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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>0584-AB90</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199910</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>0584</CODE>
            <NAME>Food and Nutrition Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FNS</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>0500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Agriculture</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>USDA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Food Stamp Program: Revisions to the Retail Food Store Definition and Program Authorization Guidance</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This proposed rule would implement provisions of Public Law 103-225 requiring firms to offer a variety of staple food items for sale or to have more than 50 percent of gross retail sales in staple foods. This rule also addresses the requirement in Public Law 103-225 to provide periodic notices to participating firms, clarifying certain eligibility criteria. (95-003)]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>7 CFR 271</CFR>
            <CFR>7 CFR 278</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 103-225</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 USC 2012</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>7 USC 2018</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>03/25/1994</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>  </DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[Public Law 103-225 amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977, to make changes in eligibility requirements for retail food stores to participate in the Food Stamp Program. Prior to enactment of these changes, a retail food store qualified to participate in the Food Stamp Program if more than 50 percent of its total eligible food sales were in staple foods. The new law changes that to require 50 percent of its total gross sales in staple foods. It also provides another option for stores not meeting the new 50 percent rule. Those stores can now qualify if they offer for sale, on a continuous basis, a variety of food in each of four categories of staple foods. The staple food categories are defined as "(1) meat, poultry, or fish; (2) bread or cereals; (3) vegetables or fruits; or (4) dairy products." This statutory change in eligibility will require developing policy definitions for the terms "continuous basis," "variety," and "perishable."]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[None. The new law also requires the Secretary to issue new rules providing for the periodic reauthorization of retail food stores and wholesale food concerns. This must include providing periodic notice of the definitions for "retail food stores," "staple foods," and "perishable foods."]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[It is not anticipated that this proposed rule will impact program costs. It is anticipated that the clarifications of program eligibility criteria in this proposed rule will make it easier for firms to understand and for the Food and Consumer Service to administer.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/30/1999</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>64 FR 35082</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/30/1999</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>64 FR 35082</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2000</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Sharon</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Ackerman</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Agency Regulatory Officer</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0584</CODE>
                    <NAME>Food and Nutrition Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FNS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 305-2246</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>sheri.ackerman@fns.usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 918, 3101 Park Center Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Alexandria</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22302</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
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