Questions and Answers Concerning Section 4013 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 - National Directory of New Hires
This memorandum sets forth SNAP state outreach plan approval policies. This guidance is based upon a similar memo regarding SNAP Employment & Training Plans, issued May 30, 2012.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide regional offices and state agencies with information that can help them examine and revise client notices of denial and termination to improve SNAP customer service and program access.
This memo is to inform you of clarifications related to the use of telephonic signatures in SNAP. The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 requires that state agencies consider an application to be complete if it contains the client's name, address, and signature.
The attached questions and answers are intended to address state agency concerns about the effects of the Agricultural Act of 2014 on outreach in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The attached questions and answers are intended to address state agency concerns regarding the Implementing Memorandum for Section 4006, "Standard Utility Allowances Based on the Receipt of Energy Assistance," of the Agricultural Act of 2014.
FNA has recently undertaken a review of its waiver processes and the effectiveness of its approved waivers. Specifically, FNA has recently reviewed the "Early Denial" waiver, also known as "10-Day Denial" waiver, which waives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations at 7 CFR 273.2(g)(3) and 7 CFR 273.2(h)(2).
Attached are two questions and answers regarding Sections 4005 (Exclusion of Medical Marijuana from Excess Medical Expense Deduction) and 4019 (Tolerance Level for Excluding Small Errors).
FNA is issuing this memorandum to update current waiver procedures and revise previous guidance contained in the Sept. 14, 2004, memo, "Revised Waiver Processing Instructions." FNA is enhancing administrative waiver procedures to streamline current processes and eliminate inconsistencies in approval requirements for similar waivers.
On Feb. 7, 2014, SNAP was reauthorized as part of The Agricultural Act of 2014, PL 113-79. Attached is an implementing memorandum describing SNAP provisions.