Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) establishes a time limit for the receipt of SNAP benefits for able-bodied adults without dependents. In order to obtain and evaluate waivers for this provision, State agencies must submit sufficient supporting information so that the Secretary of Agriculture can make the required determination as to an area's unemployment rate or its insufficient number of jobs. The FRA gradually increases the upper age limit of the age-based exception three times over the next year and created three new exceptions from the time limit for individuals experiencing homelessness, veterans, and individuals aging out of foster care. The FRA also provided that these changes sunset on October 1, 2030. The Department proposed to update regulations to incorporate the final age increase, add the three new exceptions and definitions for each, and codify that the changes to exceptions sunset on October 1, 2030. The burden related to these provisions is covered in this information collection. In addition to the provisions of the FRA, the Department also proposed requirements for State agencies to screen for exemptions from the general work requirements and exceptions from the ABAWD time limit. The rule requires State agencies to screen individuals at initial application, recertification application, and when a change occurs during the certification period and prohibits State agencies from applying the time limit and assigning countable months unless they have screened the individual and determined they do not meet an exception from the time limit. Additionally, because individuals are not subject to the ABAWD time limit if they are exempt from the general work requirements, this rule also requires screening for exemptions from the general work requirements.
This submission is a revision of an existing information collection as a result of program changes and will add 4,504,707.61 hours of burden to OMBâs inventory. This represents an increase to the burden hours for OMB Control Number 0584-0479, resulting in a total inventory of 4,501,190.61burden hours (4,504,707.61new burden hours + 1,163 existing burden hours) and 59,662,934.85responses (59,662,899.85 new responses + 35 existing responses).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
FRA Final Rule_PRA Supporting Statement 6.11.25.docx
Appendix_F_FRA_Final_Rule_PRA_Burden_Table_v1_10-3-2024[1].xlsx
Appendix_E_Program_Activity_Report_form-fns-583[1].pdf
(State Agencies) - ABAWD Startup