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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). On October 1, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services generates a report from the IMS database, which tracks SNAP case information in designated field blocks (e.g., block C4 = certification date). The Application Developer extracts all active Work Registrants into an Excel file containing case number, person number, age, registration date, and other relevant details. Case and person numbers serve as unique identifiers to prevent duplicate counts. This October 1 pull, which is also used for the first quarter of the FNS-583 report, provides the official annual count of work registrants. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. Work registrant data is retrieved from the IMS eligibility database, which stores client information in field blocks such as the SNAP certification date. The Application Developer runs a query to extract registrant details—including case and person numbers, age, and registration date—into an Excel sheet. These unique identifiers ensure no duplicate counts. The data is pulled quarterly for the FNS-583, with the first quarter pull occurring on October 1 to capture the start-of-year count. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? During the interview for an initial application or a recertification, the eligibility worker reviews work registration requirements and the available exemptions. In FACS, Oklahoma’s eligibility system, the worker then codes the SNAP recipient accordingly. If the recipient does not meet any exemption criteria and is required to register for work, they are coded as “R”—indicating they are Work Registered. This code is used when pulling reports on Work Registrants. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. Each record in the IMS database includes a unique case number and person number, which ensure that the same individual cannot be counted more than once. These identifiers are used in every quarterly data pull for the FNS-583 report, with the first quarter pull on October 1 also serving as the official annual count. 1/29/26, 9:31 AM State Plan OK FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-okfy26stateplan//index.html 50/156