Health and Human Services Department, Children and Families Administration
This Final Rule amends the Block Grants regulations, the Individual Development Account Reserve Funds Established Pursuant to Grants for Assets for Independence regulations, and the Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program regulations to eliminate unnecessary or obsolete regulations. A plain language summary of this final rule is posted at https://www.regulations.gov.
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 Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families 45 CFR Part 96 45 CFR Parts 1000 and 1080 RIN 0970-AD41 AGENCY: Office of Community Services (OCS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This Final Rule amends the Block Grants regulations, the Individual Development Account Reserve Funds Established Pursuant to Grants for Assets for Independence regulations, and the Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program regulations to eliminate unnecessary or obsolete regulations. A plain language summary of this final rule is posted at https://www.regulations.gov . DATES: This rule is effective August 10, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam N. Jones, Deputy Chief of Staff, Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 202-417-0115 or Deregulation@acf.hhs.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Statutory Authority This final rule is being issued under the authority granted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services by Title XX of the Social Security Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq. ), the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq. ), the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq. ), the Assets for Independence Act ( 42 U.S.C. 604 note ), and Title VII, Subtitle D of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act …
Citation: 91 FR 34783
