New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 23 / December 13, 2022

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Annual adjustments were made to the income limits found in 8.102.500 NMAC and 8.106.500 NMAC. Each year the Department is required to update the income and resource eligibility standards as well as the deduction amounts available to otherwise eligible households. These amounts are determined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). The Department received notification of the adjusted amounts on August 9, 2022 and made the adjustments effective for benefit month October 2022 for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 to comply with federal law and regulations. These proposed rules are to finalize the rule for FFY 2023.

A public hearing to receive public comment on this proposed rule, pursuant to Section 14-4-5.6 NMSA 1978, will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 8:30 am-9:30am. The hearing will be held virtually through GoTo Meeting at this link: https://meet.goto.com/980618957. If you prefer to join via phone, you may call +1 (408) 650-3123 , Access Code: 980-618-957. You may provide written comment during the scheduled public hearing by dropping it off at the HSD Administrative Services Division (ASD) conference room, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505; this drop off site will be for written comment only. The conference room is located on the first floor in the ASD Rodeo Building.

The Human Services Register Vol. 45 No. 21 outlining the proposed regulations are available on the HSD’s website at: http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/LookingForInformation/income-support-division-registers.aspx. Individuals wishing to testify or to request a copy of the proposed regulation should contact the Income Support Division, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348, or by calling 505-670-1791.

If you are a person with a disability and you require this information in an alternative format, or you require a special accommodation to participate in any HSD public hearing, program, or service, please contact the American Disabilities Act Coordinator, at 505-827-6201 or through the New Mexico Relay system, at 711 or toll free at 1-800-659-1779. The Department requests at least a 10-day advance notice to provide requested alternative formats and special accommodations.

Individuals who do not wish to attend the hearing may submit written or recorded comments. Written or recorded comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing, Thursday, January 26, 2023. The agency shall post all written comments on its website, if one exists, as soon as practicable and no more than 3 business days following receipt to allow for public review. All written comments received by the agency shall also be available for public inspection at the main office of the agency. Please send comments to:

Human Services Department

P.O. Box 2348,

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2348

You may send comments electronically to: HSD-isdrules@state.nm.us