FNS NERO, FSP

REGIONAL LETTERS – FFY 2004

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Sent to Advocates

10/1/03 / 04-01 / Exemption from Work Requirements Due to Employment / 1/7/04
10/10/03 / 04-02 / Treatment of Funds in Housing and Urban Development Escrow Accounts as Inaccessible Resources / 1/7/04
10/17/03 / 04-03 / Guidance on the Treatment of NAP Benefits when a NAP recipient Applies for FS in a Mainland Office / 1/7/04
10/23/03 / 04-04 / Notice: FSP: Non-Discretionary Quality Control Provisions of Title IV of Public Law / 1/7/04
11/14/03 / 04-05 / Shelter Deduction for Rent Paid in Advance / 1/7/04
12/18/03 / 04-06 / Guidance on Treatment of NAP Benefits from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of Northern MarinaIslands / 1/7/04
12/18/03 / 04-07 / Notice: FNS FSP: High Performance Bonuses / 1/7/04
12/31/03 / 04-08 / Notice: Agency Information Collection FS Application for Meal Services / 1/7/04
12/31/03 / 04-09 / Notice: Announcement of Meeting of 2005 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee / 1/7/04
2/18/04 / 04-10 / Outreach Grants Announcements / 2/19/04
3/31/04 / 04-11 / Notice: Agency Collection Activities: FNS-250, Coupon Accountability Report / 4/8/04
3/11/04 / 04-12 / Medicare Credit Card for Prescription Drugs (OBSELETE- See RL 04-26) / 4/8/04
3/24/04 / 04-13 / Notice: Food Stamp Program: Employment and Training Provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) / 4/8/04
3/30/04 / 04-14 / Q&A’s on the Farm Bill / 4/8/04
4/5/04 / 04-15 / Notice: Participation of Religious Organizations in USDA Programs / 4/8/04
4/19/04 / 04-16 / FY04 ABAWD Exemptions / 4/26/04
4/20/04 / 04-17 / Definition of Public Housing and the Standard Utility Allowance / 5/25/04
4/23/04 / 04-18 / Proposed Rule: FSP: Eligibility and Certification Provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 / 5/25/04
4/28/04 / 04-19 / New Method for Calculating 24- Month Unemployment Rates for ABAWD Waivers / 5/25/04
5/3/04 / 04-20 / Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment request- Food Stamp Nutrition Education Systems Review / 5/25/04
5/6/04 / 04-21 / Draft FNS Instruction 113-7, Nondiscrimination Guidance
5/13/04 / 04-22 / Status of Various Policy Memos
6/7/04 / 04-23 / Notice: Agency Info Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; FNS-46; Issuance Reconciliation Report
6/7/04 / 04-24 / Use of 100 % Federal E & T Funds for Participation Expenses / 6/21/04
6/7/04 / 04-25 / FY 05 Federal E & T Program Grants / 6/24/04
6/22/04 / 04-26 / Revised Medicare Prescription Drug Card Policy (OBSELETED RL 04-12) / 6/30/04
6/24/04 / 04-27 / Notice Request for Comments on Whether the FSP Should Be Renamed / 6/30/04
7/6/04 / 04-28 / Notice of Intent to Seek Approval to Collect Information (Civil Rights) / 7/14/04
7/12/04 / 04-29 / Questions and Answers Regarding the Revised Medicare Prescription Drug Card Policy / Will not send to Advocates- see RL 04-31 corrected
7/14/04 / 04-30 / Federal Register: Public Comment on Revision of the Food Guidance System / 7/21/04
7/16/04 / 04-31 / Medicare Approved Prescription Drug Card Policy Revised Questions and Answers / 8/3/04
7/21/04 / 04-32 / FSP Quality Control Hold Harmless for Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card / 8/2/04
7/23/04 / 04-33 / Categorical Eligibility Based on Receipt of Diversion Payments Intended to Cover More Than
One Month / 8/3/04
8/2/04 / 04-34 / Keeping State Agency Website Updated / 10/15/04
8/3/04 / 04-35 / Medicare Prescription Discount Card; Another Option for Determining the Discount / 10/15/04
8/6/04 / 04-36 / Cost of Living Adjustment Numbers / 10/15/04
9/10/04 / 04-37 / Medicare Prescription Drug Card; Not Prorating the $600 when the Actual, Pre-Discount Prescription Expenses are Deducted / 10/15/04
8/17/04 / 04-38 / Nutrition Education and Outreach Accounting Procedures / 10/15/04
8/17/04 / 04-39 / Nutrition Education and Outreach Planning- Indirect Costs Rate Issues / 10/15/04
8/17/04 / 04-40 / Treatment of Certain Attendant Care Payments and Certain Child Care Payments / 8/23/04
9/15/04 / 04-41 / Exclusion of Quality Control Errors for Certain Cases Certified Under the Combined Application Project Demonstrations / 9/20/04
10/1/04 / 04-42 / Eligibility of Victims of Trafficking / 10/7/04
10/1/04 / 04-43 / Federal Register: Final Rule, Vehicles and Maximum Excess ShelterExpense Deductions Provisions of Public Law 106-387 / 10-7-04