Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Eligibility, Certification, and Employment and Training Provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Extension of Effective Dates and Comment Period
food-assistance · Food and Nutrition Service · Rule · Published 2017-02-21 · Effective 2017-01-06 · 82 FR 11131
Document
Document number
2017-03337
Federal Register citation
82 FR 11131
CFR reference
7 CFR 271
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule and interim final rule; delay of effective dates and extension of comment period.
Category
food-assistance
Sub-agency
Food and Nutrition Service
Publication date
2017-02-21
Effective date
2017-01-06
USDA docket
FNS 2011-0008
Abstract
Consistent with the memorandum of January 20, 2017, to the heads of executive departments and agencies from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review", the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is extending the effective dates and comment period for this rule, which was published January 6, 2017 and implements provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) affecting the eligibility, benefits, certification, and employment and training (E&T) requirements for applicant or participant households in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).