99-14234. Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 108 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 30369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14234]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority

    This statement amends Part S of the Statement of the Organization, 
Functions and Delegations of Authority which covers the Social Security 
Administration (SSA). Chapter S4 covers the Deputy Commissioner for 
Systems. Notice is given that Subchapter S4K, the Office of Information 
Management (OIM), is being amended to reflect a realignment of 
functions. Functions are being moved from existing OIM Divisions to 
create two new Divisions in OIM. The revised chapter reads as follows:
    Section S4K.10  The Office of Information Management--


(Organization):

Establish:
    H. The Division of Planning, Requirements and Validation (S4KJ).
    I. The Division of Appeals and Disability Systems (S4KK).
    Section S4K.20  The Office of Information Management--
(Functions):
    D. Division of Information Resource Management (S4KB).

Delete:
    8. In its entirety
Renumber:
    ``9'' to ``8''
Delete:
    10. In its entirety.

    E. Division of Administrative Systems Development (S4KE).

Delete:
    1. In its entirety.
Renumber:
    ``2'' to ``1''
Establish:

    H. Division of Planning, Requirements and Validation (S4KJ).
    1. Manages the planning, validation and implementation of the broad 
range of systems, methods and procedures necessary to support the 
administrative and programmatic MI systems processes.
    2. Performs user needs analyses and develops detailed functional 
requirements for SSA's mainframe and client server programmatic and 
administrative systems.
    3. Designs, develops and maintains automated validation test 
methods for SSA's mainframe and client server programmatic and 
administrative systems and certifies validated products for release 
into the production environment.
    4. Manages OIM's project management process; provides standards, 
procedures, training and technical assistance to project managers.
    I. Division of Appeals and Disability Systems (S4KK).
    1. Provides automated solutions to support SSA's appeals processes 
and for management information (MI) systems supporting the Agency's 
Disability Insurance program. Designs, develops and deploys systems 
that improve the collection, processing and distribution of disability 
MI.
    2. Develops and maintains SSA-wide systems that provide for 
processing, monitoring and reporting on the Agency's various appeals 
workloads.

    Dated: May 25, 1999.
Paul D. Barnes,
Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 99-14234 Filed 6-4-99; 8:45 am]
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