[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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