[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24499-24500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12068]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority

    Part A (Office of the Secretary), Chapter AE (Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (OASPE)), of the 
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegation of Authority for 
the Department of Health and Human Services (most recently amended at 
58 FR 68649 on December 28, 1993) is amended as follows:
    I. Chapter AE, paragraph B. ``The Office of Program Systems,'' 
delete in its entirety and replace with the following:
    B. The Office of Program Systems--The Office of Program Systems is 
responsible for providing guidance and direction to the Department's 
strategic, policy, and support planning, conducting policy and economic 
analyses of crosscutting issues, developing planning and policy 
information and related support systems, and providing technical and 
policy support services.
    1. The Division of Decision Systems is responsible for managing 
major planning systems for the Department and the OASPE, including 
strategic, legislative, policy and policy support planning. The 
Division manages the development and implementation of the Department's 
strategic plan, provides policy guidance and assistance to the 
Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions in the development of their 
components for the plan and coordinates the

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development and maintenance of performance measurements and reporting 
under the plan. The Division coordinates these activities with other 
offices with implementation responsibilities and functions related to 
the Government Performance and Results Act. The Division manages the 
establishment of schedules and procedures to ensure the availability of 
supporting information. The Division also develops functional 
requirements for departmental policy support systems in the legislative 
and strategic planning areas; coordinates the planning of evaluation 
and social research agenda across the Department and coordinates the 
regulatory review process within the OASPE. Finally, the Division 
coordinates and conducts policy analysis in subjects and areas not 
covered by, or cutting across, the programmatic offices of the OASPE. 
In collaboration with the Assistant Secretary for Management and 
Budget, conducts policy reviews related to the Department's Continuous 
Improvement Program.
    2. The Division of Data Policy serves as the HHS focal point for 
data policy analysis, planning and development, as well as for 
coordination of data and statistical policy within HHS. The Division 
provides an Executive Secretary, as well as leadership and staff 
support, to the HHS Data Council, the principal internal forum and 
advisory body to the Secretary on data policy issues, including data 
strategy, data standards, and privacy issues. The Division also 
provides direction and oversight and serves as the HHS Executive 
Director to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, the 
statutory pubic advisory body to the Secretary on health data and 
statistics, and serves as the focal point within HHS for all matters 
relating to the Committee. The Division also provides staff support to 
the ASPE and OS leadership on a variety of Departmentwide data policy 
issues and initiatives, including statistical policy, privacy, data 
standards, and data planning issues, as well as data issues in support 
of performance measurement and performance partnership grants, and 
directs a portfolio of developmental projects in those areas. The 
Division also maintains liaison with other agencies and organizations 
on a variety of data and statistical policy issues.
    3. The Division of State and Local Initiatives assists State, local 
and Tribal governments, as well as community-based programs, in 
developing, implementing and evaluating innovative approaches to 
improving programs and systems which cut across the programmatic 
offices of the ASPE. The Division coordinates with the Department's 
OPDIVS and STAFFDIVS to provide technical assistance. The Division also 
coordinates with other Federal Departments and agencies to identify 
opportunities to improve linkages, develop collaborative efforts, and/
or to establish partnerships to improve the overall effectiveness of 
federally funded programs. The Division provides analytic support as 
well as policy guidance to Departmental OPDIVS and STAFFDIVS to improve 
services delivered by community-based organizations as well as State 
and local governments for crosscutting program areas. The Division 
collaborates with State and local governments, in cooperation with the 
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, to develop mutually acceptable 
goals, objectives, and performance measures for achieving effective 
outcomes measures.
    4. The Division of Modeling, Computer and Technical Systems is 
responsible for providing statistical, scientific programming, 
modeling, computer systems and other technical staff services to policy 
analyses, research and evaluation activities of the OASPE. It 
coordinates on departmental issues concerning income and poverty with 
the Bureau of the Census and annually revises and publishes the Poverty 
Income Guidelines. Finally, it provides technical assistance and advice 
to other policy offices within the Department on certain statistical 
and specialized scientific policy analyses, and administers a policy 
information center for identifying and retrieving evaluative and policy 
research studies.

    Dated: May 8, 1996.
John J. Callahan,
Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 96-12068 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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