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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
E-Government Act Compliance The Department is committed to complying with the E-Government Act, 2002 to promote the use of the internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen access to Government information and services, and for other purposes.
List of Subjects 7 CFR Part 271
Administrative practice and procedures, Food stamps, Grant programs-social programs.
7 CFR Part 273
Administrative practice and procedures, Food stamps, Grant programs-social programs, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping.
Accordingly, 7 CFR parts 271 and 273
are amended to read as follows:
1. The authority citation for parts 271
and 273 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 20112036.

PART 271GENERAL INFORMATION
AND DEFINITIONS
2. In 271.2:
a. Revise the definitions of Employment and training E&T
component and Employment and training E&T mandatory participant;
b. Add in alphabetical order a definition for Employment and Training E&T participant;
c. Revise the definition of Employment and training E&T
program;
d. Add in alphabetical order a definition for Employment and Training E&T voluntary participant;
and e. Remove the definition of Placed in an employment and training E&T
program.
The revisions and additions read as follows:

271.2

Definitions.

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Employment and Training E&T
component a work experience, work training, supervised job search or other program described in section 6d4Bi of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 7 U.S.C. 2015d4Bi designed to help SNAP participants move promptly into unsubsidized employment.
Employment and Training E&T
mandatory participant a supplemental nutrition assistance program applicant or participant who is required to work register under 7 U.S.C. 2015d1 or 2
and who the State determines should
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not be exempted from participation in an employment and training program and is required to participate in E&T.
Employment and Training E&T
participant means an individual who meets the definition of a mandatory or voluntary E&T participant.
Employment and Training E&T
program means a program operated by each State agency consisting of case management and one or more E&T
components.
Employment and Training E&T
voluntary participant means a supplemental nutrition assistance program applicant or participant who volunteers to participate in an employment and training E&T
program.

PART 273CERTIFICATION OF
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS
3. In 273.7, revise paragraphs c through f and i and add paragraph n to read as follows:

273.7

Work provisions.

c State agency responsibilities. 1i The State agency must register for work each household member not exempted by the provisions of paragraph b1 of this section. The State agency must permit the applicant to complete a record or form for each household member required to register for employment in accordance with paragraph a1i of this section.
Household members are considered to have registered when an identifiable work registration form is submitted to the State agency or when the registration is otherwise annotated or recorded by the State agency.
ii During the certification process, the State agency must provide a written notice and oral explanation to the household of all applicable work requirements for all members of the household, and identify which household member is subject to which work requirement. These work requirements include the general work requirement in paragraph a of this section, mandatory E&T in paragraph a1ii of this section, and the ABAWD
work requirement at 273.24. The written notice and oral explanation must be provided in accordance with c1iii of this section. This written notice and oral explanation must also be provided to the household when a previously exempt household member or new household member becomes subject to these work requirements, and at recertification.

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iii The consolidated written notice must include all pertinent information related to each of the applicable work requirements, including: An explanation of each applicable work requirement; which individuals are subject to which work requirement;
exemptions from each applicable work requirement; an explanation of the process to request an exemption including contact information to request an exemption; the rights and responsibilities of each applicable work requirement; what is required to maintain eligibility under each applicable work requirement; pertinent dates by which an individual must take any actions to remain in compliance with each applicable work requirement;
the consequences for failure to comply with each applicable work requirement;
an explanation of the process for requesting good cause including examples of good cause circumstances and contact information to initiate a good cause request; and any other information the State agency believes would assist the household members with compliance. If an individual is subject to mandatory E&T, the written notice must also explain the individuals right to receive participant reimbursements for allowable expenses related to participation in E&T, up to any applicable State cap, and the responsibility of the State agency to exempt the individual from the requirement to participate in E&T if the individuals allowable expenses exceed what the State agency will reimburse, as provided in paragraph d4 of this section. In addition, as stated in paragraph c2 of this section and 273.24b8, the State agency must provide a comprehensive oral explanation to the household of each applicable work requirement pertaining to individuals in the household.
2 The State agency is responsible for screening each work registrant to determine whether or not it is appropriate, based on the State agencys criteria, to refer the individual to an E&T program. If the State agency determines the individual is required to participate in an E&T program, as defined in paragraph e of this section and 271.2, the State agency must provide the participant with the written notice and the comprehensive oral explanation described in paragraph c1iii of this section. The State agency must refer participants to E&T, this referral may vary from participant to participant, but in all cases E&T
participants must receive both case management services and at least one E&T component while participating in
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