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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Office of Resources and Technology; 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

Part A, Office of the Secretary, 

Statement of Organization, Functions 

and Delegations of Authority for the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is being amended as 

Chapter AM, Office of Resources and 

Technology, as last amended 72 FR 

56074–75, dated October 2, 2007. This 

reorganization will establish an Office of 

Recovery Act Coordination (AMV) 

within the Office of Resources and 

Technology (ORT) to coordinate within 

HHS the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

implementing guidelines. This 

reorganization will make the following 

changes under Chapter AM, Office of 

Resources and Technology: 

A. Under Section AM.10

Organization, delete in its entirety and 

replace with the following: 

Section AM.10 Organization: The 

Office of Resources and Technology is 

headed by the Assistant Secretary for 

Resources and Technology (ASRT). The 

Assistant Secretary for Resources and 

Technology is the Departmental Chief 

Financial Officer (CFO), and reports to 

the Secretary. The office consists of the 

following components: 

Æ Immediate Office of the Assistant 

Secretary (AM). 

Æ Office of Budget (AML). 

Æ Office of Chief Information Officer 

(AMM). 

Æ Office of Finance (AMS). 

Æ Office of Grants (AMT). 

Æ Office of Recovery Act 

Coordination (AMV). 

B. Under Section AM.20 Functions, 

add the following new Chapter AMV, 

Office of Recovery Act Coordination: 

Section AMV.00 Mission 

The Office of Recovery Act 

Coordination (ORAC) is responsible for 

coordinating the implementation of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act) 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (FIRS). The ORAC 

ensures that HHS meets the statutory 

requirements of the Recovery Act and 

follows the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB) implementing 

guidance. ORAC acts as the official 

repository of HHS Recovery Act 

information and data. As such, it is the 

authoritative source for information and 

data for all memoranda and reports 

provided to the Secretary, and formal 

communications to OPDIVs and 

STAFFDIVs. The ORAC is also the 

authoritative source for accurate and upto-date information for all 

communications, including electronic 

communication, to OMB, the Congress 

and the public. 

To carry out its mission, the ORAC 

coordinates with all relevant business 

management functions managed by 

STAFFDIVs, such as public affairs, 

grants and contract management, 

financial management, budget, planning 

and evaluation, information technology, 

and the Office of the General Counsel. 

It also coordinates closely with the 

OPDIVs that manage appropriated funds 

and programs authorized under the 

Recovery Act. 

By convening meetings and 

workgroups of senior HHS program and 

business managers and by working in 

close collaboration with existing 

business management and program 

offices, the ORAC ensures that funds are 

awarded in a prompt, fair and 

reasonable manner; that recipients and 

users of all funds are transparent to the 

public; that the public benefits of these 

funds are reported clearly and 

accurately; that reporting due dates are 

met; that performance outcomes are 

established and tracked; that projects 

and activities funded under the 

Recovery Act are achieved while 

mitigating risk; and that the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs is 

able to keep the public constantly 

informed through the web and other 

means of communications. 

Section AMV.10 Organization 

The Office of Recovery Act 

Coordination is headed by a Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Recovery 

Coordination, reports to the Assistant 

Secretary for Resources and Technology, 

and is responsible for meeting 

performance objectives set by the HHS 

Senior Accountable official. 

ORAC includes the following 

components: 

Æ Immediate Office of the Recovery 

Act Coordination (AMV). 

Æ Division of Management and 

Performance (AMV1). 

Æ Division of Planning and 

Presentation (AMV2). 

Æ Division of Project Coordination 

(AMV3). 

Section AMV.20 Function 

1. Immediate Office of Recovery Act 

Coordination (AMV) 

The Immediate Office of Recovery Act 

Coordination (ORAC) is responsible for: 

(a) providing advice and counsel to the 

Secretary, the Senior Accountable 

Official, and the Assistant Secretary for 

Resources and Technology (ASRT) on 

all issues related to the Recovery Act; 

and (b) convening senior HHS program 

and business mangers in order to 

coordinate activities of the Recovery Act 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget’s (OMB’s) implementing 

guidelines related to the Recovery Act. 

2. Division of Management and 

Performance (AMV1) 

The Division of Management and 

Performance (DMP) is responsible for: 

(a) Ensuring that accountability 

measures for all ARRA projects and 

activities are identified, coordinated 

with the HHS Office of Inspector 

General (OIG) and implemented 

according to schedules. 

(b) Coordinating with the General 

Accounting Office (GAO) and the OIG 

on all matters relating to the integrity of 

projects and activities supported by the 

ARRA. 

(c) Managing HHS contacts with the 

Recovery Accountability and 

Transparency Board. 

(d) Identifying and coordinating the 

timely preparation of all reports 

required by ARRA and OMB’s guidance. 

(e) Coordinating the development and 

implementation of procedures for 

performance reporting by recipients of 

funds under the ARRA. 

(f) Providing management support to 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary and 

ORAC staff including correspondence 

control. 

(g) Establishing and maintaining all 

files and records related to the Recovery 

Act. 

(h) Managing the distribution and 

maintenance of all guidance developed 

by ORAC. 

3. Division of Planning and Presentation 

(AMV2) 

The Division of Planning and 

Presentation (DPP) is responsible for: 

(a) Designing and assembling project 

plans for implementing all essential 

projects and activities required by the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (ARRA) and related Office of 

Management and Budget guidance. 

(b) Identifying for each project plan 

the key tasks, milestones, and activities 

requiring coordination with HHS 

program and business functions 

managed by OPDIVs and STAFFDIVs. 

(c) Updating the project plans 

regularly as required. 

(d) Preparing executive level reports 

that portray the overall status of ARRA 

implementation based on individual 

project and activity plans. These status 

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reports will provide the basis for ARRA 

briefings and reports to the Secretary, 

the ARRA Implementation Team, the 

Recovery Act Technical Council, OMB, 

the Congress, and the public. 

(e) Reviewing and coordinating 

external communications related to 

ARRA implementation. As the 

authoritative source for information on 

ARRA implementation, DPP will work 

closely with the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA), 

STAFFDIVs and OPDIVs on the 

preparation of all public statements and 

web communication related to ARRA. 

(f) Preparing presentations and 

briefings on ARRA implementation to 

the Secretary, OMB, and in 

consultation, with the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Legislation, the 

Congress. 

(g) Coordinating the preparation of the 

Implementation Plan required by ARRA 

and other similar reports to the Congress 

and OMB. 

(h) Convening meetings and 

workgroups of senior HHS program and 

business managers in order to 

coordinate the development of the 

Recovery Act plans and projects. 

4. Division of Project Coordination 

(DMV3) 

The Division of Project Coordination 

(DPC) is responsible for: 

(a) Establishing systems and 

procedures for coordinating the 

implementation plans for all relevant 

projects and activities of the ARRA and 

preparing guidance to all relevant HHS 

components specifying the roles and 

responsibilities of key components. 

(b) Coordinating, through its project 

officers, each project and activity using 

the project plan designed by DPP as the 

framework for identifying key tasks, 

milestones and the matrix of business 

functions and offices that are involved 

in implementation. 

(c) Identifying and resolving issues 

arising during implementation using 

coordination as a primary means for 

issue resolution. 

(d) Preparing status reports against 

project plans as specified by DPP. 

(e) Providing support to the Recovery 

Act Technical Council and the ARRA 

Implementation Team. 

Dated: March 12, 2009. 

Charles E. Johnson, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–9071 Filed 4–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4150–04–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 concerning 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed collections of information, the 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA) 

will publish periodic summaries of 

proposed projects. To request more 

information on the proposed projects or 

to obtain a copy of the information 

collection plans, call the SAMHSA 

Reports Clearance Officer on (240) 276– 

1243. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collections of information 

are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Proposed Project: Adult Treatment 

Drug Court Cross-Site Evaluation for 

the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration (SAMHSA)— 

NEW 

SAMHSA’s Center for Substance 

Abuse Treatment (CSAT) is responsible 

for collecting data from 20 recently 

funded Adult Treatment Drug Court 

grantees and clients being served by 

expansion and/or enhancement grants. 

The main evaluation question is 

whether the addition of substance abuse 

treatment resources increases the 

positive results of drug courts. 

SAMHSA’s CSAT-funded grantees are 

required to participate in a cross-site 

evaluation as a contingency of their 

award. Data on each drug court and 

their processes will be collected during 

three annual site visits. Some data will 

be obtained through courtroom 

observations; no questionnaire will be 

administered to collect observational 

data. Additional data will be collected 

through interviews with drug court 

personnel and focus groups and 

interviews with drug court clients. 

CSAT requests approval for 

administering questionnaires to drug 

court personnel. CSAT also requests 

approval for conducting focus groups 

with drug court clients and 

administering questionnaires at 6- 

months post-discharge from the drug 

court. 

Drug Court Team Questionnaire 

This questionnaire will be 

administered to key drug court 

personnel (e.g., judge, drug court 

manager and treatment provider) during 

the three annual site visits to the drug 

court. This instrument consists of 15 

open-ended questions, and will ask 

respondents about their role and 

involvement in the drug court process, 

perceptions of drug courts, and the role 

of treatment and coercion in drug courts 

(subject to OMB approval). 

Drug Court Client Focus Group 

Questions for Guided Discussion 

Focus groups will be conducted 

during the annual site visits to each 

drug court. During the focus groups, 

drug court clients will be asked 12 

open-ended questions about their 

experiences in the drug court program 

and current efforts towards recovery. 

Drug court participants will be involved 

in focus groups on 1 to 3 occasions. 

Procedural Justice Questionnaire 

This instrument contains 13 items 

and asks drug court clients about their 

perceptions regarding fair treatment by 

the judge and drug court team during 

the drug court process. It is 

hypothesized that participants who 

perceive the judge and drug court team 

as fair will be more compliant with the 

drug court program, more likely to 

graduate, and have better substance use 

and criminal behavior outcomes (e.g., 

reduced substance use, fewer arrests). 

This questionnaire will be administered 

to drug court participants once, during 

the 6-month post-discharge interview. 

Correctional Mental Health Screener 

for Women 

A mental health screener for women 

(CMHS–W) will be administered to 

gather data on drug court participants’ 

mental health. Many drug court clients 

have co-occurring disorders (i.e., 

substance use and mental health 

disorders). The information gathered 

during this portion of the in-person drug 

court client interviews will provide a 

post-discharge indicator of mental 

health status and will be used as a 

moderator variable when assessing 

client outcomes such as drug use and 

arrest. This questionnaire will be 

administered to drug court participants 

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