Rescission of Obsolete State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants Regulations

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is rescinding outdated regulatory provisions under 45 CFR Part 402, which governed the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants (SLIAG) program. This program was originally designed to help states absorb costs associated with immigrants who were legalized under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, a program that has long since concluded. The ACF has undertaken a broad regulatory review with the goal of eliminating obsolete rules that no longer serve a functional purpose. The SLIAG provisions in 45 CFR Part 402 are considered remnants of an expired program, and their continued presence in the Code of Federal Regulations creates unnecessary regulatory clutter without providing any active benefit or obligation. This action is being implemented as a direct final rule, meaning it does not require a standard notice-and-comment period, as the changes are non-controversial removals of defunct regulatory text. A plain language summary will be published on regulations.gov as required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4). The broader context of this action is a sweeping deregulatory initiative by ACF aimed at streamlining federal regulations, reducing administrative burdens, and simplifying the regulatory framework across multiple program areas simultaneously.

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