaries and expenses budget.

Provides direction to meet the human

resource management needs within

OPS; coordinates with the office which

handles ACF’s human resources

activities and the Department to provide

OPS staff with personnel services

including position management,

staffing, recruitment, employee and

labor relations, employee assistance,

payroll, staff development and training,

and special hiring and placement

programs; and maintains systems to

track personnel actions to keep the

Director of OPS and, as appropriate, the

Directors of offices within OPS

informed about the status of personnel

actions, current full-time equivalency

usage and salaries and expenses

resources, and employee programs and

benefits. All OPS personnel related

issues, performance management

activities and other administrative

functions within OPS are handled

within this office.

F. Office of State Systems/Child

Support Information Systems (OSS)

oversees the Department’s

responsibilities for Federal financial

participation in the funding of State

automated systems. It coordinates ACF’s

development and implementation of

strategies and policies related to

payment integrity, electronic benefits

transfer, welfare systems integration,

and related initiatives and programs. It

directs state systems activities on

partnership, collaborative efforts, and

technical assistance activities.

The Office provides leadership for

provision of technical assistance to

States on information systems projects;

and advances the use of computer

technology in the administration of

welfare and social services programs by

States.

The Office is responsible for

developing departmental policies and

procedures under which States obtain

Federal financial participation in the

cost of automated systems development

to support programs funded under the

Social Security Act. It serves as the

departmental focal point for the

development and implementation of

strategies and policies related to

payment integrity, welfare systems

integration and related initiatives and

programs; and provides leadership and

guidance to interagency work groups in

these areas for the Department.

The Office reviews, analyzes, and

approves/disapproves State requests for

Federal financial participation for

automated systems development

activities which support the AFDC,

JOBS, Child Care, Head Start, Child

Welfare, Foster Care, Social Services,

and Refugee Resettlement programs. It

provides assistance to States in

developing or modifying automation

plans to conform to Federal

requirements. It monitors approved

State systems development activities;

conducts periodic reviews to assure

State compliance with regulatory

requirements applicable to automated

systems supported by Federal financial

participation. It provides guidance to

States on functional requirements for

these automated information systems. It

promotes interstate transfer of existing

automated systems and provides

assistance and guidance to improve

ACF’s programs through the use of

automated systems.

The Office has a separate

organizational unit which reports to the

Associate Deputy Director for Child

Support Enforcement, who reports to

the Director of Child Support

Enforcement. It reviews, analyzes, and

approves/disapproves State requests for

Federal financial participation for

automated systems development

activities which support the Child

Support program. It provides assistance

to States in developing or modifying

automation plans to conform to Federal

requirements. It monitors approved

State systems development activities;

conducts periodic reviews to assure

State compliance with regulatory

requirements applicable to automated

systems supported by Federal financial

participation. It provides guidance to

States on functional requirements for

these automated information systems. It

promotes interstate transfer of existing

automated systems and provides

assistance and guidance to improve

ACF’s programs through the use of

automated systems.
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VI. Delete KT, ‘‘Office of Legislative

Affairs and Budget,’’ in its entirety and

replace with the following:

KT.00 Mission

KT.10 Organization

KT.20 Functions

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

which substantially impact the agency’s

legislative program, budget

development, budget execution and

regulatory agenda. The Office serves as

the primary ACF contact, for the

Department, the Executive Branch, and

the Congress on all legislative, budget

development, and regulatory activities.

KT.10 Organization. The Office of

Legislative Affairs and Budget is headed

by a Director, who reports to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

External Affairs.

KT.20 Functions. The Office of

Legislative Affairs and Budget serves as

the principal advisor to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

External Affairs and the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families on

all policy and programmatic matters

which substantially impact on

legislative affairs, budget development,

budget execution and the regulatory

agenda; and represents the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Policy and

External Affairs and the Assistant

Secretary on budget, policy and

legislative materials and activities.

Serves as the primary ACF contact for

the Department, the Executive Branch,

and Congress on all budget development

and budget execution activities;

manages the development and

presentation of ACF’s budget; provides

guidance to ACF program and staff

components in preparing material in

support of budget development;

manages the ACF regulatory

development process; negotiates

regulatory policy positions with the

Department and the Executive Branch;

provides guidance to ACF programs and

staff components on policy and

programmatic matters which

substantially impact the budget and

regulatory development process; and

reviews and analyzes other policy

significant documents to ensure

consistency with ACF’s budget, vision

and goals.

Serves as the focal point for

congressional liaison in ACF and for the

Office of Assistant Secretary for

Legislation; counsels and advises the

Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families and senior ACF staff on

congressional activities and relations;

manages the preparation of testimony

and briefings; negotiates clearance of

testimony; monitors hearings and other

congressional activities which affect

ACF; and manages congressional

inquiries.

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.

Facilitates the preparation of

comprehensive administrative (salaries

and expenses) budget for ACF; and

designs and develops budget estimating

modes and procedures.

VII. Delete KU.00, ‘‘The Office of

Human Resource Management,’’ in its

entirety and replace with the following:

KU.00 Mission

KU.10 Organization

KU.10 Function

KU.00 Mission. The Office of

Human Resource Management (OHRM)

is the principal advisor to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations on all personnel

administration and management areas.

KU.10 Organization. The Office of

Human Resource Management is headed

by a Director who reports to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations.

KU.20 Functions. The Office of

Human Resource Management directs

and manages the personnel operations

and services for the Administration for

Children and Families (ACF). Provides

advice and assistance to ACF managers

in their personnel management

activities including workforce planning,

recruitment, selection, position

management, performance management,

and incentive awards. Provides a variety

of services to ACF employees, including

provision of employee assistance

services and career, retirement and

benefits counseling. Serves as ACF

liaison to the Department on all payroll

matters. Provides the following

personnel administrative services: the

exercise of appointing authority,

position classification, awards

authorization, personnel management

evaluation, personnel action processing

and recordkeeping. Manages the merit

promotion, special hiring and

placement programs.

Provides leadership, oversight, and

coordination for the planning, analysis,

and development of human resource

policies and programs. Serves as liaison

between ACF, the Department, and the

Office of Personnel Management.

Provides technical advice and assistance

on policy, legal and regulatory matters.

Formulates and interprets policies

pertaining to all areas related to

personnel administration and

management. Formulates and interprets

new human resource programs and

strategies.

Formulates and oversees the

implementation of ACF-wide policies,

regulations and procedures concerning

all aspects of the Senior Executive

Service, and SES equivalent

recruitment, staffing, position

establishment, compensation, award,

performance management and other

related personnel areas. Manages the

performance recognition systems and

the responsibilities of the Executive

Resources Board (ERB) and the

Performance Review Board (PRB).

Coordinates the Schedule C and

Executive personnel activity with the

Office of the Secretary. Is the focal point

for data, reports, and analyses relating to

SES, Schedule C and other executive

personnel, such as those in Executive

Level positions.

Provides management advisory

service on all labor management and

employee relations issues. Plans and

coordinates ACF-wide employee

relations and labor relations activities,

including the application and

interpretation of the Federal LaborManagement Relations Program,

collective bargaining agreements,

disciplinary and adverse action

regulations, and appeals. Pursues

human relations innovations such as

alternative dispute resolutions and

serves as the focal point on all issues

pertaining to the Labor-Management

Partnership Council. Provides

leadership in assuring the integrity,

effectiveness and impartiality of ACF’s

alternative dispute resolution programs,

grievances, and merit systems program.

Participates in the formulation and

implementation of policies, practices

and matters affecting bargaining unit

employees’ working conditions by

assuring management’s compliance with

the Federal Labor Relations Program (5

U.S.C. Chapter 71).

Administers ACF’s personnel security

responsibilities and ethics program.

Coordinates the ethics program with the
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Department’s Office of Special Counsel

for Ethics.

VIII. Establish a new ‘‘Chapter KV,’’ as

follows: Office of Administrative

Services and Facilities Management:

KV.00 Mission

KV.10 Organization

KV.20 Functions

KV.00 Mission. The Office of

Administrative Services and Facilities

Management (OASFM) is the principal

advisor to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Program Operations on all

areas of administrative services and

facilities management for the

Administration for Children and

Families (ACF).

KV.10 Organization. The Office of

Administrative Services and Facilities

Management (OASFM) is headed by a

Director who reports to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Program

Operations.

KV.20 Functions. The Office of

Administrative Services and Facilities

Management (OASFM) directs and

manages ACF’s administrative support

services, facilities management

programs and activities.

Provides agency-wide guidance on

administrative issues; prepares,

coordinates and disseminates

information, policy, and/or procedural

guidance on administrative and

facilities management issues. Directs

and/or coordinates management

initiatives to improve ACF

administrative and facilities

management services with the goal of

continually improving services while

reducing costs.

Maintains budgetary controls on

administrative services accounts,

reconciling accounting reports and

invoices, and monitoring all spending.

Controls OASFM Visa credit card for

small purchases. Establishes and

manages contracts and/or blanket

purchase agreements (BPAs) for

administrative support and facilities

management services, including space

design, building alteration and repair,

telecommunications, reprographics,

physical security, moving, labor, records

and property management and

inventory, systems furniture

acquisitions and assembly, fleet

management, and the Information

Resource Center (library).

Provides management and oversight

of ACF mail delivery services and

activities, including Federal and

contractor postal services nationwide,

covering all classes of U.S. Postal

Service mail, priority and express mail

services, and courier services, etc.

Directs all activities associated with

the ACF Master Housing Plan, including

coordination and development of the

agency long-range space budget;

planning, budgeting, identification,

solicitation, acceptance and utilization

of office and special purpose space,

repairs, and alterations; principal

liaison with General Services

Administration (GSA) and other Federal

agencies, building managers and

facilities engineers, architects and

commercial representatives, for space

acquisition, negotiation of lease terms,

dealing with sensitive issues such as

handicapped barriers, space shortages,

and security. Develops and maintains

space floor plans and inventories,

directory boards, and locator signs.

OASFM serves as the lead for ACF in

coordination and liaison with

Departmental, GSA, Federal Protective

Service, and other Federal agencies on

implementation of Federal security

directives. Responsible for planning and

executing the Agency’s environmental

health, safety, and physical security

programs, ensuring that appropriate

occupational health and safety and

occupant emergency evacuation plans

are in place. Serves as principal liaison

with private and/or Federal building

managers for all administrative services

and facilities management activities.

Responsible for issuing, and managing

and controlling badge and cardkey

systems to control access to agency

space for security purposes.

Develops and/or implements agency

telecommunications management policy

in accordance with Federal regulations

and procedures. Reviews and directs

payment of all agency telephone

invoices. Recommends and advises on

the design and function of

telecommunications systems, based on

user needs, costs and technological

availability. Communicates directly

with private industry service providers

to coordinate the acquisition,

installation and maintenance of voice/

data telecommunications equipment

and systems. Responsible for other

sources of communications capability

such as pagers, cellular phone service,

cable TV service, and audio

conferencing equipment and service.

Coordinates the implementation of

personal video and video conferencing.

Updates and maintains the ACF LANbased telephone directory, handles the

distribution of all commercial

directories, and updates and maintains

the databases for telephone lines, and

equipment inventories.

Plans, manages/operates employee

transportation programs, including

shuttle service and fleet management,

employee and visitor parking, and

commuter services and programs

including transit subsidies and

ridesharing. Develops and implements

ACF travel policies and procedures

consistent with Federal requirements.

Provides technical assistance and

oversight; coordinates ACF use of the

Travel Management System; manages

employee participation in the American

Express Credit Card program for travel.

Purchases and tracks common use

supplies, stationery and publications;

manages equipment repair services and

reprographics management activities;

controls and maintains equipment and

personal property inventories; develops

and coordinates records (paper) and

forms management, and real property

activities.

Dated: January 14, 1997.

Olivia A. Golden,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and

Families.

[FR Doc. 97–2236 Filed 1–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 96E–0354]

Determination of Regulatory Review

Period for Purposes of Patent

Extension; DIFFERIN Solution

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug

Administration (FDA) has determined

the regulatory review period for

DIFFERIN Solution and is publishing

this notice of that determination as

required by law. FDA has made the

determination because of the

submission of an application to the

Commissioner of Patents and

Trademarks, Department of Commerce,

for the extension of a patent which

claims that human drug product.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

petitions should be directed to the

Dockets Management Branch (HFA–

305), Food and Drug Administration,

12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1–23,

Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian J. Malkin, Office of Health Affairs

(HFY–20), Food and Drug

Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, 301–443–1382.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Drug

Price Competition and Patent Term

Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98–417)

and the Generic Animal Drug and Patent

Term Restoration Act (Pub. L. 100–670)

generally provide that a patent may be

extended for a period of up to 5 years

so long as the patented item (human

drug product, animal drug product,