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cooperate, a household must refuse to be interviewed and not merely fail to appear for the interview. We proposed removing the example because there are numerous ways that a household could refuse to cooperate, and the example is not definitive. The commenter believed, however, that the example illustrates an important principle-protecting applicants that make good faith efforts to cooperate-which does not exist in many TANF programs, and which, without a concrete example, may not be applied properly by eligibility workers whose primary training has been in AFDC and TANF. The commenter also objected to our proposal to remove the last two sentences of current paragraph (d)(1), which concern the failure of a person outside of the household to cooperate with a request for verification. The first of these sentences provides that the State agency may not determine a household to be ineligible when a person outside of the household fails to cooperate with a request for verification. Section 835 of PRWORA amended section 11(e)(3) of the Act to remove this requirement. The last sentence of current paragraph (d)(1) describes certain individuals who are not considered "outside" the household for the purpose of the existing provision and, because of the change brought about by Section 835 of PRWORA, is no longer necessary. We noted in the proposed rule that removal of these two sentences does not change current policy because refusal to cooperate continues to be defined as refusal by a household member. The commenter argued, however, that without a clear statement in the regulations that a household may not be determined ineligible because of the failure of a person outside the household to cooperate with a request for verification, eligibility workers are likely to fail to apply the principle and incorrectly deny applications.

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