Proposed RuleProcedural — Withdrawal

Provisions To Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System; Withdrawal

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What is this Federal Register notice?

This is a proposed rule published in the Federal Register by Agriculture Department, Food and Nutrition Service. Proposed rules invite public comment before becoming final, legally binding regulations.

Is this rule final?

No. This is a proposed rule. It has not yet been finalized and is subject to revision based on public comments.

Who does this apply to?

Consult the full text of this document for specific applicability provisions. The affected parties depend on the regulatory scope defined within.

When does it take effect?

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Why it matters: This rule withdraws a previously issued regulatory action affecting multiple CFR parts.

📋 Rulemaking Status

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Document Details

Document Number	2024-31263
Type	Proposed Rule
Published	Jan 6, 2025
Effective Date	-
RIN	0584-AE79
Docket ID	FNS-2020-0016
Text Fetched	Yes

Agencies & CFR References

Agency Hierarchy:

Agriculture Department→Food and Nutrition Service

CFR References:

7 CFR 271 7 CFR 275

Linked CFR Parts

Part	Name	Agency
No linked CFR parts

Paired Documents

Type	Proposed	Final	Method	Conf
No paired documents

External Links

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This document is procedural in nature — it modifies timing or corrects a prior rule rather than establishing new regulatory obligations.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
 <SUBAGY>Food and Nutrition Service</SUBAGY>
 <CFR>7 CFR Parts 271 and 275</CFR>
 <DEPDOC>[FNS-2020-0016]</DEPDOC>
 <RIN>RIN 0584-AE79</RIN>
 <SUBJECT>Provisions To Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System; Withdrawal</SUBJECT>
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
 Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA. 
 
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; withdrawal. 
 
 <SUM>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
 
 This document informs the public that FNS is withdrawing the proposed rule titled, “Provisions to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System,” that published in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 on September 19, 2023, and its correction on December 19, 2023. This rule proposed amendments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations to strengthen and improve the integrity and accuracy of the SNAP quality control (QC) system as requested by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
 
 </SUM>
 <DATES>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
 As of January 6, 2025, the proposed rule published on September 19, 2023, at 88 FR 64756, and its correction on December 19, 2023, at 88 FR 87725, are officially withdrawn. 
 </DATES>
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
 SNAP, FNS, USDA, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314. 
 
 <FURINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
 
 Catherine Buhrig, 703-305-2022, Food and Nutrition Service, 1320 Braddock Place, 5th Floor, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, 
 <E T="03">SM.FN.SNAPQCRules-ICR@usda.gov.</E>
 
 </FURINF>
 
 <SUPLINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
 
 Upon further deliberation, FNS has decided to consider additional provisions to the proposed rule titled, “Provisions to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System.” As such, FNS has decided to withdraw the proposed rule published in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 on September 19, 2023, and its correction published on December 19, 2023. FNS will continue to engage with stakeholders on possible regulatory improvements to the SNAP QC system and will consider additional approaches to strengthen and improve the integrity and accuracy of the SNAP QC system. FNS will also continue to focus on improving monitoring and oversight efforts, including providing State agencies with technical assistance on corrective actions, to address existing state performance issues related to payment accuracy, major system failures, and application timeliness.
 
 <SIG>
 <NAME>Dr. Tameka Owens,</NAME>
 Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. 
 </SIG>
 </SUPLINF>
 <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2024-31263 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
						

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