[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1321.15]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1321--GRANTS TO STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--State Agency Responsibilities
 
Sec. 1321.15  Duration, format and effective date of the State plan.

    (a) A State may use its own judgment as to the format to use for the 
plan, how to collect information for the plan, and whether the plan will 
remain in effect for two, three or four years.
    (b) An approved State plan or amendment, as indentified in 
Sec. 1321.17, becomes effective on the date designated by the 
Commissioner.
    (c) A State agency may not make expenditures under a new plan or 
amendment requiring approval, as identified in Sec. 1321.17 and 
Sec. 1321.19, until it is approved.