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Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Refugee Resettlement Programs
The Children and Families Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 27, 2026. It took effect on May 26, 2026. Comments closed on May 26, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families rescinds obsolete provisions of the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants regulations (45 CFR part 402). The Administration for Children and Families has undertaken a sweeping review aimed at eliminating outdated rules and reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens to streamline, simplify, and efficiently deregulate across multiple fronts simultaneously to better serve the public. The docket on https://www.regulations.gov will include a plain language summary of the direct final rule as required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4).
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06027
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule, request for comments
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Children and Families Administration
- Published
- March 27, 2026
- Takes effect
- May 26, 2026
- Comments due
- May 26, 2026
- Dates
- Effective May 26, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received on or before May 26, 2026. In the event the Administration for Children and Families receive significant adverse comments, the Administration for Children and Families will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public the provisions of the rule(s) for which significant adverse comments were received and elimination will not take effect.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0970-AD28
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 45 CFR 402
- Topics
- Education; Grant programs-education; Grant programs-health; Grant programs-social programs; Health care; Immigration; Public assistance programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 3
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