[Federal Register: November 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 219)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64296-64297]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr13no03-11]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Parts 96 and 98
[Public Notice: 4537]
RIN 1400-AA-88 (Part 96); 1400-AB-69 (Part 98)
Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption
Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons;
Preservation of Convention Records; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) is extending by 30
days the public comment period for the proposed rules on the
Accreditation of Agencies and Approval of Persons under the Hague
Convention on Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA) and on the Preservation of
Convention Records. The proposed rules were published in part II of the
Federal Register on September 15, 2003 (68 FR 54064; 68 FR 54119). In
response to public requests for additional time, the Department is
extending the public comment period closing date from November 14,
2003, to December 15, 2003, for parts 96 and 98.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Commenters may send hard copy submissions or comments in
electronic format. Commenters sending only hard copies must send an
original and two copies referencing docket number State/AR-01/96 or
State/AR-01/98 to: U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI, Adoption
Regulations Docket Room, SA-29, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20520. Hard copy comments may also be sent by overnight courier
services to: U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI, Adoption Regulations
Docket Room, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. Do
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not personally hand deliver comments to the Department of State.
Comments referencing the docket number State/AR-01/96 or State/AR-01/98 may be submitted electronically to adoptionregs@state.gov. Two
hard copies of the comments submitted electronically must be mailed
under separate cover as well. Electronic comments must be made in the
text of the message or submitted as a Word file avoiding the use of any
form of encryption or use of special characters. If you submit comments
by hard copy rather than electronically, include a disk with the
submission if possible. Hard copy submissions without an accompanying
disk file, however, will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Mary Coburn or Jessica Rosenbaum
at 202-647-2826. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 15, 2003, the Department
published in part II of the Federal Register proposed rules to
implement the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption and the IAA.
The proposed rule for 22 CFR part 96 covered the accreditation and
approval of agencies and persons seeking to provide adoption services
for intercountry adoptions involving two counties party to the
Convention (68 FR 54064). The proposed rule for 22 CFR part 98 covered
the preservation of Convention records held by the Department and the
Department of Homeland Security (68 FR 54119).
You can view electronic versions of the proposed rules on http://www.regulations.gov.
Comments on the proposed rules were required to be
received on or before November 14, 2003. The Department is extending
the comment period for an additional 30 days. Comments must be received
on or before December 15, 2003. Anyone seeking to submit comments must
follow the procedures specified in the ADDRESSES section of the
proposed rules as published in the Federal Register (68 FR 54064,
September 15, 2003).
Dated: November 7, 2003.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-28544 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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