[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26988-26989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09491]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

20 CFR Part 641

[Docket No. ETA-2022-0002]
RIN 1205-AC04


Senior Community Service Employment Program Conforming Changes to 
the Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020--Updated Guidance on 
Priority of Service, Durational Limits, and State Plan Submissions

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor Department.

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ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On February 14, 2022, the Department of Labor (Department) 
concurrently published both a direct final rule (DFR) and proposed rule 
putting forth guidance on priority service, durational limits, and 
State Plan submissions regarding a State's Senior Community Service 
Employment Program, or SCSEP. Because the Department did not receive 
any significant adverse comments within the scope of the rulemaking, 
the Department is implementing the DFR as published.

DATES: As of May 6, 2022, the Department is confirming the effective 
date of the rule published February 14, 2022 at 87 FR 8186 as April 15, 
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rietzke, Chief, Division of 
National Programs, Tools and Technical Assistance, Office of Workforce 
Investment, at 202-693-3980 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DFR published at 87 FR 8186 on February 
14, 2022, became effective on April 15, 2022. In the DFR, the 
Department stated that the DFR would become effective April 15, 2022 
without further action, unless significant adverse comments were 
submitted by March 16, 2022 (the end of the public comment period), and 
the Department would publish a timely withdrawal of the proposed rule. 
In the same issue of the Federal Register in which this notice is 
published, the Department is publishing a withdrawal of the proposed 
rule, which was also published on February 14, 2022.
    The Department received seven comments on this rulemaking. Several 
of these comments were supportive of the provisions this rulemaking 
proposed to implement. While other comments could be characterized as 
negative or adverse, none of those comments were significant or within 
the scope of this rulemaking. One commenter was opposed to the time 
limit; however, that time limit is set forth in the Supporting Older 
Americans Act of 2020, and is, therefore, a statutory requirement 
beyond the purview of the rulemaking. The remaining comments were 
outside the scope of the rulemaking. The comments are publicly 
available as part of the rulemaking docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ETA-2022-0002/comments.
    The Department has determined that none of the adverse comments are 
significant and within the scope of the rulemaking. Therefore, the DFR 
published at 87 FR 8186 on February 14, 2022, became effective on April 
15, 2022.

Angela Hanks,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2022-09491 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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