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[FR Doc No: 94-16485]
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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 247 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 Planning and Policy Systems is responsible for
managing strategic, policy and policy support planning for the
Department. The Division coordinates the development and implementation
of the Department's strategic plan, provides assistance to the
Operating Divisions and Staff Divisions in the development of their
components for the plan, and assists in developing and maintaining
performance measurements and reporting under the plan. The Division
will coordinate these activities with other offices with implementation
responsibilities and functions related to the Government Performance
and Results Act. The Division coordinates the development of the
Department's legislative program, including 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.
Finally, the Division coordinates the planning and conduct of
evaluation and social research across the Department.
2. The Division of Policy and Regulatory Analysis is responsible
for the conduct of policy and economic analysis in subjects and areas
not covered by, or cutting across, the programmatic offices of the
OASPE. It conducts analyses of economic issues and their implications
for the Department's programs. It provides analyses to identify
opportunities to improve program linkages and the effectiveness of HHS
and related programs, and provides analytic support and direction for
strategies to improve access to assistance at the community level. It
develops approaches for conducting effective policy analysis of social
programs, and provides support to other Departmental offices on
techniques of policy analysis, policy systems, program design, and
cost-benefit analyses.
3. The Division of Technical and Computer Support is responsible
for providing statistical, scientific programming, computer systems
support, and other technical services to support policy analyses,
research and evaluation activities of the OASPE. It also is responsible
for development, coordination, and oversight of Departmental policy for
social and demographic statistics, including the revision and
publication of 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.
II. Chapter AE, paragraph C. Within ``The Office of Health
Policy,'' delete paragraph 3. ``Division of Health Economic Analysis
and Research.''
Dated: June 30, 1994.
Kenneth S. Apfel,
Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 94-16485 Filed 7-7-94; 8:45 am]
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