[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: R7-3306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority; 
Republication

    Editorial Note: FR Doc. E7-3306 originally published at page 
8742 in the issue of Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The original 
publication contained erroneous text. As a result, the corrected 
document is being republished in its entirety.

    Notice is hereby given that I have delegated to the Director, 
Office of Head Start, the following authority vested in me by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services in a memorandum dated August 20, 
1991, pertaining to the Head Start Program and the Child Development 
Associate Scholarship Assistance Grants Program.

(a) Authority Delegated

    Authority to administer the Head Start Program under the Head Start 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq., and as amended now and hereafter. (This 
includes authority to administer the Early Head Start program.)

(b) Limitations

    1. This delegation of authority shall be exercised under the 
Department's existing policies on delegations and regulations.
    2. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
submit reports to Congress and shall be exercised under financial and 
administrative requirements applicable to all Administration for 
Children and Families' authorities.
    3. The approval or disapproval of grant applications including 
refunding applications, the making of grant awards, the waiver of non-
Federal share under 42 U.S.C. 9835(b), the waiver of fifteen percent 
administrative cost limitations under 42 U.S.C. 9839(b), and the 
approval of interim grantees under 42 U.S.C. 9836(e) requires 
concurrence of the appropriate Grants Officer. The approval or 
disapproval of contract proposals and awards is subject to the 
requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulations and requires the 
concurrence of the Contracting Officer.
    4. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
approve or disapprove awards for grants or contracts for research, 
demonstration, or evaluation under section 649 of the Head Start Act.
    5. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
appoint Central Office or Regional Office Grant Officers for the 
administration of the Head Start Program.
    6. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
appoint Action Officials for Audit Resolution.
    7. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
sign and issue notices of grant awards.
    8. This delegation of authority does not include the authority to 
hold hearings. This limitation does not include the ``informal 
meetings'' authorized in 45 CFR part 1303.
    9. Any redelegation shall be in writing and prompt notification 
must be provided to all affected managers, supervisors, and other 
personnel, and requires the concurrence of the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Administration.

(c) Effect on Existing Delegations

    As related to this delegation of authority, this delegation 
supersedes all previous delegations of authority involving the Head 
Start Program except the September 25, 2002, delegation to the 
Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation relating to 
section 649 of the Head Start Act.

(d) Effective Date

    This delegation is effective upon the date of signature.
    I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by the Director, 
Office of Head Start, which involved the exercise of the authority 
delegated herein prior to the effective date of this delegation.

    Dated: February 16, 2007.
Wade F. Horn,
Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. E7-3306 Filed 2-26-07; 8:45 am]

    Editorial Note: FR Doc. E7-3306 originally published at page 
8742 in the issue of Tuesday, February 27, 2007. The original 
publication contained erroneous text. As a result, the corrected 
document is being republished in its entirety.
[FR Doc. R7-3306 Filed 3-6-07; 8:45 am]
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