What is the Function and Mandate of the Office of Attached is a copy of our functional statement, an outline of the program organization relationships, and reporting mechanisms. As you know, the Assistant Secretary reports directly to the Secretary and represents the Secretary in all capacities related to the human development areas. The human development activities in regional offices are under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Human Development. All operating plans, policy guidance, and resources allocations are subject to the approval of the Assistant Secretary for Human Development. 11614 Office of the Secretary Statement of Organization. Functions, and Part 1 of the Statement of Organiza- 1R00 Mission. Serves as the principal staff adviser to the Secretary and the Under Secretary on matters dealing with special populations served by the Department, including the aging, children, youth, Native Americans, the mentally retarded, the handicapped, and those living in rural areas, recommends to the Secretary action for improving coordination and government-wide effectivenesa in these areas: provides responsive and effective programs for groups of people and ensures that other Department programs also recognize and serve the needs of these people; directs, coordinates, and manages Human Development programs, ordering priorities within the Office of Human Development, approving strategies and ensuring that lines of communication to the Secretary, other HEW operating programs, and interest groups are open and responsive. Provides information for departmental policy making. 1R10. Organization. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Development, headed by the Assistant Secretary for Human Development who reports directly to the Secretary, consists of: A Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Development. B. Office of Administration and Management. C. Office for the Handicapped. D President's Committee on Mental Retardation. E. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. P. Office of Child Development. G. Office of Youth Development. H. Administration on Aging. I. Office of Rural Development. J. Office of Native American Programs. 1R20. Functions. Detailed functions of certain organizational elements of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Development will be described in separate subchapters. Functions. A. Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary. Provides executive NOTICES direction, leadership and guidance to all Directs planning development and co- Functions. B. Office of Administration and Management. The Office of Administration and Management provides executive administrative management to ASHD offices; develops and recommends to the ASHD policy, systems, procedures, plans, organizational changes and management improvements; implements approved strategies throughout the various ASHD offices: focal point for budget activities of ASHD offices including budget development, justification, execution development of policies and procedures, and liaison with AS Comptroller for ASHD and its offices; liaison with appropriate OS offices for expenditure controls and responsible for expenditure controls within ASHD; develops, coordinates, and implements grants policy in conjunction with appropriate HEW policy and procedures; responsible for ASHD grants administration, including developing procedures and requirements for processing and review; recommends approval of certain grant actions; liaison with appropriate HEW contracting offices; responsible for provision of administrative and technical support for contracts, provides staff support to ASHD offices on all management issues. The Office of Administration and Management is responsible for Management Analysis including: management studies of the ASHD organization, manpower utilization, methods analysis, cost reduction, and establishing standards; provides technical and staff assistance to ASHD; and provides unified Data Systems Management for ASHD organizations. The office serves as a focal point for studies and initiatives for ASHD organizations; responsible for administrative management functions, including personnel functions in conjunction with the Office of The Secretary Personnel Office, centralized support services, procurement, space allocation of ASHD office, processing travel requests and claims and other general administrative duties. Functions. C. The Office for the Handicapped. Serves as the focal point for coordination and evaluation of Department-wide policies, programs, procedures, and activities related to the handicapped and mentally retarded; serves in an advisory capacity to the Secretary in regard to issues related to the administration of the Department's handicapped and mental retardation programs. Detailed description of the functions of the Office appear in Subchapter 1R55. Functions. D. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation. Provides service and assistance in the areas of mental retardation as the President may require; evaluates the national effort to combat mental retardation and assists in the coordination of Federal, State, local, and private program review and planning activities in the mental retardation field; assists in the formulation of new program initiatives. Functions. E. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The function of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is to carry out responsibilities stated in Executive Order 11562; these functions include establishing a program of Physical Fitness and Sports, advising the President and Secretary on Physical Fitness and Sports, coordinating the conference on Physical Fitness and Sports, and other duties as outlined in Executive Order 11562. Functions, F. Office of Child Development. The function of the Office of Child Development is to advise the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development and HEW agencies on Department plans and programs related to child development; to operate the Head Start and other related child service programs; and to provide leadership, advice, and services which affect the general well-being of children as mandated by the Act of April 9, 1912. Detailed functions of the Child Development will follow in Chapter 1R40. Functions. G. Office of Youth Development. The function of the Office of Youth Development is to provide leadership in the planning, development, and coordination of those Federal programs that provide services to youth in danger of becoming delinquent. The Office coordinates its activities with other concerned Federal organizations to assure a unified approach to common target groups and to afford comprehensive services to the individual to Within the authorities delegated to it, the Office of Youth Development administers, under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act, Pub. L. 92-381, Federal grants and contracts designed to help State and local communities in providing community based preventive services including diagnosis and treatment, youths who are in danger of becoming delinquent, to provide assistance in the training of personnel employed or preparing for employment in fields related to the provision of such services, and to provide technical assistance in such field. A detailed description will follow in Subchapter 1R20. Functions. H. Administration on Aging. The Administration on Aging (AoA) is the Federal focal point for the needs, concerns, and interest of older persons and the principal agency for carrying out the programs of the Older Americans Act. It coordinates its activities with public and private organizations at the national, State, and local level to assure FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO. 62-FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1974 that the elderly are adequately considered in the planning and implementation of the programs of their organizations, and to promote the development of comprehensive and coordinated service systems to serve the elderly. It develops program goals and objectives in terms of 5 year forward plans and current operational plans; conducts a research, development, and demonstration program to add to the basic knowledge about older persons' special capabilities and problems, and to develop and test new techniques designed to deal with the needs and problems of the elderly: assesses manpower requirements in the field of aging, makes reports and recommendations on meeting the manpower needs, and designs and develops strategies for implementing the recommendations. It analyzes the progress and problems of the programs of other agencies in serving the elderly; develops initiatives for improvements or innovations in these programs to better serve older persons: promotes coordination of the programs of the various agencies which affect the elderly. It serves as a clearinghouse on information related to the problems of older persons and programs designed to deal with those problems; convenes conferences of public and private organizations concerned with the development and operation of programs for the elderly: analyzes and comments on budget and legislative proposals, program regulations, and program plans and initiatives from other agencies which would have impact on the elderly. It administers a Federal-State-local grant program (Title III of the Older Americans Act) which provides support for: (a) State Agencies on Aging, which perform functions at the State level similar to those of the Administration on Aging at the Federal level; (b) Area Agencies on Aging, which provide leadership to public and private non-profit providers of services in their area in the development and implementation of a plan leading towards comprehensive and coordinated services for the elderly, and provide selective funding support to agencies to stimulate implementation of the plan; and (c) local community projects in areas not served by an Area Agency on Aging to provide needed services which are not furnished by other agencies. It administers a grant program for training and research Title IV of the Older Americans Act) which provides support for: A broad range of training responsive to the changing needs of programs in the field of aging: appraising personnel needs in the field of aging: attracting qualified persons to the field of aging: the study of current patterns of living conditions of older persons; developing and demonstrating approaches and methods for improving coordination of community services; evaluating these approaches; and grants for multidisciplinary centers of gerontology. NOTICES It administers a grant program (Title V of the Older Americans Act for the acquisition. alteration or renovation of multipurpose senior centers including the provision of mortgage insurance for multipurpose senior centers, and initial staffing of such centers. It develops regulations, policies and procedures for the Title III. IV. V and VII programs; provides technical assistance to the State agencies in program development and operation; and monitors progress. It evaluates the administration of program operations in terms of progress toward goals and achievements of objectives; uses the results of evaluations to review plans and improve programs. A detailed description will follow in Subchapter 1R10. Functions. 1 Office of Rural Development. The Office of Rural Development is concerned with the delivery of HEW services to non-metropolitan areas in con cert with revenue sharing. The Director of the Office reports to the Assistant Secretary for Human De velopment. The Office will identify barriers to the delivery of services; design and recommend human services delivery systems in rural areas, coordinate efforts with other Federal agencies to select target areas for delivery of human services, and represent the Department in interdepartmental task forces concerned with rural development. Functions. J. Office of Native American Programs (ONAP), The Office of Native American Programs is concerned with the social and economic well-being and progress of American Indians and Alaskan Natives. The Office has primary responsibility for developing national policies and legislative proposals and for providing leadership activities designed to assist American Indians and Alaskan Natives. The Office administers a Federal grants program to eligible Indian tribes and groups and provides liaison with other Federal agencies on Indian affairs. It explores new program concepts and new methods for increasing Indian selfdetermination, fosters opportunities for the exercise of Indian leadership and the operation of Indian businesses, and encourages increased involvement of the private sector in economic development programs on reservations. A detailed description of the functions of the Office appears in Subchapter 1R91. 1R30. Delegations of Authority. Except as provided in section 1A-30 of the DHEW Organization Manual and in this section, the Assistant Secretary for Human Development has been delegated the following functions by the Secretary: 1. The functions vested in the Secretary by the Older Americans Act of 1965, (42 USC. 3001 et seq. 2. The functions vested in the Secretary by the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). 3. The authority under section 222 (a)(1) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, delegated by the Director of the 11615 Office of Economic Opportunity to the Secretary (42 U.S.C. 2809 et seq.). 4. Such functions with respect to research, demonstration and training projects under section 426 of the Social Security Act to the extent of the funds appropriated to the Office of Child Development for this purpose. OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR THE HANDICAPPED; STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS A new Subchapter 1R55 Office for the Handicapped reads as follows: 1R55.00 Mission. The Office for the Handicapped (OFH) implements the provisions of section 405 of the Rehabilltation Act of 1973, by providing a focal point within the Office of Human Development (OHD) for review, coordination, information and planning related to policies, programs, procedures and activities within HEW and other Federal agencies relevant to the physically and mentally handicapped. 1R55.10 Organization. The Office for the Handicapped is under the direction of the Director, OFH. who reports directly to the Assistant Secretary for Human Development. The Office includes a staff of specialists who are responsible for planning and evaluating programs, coordination, and the dissemination of information related to problems affecting the handicapped. IR55 20 Functions. The Office for the Handicapped carries out its mission through the following functions 1. Serves as the focal point in the Department for the consideration of issues and policies affecting the handicapped 2. Prepares a long-range plan that includes projection for the provision of comprehensive services to handicapped individuals, and for programs of research, evaluation, and training related to such services and individuals. 3. Analyzes on a continuing basis: program operations to determine consistency with applicable provisions of law progress towards meeting the goals and priorities set forth in the long-range plan: and the effectiveness of all programs providing services to all handicapped individuals. Seeks the elimination of unnecessary duplication and overlap in such programs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 4. Encourages coordinated and cooperative planning designed to produce maximum effectiveness, sensitivity, and continuity in the provision of services for handicapped individuals by all programs. 5. Develops means of promoting the prompt utilization of engineering and other scientific research to assist in solving problems in education, health, employment. rehabilitation, architectural. housing, and transportation barriers, and other areas so as to bring about full integration of all handicapped individuals into all aspects of society. 6. Provides a central clearinghouse for information and resource availability for handicapped individuals. This includes evaluation of information and data sys FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 39, NO. 62-FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1974 11616 tems within the Department of Health. Education, and Welfare, other departments and agencies of the Federal govemment, public and private agencies and organizations of other sources. OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON MENTAL RETARDATION STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS Part 1 of the Statement of Organization and Functions for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Office of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Human Development is amended to add a new Subchapter 1R60001 which reads as follows: 1R60001.00 Mission. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation PCMR), located in the Office of Human Development, DHEW, is responsible for advising and assisting the President on all matters pertaining to mental retardation. The Committee, through the Assistant Secretary for Human Development, evaluates national, State and local mental re NOTICES tardation efforts, helps to coordinate relevant Federal activities, and facilitates communication between Federal, State and local agencies. In addition, the Committee informs the public about mental retardation and mobilizes support for related activities. The Committee was established by Executive Order 11280 on May 11, 1966. 1R60001.10 Organization. The Committee consists of the Secretary of HEW, the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity, and not more than twenty-one other members who shall be appointed by the President from public or private life. Staff support for the Committee is provided by an Executive Director and staff. The Executive Director reports to the Assistant Secretary for Human Development. 1R60001.20 Functions. A. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation shall provide such advice and assistance in the area of mental retardation as the President may from time to time request, including assistance with respect to: (1) Evaluation of the national effort to combat mental retardation; (2) Coordination of activities of Federal agencies in the mental retardation field: (3) Provision of adequate liaison between such Federal activities and related activities of State and local governments, foundations, and other private organizations; and (4) Development of such information, designed for dissemination to the general public, as will tend to reduce the incidence of mental retardation and ameliorate its effects. B. The Committee shall make such reports or recommendations to the President concerning mental retardation as he may require or the Committee may deem appropriate. Such reports shall be made at least annually. Dated: March 15, 1974. S. H. 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