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EOP Passback Notes Final FSP Rule: Non-Citizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions of PRWORA General Comments 1. Pages 2-3, FNS states that it is finalizing changes to the proposed rule that, "exclude from income on-the-job training payments received under the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program as required by Section 702 of the Job Training Reform Amendments of 1992." Please change reference to WIA, consistent with the rule. FNS correction accepted. 2. The reference to EO 12372 (page 6) is obsolete. EO 13132 on Federalism requires consultation with state and local governments when a final rule issued by an agency has federalism implications as defined by the Executive Order. Please include a discussion of federalism under EO 13132, including a discussion of your consultation process, and either include a Federalism Certification or explain why one is not needed in this case. FNS correction accepted. 3. Regarding the discussion of the Paperwork Reduction Act on pages 6-7, do any of the provisions of this rule alter either the content of the previously approved collections under OMB #s 0584-0064, 0584-0096, 0584-0083, or 0584-0350 or the burden on respondents? Please clarify which, if any, of the information collection requirements are no longer necessary? Submit any changes to OMB as soon as possible. FNS will redraft this section to update, as instructed by OMB on 11/1/00. 4. In the discussion of the Regulatory Impact Analysis on page 10, please correct the typo, " count all or part, or none of..." FNS correction accepted. 5. Also in the Regulatory Impact Analysis (page 12), FNS discusses the costs and benefits associated with the final rule. Why are savings to the program included as costs? Did FNS leave out additional benefits, or was the single sentence included under the benefits section intended to be inclusive? Can the benefits to state agencies resulting from increased flexibility be quantified? FNS has agreed to redraft this section and submit revised language. EOP awaiting revisions. (Note: Based on conversations with Steven Carlson and Bob Dalrymple, EOP understands that FNS is still working on the RIA to make it consistent with final pricing and that the final version of the RIA is dependent on EOP passback. EOP will want to review final version of RIA). 6. In page 13 of the RIA under the discussion of Section 402 - Alien Eligibility, please edit as follows, "The exceptions are those admitted as lawful permanent residents who have