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USDA/FNS

RIN: 0584-AE26

Publication ID: Spring 2014

Title: SNAP: Trafficking Controls and Fraud Investigations
Abstract: This final rule will: (1) expand the definition of "trafficking" to include the intent to sell SNAP benefits in cases where an individual makes the offer to sell their benefits and/or Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card online or in public; and (2) allow States to require client cooperation in investigations when a client has requested multiple EBT card replacements during a specified period of time, indicating possible trafficking activity.
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 271 7 CFR 273
Legal Authority: 7 USC 2011 to 2036

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/30/2012	77 FR 31738
NPRM Comment Period End	07/30/2012
Interim Final Rule	08/21/2013	78 FR 51649
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	10/21/2013
Interim Final Rule Comment Period Extended	11/01/2013	78 FR 65515
Interim Final Rule Effective	12/19/2013
Final Rule	08/21/2013	78 FR 51649
Final Rule Effective	11/19/2013
Final Action--Affirmation of Interim Rule as Final Rule	04/24/2014	79 FR 22766
Final Action Effective	04/24/2014

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: 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