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RIN: 0584-AE00

Publication ID: Fall 2014

Title: Emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance for Victims of Disasters Procedures
Abstract: 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 that disrupts commercial channels of food distribution. FNS plans to publish a Proposed Rule for D-SNAP that will codify longstanding policies disseminated through previous guidance.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 280
Legal Authority: Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need:

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.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

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.

Alternatives:

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

Anticipated Costs and Benefits:

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

Risks:

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

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	03/00/2015
NPRM Comment Period End	05/00/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Charles H. Watford Regulatory Review Specialist Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone:703 605-0800 Email: charles.watford@usda.gov Lynnette M. Thomas Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone:703 605-4782 Email: lynnette.thomas@fns.usda.gov