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Section 270.4 On what measures will we base the bonus awards? In the NPRM, we proposed in paragraph (a) of this section to award bonuses based on four work measurès and three "non-work" measures. We proposed the work measures in paragraph (b) of this section. As we said in the overview of comments on the work measures above, there was strong support for these measures, although we received a number of suggestions for substantive modifications and technical changes. We address these suggestions in the discussion of $270.5 and $270.6 below. Section 270.4 (c) Measure of participation by low-income working households in the Food Stamp Program Under the proposed food stamp outcome measure, we would measure the improvement in the number of low-income working families (i.e., families with children under the age of 18 who have an how how income of less than 130 percent of poverty and earnings equal to decided> at least half-time, full-year employment at the minimum wage) receiving food stamps as a percentage of the number of low-income working families in the State, using the same definition. For any given year, we would compare a State's performance on the measure with its performance in the previous year, beginning with a comparison of calendar year (CY) 2000 to CY 2001. We would 79