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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96254-96256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28368]

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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.

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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 well-compensated 
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 non-governmental 
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 non-governmental 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 re-delegations, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-28368 Filed 12-3-24; 8:45 am]
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