WSR 22-23-033
EXPEDITED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed November 7, 2022, 4:40 p.m.]
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department is proposing to repeal WAC 388-437-0015 Good cause extension of Social Security number (SSN) requirement for basic food applicants during COVID-19.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This rule is being repealed as the related federal COVID-19 flexibility waiver expired on September 30, 2022. SSN good cause rules are found in WAC 388-476-0005 and based on federal rule.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See purpose above.
Statute Being Implemented: 7 C.F.R. 273.2 (f)(1)(v).
Rule is necessary because of federal law, [no information provided by agency].
Name of Proponent: Department of social and health services (DSHS), governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Joyce Hensen, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, 425-999-5162.
This notice meets the following criteria to use the expedited repeal process for these rules:
The rule is no longer necessary because of changed circumstances.
Explanation of the Reason the Agency Believes the Expedited Rule-Making Process is Appropriate: Expedited repeal of this rule is appropriate due to the changed circumstance of the related federal COVID-19 flexibility waiver expiring on September 30, 2022.
NOTICE
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Rules Coordinator, DSHS, Rules and Policies Assistance Unit, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-664-6185, email DSHSRPAURulesCoordinator@dshs.wa.gov, AND RECEIVED BY January 24, 2023.
November 7, 2022
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
SHS-4952.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 388-437-0015 | Good cause extension of Social Security number (SSN) requirement for basic food applicants during COVID-19. |