Can Web Deploy's setAcl provider be used on a sub-directory

<MsDeploySourceManifest Include="setAcl"
                        Condition="$(IncludeSetAclProviderOnDestination)">
  <Path>$(_MSDeployDirPath_FullPath)docpublic</Path>
  <setAclAccess>Read,Write,Modify</setAclAccess>
  <setAclResourceType>Directory</setAclResourceType>
  <AdditionalProviderSettings>setAclResourceType;setAclAccess</AdditionalProviderSettings>
</MsDeploySourceManifest>

<sitemanifest>
  <contentPath path="C:Source...objDebugPackagePackageTmp" />
  <setAcl path="C:Source...objDebugPackagePackageTmp"
          setAclResourceType="Directory" />
  <setAcl path="C:Source...objDebugPackagePackageTmp"
          setAclUser="anonymousAuthenticationUser"
          setAclResourceType="Directory" />
  <setAcl path="C:Source...objDebugPackagePackageTmpdocpublic"
          setAclResourceType="Directory"
          setAclAccess="Read,Write,Modify" />
</sitemanifest>

Info: Adding setAcl (REST Services1.0.334).
Info: Adding setAcl (REST Services1.0.334).
Info: Adding setAcl (C:...objReleasePackagePackageTmpdocpublic).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

  <Target Name="SetupCustomAcls" AfterTargets="AddIisSettingAndFileContentsToSourceManifest">  
    <!-- This must be declared inside of a target because the property
    $(_MSDeployDirPath_FullPath) will not be defined at that time. -->
    <ItemGroup>
      <MsDeploySourceManifest Include="setAcl">
        <Path>$(_MSDeployDirPath_FullPath)docpublic</Path>
        <setAclAccess>Read,Write,Modify</setAclAccess>
        <setAclResourceType>Directory</setAclResourceType>
        <AdditionalProviderSettings>setAclResourceType;setAclAccess</AdditionalProviderSettings>
      </MsDeploySourceManifest>
    </ItemGroup>
  </Target>

  <Target Name="DeclareCustomParameters" AfterTargets="AddIisAndContentDeclareParametersItems">
    <!-- This must be declared inside of a target because the property
    $(_EscapeRegEx_MSDeployDirPath) will not be defined at that time. -->
    <ItemGroup>
      <MsDeployDeclareParameters Include="DocPublicSetAclParam">
        <Kind>ProviderPath</Kind>
        <Scope>setAcl</Scope>
        <Match>^$(_EscapeRegEx_MSDeployDirPath)\doc\public$</Match>
        <Value>$(_DestinationContentPath)/doc/public</Value>
        <ExcludeFromSetParameter>True</ExcludeFromSetParameter>
      </MsDeployDeclareParameters>
    </ItemGroup>
  </Target>

</Project>

<Match>^$(_EscapeRegEx_MSDeployDirPath)\@(CustomDirAcl)$</Match>
<DefaultValue>{$(_MsDeployParameterNameForContentPath)}/@(CustomDirAcl)</DefaultValue>
<Value>$(_DestinationContentPath)/@(CustomDirAcl)</Value>