[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55870-55871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22783]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Food and Nutrition Service
7 CFR Part 273
[FNS-2018-0037]
RIN 0584-AE62
Revision of Categorical Eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP); Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS, or the Agency) proposed
to make changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Asisstance Program (SNAP)
regulations to refine categorical eligibility requirements based on
receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. To
aid the public's review of the rulemaking, FNS is providing an
informational analysis regarding the potential impacts on participants
in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The
agency is extending the comment period to provide the public an
opportunity to review and provide comment on this document as part of
the rulemaking record. Comments that do not pertain to the issues
referenced in this additional document are not germane to the extended
comment period and will not be accepted.
DATES: The comment period on the proposed rule that published July 24,
2019 (84 FR 35570) is reopened. Written comments must be received on or
before November 1, 2019 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: The Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, invites interested
persons to submit written comments on this proposed rule. Comments may
be submitted in writing by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
All written comments submitted in response to this
proposed rule will be included in the record and will be made available
to the public. Please be advised that the substance of the comments and
the identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments
will be subject to public disclosure. FNS will make the written
comments publicly available on the internet via http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Policy Support, Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Dr., Alexandria, VA 22302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 24, 2019, FNS published in the
Federal Register (84 FR 35570) a proposed rule to refine categorical
eligibility requirements based on receipt of TANF benefits.
Specifically, FNS proposed: (1) To define ``benefits'' for categorical
eligibility to mean ongoing and substantial benefits; and (2) to limit
the types of non-cash TANF benefits conferring categorical eligibility
to those that focus on subsidized employment, work supports and
childcare. The proposed rule would also require State agencies to
inform FNS of all non-cash TANF benefits that confer categorical
eligibility. FNS has provided an additional supplemental analysis on
www.regulations.gov regarding the potential impacts on participants in
the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. This
informational analysis, which was prepared upon request after the
proposed rule was published, is being posted to the docket in the
interest of public transparency. This analysis has now been published
on www.regulations.gov as part of Docket FNS-2018-0037. FNS is
extending the comment period to provide the public an opportunity to
review and provide comment on this document as part of the rulemaking
record. This document notifies the public FNS is reopening the comment
period. For additional information, see the proposed rule published
July 24, 2019 (84 FR 35570).
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Dated: October 11, 2019.
Stephen L. Censky,
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2019-22783 Filed 10-17-19; 8:45 am]
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