# 2026-10828: USDA Updates SNAP Negative Case Review Form Schedule

2026-10828, Agency Information Collection Activities: FNS 245-SNAP Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Food and Nutrition Service published 2026-06-01, effective Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10828
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-10828
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: FNS 245-SNAP Negative Case Action Review Schedule
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service
- Citation: 91 FR 32372
- Published: 2026-06-01
- Effective: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-07-31
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

USDA Updates SNAP Negative Case Review Form Schedule

## Summary

The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is bringing back and updating a form called FNS-245 to help check the quality of SNAP decisions when benefits are denied. This update affects SNAP staff who review these cases and asks the public to comment by July 31, 2026. The changes aim to make data collection smoother without adding extra costs or time burdens.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection. This collection is a reinstatement with revision of a currently expired information collection. This information collection, the FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule, is designed to collect quality control (QC) data and serve as the data entry form for negative case action QC reviews in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Revisions to the form, its instructions, and burden hours are within. Upon OMB approval of the reinstatement request, FNS will continue to collect this necessary information.

## Effects PRIA read

- SNAP QC Form Reinstated; State Burden Up: cost, medium. The FNS-245 form (SNAP Negative Case Action Review Schedule) is being reinstated with revisions and will require State, Local, and Tribal agencies to complete it for negative case QC reviews. The paperwork load increases from 177,230 to 191,515 total responses (an increase of 14,285) and total annu…

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## Sources
- [2026-10828 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/01/2026-10828/agency-information-collection-activities-fns-245-snap-negative-case-action-review-schedule)
- [2026-10828 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-01/pdf/2026-10828.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-10828 (as of 2026-06-08).