Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations; Correction
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is correcting a final rule which appeared in the Federal Register on March 4, 2024. This final rule amends the USDA's regulations to clarify protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing such services. The overarching goal of the regulation noted the rule is intended to cover recipients and subrecipients of domestic social service programs. However, the regulatory language did not reference social service programs. The current regulatory text specifies the policy applies to all recipients and subrecipients of USDA assistance to which USDA uniform administrative requirements for recipients applies, and to recipients and subrecipients of Commodity Credit Corporation assistance that is administered by agencies of USDA. The amendment will specifically state the rule is intended to cover recipients and subrecipients of USDA domestic social service programs to which USDA uniform administrative requirements for recipients applies.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 74 (Friday, April 17, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07525]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
7 CFR Part 16
RIN 0503-AA73
Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations;
Correction
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR),
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is
correcting a final rule which appeared in the Federal Register on March
4, 2024. This final rule amends the USDA's regulations to clarify
protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of
federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of
organizations providing such services. The overarching goal of the
regulation noted the rule is intended to cover recipients and
subrecipients of domestic social service programs. However, the
regulatory language did not reference social service programs. The
current regulatory text specifies the policy applies to all recipients
and subrecipients of USDA assistance to which USDA uniform
administrative requirements for recipients applies, and to recipients
and subrecipients of Commodity Credit Corporation assistance that is
administered by agencies of USDA. The amendment will specifically state
the rule is intended to cover recipients and subrecipients of USDA
domestic social service programs to which USDA uniform administrative
requirements for recipients applies.
DATES: This rule is effective May 18, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ramonda Reed, Director, Compliance
Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250 at 202-815-3544 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaf8cbc7c5c4cecb84f8cfcfceeadfd9cecb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85d7e4e8eaebe1e4abd7e0e0e1c5f0f6e1e4abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USDA is issuing a correction to its
regulations in 7 CFR part 16, which were amended by a final rule that
published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2024 (89 FR 15671).
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 16
Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs.
Accordingly, 7 CFR part 16 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 16--EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 16 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.; E.O. 13279,
67 FR 77141, 3 CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 258; E.O. 13280, 67 FR 77145, 3
CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 262; E.O. 13559, 75 FR 71319, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp.,
p. 273; E.O. 13831, 83 FR 20715, 3 CFR, 2018 Comp., p. 806; E.O.
14015, 86 FR 10007, 3 CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 517.
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2. Amend Sec. 16.1 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 16.1 Purpose and applicability.
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(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this part, the
policy outlined in this part applies to all recipients and
subrecipients of USDA domestic social service programs to which 2 CFR
part 400 applies, and to recipients and subrecipients of Commodity
Credit Corporation assistance that is administered by agencies of USDA
for the purpose of domestic social service programs.
Devon Westhill,
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2026-07525 Filed 4-16-26; 8:45 am]
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