0584-AE86 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Revision of Race and Ethnicity Data Collection Methods

Revises regulations at 7 CFR 272.6(g) to eliminate the option for State agencies to use visual observation to collect race and ethnicity data from program applicants that do not voluntarily provide it. This rule is intended to align SNAP regulations with current Federal policy.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 272.6(g) 7 U.S.C. 2011 to 2036 No NPRM 06/27/2022 87 FR 38010 Correction 07/21/2022 87 FR 43450 NPRM Comment Period End 08/26/2022 Final Rule 10/00/2023 No 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 Maureen Lydon 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 703 457-7713 maureen.lydon@usda.gov 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria VA 22314