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USDA Fall 2000. "Foley, Art" <[email protected]> 11/22/2000 12:02:38 PM Record Type: Record To: Margy Waller/OPD/EOP, "Foley, Art" <[email protected]> CC: Andrea Kane/OPD/EOP, Julie T. Bosland/OPD/EOP Subject: RE: Food Stamps Sorry I missed the call yesterday. The House Ag committee staff had asked for a briefing on the NCEP rule that was supposed to end at 2:30 but we went till after 4 and didn't get back here until almost 5. The Personal Responsibility rule was officially sent to OMB on October 10 but had NCEP rule taken a back seat to the NCEP rule. I think that the draft is more consonant with the viewpoints of some our key outside partners and hope that clearance can be expedited. The rule is a significant rule and would be effective 60 days after publication. I think that they could be published in January. Our most ABAWD specific report is at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/menu/Published/fsp/FILES/finalrep.pdf This report looks at the characteristics and employment prospects for ABAWD's rather than State PRWORA choices on implementation. I will fax Margy some pages from a 1997 survey by Health Systems Research that tabulates which States are imposing ABAWD time limits on parents. A Mathematica draft which we expect to see next month will update this - bottom line is that there still are States where a final rule would protect families with children from the ABAWD requirement. Original Message From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 11:30 AM To: Foley, Art Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Food Stamps Thanks for this update, Art. We are also commited to getting the quarterly reporting out and the child support waiver.