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RIN: 1400-AD82

Publication ID: Fall 2015

Title: Intercountry Adoptions: Regulatory Change to Prevent Accreditation and Approval Renewal Requests From Coming Due at the Same Time
Abstract: This rule amends the Department of State (Department) regulation on the accreditation and approval of adoption service providers in intercountry adoptions. Most agencies and persons currently accredited received that accreditation at approximately the same time, which has resulted in a surge of concurrent renewal applications for consideration by the Council on Accreditation (COA), the designated accrediting entity. Permitting some agencies or persons to qualify for an extension of the accreditation or approval period by one year will result in a more even distribution of applications for renewal in a given year. By distributing renewals, and the resources needed to process them, COA will be further enabled to effectively and consistently carry out its other functions.
Agency: Department of State(STATE)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 22 CFR 96
Legal Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2651a 42 U.S.C. 14925 42 U.S.C. 14901 to 14954

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/10/2015	80 FR 32869
NPRM Comment Period End	07/10/2015
Final Rule	08/19/2015	80 FR 50195

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Carine Rosalia Attorney-Adviser Department of State SA-17 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20522-1710 Phone:202 485-6079 Email: rosaliacl@state.gov