United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part II Proposed Rules D09002ee1c81740c1 D09002ee1c8174225 United States Department of State originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency 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. 68 FR 54064 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-09-15/03-22650 03-22650 fr15se03-29 RIN 1400-AA88 4710-06-P Public Notice 4466 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-09-15/03-22650 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/html/03-22650.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/pdf/03-22650.pdf Adoption and Foster Care International Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 56 p. 54064 54119 68 FR 54064 Title 22 Part 96 22 CFR Part 96 RIN 1400-AA88 Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue PRORULE 03-22650 II DEPARTMENT OF STATE 2003-11-14 Public Notice 4466 4710-06-P 03-22650 Proposed rule.

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.

Comments must reach the Department on or before November 14, 2003. Edward Betancourt or Anna Mary Coburn at 202-647-2826 or Jessica Rosenbaum at 202-312-9717. Hearing-or speech-impaired persons may use the Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal Information Relay Service at 1- 800-877-8339. Adoption and Foster Care International Agreements Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000: Hague Convention; agency accreditation and person approval, adoptionregs@state.gov http://travel.state.gov/adopt.html http://www.hagueregs.org http://www.hcch.net http://www.immigration.gov http://www.state.gov Vol. 68, no. 178 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-09-15 continuing daily deposited born digital 267 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-09-15 P0b002ee1809c8e9d 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr15se03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-09-15 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/pdf/FR-2003-09-15.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/xml/FR-2003-09-15.xml fdlp 53871 54122 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-09-15 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-09-15 68 178