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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>0584-AE22</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201210</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>SNAP: Immediate Payment Suspension for Fraudulent Retailer Activity</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule proposes to implement part of section 4132 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246) by authorizing the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to suspend the payment of redeemed program benefits to a suspected retail food store or wholesale food concern pending administrative action to disqualify the firm.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 111-246</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[Under current rules, some firms authorized to redeem SNAP benefits conduct substantial trafficking or other fraudulent SNAP activity in a short period of time, flee with the fraudulently-obtained funds, and ultimately appreciate large profits from this before USDA is able to complete a formal investigation.  The ability to withhold some revenues from such violators would depreciate their profits and may discourage this illegal activity.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[This rule codifies part of section 4132 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-246).]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[Because this proposed rule is under development, alternatives are not yet articulated.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[This rule will improve SNAP integrity by allowing USDA to take appropriate action against retailers who commit fraud.  The Department does not anticipate that this provision will have a significant cost impact.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[Suspension of funds for firms suspected of flagrant program violations runs a small risk that firms that are ultimately found not to have trafficked will temporarily lose the use of these funds.  USDA anticipates that this provision will only affect a small subset of firms charged with trafficking, and that the small risk of inappropriate suspensions far outweighs the much larger risk of permitting a firm to profit from trafficking in SNAP benefits while a decision is made on its case.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>James</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Herbert</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>F</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Regulatory Review Specialist</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0584</CODE>
                    <NAME>Food and Nutrition Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FNS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 305-2572</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>james.herbert@fns.usda.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>3101 Park Center Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Alexandria</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22302</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
    </RIN_INFO>
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