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RIN: 1205-AB28

Publication ID: Fall 2001

Title: Senior Community Service Employment Program
Abstract: The Employment and Training Administration will implement new regulations to govern the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) under title V of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000. SCSEP is the only Federally sponsored job creation program targeted to low-income older Americans. The program subsidizes part-time community service jobs for low-income persons age 55 years and older who have poor employment prospects. Approximately 100,000 program enrollees annually work in a wide variety of community service jobs, including nurse's aides, teacher aides, librarians, clerical workers and day care assistants. The Department of Labor allocates funds to operate the program to State agencies on aging and to national organizations. Proposed regulations will: --improve integration of SCSEP with the broader workforce investment system; --establish an enhanced performance accountability system to hold each grantee accountable for attaining quality levels of performance with respect to core measures, such as customer satisfaction and placement in unsubsidized employment; --improve the ability of States to coordinate services, by providing for the broad participation of stakeholders in the development of an annual plan to ensure an equitable distribution of projects within the State; --strengthen administrative procedures by incorporating fiscal accountability provisions similar to the Workforce Investment Act, including definitions of administrative and programmatic costs and the application of uniform cost principles; and --revise the distribution of funding.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 641
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3056(b)(2)

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need: As the baby boom generation ages, the demand for employment and training services and income support for low-income older persons will increase. Low-income seniors generally must continue working and many may not be able to find employment without work experience and additional training. The basic goals of the SCSEP are to provide community service employment for older workers with few skills and little work experience, and to move many of those seniors into unsubsidized employment. The Employment and Training Administration will issue regulations and other guidance, provide technical assistance, and establish performance standards that will drive State and national grantees' efforts towards the program's goals.

Summary of the Legal Basis: Promulgation of these regulations is authorized by section 502(b)(2) of Pub. L. 106-501 of the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000.

Alternatives: The public provided comments on changes to the statute due to the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000 during Town Hall meetings held throughout the country in spring 2001. The public also will be afforded an opportunity to comment on the Department's plans for implementing the Amendments in a notice of proposed rulemaking that will be published in the Federal Register.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: Preliminary estimates of the anticipated costs of this regulatory action have not been determined at this time and will be determined at a later date.

Risks: This action does not affect public health, safety, or the environment.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/00/2002
Final Action	04/00/2002

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Erich W. Larisch Chief, Divison of Older Worker Programs Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, FP Building, Room N4645, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-3742 Fax:202 693-3817 Email: larische@doleta.gov