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WORK REGISTRANT DATA The SNAP general work requirements are described at 7 CFR 273.7(a). Individuals who do not meet a federal exemption from the general work requirements, as listed in 7 CFR 273.7(b)(1), are subject to the general work requirement and must register for work. In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(10), the State agency must submit to FNS the number of work registrants in the State as of October 1st. This information is submitted on the first quarter E&T Program Activity Report (FNS-583). Describe the process the State agency uses to count all work registrants in the State as of the first day of the new fiscal year (October 1). Montana’s SNAP eligibility staff enter mandatory work registrants using information entered in the CHIMES. Whenever a SNAP application is processed, or registration status changes, the eligibility staff go into the Work Registrant-Summary page and enters the individual’s current work registration status. The state agency receives a report from the CHIMES contractor with the number of non-exempt work registrants as of October 1. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. An annual report has been designed to pull all non-exempt work registrants throughout Montana on October 1. This provides the basis for which all other data collected through the year is compared to. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? Whenever a SNAP application is processed, or registration status changes, the eligibility staff go into the Work Registrant-Summary page and enters the individual’s current work registration status. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. Montana's eligibility system, CHIMES, tracks changes from one status to another, e.g., mandatory work registrants, statutory exemption, or individual exemption. A CHIMES ad hoc report shows the total work registrant population as of October 1, of the program year and excludes work registrants from being counted in additional months during the Federal Fiscal Year to prevent duplication. A monthly CHIMES ad hoc report providing monthly SNAP eligible new work registrant totals is run at the end of the month (October through September) of the program year. 1/29/26, 8:17 AM State Plan MT FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-mtfy26stateplan//index.html 49/103