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The Department of Agriculture is requesting public comments on an information collection related to the Employment and Training (E&T) Program for able-bodied adults without dependents under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). They are interested in feedback on whether this information collection is necessary and methods to improve it while minimizing the burden on respondents. Comments must be submitted by March 1, 2021, through the website www.reginfo.gov. The request involves 53 State, Local, or Tribal Government respondents with a total estimated burden of 50 hours for recordkeeping and reporting.

The final rule published by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) modifies SNAP's Employment and Training (E&T) program following the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act. The rule aims to strengthen support systems for SNAP participants by introducing several changes: it replaces traditional job search activities with supervised job search, requires case management for all participants, adds apprenticeships and subsidized employment activities, and enforces a minimum period for job retention services. The rule also mandates more robust state accountability measures, including detailed participant notifications about their work requirements and better data collection on participant outcomes.