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RIN: 1205-AB48

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: Senior Community Service Employment Program
Abstract: The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, Pub. L. 109-365, enacted on October 17, 2006, contain provisions amending title V of that Act, which authorizes the Senior Community Service Employment program (SCSEP). The Amendments, effective July 1, 2007, made substantial changes to the SCSEP provisions in the Older Americans Act, including new requirements relating to performance accountability, income eligibility for program participation, competition of national grants, and services to participants. This NPRM consists of 8 subparts: subpart A--Purpose and Definitions; subpart B--Coordination with the Workforce Investment Act; subpart C--the State Plan; subpart D--Grant Application and Responsibility Review Requirements for State and National Grants; subpart E--Services to Participants; subpart F--Pilots, Demonstration, and Evaluation Projects, subpart H--Administrative Requirements; and subpart I--Grievance Procedures and Appeals Process. The performance accountability requirements (subpart G) were implemented through a separate Interim Final Rule (IFR).
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 641
Legal Authority: 42 USC 3056 et seq

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need: The 2006 Amendments to the Older Americans Act (OAA-2006) were enacted on October 17, 2006. The amendment instituted a number of significant changes to the SCSEP, including time limits on the participation of eligible individuals, new enrollment priorities, streamlined and strengthened performance measures, more training options for participants, new limits on participant fringe benefits, and required open competition of national grants every 4 years. The Department was required to implement the new performance measures by July 1, 2007, and published an IFR on these requirements in the Federal Register on June 29, 2007 (72 FR 35832). However, SCSEP grantees were advised that they were responsible for complying with all the OAA-2006 changes as of July 1, 2007, as communicated in administrative guidance issued on June 11, 2007. Since OAA-2006 instituted so many significant changes in addition to those relating to performance accountability, it is important that regulations implementing the full requirements of the Amendments be issued consistent with the identified timetable.

Summary of the Legal Basis: These regulations are authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. to implement amendments to title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965.

Alternatives: The public will be afforded an opportunity to provide comments on the SCSEP program changes when the Department publishes the NPRM in the Federal Register. A Final Rule will be issued after analysis and incorporation of public comments to the NPRM and IFR (1205-AB47).

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	08/14/2008	73 FR 47770
NPRM Comment Period End	10/14/2008
Final Action	11/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 1205-AB47
Agency Contact: Gay Gilbert Administrator, Office of Unemployment Insurance Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration Room S4231, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room S-4524, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-3029 Email: gilbert.gay@dol.gov