0584-AE46 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Definition of "Benefit" as it Pertains to Retail Owners

This rule proposes to define the word benefit as it pertains to retail owners as recommended by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) under Recommendation 8 of their July 2013, FNS: Controls for Authorizing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Retailers (# 27601-0001-31) audit report. The definition would put the burden of proof on the retail owners to demonstrate that they did not benefit from any trafficking that occurred, and are therefore eligible for a civil money penalty in lieu of disqualification.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 7 CFR 278 Pub. L. 104-193 No NPRM 10/00/2017 No No None 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