Notice2022-11748
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
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June 1, 2022
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Health and Human Services DepartmentSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has modified its structure. This new organizational structure was approved by the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 27, 2022 and became effective on May 13, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33176-33178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11748]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
has modified its structure. This new organizational structure was
approved by the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services on April
27, 2022 and became effective on May 13, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert T. Atanda, Ph.D., Director,
Division of Management Services, Office of Management, Technology, and
Operations, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
Parklawn Building, Room 12E49, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857
Phone: 240-276-2826
Part M of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) Statement of Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) at 73, Number 147, pages 44274-44275, July 30, 2008, is
amended to reflect the new functional statement for the Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention. This notice identifies a new Office of
Prevention Innovation (OPI). This change allows innovative prevention
implementation. The changes are as follows:
Section M.20, Functions is amended as follows:
The functional statement for the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention is amended to name a new Office of Prevention Innovation.
The functional statement for each office is as follows:
Office of Prevention Innovation
The Office of Prevention Innovation (OPI) will provide support
across the Center to promote leading edge programming in the substance
misuse prevention and mental health promotion fields. The focus of the
OPI team is to drive innovative prevention programming by analyzing
program data to uncover common barriers to program implementation, as
well as innovative approaches, and quickly turn these into technical
assistance to the field. Historically, program evaluations have focused
on long-term, big picture evaluation questions. OPI seeks to use a
quick-turnaround implementation science and technical assistance model
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to improve programs over the lifetime of the grant.
The substance misuse landscape in the country is rapidly changing.
Substance misuse patterns are changing constantly, as has been seen
during the pandemic. New, high-risk substances are emerging, such as
synthetic drugs like Fentanyl, psilocybin, new and more potent strains
of cannabis. Substance availability policies and practices are rapidly
evolving, such as home delivery of alcohol, cannabis legalization, and
fake drugs being sold on social media platforms. In addition, the
stresses and strains on the Nation's population, including health and
climate-related emergencies and disasters and related economic and
social upheavals. Together, these factors demand that CSAP modernize
its approach to supporting the substance use prevention field, in a way
that is data-driven, and more oriented toward rapid-response support to
the States, Tribes and communities implementing substance misuse
prevention and health promotion activities in the country. The OPI team
gives CSAP and SAMSHA the ability to lead this effort.
To accomplish this, the OPI team will work closely with CSAP's two
divisions which provide oversight to a portfolio of nearly 1000 State,
Tribal and community public health grants, to conduct year-round
program analysis, and oversee flexible, rapid-response technical
assistance mechanisms to address challenges as they arise, and amplify
emerging innovations and best practices.
Office of the Director (MP1)
(1) Provides leadership, coordination, and direction in the
development and implementation of CSAP goals and priorities, and serves
as the focal point for the Department's efforts on substance abuse and
HIV/AIDS prevention; (2) plans, directs, and provides overall
administration of the programs and activities of CSAP; (3) provides
leadership in the identification of new and emerging issues, and the
integration of primary prevention, early intervention, re-entry and
relapse prevention, knowledge and information in the major CSAP
programs; (4) manages special projects and external liaison activities;
and (5) directs CSAP's overall human resource activities and monitors
the conduct of equal employment opportunity activities for CSAP.
Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (MPA)
(1) Supports the Center's implementation of programs and policies
by providing guidance in the administration, analysis, planning, and
coordination of the Center's programs, consistent with agency
priorities; (2) manages the Center's participation in the agency's
policy, planning, budget formulation and execution, program development
and clearance, and internal and external requests, including strategic
planning, identification of program priorities, development of Healthy
People 2010, and other agency-wide and departmental planning
activities; (3) provides support for the Center Director; coordinates
staff development activities, analyzes the impact of proposed
legislation and rule-making; supports administrative functions,
including human resource actions; conducts special studies; serves as
liaison for special populations/initiatives including White House
Executive Orders for specific minority populations; (4) manages CSAP's
National Advisory Council activities; and (5) coordinates CSAP's
evaluation program.
Division of Primary Prevention (MPJ)
The Division of Primary Prevention is responsible for carrying out
the Center's agenda to increase capacity and improve accessibility of
effective substance abuse prevention across States, American Indian/
Alaska Native Tribes, and tribal organizations. The Division provides
most program services through two regional teams. The Division (1)
plans, develops and administers programs to implement comprehensive and
effective State substance abuse prevention systems and other related
health promotion systems; (2) promotes and establishes comprehensive,
long-term State and tribal substance abuse prevention/intervention
policies, programs, practices, and support activities to address
substance abuse and related emerging issues; (3) administers the
prevention set-aside of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
(SAPT) Block Grant; (4) collaborates with other units in the
application of SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework with States and
Tribes; (5) develops funding announcements, ensures coordination with
grant management systems, and administers national discretionary grant
programs, such as the Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive
grant (SPF SIG) program; (6) administers the Synar regulations
governing youth access to tobacco products; (7) works across CSAP and
SAMHSA to promote inter/intra-agency collaboration at the Federal,
State and tribal levels; serves as the liaison for CSAP interactions
with State agency and National Prevention Network officials on State
issues; monitors State progress in achieving National Outcome Measures
and plans for associated technical assistance; monitors compliance with
Block Grant and other Federal requirements.
Division of Targeted Prevention (MPH)
The Division of Targeted Prevention is responsible for carrying out
the Center's agenda to increase capacity and improve accessibility of
effective substance abuse prevention services across communities. This
includes management of all CSAP grants targeted to communities and non-
profit organizations, such as Drug Free Communities, HIV/AIDS,
methamphetamine, and conference grants. The Division is organized into
three branches with responsibility to (1) plan, develop, and administer
programs of regional and national significance to enhance comprehensive
and effective community substance abuse prevention systems, including
disaster relief programs; (2) promote and establish comprehensive
substance abuse prevention/intervention policies, programs, practices,
and support services to address substance abuse and emerging issues;
(3) collaborate with other units in the application of SAMHSA's
Strategic Prevention Framework in community prevention systems; (4)
develop funding announcements, ensure coordination with grant
management systems, and administer discretionary grant programs; (5)
work across SAMHSA to promote interagency collaboration; (6) monitor
grantee and contractor progress in achieving National Outcome Measures,
and plan associated technical assistance; and (7) monitor compliance
with all Federal requirements.
Division of Prevention Communications and Public Engagement (MPI)
The Division of Prevention Communications and Public Engagement
provides leadership and guidance in the planning, development, and
implementation of programs and prevention concepts across the Center
and is responsible for carrying out the Center's health promotion and
public education activities. The Division's responsibilities include
(1) promotion and implementation of key prevention concepts across all
programs and activities of the Center, including the Strategic
Prevention Framework, project sustainability, and coordination/
integration of community and State programs; (2) management of
technical assistance contracts that support all of the Center's
prevention programs; (3) coordination of CSAP's GPRA and
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National Outcome Measure activities, including liaison with offices
responsible for data collection; (4) analysis of data related to
program operations and assistance to other CSAP components in employing
data to improve program performance; (5) analysis, development, and
integration of information, including evidence-based practices and
NREPP programs, necessary to improve State and community prevention
service delivery; (6) leadership within SAMHSA in the development,
training and use of geographic information system (GIS) resources to
improve policy development and program operations; (7) collaboration
with Federal, State, and local governments to promote the adoption of
evidence-based prevention programs and practices and develop innovative
strategies to address emerging substance abuse issues; (8) initiation,
development, and coordination of efforts to support workforce
development for substance abuse prevention professionals; (9)
leadership to the Center in the development of health promotion and
education products, materials, messages, publications, and information
technologies; (10) collaboration with other Federal and private sector
prevention initiatives in developing and disseminating targeted
prevention material, including the SAMHSA Office of Communications;
(11) development and continual update of prevention material for use by
external prevention partners.
Division of Workplace Programs (MPE)
(1) Establishes goals and objectives in the administration of a
national program designed to promote substance abuse free workplaces;
(2) provides leadership and oversight to assure that effective employee
assistance programs are developed and evaluated to prevent substance
abuse in the workplace; (3) develops, implements, and evaluates
employee education/prevention programs, access to counseling, early
intervention, and referral treatment/rehabilitation, and support
services for employees following treatment/rehabilitation; (4) advises,
coordinates, and certifies activities related to the implementation and
administration of federal drug free workplace programs, convenes the
Drug Testing Advisory Board, and conducts surveys on federal programs;
(5) advises other SAMHSA components and HHS regarding workplace
programmatic directions and actions and enters into collaborative
arrangements with other federal agencies; (6) collaborates in the
development and implementation of substance abuse prevention and early
intervention strategies for public/private sector use at the State and
community levels, and operates the Workplace Hotline Contract as a
means for dissemination, outreach and technical assistance to
businesses, States and communities; (7) provides technical assistance
to facilitate national training and certification programs for
substance abuse professionals and practitioners, provides staff
expertise in training and credentialing standards for medical review
officers (MROs) and the Department of Transportation mandated substance
abuse professionals; (8) provides leadership within SAMHSA and the
field in developing and disseminating knowledge in workplace violence
related to substance abuse, including risk factors in the workplace and
community and the role of the workplace as a substance abuse and
violence prevention agent within the community and family; and (9)
evaluates managed care and other treatment provider practices as they
are applied in the workplace.
Delegation of Authority
All delegations and re-delegations of authority to officers and
employees of SAMHSA which were in effect immediately prior to the
effective date of this reorganization shall continue to be in effect
pending further re-delegations, provided they are consistent with this
reorganization.
This delegation of authority is effective immediately.
Dated: May 26, 2022.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
[FR Doc. 2022-11748 Filed 5-31-22; 8:45 am]
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