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Perform Application Registration (App Reg) within one workday after the file date when application registration is required.

To prevent overpayments or incorrectly providing benefits, take the following action before registering an application:

screen each application filed; and

associate the old case number in File Clearance when appropriate.

Perform inquiry on all household members applying for benefits listed on the application for assistance. Use Social Security numbers (SSNs), case name search and available case or EDG numbers to determine case status.

If inquiry shows … then … no record, follow established local office procedures for processing applications. an individual record, check case and EDG status (active or denied). If the case is active , determine if the person is currently active on another case in the same program. If the person is: not currently active in the same program, register the application. entitled to dual SNAP participation as a resident of a shelter for battered persons, follow procedures in B454.1, Duplicate Participation Procedures . currently active in the same program and is not entitled to dual benefits, take appropriate action to prevent duplicate participation. Process an overpayment, if applicable. If the case is denied , associate the old case number in File Clearance after determining that this is the same household. a SNAP-Combined Application Project (CAP) case record, check for CBS status in TIERS inquiry. SNAP-CAP will be listed as FS-SNAP under Current EDG Affiliations in case inquiry results and under Current Eligibility in individual inquiry results. Follow established local office procedures applicable to the specific case situation.