[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR400.8]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN 

          AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 400_REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

           Subpart B_Grants to States for Refugee Resettlement

 

Sec.  400.8  Approval of State plans and plan amendments.



    (a) The State agency must submit the State plan and plan amendments 

which have been signed by the Governor, or his or her designee, together 

with one copy of such plan or amendment, to the Director of ORR, or his 

or her designee, for approval. States are encouraged to consult with the 

Director, or his or her designee, when a plan or amendment is in 

preparation.

    (b) The Director, or his or her designee, may initiate any necessary 

discussions with the State agency to clarify aspects of the plan.

    (c) No later than 45 days after the State plan or plan amendment is 

submitted, the Director, or his or her designee, will--(1) Determine 

whether a State plan or plan amendment meets or continues to meet 

requirements for approval based on relevant Federal statutes and 

regulations, and (2) approve or disapprove the plan or plan amendment.

    (d) The Director, or designee, will notify the State agency promptly 

of all actions taken on State plans and amendments.

    (e) The effective date of an approved State plan or plan amendment 

may not be earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter in which 

the State agency submits the plan or plan amendment, except as otherwise 

approved by the Director.



[51 FR 3913, Jan. 30, 1986]