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business investment companies (13 CFR

107.300 (1997)) for a license to operate

as a small business investment

company.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to Section 301(c) of the Small Business

Investment Act of 1958, as amended,

after having considered the application

and all other pertinent information, SBA

issued License No. 09/79–0415 on May

4, 1998, to Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. to

operate as a small business investment

company.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 59.011, Small Business

Investment Companies)

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Harry E. Haskins,

Acting Associate Administrator for

Investment.

[FR Doc. 98–15611 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–11–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends Part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S2

covers the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations. Notice is given that

Subchapter S2B, the Office of Central

Records Operations, and Subchapter

S2H, the Office of Disability and

International Operations, are being

deleted. Notice is further given that a

new Subchapter S2R, the Office of

Central Operations (OCO) is being

established to supplant the two deleted

organizations. Because of numerous

editorial changes in the functional

statements in the Immediate Office of

the Deputy Commissioner, that opening

chapter statement is being reissued. The

following Chapter and Subchapters

reflect these changes:

Chapter S2

Office of the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations

S2.00 Mission

S2.10 Organization

S2.20 Functions

Section S2.00 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—(Mission):

The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (ODCO)

directs and manages central office and

geographically dispersed operations

installations. It oversees regional

operating program, technical,

assessment and program management

activities. It directs studies and actions

to improve the operational effectiveness

and efficiency of its components. It

promotes systems and operational

integration and defines user needs in

the strategic planning process. It

determines automation support needs

for Operations components. This Office

defines user concerns in the

development of operational and

programmatic specifications for new

and modified systems, including the

evaluation and implementation phases.

Section S2.10 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—

(Organization):

The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations, under the

leadership of the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations, includes:

A. The Deputy Commissioner,

Operations (S2).

B. The Assistant Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2).

C. The Immediate Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Operations

(S2A).

1. The Senior Advisor to the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2A–2).

D. The Office of Central Operations

(S2R).

E. The Office of the Regional

Commissioner (S2D).

F. The Office of Public Service and

Operations Support (S2N).

G. The Office of Telephone Services

(S2Q).

H. The Office of Automation Support

(S2L).

Section S2.20 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—

(Functions):

A. The Deputy Commissioner,

Operations (S2) is directly responsible

to the Commissioner for carrying out the

ODCO mission and providing general

supervision to the major components of

ODCO.

B. The Assistant Deputy

Commissioner Operations (S2) assists

the Deputy Commissioner in carrying

out his/her responsibilities and

performs other duties as the Deputy

Commissioner may prescribe.

C. The Immediate Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Operations

(S2A) provides the Deputy

Commissioner with staff assistance on

the full range of his/her responsibilities.

1. The Senior Advisor to the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2A–2)

assists the Deputy Commissioner on a

wide variety of special management

issues affecting Agency operations and

the delivery of SSA programs to the

public.

D. The Office of Central Operations

(OCO) (S2R) provides executive

direction and leadership for the

nationwide establishment and

maintenance of basic records supporting

Social Security programs, foreign claims

operations and OCO disability

operations. It manages centralized

records operations and a stand alone

data operations center (DOC). The Office

receives and processes Social Security

earnings reports from private and

governmental employers and

adjustments or corrections to posted

earnings. The Office maintains Social

Security enumeration and earnings

records in various media and conducts

an ongoing data exchange with the

Treasury Department to compile and

verify individual earnings data. It

directs the OCO processing of claims

under disability benefits programs and

maintains beneficiary rolls. It directs the

OCO initial adjudication and

reconsideration of disability claims

excluded from State agency jurisdiction

and directs the OCO authorization of

disability and auxiliary claims not

authorized by Field Offices (FOs) at the

initial, reconsideration and appeal

levels. It determines whether and when

eligibility or payments should be

terminated, suspended, continued,

increased or reduced in amount. It

recovers or waives recovery of amounts

incorrectly paid to beneficiaries. It

directs the development, adjudication

and authorization of payment or

disallowance of claims for Retirement,

Survivors and Disability Insurance

(RSDI) benefits filed by persons in

foreign countries; determines eligibility

for Medicare on related claims; and

determines entitlement to benefits based

on international Social Security

agreements. It serves as liaison on

operational issues which affect the

administration of the United States

Social Security program abroad, with

the Department of State, other Federal

agencies, agencies of foreign

governments and private organizations.

E. The Office of the Regional

Commissioner (ORC) (S2D). An Office of

the Regional Commissioner serves as the

principal SSA component in each of

SSA’s ten regions. Each ORC ensures

effective SSA interaction with other

Federal agencies, State welfare agencies,

State disability determination services

(DDSs) and other regional and local

organizations. The Office provides

regional program leadership and

technical direction for the RSDI and the

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

programs. It issues regional

supplementary operating policy and

procedures for these programs. It directs

a region-wide network of FOs,

teleservice centers (TSCs) and, in each
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of the six regions where present, a

Program Service Center (PSC). The

Office manages and coordinates SSA

regional operations. It provides overall

management direction for the provision

of personnel services and administrative

support to SSA regional components. It

establishes regional priorities and issues

policy directives consistent with

national program objectives, operational

requirements and systems; and

implements a regional SSA public

affairs program. Each Office maintains a

broad overview of administrative

operations of the SSA RO, the Office of

Hearings and Appeals (OHA) offices in

the region and, in region 3, the DOC to

ensure effective coordination of SSA

activities at the regional level.

F. The Office of Public Service and

Operations Support (OPSOS) (S2N)

provides operations analysis, program

support, service to the public and

employee services for the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (DCO), and

conducts studies and analyses. The

Office provides broad operations

support to FOs, TSCs, PSCs, and OCO.

OPSOS also integrates operational

delivery of public services under the

RSDI, SSI and health insurance (HI)

programs for domestic beneficiaries and

delivery of RSDI program services to

foreign beneficiaries. The Office

provides broad operations support to

the maintenance of the basic earnings

data which support the Social Security

programs. It also conducts activities

associated with the overall effectiveness

and efficiency of the DCO components.

It directs and coordinates internal

management support functions to

ensure effective position management,

workforce utilization and management

analysis and planning. It directs the

overall DCO budget process; and it

plans, implements, manages and

assesses the delivery of SSA programs

and related services to the public.

G. The Office of Telephone Services

(OTS) (S2Q) plans, implements,

operates and evaluates SSA telephone

service to the public delivered by way

of the national 800 Number and SSA

FOs. It plans and conducts studies,

pilots and analyses of 800 Number and

FO telephone operations to assess and

improve the service provided. It

provides direct support to 36 TSCs and

approximately 1,300 FOs, including

developing and communicating uniform

operating policies and procedures. It

maintains close, effective working

relationships with SSA policy, program

and administrative components, with

other Federal agencies, and with

vendors which have important roles in

the delivery and evaluation of SSA

telephone service to the public. It also

manages SSA national 800 Number

network operation, designs and

administers call routing plans,

continuously monitors call handling,

and adjusts routing to handle emergency

situations and to maximize call

answering effectiveness and efficiency.

H. The Office of Automation Support

(OAS) (S2L) is responsible for

integrating service delivery and

employee concerns with modern

technology. It determines and defines

DCO requirements for software and

hardware support. OAS directs user

evaluations of new technology assuring

that technology considered for adoption

meets DCO needs. It also coordinates all

implementation activities. OAS

develops, implements and administers

evaluative tools for hardware purchases

and software development. It assures

that the most recent appropriate

technology is integrated into the

operations of all DCO components.

Delete:

Subchapter S2B, the Office of the

Central Records Operations and

Subchapter S2H, the Office of Disability

and International Operations.

Establish:

Subchapter S2R, the Office of Central

Operations.

Subchapter S2R

Office of Central Operations

S2R.00 Mission

S2R.10 Organization

S2R.20 Functions

Section S2R.00 The Office of Central

Operations—(Mission):

The Office of Central Operations

(OCO) (S2R) provides executive

direction and leadership for: the

nationwide establishment and

maintenance of basic records supporting

Social Security programs; foreign claims

operations; and OCO disability

operations. It manages centralized

records operations and a stand alone

DOC.

The Office receives and processes

Social Security earnings reports from

private and governmental employers

and adjustments or corrections to posted

earnings. The Office maintains Social

Security enumeration and earnings

records in various media and conducts

an ongoing data exchange with the

Treasury Department to compile and

verify individual earnings data. It

directs the OCO processing of claims

under disability benefits programs and

maintains beneficiary rolls. It directs the

OCO initial adjudication and

reconsideration of disability claims

excluded from State agency jurisdiction

and directs the OCO authorization of

disability and auxiliary claims not

authorized by FOs at the initial,

reconsideration and appeal levels. It

determines whether and when

eligibility should be terminated,

suspended or continued; or payments

increased or reduced in amount. It

recovers or waives recovery of amounts

incorrectly paid to beneficiaries. It

directs the development, adjudication,

and authorization of payment or

disallowance of claims for RSDI benefits

filed by persons in foreign countries;

determines eligibility for Medicare on

related claims; and determines

entitlement to benefits based on

international Social Security

agreements. It serves as liaison on

operational issues which affect the

administration of the United States

Social Security program abroad, with

the Department of State, other Federal

agencies, agencies of foreign

governments and private organizations.

Section S2R.10 The Office of Central

Operations—(Organization):

The Office of Central Operations,

under the leadership of the Associate

Commissioner, OCO, includes:

A. The Associate Commissioner,

Office of Central Operations (S2R).

B. The Deputy Associate

Commissioner, Office of Central

Operations (S2R).

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner, Office of

Central Operations (S2R).

1. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Disability Operations

(S2RA).

a. The Divisions of Disability

Operations (S2RA1, 2, 3, 4).

b. The Division of Direct Service

Operations (S2RA5).

2. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for International

Operations (S2RE).

a. The Division of International

Operations (S2RE1).

3. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Earnings Operations

(S2RB).

a. The Division of Earnings Record

Operations (S2RB1).

b. The Division of Employer Services

(S2RB2).

c. The Wilkes-Barre Data Operations

Center (S2RB–F3).

4. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Management and

Operations Support (S2RC).

a. The Center for Systems and

Logistics Support (S2RC1).

b. The Center for Management

Support (S2RC2).

c. The Center for Program Support

(S2RC3).

d. The Center for Material Resources

Support (S2RC4).
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Section S2R.20 The Office of Central

Operations—(Functions):

A. The Associate Commissioner, OCO

(S2R) is directly responsible to the

Deputy Commissioner, Operations for

carrying out OCO’s mission and

managing its respective components.

B. The Deputy Associate

Commissioner, OCO (S2R) assists the

Associate Commissioner, OCO in

carrying out his/her responsibilities and

performs other duties as the Associate

Commissioner may prescribe.

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner, OCO (S2R)

provides internal operations and

management support and assistance to

the Associate Commissioner and all

OCO components.

1. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Disability Operations

(S2RA) is responsible for planning and

directing a major portion of the

operations administered by OCO. He/

she is responsible for the planning and

direction of four divisions which

review, adjudicate and reconsider

claims for Social Security disability and

auxiliary benefits, and a fifth division,

which provides OCO service to the

public by telephone and applies and

evaluates proposed alternative ways of

performing OCO functions.

a. The Divisions of Disability

Operations (S2RA1,2,3,4) each direct

and coordinate the activities of twelve

OCO process modules which adjudicate,

pay, maintain and reconsider domestic

disability claims excluded from State

agency jurisdiction involving claimants

and beneficiaries up to a specific age (54

years and 9 months at the time of this

publication), related auxiliary claims,

and End-Stage Renal Disease cases

under the jurisdiction of OCO. They

direct the review of work and earnings

reports to assure that continuing

disability reviews are conducted as

required. They direct and coordinate the

authorization of initial claims not

authorized by field offices and of OCO

disability claims allowed at the

administrative law judge or other

appellate level. The process modules:

make representative-payee

determinations; process representativepayee accountability reports; approve

the payment and amount of attorney

fees; offset previous SSI payments

against disability insurance benefits;

implement, adjust, suspend and

terminate benefits; prepare benefit

payment data for introduction into the

computer system; maintain beneficiary

payment rolls; recover or waive benefits

incorrectly paid; prepare and release

award certificates, denial letters and

other claims-related notices; answer

inquiries regarding individual cases;

expedite actions where claimant

hardship is indicated; and contact

Federal and State components such as

the Department of Labor, the Railroad

Retirement Board, Workers

Compensation Commissions and SSA

components, as necessary, to resolve

disability claims actions.

a. The Division of Direct Service

Operations (S2RA5):

1. Formulates legally defensible

decisions which address all medical and

legal aspects of the full range of

disability and non-disability cases.

2. Responds to telephone calls from

the public by providing information

about eligibility, rights and benefits for

RSDI, HI, and SSI; and makes referrals

regarding other types of related

government and public services.

3. Conducts special studies and

projects to evaluate alternative claims

policy, procedures and processing

operations and pilots innovative

approaches or proposed changes in

operations.

4. Tests alternative ideas or processes

and provides analyses and

recommendations concerning their

feasibility for use in OCO operations.

2. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for International

Operations (S2RE) plans and directs a

major portion of the operations

administered by OCO. He/she is

responsible for a division which

oversees dispersed foreign claims

operations.

a. The Division of International

Operations (DIO) (S2RE1) directs and

coordinates activities pertinent to

developing and processing foreign

claims. It oversees the processing of

requests for Social Security numbers

from individuals residing in foreign

countries, and the development and

initial adjudication of Retirement,

Survivors, Disability and Health

Insurance claims filed abroad, including

cases filed under totalization

agreements. It also directs the

reconsideration and continuing

disability review of such disability

claims. It directs the processing of postentitlement actions, the determination

of fees for attorneys and other

representatives, and the proper

application of tax liability to benefit

payments abroad. DIO is the focal point

for SSA debt management activities

regarding foreign claims and benefits. It

determines the proper payees for

beneficiaries; recovers or waives

overpayments; and processes

nonreceipt-of-benefits allegations. It

provides input or responds to

congressional, critical, sensitive,

hardship and controlled correspondence

cases; associates material; maintains

records and prepares notices and

correspondence. It provides translation

services to SSA, prepares claims

material for appealed cases, reconsiders

adverse claims involving benefits for

persons in foreign countries, makes

findings of administrative finality and

applies regulations governing the

disclosure of confidential records.

This Division also serves as liaison

with the Department of State, other

Government agencies and SSA

components on matters pertaining to the

administration of the SSA program

abroad. It provides technical direction

and guidance to Social Security

representatives stationed overseas and

appraises the role of foreign service

posts in administering the Social

Security program abroad. It designs and

conducts validation and other special

studies to evaluate and foster integrity

in the Social Security program overseas.

It participates in negotiations with

foreign government representatives,

negotiates operational accords and

procedures with foreign Social Security

agencies for the implementation of

agreements, develops requirements for

totalization processing and oversees the

implementation of totalization

agreements. The Division provides

liaison with the Department of State and

other Government agencies to ensure

SSA operations, systems and

administrative policies and procedures

are correctly carried out as they affect

the Social Security program overseas. It

evaluates Social Security

representatives stationed overseas and

ensures that necessary administrative

support is provided to carry out SSA’s

mission abroad. It also furnishes

information about Social Security

foreign program matters and concerns to

other SSA components, other

Government agencies, members of

Congress and the public. It prepares

some forms and procedures for OCO

and foreign service post employees; and

participates with the Office of

International Policy in the development

of field office instructions, applications,

notices, public information materials

and systems requirements, for

totalization processing. The Division

continually evaluates the processing of

cases under existing agreements.

3. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Earnings Operations

(S2RB) is responsible for planning and

directing a major portion of the

operations administered by OCO. He/

she is responsible for the planning and

direction of two divisions and a DOC

which establish and maintain earnings

and enumeration records supporting

Social Security programs.
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a. The Division of Earnings Record

Operations (S2RB1):

1. Answers inquiries about earnings

records, including earnings

discrepancies; investigates and adjusts

incorrectly reported earnings items; and

resolves discrepancies where SSA

records disagree with individual

allegations of services rendered or

remuneration received.

2. Certifies earnings record data to

FOs and PSCs for use in the

adjudication of RSDI cases.

3. Reviews determinations regarding

the correctness of earnings data,

coverage, increment years, total

earnings, closing dates, primary

insurance amounts and, in disability

cases, determinations as to whether

work requirements are met. Makes these

determinations when needed.

4. Makes determinations as to

coverage under the Social Security Act,

as amended, of services performed by

employees or self-employed individuals

in earnings disagreement cases, if a

claim for benefits has not been filed.

5. Maintains files of microfilmed

employer wage reports, self-employed

income reports, detailed earnings

listings and a file of earnings reported

incorrectly or incompletely by

employers or by self-employed

individuals.

b. The Division of Employer Services

(S2RB2):

1. Corresponds with employers and

the Internal Revenue Service about the

correction and processing of employer

wage reports and self-employment

income reports.

2. Investigates and corrects

improperly reported earnings items.

3. Receives, converts and processes

Annual Wage Reporting (AWR) data

submitted on magnetic media for input

to SSA headquarters computers.

Investigates and resolves magnetic

media AWR exception output.

4. Maintains pre-tax-year 1987

agreements with State and interstate

entities and modifications of these

agreements. Reviews wage statements

submitted for State and interstate entity

employees.

5. Ensures that SSI payment data is

exchanged with various external

payment programs such as those

administered by the Veterans

Administration, Railroad Retirement

Board, Office of Personnel Management

and Department of Defense.

c. The Wilkes-Barre Data Operations

Center (S2RB–F3):

1. Receives, examines and processes

paper annual wage reports and other

SSA program data through image-based

data capturing and telecommunications

systems for input to SSA headquarters

computers.

2. Electronically edits, validates and

balances source data, and transmits

products timely to the SSA headquarters

computer complex.

3. Contacts beneficiaries,

representative payees, field office

personnel and/or program service center

personnel to resolve post-eligibility

systems exception output.

4. Is the central repository for SSI

folders.

4. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Management and

Operations Support (S2RC) is

responsible for the direction of four

centers which perform systems,

management, program, and material

support functions for OCO.

a. The Center for Systems and

Logistics Support (S2RC1):

1. Provides ADP hardware and

software support for OCO. Conducts

analyses relating to user software

application development, contract

maintenance and equipment use.

2. Serves as SSA liaison with the

Department of the Treasury to ensure

timely benefit payments.

3. Integrates and controls benefit

payment processing operations.

4. Tests and validates systems

enhancements.

5. Directs the development of longrange OCO systems planning and

evaluates ongoing systems

requirements.

6. Oversees procurement of ADP

hardware and software for OCO.

7. Provides technical advice and

information to managers and employees

in OCO about systems development and

changes that affect operations.

8. Provides programming, scheduling

and operating support for automated

operational, administrative, managerial

and statistical computer programs for

OCO and other SSA components.

9. Develops technical requirements

for information reporting systems.

Maintains the OCO magnetic tape

library.

10. Coordinates systems support

services, health and safety matters,

laborer services, transportation, projects

concerning the maintenance and

performance of capitalized equipment

and other property inventories, and

provides input to budget submittals for

equipment, furniture and supplies.

b. The Center for Management

Support (S2RC2):

1. Provides administrative support to

the Associate Commissioner, OCO; and

the OCO Assistant Associate

Commissioners in such areas as:

—Personnel management.

—Labor relations.

—Budget development and

management.

—Management information and

analysis.

—Organization planning.

2. Develops and conducts OCO-wide

operational training and employee

development activities. Analyzes and

evaluates training needs and

effectiveness. Ensures that required

Agency-level, other Government agency,

and private vendor training is provided.

3. Performs independent reviews to

detect and prevent employee and

beneficiary fraud. Plans, develops and

implements the OCO security program

and conducts security reviews. Reviews

beneficiary fraud cases and determines

whether cases will be referred for

consideration for prosecution.

c. The Center for Program Support

(S2RC3):

1. Conducts operations analyses and

provides support to the Associate

Commissioner of OCO to resolve

operational and procedural problems.

2. Reviews existing and proposed

operating procedures to determine their

effectiveness. Modifies or devises

interim instructions, as necessary.

3. Monitors legislative activities,

Commissioner decisions and other

sources to determine their potential

impact on OCO organizations and/or

operations.

4. Identifies and determines the

impact of existing or new workloads to

be processed.

5. Develops comprehensive programs

designed to assess and evaluate the

impact of systems modernization plans

on OCO functions, components and

positions.

6. Designs and conducts studies to

analyze programmatic office automation

activities, technology needs and systems

operations in order to recommend

enhancements to capabilities. Evaluates

systems changes prior to

implementation and conducts postimplementation analyses.

d. The Center for Material Resources

Support (S2RC4):

1. Delivers, distributes and dispatches

mail for OCO. Provides internal mail

and central microfilm storage and

retrieval services to OCO.

2. Develops and maintains contracts

for microphotographic services for SSA.

Maintains master copies of basic

systems and microfilm records to ensure

continuous operations should records

be destroyed. Reproduces, on film, a

variety of employer and employee

records for current use and for

preservation.

3. Oversees and maintains the OCO

folder and record control operations.
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Identifies and resolves folder and record

control problems and coordinates case

location activities.

4. Retrieves claims folders of denied

or terminated Title II and Title XVI

claims pursuant to the provisions of

various class action lawsuits and

determines if individuals are members

of the specified classes.

5. Sorts incoming correspondence to

identify all actionable and prong-file

material. Actionable material is

processed, or forwarded for substantive

review and action.

6. Develops and manages contracts for

services to maintain folder storage and

file maintenance activities in a variety

of geographically dispersed locations.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Kenneth S. Apfel,

Commissioner of Social Security.

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BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S4

covers the Deputy Commissioner for

Systems. Notice is given that

Subchapter S4K, the Office of

Information Management (OIM), is

being amended to reflect a realignment

of functions. Functions of a Division to

be abolished are being dispersed to

other areas within OIM and a new

Division is being established. The

revised chapter reads as follows:

Section S4K.00 The Office of

Information Management—(Mission)

Amend to read as follows:

The Office of Information

Management (OIM) provides overall

management and development of the

SSA-wide administrative and

management information systems. It is

responsible for long-range planning and

analyses to define new and improved

systems processes to support SSA’s

long-term administrative, management

information and office automation

needs. Directs the coordination of user

requirements with private contractors,

the SSA user community and the State

Disability Determination Services to

ensure efficient and effective

administration of management

information (MI) needs and related

systems support.

Develops technical specifications for

the acquisition, implementation and

operation of administrative, MI and

office automation ADP and

telecommunications resources.

Section S4K.10 The Office of

Information Management—

(Organization):

Delete:

E. The Division of Information

Systems Policy and Administration

(S4KC).

Reletter :

‘‘F’’ to ‘‘E’’ and ‘‘G’’ to ‘‘F’’

Establish:

G. The Division of Office Systems

Development (S4KH).

Section S4K.20 The Office of

Information Management—(Functions):

D. Division of Information Resource

Management (S4KB).

Add:

9. Establishes, enforces and

implements security procedures and

assures they are followed and

authorized access is granted to

administrative and MI data bases/files.

10. Plans, analyzes, designs, develops

and maintains the central repository

containing information about all of

SSA’s admin/MI applications.

Responsibilities include developing and

implementing repository policies,

standards, guidelines, automated access,

information dissemination and update.

Delete in its entirety:

E. Division of Information Systems

Policy and Administration (S4KC).

Reletter ‘‘F’’ to ‘‘E’’ and ‘‘G’’ to ‘‘F’’.

E. Division of Administrative Systems

Development (S4KE).

Amend to read as follows:

2. Designs, develops, coordinates and

implements new administrative

application systems and enhancements

to existing systems which include

financial/budget, human resources and

payroll systems.

F. Division of Management

Information Systems Development

(S4KG).

Amend to read as follows:

1. Develops SSA-wide work

measurement and performance

management systems, as well as

component work measurement systems

for the field, State agencies and Regional

Program and Integrity Reviews offices.

2. Develops audit and analyses of MI

systems and reports to ensure adherence

to users’ and Agency needs, Federal and

SSA guidelines and integrity standards.

3. Plans, develops and coordinates MI

policy and integration among all

involved SSA components, and plans

for the transition to, and integration

with, current SSA automated

information systems and with those of

the future.

4. Designs, develops, coordinates and

implements new MI application systems

and enhancements to existing systems

which include workload management,

work measurement, program

demographics, earnings and employee/

employer statistics.

Establish:

G. Division of Office Systems

Development (S4KH).

1. Designs, develops, coordinates and

implements new application systems

and enhancements to existing systems

to support quality assurance, audit,

investigations, action tracking, actuarial,

and Disability Determination Services

activities.

2. Designs, develops and implements

enterprise-wide assignment tracking and

document management applications in

the IWS/LAN environment.

3. Develops and maintains systems in

support of the Agency’s ongoing

requests for program demographics

information.

4. Develops systems to support the

quality assurance and quality control

reviews performed by the Office of

Program and Integrity Reviews at the

central office, regional office and

satellite office level.

Dated: April 8, 1998.

Paul D. Barnes,

Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.

[FR Doc. 98–15704 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends Part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S4

covers the Deputy Commissioner for

Systems. Notice is given that

Subchapter S4E, the Office of

Telecommunications and Systems

Operations (OTSO), is being amended to

reflect a realignment of division

functions and the establishment of a

new division. The revised chapter reads

as follows:

Section S4E.10 The Office of

Telecommunications and Systems

Operations—(Organization):

Establish:

O. The Division of Client/Server

Configuration (S4ES).

Section S4E.20 The Office of

Telecommunications and Systems

Operations—(Functions):

Establish:

O. The Division of Client/Server

Configuration (S4ES).

1. Directs the design, development,

implementation, maintenance and