[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59357]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Food and Nutrition Service

7 CFR Parts 272, 273, 274, and 277

RIN 0584-AC40


Food Stamp Program: Noncitizen Eligibility and Certification 
Provisions of Pub. L. 104-193, as Amended by Public Laws 104-208, 105-
33 and 105-185 (Announcement of Effective Date)

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of the final rule 
published on November 21, 2000 at 65 FR 70133. That rule implemented 
several provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 and subsequent amendments to these 
provisions made by the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1996, 
the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998. That rule finalized 
provisions related to application processing, aliens, matching 
activities, standardized deductions, proration, and the Simplified Food 
Stamp Program. Several amendments in that rule contained information 
collection requirements that required the approval of the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) before they could become effective. These 
information collection requirements were approved by OMB on September 
10, 2001.

DATES: Effective Date: The amendments to Secs. 273.2(c)(2)(i), 
273.2(e)(1), 273.2(e)(2)(i), 273.2(e)(2)(ii), 273.2(e)(3), 
273.4(c)(3)(iv), 273.12(c)(3) and 273.12(f)(4) published at 65 FR 70133 
(November 21, 2001) are effective September 10, 2001.
    Implementation Dates:
    1. State agencies must implement the following amendments no later 
than March 11, 2002 for all households newly applying for Program 
benefits. State agencies must convert current caseloads no later than 
the next recertification following the implementation date: 
Sec. 273.2(c)(2)(i), Sec. 273.2(e)(1), Sec. 273.2(e)(2)(i), 
Sec. 273.2(e)(2)(ii), Sec. 273.2(e)(3), Sec. 273.4(c)(3)(iv); and 
Sec. 273.12(c)(3).
    2. State agencies may implement Sec. 273.12(f)(4) at their 
discretion at any time on or after September 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Questions may be sent to Patrick Waldron, Branch Chief, 
Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Food and 
Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 Park Center 
Drive, Alexandria, VA 22302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Mr. Waldron at (703) 305-2495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final rule ``Food Stamp Program: Noncitizen Eligibility, and 
Certification Provisions of Public Law 104-193, as Amended by Public 
Laws 104-208, 105-33, and 105-185,'' provided that several amendments 
would not be effective until Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of an associated information collection burden. That rule 
further provided that the Food and Nutrition Service would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of these 
amendments after approval of the information collection requirements by 
OMB. On September 10, 2001, OMB approved the associated information 
collection burden for these items under OMB control number 0584-0064. 
This approval will expire on September 30, 2004.

    Dated: November 21, 2001.
George A. Braley,
Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.
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