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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Statement of Organization, Functions, 

and Delegations of Authority 

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 K, Administration for Children 

and Families, as last amended at 71 FR 

59117–59123, dated October 6, 2006; 

Chapter KA, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Children and Families, as 

last amended at 72 FR 31072–31073, 

dated June 5, 2007; and Chapter KH, the 

Office of Family Assistance (OFA), as 

last amended at 71 FR 59117–59123, 

dated October 6, 2006. This 

reorganization will transfer the Child 

Care Bureau (KHJ) in its entirety, from 

the Office of Family Assistance (KH), 

and retitle it as the Office of Child Care 

(KV) reporting directly to the Assistant 

Secretary for Children and Families. It 

also establishes the Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and InterDepartmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development. The changes 

are as follows: 

I. Amend Chapter K, Administration 

for Children and Families, as follows: 

A. Delete Section K.10 Organization, 

in its entirety and replace with the 

following: 

K.10 Organization. The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) is a 

principal operating division of the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). The Administration is 

headed by the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families, who reports 

directly to the Secretary. The Assistant 

Secretary also serves as the Director of 

Child Support Enforcement. In addition 

to the Assistant Secretary, the 

Administration consists of the Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and External Affairs, the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and InterDepartmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development, and Staff and 

Program Offices. ACF is organized as 

follows: 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families (KA) 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Policy and External Affairs (KL) 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Administration (KP) 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families (KB) 

Administration on Developmental 

Disabilities (KC) 

Administration for Native Americans (KE) 

Office of Child Support Enforcement (KF) 

Office of Community Services (KG) 

Office of Family Assistance (KH) 

Office of Regional Operations (KJ) 

Office of Planning, Research and 

Evaluation (KM) 

Office of Public Affairs (KN) 

Office of Refugee Resettlement (KR) 

Office of Legislative Affairs and Budget 

(KT) 

Office of Head Start (KU) 

Office of Child Care (KV) 

II. Amend Chapter KA, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary, as follows: 

A. Delete KA.10 Organization, in its 

entirety and replace with the following: 

KA.10 Organization: The Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Children and 

Families is headed by the Assistant 

Secretary for Children and Families who 

reports directly to the Secretary and 

consists of: 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families (KA) 

President’s Committee for People with 

Intellectual Disabilities Staff (KAD) 

Executive Secretariat Office (KAF) 

Office of Human Services Emergency 

Preparedness and Response (KAG) 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development (KAH) 

B. Amend KA.20 Functions, add the 

following new paragraph: 

KA.20 Functions E. Office of the Deputy 

Assistant Secretary and InterDepartmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development (KAH): The 

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early 

Childhood Development is responsible 

for handling a variety of assignments 

requiring knowledge and expertise in 

advising the Assistant Secretary, ACF, in 

the formulation of policy views, 

positions, and implementation strategies 

related to early childhood programs and 

services under the purview of ACF. The 

incumbent will also serve as a key 

liaison and representative to the 

Department for early childhood 

development on behalf of the Assistant 

Secretary, ACF, and to other agencies 

across the government on behalf of the 

Department. 

III. Amend Chapter KH, Office of 

Family Assistance, as follows: 

A. Delete KH.00 Mission, in its 

entirety and replace with the following: 

KH.00 Mission: The Office of Family 

Assistance (OFA) advises the Secretary, 

through the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families, on matters 

relating to the Temporary Assistance for 

Needy Families (TANF) program under 

title IV–A of the Social Security Act. 

This program provides temporary 

assistance and promotes economic selfsufficiency for families with children. 

The Office provides leadership direction 

and technical guidance, with ACF 

Regional Offices, to the States, Tribes, 

and Territories on the TANF program, 

the Native Employment Works program, 

and the Aid to the Aged, Blind and 

Disabled program in Guam, Puerto Rico 

and the Virgin Islands. The Office 

focuses efforts to increase economic 

independence and productivity for 

families. It develops legislative, 

regulatory and budgetary proposals; and 

identifies and implements operational 

planning objectives and initiatives 

related to the TANF program. It provides 

direction and guidance in the collection 

and dissemination of performance and 

other valuable data for these programs; 

reviews State and Tribal planning for 

administrative and operational 

improvement; assesses program 

performance, and recommends actions to 

improve effectiveness. It provides 

guidance, direction, and technical 

assistance to its discretionary grantees 

and monitors their progress. 

B. Delete KH.10 Organization, in its 

entirety and replace with the following: 

KH.10 Organization. The Office of Family 

Assistance is headed by a Director who 

reports to the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families. The Office is 

organized as follows: 

Office of the Director (KHA) 

TANF Bureau (KHB) 

Division of State Policy (KHB1) 

Division of State and Territory TANF 

Management and Technical Assistance 

(KHB2) 

Division of Data Collection and Analysis 

(KHB3) 

Division of Tribal TANF Management 

(KHB4) 

TANF Bureau Regional Program Units 

(KHBDI–X) 

C. KH.20 Functions, delete 

Paragraph A in its entirety and replace 

with the following: 

A. Office of the Director (KHA): The Office 

of the Director is directly responsible to the 

Assistant Secretary for Children and Families 

for carrying out OFA’s mission and providing 

direction, leadership, guidance, and general 

supervision to the principal components of 

OFA. The Deputy Director assists the director 

in carrying out the responsibilities for the 

Office. The Associate Director for the TANF 

Bureau reports to the OFA Director. The 

Office: (1) Provides public information 

services by responding to inquiries from the 

public and private sectors from both 

domestic and international entities via 

written and electronic communication; (2) 

coordinates and organizes the printing and 

distribution of policy and guidance 

documents and responds to Freedom of 

Information Act requests; (3) manages the 

formulation and execution of the budgets for 

OFA programs and for Federal 

administration; (4) serves as the focal point 

for operational and long-range planning; (5) 

functions as Executive Secretariat for OFA, 

including managing correspondence, 

correspondence systems, and electronic mail 

requests; and (6) provides management and 

administrative services and advice, by 

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coordinating human resources activities, 

developing policy and procedures relating to 

these activities. 

D. KH.20 Functions, delete 

Paragraph C. Child Care Bureau and 

subsequent paragraphs 1 through 4 in its 

entirety. 

IV. Add Chapter KV, Office of Child 

Care. 

A. Create KV.00 Mission, in its 

entirety: 

KV.00 Mission. The Office of Child Care 

(OCC) advises the Assistant Secretary for 

Children and Families on matters relating to 

child care, early education programs, and 

school-age care programs, focusing on the 

twin goals of providing support for working 

families and improving the quality of child 

care to promote healthy development, school 

readiness, and school success for children. It 

has primary responsibility for the operation 

of child care programs authorized under the 

Child Care and Development Block Grant 

(CCDBG) Act and section 418 of the Social 

Security Act. It develops legislative, 

regulatory and budgetary proposals; 

identifies and implements operational 

planning objectives and initiatives related to 

child care; provides technical assistance and 

guidance to States, Territories, and Tribes 

regarding implementation of child care 

programs; and directs, manages, and oversees 

the progress of the Office’s mission and 

activities. The OCC supports State, Tribal, 

and Territorial grantees to provide child care 

financial assistance to low-income families 

so that their children can access high quality 

care while they are at work or attending 

training and education. The OCC also works 

with grantees to develop comprehensive, 

cross-sector systems of quality improvement 

so that child care programs can improve 

overall quality and individual educators 

achieve higher levels of education and 

training. It provides leadership and 

coordination for child care issues within 

ACF, within HHS, and with relevant agencies 

across the Federal, State, local and Tribal 

governments, and non-governmental 

organizations at the Federal, State and local 

levels. 

B. Create KV.10 Organization, in its 

entirety. 

KV.10 Organization. The Office of Child 

Care is headed by a Director who reports 

to the Assistant Secretary for Children 

and Families. The Office is organized as 

follows: 

Office of the Director (KVA) 

Division of Technical Assistance (KVA1) 

Division of Program Operations (KVA2) 

Division of Policy (KVA3) 

Office of Child Care Regional Program 

Units (KVADI–X) 

C. Create KV.20 Function, in its 

entirety. 

KV.20 Functions A. Office of the Director 

(KVA): The Office of Child Care has 

responsibility for: (1) Overseeing the 

operation of child care programs authorized 

under the Child Care and Development Block 

Grant (CCDBG) Act and section 418 of the 

Social Security Act; (2) developing 

legislative, regulatory, and budgetary 

proposals; (3) presenting operational 

planning objectives and initiatives related to 

child care, and overseeing the progress of 

approved activities; (4) providing leadership 

and coordination for child care within ACF 

and linkages with other agencies on child 

care issues, including agencies within HHS, 

relevant agencies across the Federal, State, 

local, and Tribal governments, and nongovernmental organizations at the Federal, 

State, and local levels; and (5) overseeing the 

leadership, planning, and management of the 

Office’s mission and activities. 

The Office of the Director serves as the 

principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary 

for Children and Families on the 

administration of child care programs. The 

Office is directly responsible for carrying out 

OCC’s mission and providing direction, 

leadership, guidance, and general 

supervision to the principal components of 

OCC. The Deputy Director assists the Director 

in carrying out the responsibilities for the 

Office. The Office of the Director: (1) 

Provides public information services by 

responding to inquiries from the public and 

private sectors; (2) identifies areas for 

research, demonstration, and developmental 

activities; (3) conducts outreach and 

maintains relationships with Department 

officials, other Federal departments, State 

and Tribal and local officials, and private 

organizations and individuals; (4) 

coordinates and plans child care activities to 

maximize program effectiveness; and (5) 

manages large-scale or high profile activities 

involving multiple OCC areas of 

responsibility. 

Management Operation Staff is responsible 

for: (1) Managing the execution of the 

budgets for OCC operated programs and for 

Federal administration of the OCC program; 

(2) serving as the central control point for 

operational and long-range planning of the 

needs of the OCC; (3) planning for and 

coordinating the provision of staff 

development and training; (4) providing 

support for OCC’s personnel administration, 

including staffing, employee and labor 

relations, performance management, and 

employee recognition; (5) managing 

procurement planning and providing 

technical assistance regarding procurement; 

(6) managing OCC-controlled space, facilities, 

and equipment, including providing for 

health and safety; (7) planning for, acquiring, 

distributing, and controlling OCC supplies; 

(8) functioning as Executive Secretariat for 

OCC, including managing correspondence, 

correspondence systems, and electronic mail 

requests; and (9) overseeing processes related 

to approval and payment of travel. 

B. Division of Technical Assistance 

(KVA1): The Division of Technical 

Assistance supports State, Tribal, and 

Territorial grantees in providing child care 

subsidy systems that are responsive to the 

needs of low-income families and support a 

variety of high quality child care settings that 

promote child development and learning. 

The Division of Technical Assistance: (1) 

Provides technical assistance to States, 

Territories, and Tribes concerning the 

administration of the Child Care and 

Development Fund (CCDF); (2) provides 

strategic leadership, coordination, and grant 

and contract oversight for technical 

assistance projects that comprise the Child 

Care Technical Assistance Network; (3) 

oversees technical assistance events, such as 

peer learning roundtables, forums, 

conferences, and webinars; (4) uses 

publications, multimedia tools, and 

comprehensive Internet resources to 

communicate with CCDF grantees, national, 

State, regional and local child care 

organizations, and the general public about 

the latest developments in the child care 

field; (5) works closely with State, Tribal and 

Territorial CCDF Lead Agencies to assess 

their technical assistance needs and tailor 

approaches that reflect State, Tribal, and 

Territorial flexibility; (6) supports the ability 

of grantees to find innovative solutions and 

uses its contracts, events, and publications to 

identify and promote replication of effective 

practices; (7) supports the use of research in 

CCDF implementation; (8) forges 

partnerships with public and private 

organizations to improve the ability of child 

care systems to respond effectively to the 

needs of low-income working families; and 

(9) works in partnerships across programs to 

improve outcomes for children by furthering 

the quality and coordination of early 

childhood services across the Federal 

government in order to build a diversified 

system that promotes school readiness across 

all early childhood settings and school 

success for school-age children. Key partners 

include State, Territorial and Tribal CCDF 

programs, Office of Head Start, the Maternal 

and Child Health Bureau, and the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

C. Division of Program Operations (KVA2): 

The Division of Program Operations is 

responsible for: (1) Regional liaison activities, 

including communicating on a regular basis 

with Regional Program Unit staff, including 

oversight of the review and approval process 

for the Biennial CCDF Plans of States, 

Territories, and Tribes, responding to 

questions on policy and other issues by 

consulting or referring to other staff; (2) 

tracking progress of grantee programs in 

coordination with the regions; (3) collecting 

and maintaining information related to 

grantee program implementation, 

management and accountability measures, 

and technical assistance efforts; (4) tracking 

program achievements, problems, and gaps; 

(5) identifying latest trends and activities of 

major significance; (6) preparing background 

material, fact sheets, and reports to provide 

information to the Director and other ACF 

and HHS officials, grantees, and the general 

public; (7) tracking and supporting special 

initiatives; (8) establishing partnerships with 

public and private entities to improve access 

to quality child care; (9) coordinating 

program activities with other government 

and non-governmental agencies; and (10) 

managing and overseeing cooperative 

ventures with other entities. 

D. Division of Policy (KVA3): The Division 

of Policy: (1) Develops, interprets, and issues 

national policies and regulations governing 

CCDF programs and other OCC-operated 

programs; (2) provides clarification of the 

statutes, regulations, and policies; (3) issues 

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program instructions and information 

memoranda; (4) recommends and drafts 

legislative and budgetary proposals and 

materials; (5) prepares Congressional reports 

and briefing materials for hearings and 

testimony; (6) develops and tracks 

performance measures to ensure the 

responsiveness of the program to children 

and families; (7) manages processes related to 

administrative data reporting by grantees, 

including providing direction and guidance; 

(8) compiles, analyzes, and disseminates 

program data; (9) reviews and gives guidance 

to the Regional Program Units on CCDF plans 

and applications (10) researches child care 

policy issues; (11) coordinates policies and 

procedures with the Division of Program 

Operations (including updates of the 

Biennial Child Care Plan Preprint) and other 

Federal agencies; (12) provides policy 

training, guidance, and clarification to the 

Regional Program Units in carrying out 

policy functions; (13) coordinates with the 

grants office on financial management issues, 

including grantee allocations and 

expenditure reporting. 

E. Office of Child Care Regional Program 

Units (KVADI–X): Each OCC Regional 

Program Unit is headed by an OCC Regional 

Program Manager who reports to the Deputy 

Director, OCC. The Regional Program 

Manager, through subordinate regional staff, 

in collaboration with program components, is 

responsible for: (1) Providing program and 

technical administration of OCC block and 

discretionary programs; (2) collaborating 

with the OCC Central Office, States, and 

other grantees on all significant policy 

matters; (3) providing technical assistance to 

entities responsible for administering OCC 

programs to resolve identified problems; (4) 

ensuring that appropriate procedures and 

practices are adopted; (5) working with 

appropriate State, Tribal, and local officials 

to develop and implement outcome-based 

performance goals that further the OCC 

mission of supporting children and families 

by increasing access to affordable, high 

quality child care; and (6) monitoring the 

programs to ensure their efficiency and 

effectiveness, and ensuring that these entities 

conform to Federal laws, regulations, 

policies, and procedures governing the 

programs. 

V. 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 the Administration for Children 

and Families, heretofore issued and in 

effect on this date of this reorganization 

are continued in full force and effect. 

VI. Delegation of Authority: All 

delegations and redelegations of 

authority made to the officials and 

employees of affected organizational 

components will continue in them or 

their successors pending further 

redelegations, provided they are 

consistent with this reorganization. 

VII. Funds, Personnel and Equipment: 

Transfer of organizations and functions 

affected by the reorganization shall be 

accompanied in each instance by direct 

and support funds, positions, personnel, 

records, equipment, supplies and other 

resources. 

This reorganization will be effective 

upon date of signature. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

David A. Hansell, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and 

Families. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1928– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002] 

Iowa; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a 

Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Iowa (FEMA–1928–DR), dated 

July, 27, 2010, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 20, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Thomas A. Hall, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this disaster. 

This action terminates the 

appointment of Michael R. Scott as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

disaster. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA–1932– 

DR; Docket ID FEMA–2010–0002] 

Kansas; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for State 

of Kansas (FEMA–1932–DR), dated 

August 10, 2010, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 20, 

2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Office of Response and 

Recovery, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Michael R. Scott, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this disaster. 

This action terminates the 

appointment of William J. Doran III as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

disaster. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households in Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

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