Organization, functions, and authority delegations: Deputy Commissioner for Systems,

[Federal Register: June 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 108)]

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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).

1. 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.

1. 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. 99-14234Filed6-4-99; 8:45 am]

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