14564 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 31, 2009 / Notices 

Office of the Director, CDC, 1600 Clifton 

Road, NE., Mailstop E21, Atlanta, GA 30333, 

Telephone (404) 498–1194. 

The Director, Management Analysis and 

Services Office, has been delegated the 

authority to sign Federal Register notices 

pertaining to announcements of meetings and 

other committee management activities, for 

both CDC and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Elaine L. Baker, 

Director, Management Analysis and Services 

Office, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–7225 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4163–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Delegation of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families the authority 

vested in the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services with authority to redelegate to the Director of the Office of 

Refugee Resettlement, the following 

authority vested in the Secretary under 

the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

of 2008, Public Law 110–457,22 U.S.C. 

7105. 

Authority Delegated 

1. Authority to provide interim 

assistance to children who may have 

been subjected to a severe form of 

trafficking and to conduct activities 

related to eligibility letters under the 

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 

Public Law 110–457, section 212(a)(2), 

22 U.S.C. 7105, as amended. In 

exercising the authority to conduct 

activities related to eligibility letters, 

personnel in the Administration for 

Children and Families will consult with 

the Attorney General, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security and 

nongovernmental organizations with 

expertise on victims of trafficking. 

2. Authority to train Federal staff and 

State and local officials to improve 

identification and protection for 

trafficking victims under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, 

Public Law 110–457, section 212(b)(1) 

and (2), 22 U.S.C. 7105, as amended. 

I hereby affirmed and ratified any 

actions taken by the Assistant Secretary 

for Children and Families or any other 

Administration for Children and 

Families officials, which, in effect, 

involved the exercise of this authority 

prior to the effective date of this 

delegation. 

Limitations 

1. This delegation shall be exercised 

under the Departments existing 

delegation of authority and policy on 

regulations. 

2. This delegation shall be exercised 

under financial and administrative 

requirements applicable to all 

Administration for Children and 

Families authorities. 

Effective Date 

This delegation of authority is 

effective on date of signature. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Charles E. Johnson, 

Acting Secretary, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–6958 Filed 3–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegations of Authority 

Notice is hereby given that I have 

delegated to the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families, with authority to 

re-delegate to the Director of the Office 

of Refugee Resettlement, the following 

authority vested in the Secretary under 

the William Wilberforce Trafficking 

Victims Protection Reauthorization Act 

of 2008 Public Law 110–457 § 235, 

amended. 

Authority Delegated 

Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(a)(1) to work in conjunction with 

the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 

Secretary of State, and the Attorney 

General, to develop policies and 

procedures to ensure that 

unaccompanied alien children (UAC) 

are safely repatriated to their country of 

nationality or of last habitual residence. 

2. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(a)(5)(A) to work in conjunction 

with the Secretary of State and the 

Secretary of Homeland Security, 

nongovernmental organizations, and 

other national and international 

agencies and experts, to create a pilot 

program to develop and implement best 

practices for the repatriation and 

reintegration of UAC. 

3. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(b)(1) to provide care and custody 

of all UAC, except as otherwise 

provided under § 235(a), including 

responsibility for their detention, where 

appropriate. 

4. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(b)(4) to develop age determination 

procedures in consultation with the 

Secretary of Homeland Security. 

5. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(c)(1) to establish policies and 

programs to ensure that UAC are 

protected from traffickers and other 

persons seeking to victimize or 

otherwise engage such children in 

criminal, harmful or exploitative 

activity. 

6. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(c)(2) to place an unaccompanied 

alien child in the least restrictive setting 

that is in the best interest of the child. 

In making such placements, personnel 

in the Administration for Children and 

Families may consider danger to self, 

danger to the community, and risk of 

flight. Concerning placements in a 

secure facility, the personnel in the 

Administration for Children and 

Families shall review the placements, at 

a minimum, on a monthly basis to 

determine if such placements remain 

warranted. Placement of child 

trafficking victims may include 

placement in an Unaccompanied 

Refugee Minors (URM) program, 

pursuant to section 4 12(d) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1522(d)). 

7. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(c)(3)(A) to place an 

unaccompanied alien child with a 

custodian upon determining that the 

proposed custodian is capable of 

providing for the child’s physical and 

mental well-being. Such determination 

shall, at a minimum, include 

verification of the custodian’s identity 

and relationship to the child and an 

independent finding that the custodian 

has not engaged in any activity that 

would pose a potential risk to the child. 

8. Authority under the William 

Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 

Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 

§ 235(c)(3)(B) to conduct a home study 

for a child who is a victim of a severe 


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