{"abstract":"The Department of State (the Department) is proposing regulations to implement the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA). The Convention and the IAA require that adoption service providers be accredited or approved to provide adoption services for intercountry adoptions involving two countries party to the Convention. These proposed rules establish procedures that the Department will use to designate accrediting entities for the purpose of evaluating agencies and persons and determining if they may be granted accreditation or approval. These proposed rules also contain procedures and standards to accredit agencies and approve persons to provide adoption services in Convention cases. These rules will ensure that, when the Convention enters into force for the United States, there will be accredited agencies and approved persons to provide adoption services for Convention adoptions.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2003/09/15/03-22650.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":96,"title":22}],"citation":"68 FR 54064","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2003-11-14","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must reach the Department on or before November 14, 2003.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Public Notice 4466"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"03-22650","effective_on":null,"end_page":54119,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2003/09/15/03-22650.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/09/15/03-22650/hague-convention-on-intercountry-adoption-intercountry-adoption-act-of-2000-accreditation-of","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/03-22650?publication_date=2003-09-15","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2003-09-15/03-22650/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":56,"page_views":{"count":1372,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 12:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-09-15/pdf/03-22650.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2003-09-15","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2003/09/15/03-22650.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1400-AA88":{"issue":"200404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1400-AA88/hague-intercountry-adoption-convention-implementation","title":"Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention Implementation","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=200404&RIN=1400-AA88&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1400-AA88"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":54064,"subtype":null,"title":"Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption; Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000; Accreditation of Agencies; Approval of Persons; Preservation of Convention Records","toc_doc":"Hague Convention; agency accreditation and person approval","toc_subject":"Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000:","topics":["Adoption and foster care","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":68}