Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Social Services intends to consider amending the following regulation: 22VAC40-601, Food Stamp Program. The purpose of the proposed action is to require local social service eligibility workers to certify eligible households for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits for no longer than six months.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: November 10, 2010.

Agency Contact: Celestine Jackson, Program Consultant, Department of Social Services, Division of Benefit Programs, 801 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7376, FAX (804) 726-7357, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email celestine.jackson@dss.virginia.gov.