[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 33315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority Office of Communications and Operations Support
Part F of the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations
of Authority; for the Department of Health and Human Services, Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA), Federal Register, Vol. 62, No.
129, pp. 36294-36295, dated Monday, July 7, 1997, is amended to reflect
a reorganization in the Office of Communications and Operations
Support.
The specific change will transfer the Audit Liaison Staff from the
Office of Financial Management to the Office of Communications and
Operations Support to ensure timely resolution of all audit findings
and recommendations.
The specific amendments to part F are described below:
Section F.10.A.5., Health Care Financing Administration, is amended
by the creation of a new Division of Audit Liaison in the Office of
Communications and Operations Support, Operations Support Group, and
adding the function of this new Division to the Office functional
statement. The existing functional statement is superseded by the
following revision:
Office of Communications and Operations Support (FAL)
Serves a neutral broker coordination role, including
scheduling meetings and briefings for the Administrator and
coordinating communications between and among central and regional
office, in order to ensure that emerging issues are identified early,
all concerned components are directly and fully involved in policy
development/decision making and that all points of view are presented.
Coordinates and monitors assigned Agency initiatives which
are generally tactical, short-term and cross-component in nature (e.g.,
legislative implementation).
Provides operational and analytical support to the
Executive Council.
Manages speaking and meeting requests for or on behalf of
the Administrator and Deputy Administrator and researches and writes
speeches.
Coordinates agency-wide communication policies to insure
that messages for external audiences appropriately incorporate Agency
themes.
Coordinates the preparation of manuals and other policy
instructions to insure accurate and consistent implementation of the
Agency's programs.
Manages the Agency's system for developing, clearing and
tracking regulations, setting regulation priorities and corresponding
work agendas; coordinates the review of regulations received for
concurrence from departmental and other government agencies and
develops routine and special reports on the Agency's regulatory
activities.
Manages the Agency-wide clearance system to insure
appropriate involvement from Agency components and serves as a primary
focal point for liaison with the Executive Secretariat in the Office of
the Secretary.
Operates the agency-wide correspondence tracking and
control system and provides guidance and technical assistance on
standards for content of correspondence and memoranda.
Formulates strategies to advance overall communications
goals and coordinates the design and publication process in electronic
and other media for HCFA electronic information, publications and
reports to ensure consistency with other information.
Provides management and administrative support to the
Office of the Attorney Advisor and staff.
Acts as audit liaison with the General Accounting Office
(GAO) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).
The function of this newly-created Division was deleted from the
functional statement of the Office of Financial Management.
Dated: May 28, 1999.
Nancy-Ann Min DeParle,
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-15806 Filed 6-21-99; 8:45 am]
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