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assistance. Unless the department determines, under sec. 3, ch. 96, SLA 2000, that special circumstances exist, a family is not eligible for consideration for an extension under AS 47.27.015 and 7 AAC 45.610 if, under a federally approved tribal family assistance program, the family

(1) is eligible for assistance;

(2) is eligible to request an extension; or

(3) has been denied an extension. (c) A month during which the family resides in an Alaska Native village or on an Indian reservation does not count toward the 60-month limit if, during that month, the village or reservation meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 608(a)(7)(D). A family’s residence for a month is determined by where the family resides when the cash assistance payment is issued for that month. For the purposes of this subsection, “Alaska Native village” means a village listed in 43 U.S.C. 1610 or 1615 (secs. 11 and 16 of the ANCSA) or a village within this state that is eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. To determine the unemployment status of the adults living in a village or on a reservation, the department will use the most current state or federal statistical data available, consistent with federal law; if a village is less than 20 miles one way by road from an urban place with a population of 2,500 or more, or is within or contiguous to a larger Alaska Native village, this determination will include the unemployment status of that urban place or that larger village. (d) Repealed 6/27/2002. (e) Repealed 6/27/2002. (Eff. 7/1/97, Register 142; am 6/27/2002, Register 162; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.030 SLA 2000

AS 47.27.005 AS 47.27.035

AS 47.27.015 Sec. 3, ch, 96, 7 AAC 45.610. Sixty-month time limit; extension. (a) When implementing the provisions of AS 47.27.015(a)(1) regarding application of the 60-month time limit on assistance under ATAP, the department will extend the period of