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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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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
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support of specialized data

communications software (i.e., Email

and Remote LAN Access) to support

SSA’s international network (SSANet).

2. Integrates and validates new

hardware such as assistive devices,

software products, versions and

maintenance levels into SSANet.

3. Manages and coordinates all change

management system control relating to

client server hardware and software

changes to SSANet under the auspices

of the change management facility.

4. Performs Level 3 client server

monitoring and problem determination

for the SSANet.

5. Performs client server software

planning, installation and management

at all remote sites.

6. Interfaces with SSANet users to

determine the impact of new

applications and workloads and

supports user liaison and systems

development activities of other SSA

components in the resolution of client

server problems.

7. Manages client server software

changes to ensure compatibility with

hardware modifications at Central

Office and all remote network platform

locations.

8. Directs the planning, analysis and

design of specialized client server

software systems for providing

information relevant to the development

of existing and proposed client server

systems.

9. Responsible for all aspects of

engineering, design, configuration,

implementation and support of LAN

Operating System (OS) software

functions at SSA.

10. Responsible for client server

projects, including acquisition,

implementation, integration and

control.

11. Develops, disseminates and

enforces standards and policies relating

to workstations, workstation

configurations, peripherals, LANs and

LAN OS.

12. Works with SSA users to provide

solutions to LAN telecommunications

needs that are consistent with SSAnetwork architecture policies;

determines client server interfacing

hardware needs, implementing

solutions, planning and expansion; and

determines staff hardware training

needs. It assists SSA client server users

in determining and refining services and

support requirements, configuration and

engineering solutions, planning for

future needs, coordinating

implementation and evaluating

effectiveness.

13. Provides a full range of initial and

followup client server services and

support for SSA users in client server

requirements analysis, system design,

LAN needs determination, engineering,

implementation, OS software support

and training.

14. Develops and distributes research

papers on applied technology and its

relationship to existing and future client

server requirements. It also develops

alternate systems configurations to meet

specific alternative requirements (nontraditional technology approaches).

15. Solves client server problems by

applying information on state-of-the-art

OS, and client server hardware

currently available in the marketplace. It

develops turn-key client server systems

and special menus to meet unusual

customer requirements.

16. Responsible for all aspects of

client server design, development and

engineering.

17. Works with SSA client server

users at the headquarters’ campus and at

OHA, OGC and OIG sites as well as the

state DDS sites; to develop, test and

support component specific

applications, initiatives and

configurations.

H. The Division of

Telecommunications Security and

Standards (S4EK).

Delete: 5., 6., and 7. In their entirety.

I. The Division of Resource

Management and Acquisition (S4EL).

Add:

13. Formulates an OTSO-wide

Systems Plan and assigns responsibility

to OTSO components for various parts

of the Plan. Works with OTSO

components to evaluate their proposed

systems objectives in terms of technical

feasibility, availability of resources and

systems costs. Identifies the major

OTSO activities and resources needed to

support these objectives. Directs and

coordinates the OTSO technical

workpower, equipment and other

special costs for the SSA budget process

and justifies these on the basis of the

ADP plan.

14. Coordinates OTSO activities

related to the SSA ADP Plan. Directs the

preparation of detailed project plans

including resource estimates for projects

of which OTSO has the lead. Monitors

progress and use of workpower and

equipment resources by OTSO

components against their approved

plans. Develops standard methods for

project management and assists OTSO

components in their use.

15. Manages a centralized inventory

of all SSA ITS and telecommunications

equipment, and manages the ITS excess

equipment process.

J. The Division of Integration and

Environmental Testing (S4EM).

Add:

15. Responsible for SSANet software

distribution and version management.

M. The Division of National Network

Services and Operations (S4EQ).

Add:

14. Operates large scale computer

resources providing level 3 monitoring

and problem determination for large

scale operations, online teleprocessing

regions and data base management

systems.

Amend as follows:

N. The Division of Network

Engineering (S4ER).

1. Directs the design, development,

implementation, maintenance and

support of specialized data

communications software (i.e., File

Transfer Management and Internet) to

support SSA’s international network

(SSANet).

4. Integrates and validates new

network hardware such as bridges,

routers, firewalls, software products,

versions and maintenance levels into

SSANet and SSANet connectivity

management.

14. Replace the word ‘‘LAN’’ in Line

2 with ‘‘Network’’.

16. Develops, disseminates and

enforces standards and policies relating

to bridges, routers, gateway, firewalls,

communication processors, and related

customer support and service.

17. Replace the word ‘‘LAN’’ in the

first sentence with ‘‘WAN’’.

18. Provides a full range of initial and

followup telecommunications and

connectivity services and support for

SSA users in network requirements

analysis, system design, WAN needs

determination, engineering,

implementation, network control,

Network OS software support and

training.

20. Delete ‘‘and special menus’’ in the

second sentence.

Delete:

10. In its entirety.

Renumber:

‘‘11’’ through ‘‘21’’ to read ‘‘10’’

through ‘‘20’’.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Paul D. Barnes,

Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.

[FR Doc. 98–15703 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

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