[Federal Register: October 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 190)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the Secretary
Office of Resources and Technology; Statement of Organization,
Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Part A, Office of the Secretary, Statement of Organization,
Functions and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) is being amended as Chapter AM, Office of
Resources and Technology, as last amended 68 FR 11555-62, dated March
11, 2003; and most recently at 72 FR 2282-83, dated January 18, 2007.
The reorganization will even out the management responsibilities within
the office. The changes are as follows:
I. Under Chapter AM, Section AML.20 Functions, Paragraph 1,
``Division of Discretionary Programs (AML1)'' delete in its entirety
and replace with the following:
1. Division of Discretionary Programs (AML1): The Division of
Discretionary Programs:
a. Provides analytical services and assistance to the Secretary,
the Assistant Secretary for Resources and Technology (ASRT), and HHS
Operating Division (OPDIV) Heads in their budgetary management of the
Department's principal discretionary programs, including science and
health services programs administered by the Public Health Service
components; and social service programs of the Administration for
Children and Families and the Administration on Aging.
b. Reviews budgets and related requests for resources, and analyzes
plans and proposals for new or alternative legislation.
c. Analyzes proposed regulations, reorganizations, or program
initiatives to determine their policy, resource and management
implications.
d. Proposes recommendations on draft regulations, proposed
legislation and reorganization proposals.
e. Proposes budget options and policy initiatives as necessary to
achieve program objectives established by the Secretary.
f. Assists in the development of strategies for the presentation of
the budget to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the
Congress, and develops materials for key Departmental officials who
testify at hearings before these bodies.
g. Provides guidance to OPDIVs in the formulation of their budgets.
h. Conducts special reviews and analyses to examine assigned OPDIV
program operations and management effectiveness.
i. Assists in the development of performance plans, reports, and
program assessments under the Government Performance and Results Act.
j. Assists in the presentation of the Department's budget to the
public by developing material for use of Departmental officials, and
reviews press statements and other public documents for consistency
with approved budgets and plans.
k. Assists in the presentation of the Department's budget to the
public by developing materials for use by Departmental officials, and
reviews press statements and other public documents for consistency
with approved budgets and plans.
l. reviews and analyzes the budgets of the Staff Divisions
(STAFFDIVS) funded by the General Departmental Management (GDM), Office
of Inspector General (OIG) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
appropriations. Prepares special analyses of these budgets for use in
decision-making, particularly for evaluating capacity and determining
if alternative approaches are feasible. Monitors Congressional
appropriations
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hearings in which the GDM STAFFDIVS, OIG and OCR are participants.
m. Works closely with OASAM in planning and formulating the GDM
budget justification for presentation to the Secretary, OMB and the
Congress.
n. Provides staff assistance to the Secretary, the ASRT, the
Service and Supply Funds (SSF) Board of Directors, OPDIV Budget
Officers and STAFFDIV Heads in the budgetary and financial management
of the SSF.
o. Provides for budget policy management and financial integrity of
the SSF in the provision of Departmental common sue administrative
services.
p. Assists in the planning and preparation of the SSF budget for
presentation to the SSF Board, the OMB, and Congress.
q. Prepares apportionment requests for the SSF.
II. Under Chapter AM, Section AML.20 Functions, Paragraph 3,
``Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review (AML4),'' delete in
its entirety and replace with the following:
3. Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review (AML4). The
Division of Budget Policy, Execution and Review (DBPER):
a. Directs the formulation and presentation of the HHS budget by
developing and promulgating to the OPDIVs and others the policies,
procedures, guidance, and schedules for preparing budget submissions.
b. Coordinates the presentation of the Department's budget and
performance plan to Congress, including preparation and submission of
justifications, reports, significant items, and crosscutting materials;
preparation of the Secretary's testimony before the Appropriations
Committees; and coordination of transcripts, questions for the record,
and other hearing materials.
c. Provides advice and analysis to support Department-wide budget
decision-making.
d. Maintains active communication with Department budget officers
with regard to budget events and activities with OMB, GAO, Congress and
other parties.
e. Manages a computerized budget information system reflecting data
on a HHS-wide basis and coordinates OPDIV input into the system.
f. Provides direct staff support to the Secretary in preparation
for appropriation hearings and other budget-related presentations and
briefings.
g. Actively communicates with the Budget and Appropriations
Committees in the Congress and provides intelligence and analyses of
budget decisions to senior HHS staff and the OPDIVs.
h. Coordinates preparation of guidelines governing reprogrammings,
transfers between accounts, and other crosscutting funding methods;
provides recommendations and staff support in managing and processing
crosscutting funding proposals.
i. Analyzes and prepares reports on HHS performance in managing
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) levels and in implementing FTE policy, and
provides expert advice on Department-wide staffing.
j. Provides leadership and direction in the Department-wide review,
analysis and appraisal of financial elements of program execution and
the development and execution of policies related to efficient
allocation, expenditure and control of funds.
k. Coordinates and tracks outlay projections: (1) To assist OMB in
the continuing effort to monitor spending and to thereby improve the
management of the Government's overall cash and debt operations; and
(2) in support of formulation of the budget, including the maintenance
of HHS ceiling controls and the development of outlay estimates shown
in the President's Budget for controllable program.
l. Promulgates Departmental spending policies, especially in the
events of Continuing Resolutions and possible suspension of operations
due to the failure of the Congress to enact appropriations on time, and
works with agency budget officers and the OMB in formulating agency
funding plans.
m. Maintains a system of Department-wide budget execution,
including the management and control of the apportionment of funds in
accordance with the requirements of the Anti-Deficiency Act and OMB
regulations; and requests and monitors the receipt of Treasury
warrants.
n. Serves as principal staff advisor to the ASRT on all matters
involving budget execution.
o. Acts as liaison on behalf of HHS with OMB, the Treasury
Department, the Congressional Budget Office, and other agencies on
matters involving budget execution.
p. Responsible for the development and maintenance of a system of
financial information which involves the collection, organization, and
maintenance of financial data in electronic form as well as the
development of reporting mechanisms for making the financial
information useful and available for decisionmaking.
q. Represents the Department in government-wide activities to
implement the development and implementation of performance measures
and budget-related performance planning policies, requirements and
processes. Manages program performance assessment activities.
r. Provides special management review services for selected
activities.
Dated: September 18, 2007.
Joe W. Ellis,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 07-4859 Filed 10-1-07; 8:45 am]
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