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the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Paper records are stored in file 

folders. Electronic records are stored in 

a database on a computer network. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Personal identifiers used for retrieval 

include the subject individual’s name, 

date of birth, SSN, and Alien 

Registration Number (if applicable). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The records have not yet been 

scheduled with the National Archives 

and Records Administration (NARA). 

Until they have been scheduled with 

NARA and have met the applicable 

retention period, the records must be 

retained indefinitely. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Information in this system is 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable laws, rules, and policies. 

Access to the records is restricted to 

authorized personnel who are advised 

of the confidentiality of the records and 

the civil and criminal penalties for 

misuse. All record keepers are required 

to maintain appropriate administrative, 

technical, and physical safeguards to 

protect the records from unauthorized 

access. Administrative safeguards 

include training individuals who have 

access to the records how to handle 

them appropriately, incident response 

plans, mandatory security and privacy 

awareness training, limiting access to 

individuals who need to know the 

information, and reviewing security 

controls on an ongoing basis. Technical 

safeguards include the use of antivirus 

software, vulnerability patching, multifactor authentication when required, or 

username and password, and storing 

electronic records in encrypted form, to 

limit system access to authorized users. 

Physical safeguards include storing hard 

copy records and computer terminals 

used to access electronic records in 

physically locked locations when not in 

use. Safeguards conform to the HHS 

Information Security Program, https://

www.hhs.gov/ocio/securityprivacy/ 

index.html. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Upon completion of an exemption 

rulemaking, this system of records will 

be exempt from access by subject 

individuals to the extent permitted by 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). However, 

consideration will be given to any 

access request addressed to the System 

Manager, listed above. Individuals may 

request access to a record about them in 

this system of records by submitting a 

written access request to the System 

Manager. The request must include, as 

applicable, the individual’s name, Alien 

Registration Number, date and place of 

birth, telephone number and/or email 

address, current address, and signature. 

In addition, to further verify the 

individual’s identity, the individual 

must provide either a notarization of the 

request or a written certification that the 

requester is the individual who the 

requester claims to be and understands 

that the knowing and willful request for 

or acquisition of a record pertaining to 

an individual under false pretenses is a 

criminal offense under the Privacy Act, 

subject to a fine of up to $5,000. An 

individual may also request an 

accounting of disclosures that have been 

made of any records about that 

individual. Verification of identity is 

also required for a parent or legal 

guardian who makes a request on behalf 

of a minor (in addition to verifying the 

minor’s identity). 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Upon completion of an exemption 

rulemaking, this system of records will 

be exempt from amendment to the 

extent permitted by 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 

However, consideration will be given to 

any amendment request addressed to 

the System Manager, listed above. 

Individuals seeking to amend a record 

about them in this system of records 

must submit a written request for 

amendment to the System Manager. The 

request must provide the same 

information described under ‘‘Record 

Access Procedures,’’ including identity 

verification information; and must 

specify the information that is 

contested, the corrective action sought, 

and the reason(s) for requesting the 

correction, and include supporting 

information. The right to contest records 

is limited to information that is factually 

inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant, or 

untimely (obsolete). Records of an 

administrative proceeding that results in 

a final agency determination that an 

individual perpetrated child abuse or 

neglect of a child while the child was 

in ORR custody will not be subject to 

amendment, if the records establish that 

the individual exhausted administrative 

amendment remedies in that proceeding 

(i.e., wasn’t merely offered the 

opportunity for amendment) as required 

for the individual to pursue judicial 

remedies. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Upon completion of an exemption 

rulemaking, this system of records will 

be exempt from notification to the 

extent permitted by 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). 

However, consideration will be given to 

any notification request addressed to the 

System Manager, listed above. 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about them must submit a 

written notification request to the 

System Manager. The request must 

include the same information described 

under ‘‘Record Access Procedures,’’ 

including identity verification 

information. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Upon completion of an exemption 

rulemaking, law enforcement 

investigatory material in this system of 

records will be exempt from certain 

requirements of the Privacy Act as 

follows: 

• Based on 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2), all 

investigatory material compiled for law 

enforcement purposes will be exempt 

from the requirements in subsections 

(c)(3), (d)(1) through (4), (e)(1), (e)(4)(G) 

through (I), and (f) of the Privacy Act; 

provided, however, if maintenance of 

the records causes a subject individual 

to be denied a federal right, privilege, or 

benefit to or for which the individual 

would otherwise be entitled or eligible, 

the exemption will be limited to 

material that would reveal the identity 

of a source who furnished information 

to the Government under an express 

promise that the identity of the source 

would be held in confidence. 

HISTORY: 

None. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Office of Child Care; Statement of 

Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority 

AGENCY: Administration for Children 

and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice; establishment of the 

Regional Operations Division within the 

Office of Child Care. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) has made 


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minor adjustments to the organization of 

the Office of Child Care (OCC) by 

adding a new Regional Operations 

Division. Impacted staff are being 

moved from the Office of the Director to 

this new division. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne-Marie Twohie, Deputy Director, 

Office of Child Care, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, (240) 935–1159. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice amends Part K of the Statement 

of Organization Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF): Chapter 

KV, Office of Child Care (OCC) as last 

amended 88 FR 32227–32230, May 19, 

2023. 

I. Delete Chapter KV, Office of Child 

Care, in Its Entirety and Replace With 

the Following 

KV.00 Mission. The Office of Child 

Care (OCC) has primary responsibility 

for the overall direction, policy, 

implementation, budget planning and 

development, and oversight of child 

care program operations authorized 

under the Child Care and Development 

Block Grant (CCDBG) and section 418 of 

the Social Security Act. OCC supports 

state, tribal, and territorial grantees’ 

efforts to provide child care subsidies to 

families with low incomes, improve the 

quality of child care for all children, 

support a high-quality and wellcompensated workforce, and support a 

strong child care system able to meet the 

needs of children and families. OCC 

provides leadership and coordination 

for child care issues within ACF, HHS, 

and with relevant federal, state, local, 

and tribal governmental and nongovernmental organizations. 

KV.10 Organization. OCC is headed 

by a Director who reports to the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood 

Development (ECD). OCC is organized 

as follows: 

Office of the Director (KVA) 

Training and Technical Assistance 

Division (KVA1) 

Program Operations Division (KVA2) 

Oversight and Accountability Division 

(KVA3) 

Policy, Data, and Planning Division 

(KVA4) 

Regional Operations Division (KVAD) 

Child Care Regional Offices (KVADI–X) 

KV.20 Functions. 

A. Office of the Director (KVA): The 

Office of the Director (OD) is 

responsible for leading the Program 

Office to ensure OCC fulfills its 

statutory responsibilities and 

programmatic objectives. The OD is 

responsible for the overall management, 

oversight, and policy and budget 

development specific to child care 

programs and for the supervision of the 

OCC Division Directors. The OD is also 

responsible for strategic planning and 

setting operational goals, planning 

initiatives to support strong 

implementation of the Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF) and other 

initiatives that support a child care 

sector that meets the developmental 

needs of children and supports families 

and child care providers. The OD also 

responds to inquiries from the public 

and governmental and nongovernmental leaders. 

The Deputy Director and Associate 

Deputy Director report to the Director 

and manage the day-to-day operations of 

OCC; share supervision and 

management responsibilities for the 

OCC Division Directors and other OD 

staff; coordinate with and provide 

direction to the ECD Budget and 

Administrative Operations divisions to 

manage the budget and administrative 

needs of OCC; assist the Director in 

carrying out the duties of the OD; and 

perform the duties of the Director when 

absent. 

B. Training and Technical Assistance 

Division (KVA1): The Training and 

Technical Assistance Division is 

responsible for overseeing the training 

and technical assistance system 

including coordination and oversight of 

technical assistance grants, cooperative 

agreements, and contracts. The division 

also oversees publications to support 

CCDF lead agencies and OCC priorities 

and coordinates with the other divisions 

in OCC on content related to program 

implementation, monitoring, policy, 

interagency agreements, and websites. 

C. Program Operations Division 

(KVA2): The Program Operations 

Division is responsible for supporting 

the development, management, and 

oversight of CCDF plans, plan 

amendments, and waiver requests to 

support compliance with federal law 

and regulation. The division works in 

partnership with regional program staff 

to facilitate responses to issues and 

questions on program implementation, 

policy, and other issues. The division is 

also responsible for analyzing 

information related to grantee program 

implementation. 

D. Oversight and Accountability 

Division (KVA3): The Oversight and 

Accountability Division is responsible 

for monitoring grantees for compliance 

in the implementation of CCDF plans, 

and for programmatic and fiscal 

compliance with federal law, policies, 

and regulations. The division manages 

the program integrity and accountability 

oversight program, including audits, 

improper payments, error rates, and 

corrective actions. The division 

responds to inquiries from the Office of 

Inspector General and Government 

Accountability Office. 

E. Policy, Data, and Planning Division 

(KVA4): The Policy, Data, and Planning 

Division is responsible for overseeing 

development and issuance of policies, 

regulations, and other policy guidance. 

The division is responsible for 

legislative issues and budget 

formulation in coordination with ECD 

and consistent with ACF early 

childhood priorities. The division 

oversees activities for implementation of 

major policy, legislative, regulatory and 

budget new initiatives and prepares 

materials in response to Congressional 

inquiries. The division also oversees 

collection of state, territory, and tribal 

grantee data and reports and reviews 

and analyzes grantee data and 

performance measures. 

F. Regional Operations Division 

(KVA5): The Regional Operations 

Division is responsible for providing 

oversight, direction, and guidance to the 

10 OCC Regional Offices and integrates 

regional work in central office planning. 

G. Child Care Regional Offices 

(KVADI–X): Each of the 10 OCC 

Regional Offices is headed by an OCC 

Regional Program Manager (RPM) who 

reports to the Director of Regional 

Operations within the Regional 

Operations Division. OCC Regional 

Offices are responsible for ongoing 

oversight and monitoring, and technical 

assistance and working to resolve issues 

to bring all Lead Agencies in their 

region in full compliance with federal 

law, regulations, and policy. The RPM 

is responsible for liaising within each 

Region to OCC central office and 

maintaining relationships with state, 

territory, tribal, and local officials. 

II. Continuation of Policy 

Except as inconsistent with this 

reorganization, all statements of policy 

and interpretations with respect to 

organizational components affected by 

this notice within ACF, heretofore 

issued and in effect on this date of this 

reorganization are continued in full 

force and effect. 

III. Delegation of Authority 

All delegations and re-delegations of 

authority made to officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them, or 

their successors, pending further redelegations, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 


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IV. Funds, Personnel, and Equipment 

Transfer of organizations and 

functions affected by this reorganization 

shall be accompanied in each instance 

by direct and support funds, positions, 

personnel, records, equipment, 

supplies, and other resources. 

Meg Sullivan, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 

Administration for Children and Families, 

performing the delegable duties of the 

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

[CFDA Number(s): 93.645] 

Notice of Allotment Percentages to 

States for Child Welfare Services State 

Grants. 

AGENCY: Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families—Children’s Bureau 

(ACYF–CB), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of biennial publication of 

allotment percentages for States under 

the IV–B subpart 1, Stephanie Tubbs 

Jones Child Welfare Services Grant 

Program. 

SUMMARY: The Department is publishing 

the allotment percentage for each State 

under the Title IV–B Subpart 1, 

Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare 

Services Grant Program. The allotment 

percentages are one of the factors used 

in the computation of the Federal grants 

awarded under the Program. 

DATES: The allotment percentages will 

be effective for Federal Fiscal Years 

2026 and 2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sona Cook, Grants Management Officer, 

Family Protection & Resilience 

Portfolio, Office of Grants Management, 

Office of Administration, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, 330 C Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20201. Telephone (214) 767–2973, 

Email: sona.cook@acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by section 423(c) of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 623(c)), the 

Department is publishing the allotment 

percentage for each State under the Title 

IV–B Subpart 1, Stephanie Tubbs Jones 

Child Welfare Services Grant Program. 

The allotment percentage for each State 

is determined on the basis of paragraphs 

(b) and (c) of section 423 of the Social 

Security Act. These figures are available 

on the ACF internet homepage at http:// 

www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/. The 

allotment percentage for each State is as 

follows: 

ALLOTMENT ** 

State Percentage 

Alabama ................................ 61.01 

Alaska * ................................. 34.07 

Arizona .................................. 56.72 

Arkansas ............................... 53.55 

California 1 ............................ 30.00 

Colorado ............................... 51.41 

Connecticut ........................... 43.82 

Delaware ............................... 62.90 

District of Columbia 1 ............ 30.00 

ALLOTMENT ** 

State Percentage 

Florida ................................... 68.02 

Georgia ................................. 55.69 

Hawaii * ................................. 45.23 

Idaho ..................................... 54.70 

Illinois .................................... 39.67 

Indiana .................................. 57.23 

Iowa ...................................... 48.57 

Kansas .................................. 48.66 

Kentucky ............................... 57.37 

Louisiana .............................. 46.97 

Maine .................................... 45.15 

Maryland ............................... 41.98 

Massachusetts ...................... 39.62 

Michigan ............................... 66.22 

Minnesota ............................. 40.39 

Mississippi ............................ 65.78 

Missouri ................................ 37.96 

Montana ................................ 47.96 

Nebraska .............................. 45.58 

Nevada ................................. 53.08 

New Hampshire .................... 39.99 

New Jersey ........................... 48.14 

New Mexico .......................... 66.28 

New York 1 ............................ 30.00 

North Carolina ...................... 62.31 

North Dakota ........................ 41.15 

Ohio ...................................... 57.65 

Oklahoma ............................. 51.17 

Oregon .................................. 43.87 

Pennsylvania ........................ 49.01 

Rhode Island ........................ 50.82 

South Carolina ...................... 57.67 

South Dakota ........................ 36.59 

Tennessee ............................ 57.23 

Texas .................................... 47.07 

Utah ...................................... 51.66 

Vermont ................................ 47.75 

Virginia .................................. 44.99 

Washington ........................... 45.32 

West Virginia ........................ 67.04 

Wisconsin ............................. 38.25 

Wyoming ............................... 38.79 

America Samoa .................... 70.00 

Guam .................................... 70.00 

Puerto Rico ........................... 70.00 

N. Mariana Islands ............... 70.00 

ALLOTMENT **—Continued 

State Percentage 

Virgin Islands ........................ 70.00 

* State Percentage = 50 percent of year average divided by the National United States 3- 

year average. 

** ‘‘State Percentage minus 100 percent 

yields the IV–Bl allotment percentage. 

* Estimates prior to 1950 are not available 

for Alaska and Hawaii. 1Allotment Percentage has been adjusted in 

accordance with Section 423(b)(1). 

Statutory Authority: Section 423(c) of 

the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

623(c)). 

Anthony Petruccelli, 

Senior Grants Policy Specialist, Office of 

Grants Policy, Office of Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Office of Planning, Research, and 

Evaluation Statement of Organization, 

Functions, and Delegations of 

Authority 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation, Administration for 

Children and Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) has 

reorganized the Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE). This 

reorganization creates a new Office of 

Research and Evaluation (ORE) and an 

Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO). 

This notice provides the Statement of 

Organizations, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority for the new 

office of officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Supplee, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Planning, Research, and 

Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice amends Part K of the Statement 

of Organization, Functions, and 

Delegations of Authority of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), as 

follows: Chapter KM, Office of Planning, 

Research, and Evaluation (OPRE), as last 

amended 87 FR 67693–67696 

(November 2022). 

I. Under Chapter KM, Office of 

Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 


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