State Department
The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The Convention and the IAA require that adoption service providers be accredited or approved to provide adoption services for intercountry adoptions involving two countries party to the Convention. These proposed rules establish procedures that the Department will use to designate accrediting entities for the purpose of evaluating agencies and persons and determining if they may be granted accreditation or approval. These proposed rules also contain procedures and standards to accredit agencies and approve persons to provide adoption services in Convention cases. These rules will ensure that, when the Convention enters into force for the United States, there will be accredited agencies and approved persons to provide adoption services for Convention adoptions.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State 22 CFR Part 96 [Public Notice 4466] RIN 1400-AA-88 AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The Convention and the IAA require that adoption service providers be accredited or approved to provide adoption services for intercountry adoptions involving two countries party to the Convention. These proposed rules establish procedures that the Department will use to designate accrediting entities for the purpose of evaluating agencies and persons and determining if they may be granted accreditation or approval. These proposed rules also contain procedures and standards to accredit agencies and approve persons to provide adoption services in Convention cases. These rules will ensure that, when the Convention enters into force for the United States, there will be accredited agencies and approved persons to provide adoption services for Convention adoptions. DATES: Comments must reach the Department on or before November 14, 2003. ADDRESSES: Commenters may send hard copy submissions or comments in electronic format. Commenters sending only hard copies must send an original and two copies referencing docket number State/AR-01/96 to: U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI, Adoption Regulations Docke…
Citation: 68 FR 54064
