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USDA/FNS RIN: 0584-AE21 Publication ID: Spring 2016 
Title: WIC: Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Implementation 
Abstract:

This rule will revise and expand regulations regarding WIC EBT at 7 CFR 246 and implement statutory provisions related to EBT as defined in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 11-296. The EBT requirements addressed in the rule will help standardize EBT operations, and establish implementation guidelines and timeframes.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 246   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-296   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/28/2013  78 FR 13549   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/29/2013 
Final Action  03/01/2016  81 FR 10433   
Final Action Effective  05/02/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
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