0584-AE00 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Victims of Disasters Procedures Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 280 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 Yes

A 2007 Office of Inspector General (OIG) report (Audit 27099-49-Te: Disaster Food Stamp Program for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas – Final Report) found some deficits in the design and review of State D-SNAP plans of operation and inadequate controls to prevent recipient fraud and duplicate participation. OIG attributed the deficits, in part, to a lack of detailed procedures in regulations and, in response, recommended that FNS amend D-SNAP policy on those specific topics and promulgate D-SNAP regulations.

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The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (FNA) provides authority for the Secretary of Agriculture to establish temporary emergency standards of eligibility for the duration of an emergency for households who are victims of a disaster which disrupts commercial channels of food distribution.

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None identified; this Proposed Rule primarily will codify long-standing D-SNAP procedures.

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As the Proposed Rule primarily will codify longstanding D-SNAP procedures, FNS anticipates that this rule will not result in any significant costs.

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No risks are anticipated as the proposed rule will codify longstanding procedures.

]]> NPRM 03/00/2015 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/2015 No Local State No No No No Charles Watford H. Regulatory Review Specialist 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 703 605-0800 charles.watford@usda.gov 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria VA 22314 Lynnette Thomas M. Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 703 605-4782 lynnette.thomas@fns.usda.gov 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria VA 22302