TO:	Commissioners of Social Services, TA Directors, Staff Development Coordinators, TOP Coordinators,
           CAP Coordinators

FROM: Patricia A. Stevens, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Temporary Assistance 

SUBJECT:	Subscribe to the Automated Subscriber Announcement System for Updates to the 
                     Temporary Assistance Source Book - TASB  and the Food Stamp Source Book - FSSB

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediately

CONTACT PERSON:  Central Team @1-800-343-8859, extension 4-9344

 

Local Districts may subscribe to updates to the Temporary Assistance Source Book (TASB) and the Food Stamp Source Book (FSSB) by using the Automated Subscriber Announcement System at the following intranet address:
http://sdssnet5/dta/subscription.htm

Click on the “Subscribe” button to the left of the respective book for which you would like to receive notification of updates.  Click send on the e-mail form (no text is required in the body of the e-mail).  It is imperative that you subscribe from the computer where you receive your State e-mail.  For example, if you were assigned both a State and County e-mail address, but only use the State to receive your e-mail, sign on with your State ID and subscribe.

If you subscribe through this system, update notifications will automatically be e-mailed to you directly whenever the TASB or FSSB Source Book has changed.

Local districts may access the TASB by using the following link:  http://sdssnet5/dta/tasb.pdf  or the FSSB at http://sdssnet5/dta/fssb.pdf which will be provided in the update e-mail. The updated Source Book could also be accessed using Centraport.

The TASB was previously a two-volume document.  Using the new format, we have combined those two volumes into one document.

To unsubscribe from the TA Source Book or the FS Source Book mailing list, click on the “Unsubscribe” link to the right of the respective book and click send on your e-mail form.

Individuals outside the agency may request update notifications for the TASB & FSSB, by subscribing using the following e-mail procedure:

TASB – Create an e-mail utilizing their personal e-mail and mail it to the following address DTATASB@dfa.state.ny.us and type subscribe in the subject line.  No text is required in the body of the message.

FSSB – e-mail to the following address DTAFSSB@dfa.state.ny.us and type subscribe in the subject line (same as above).

To unsubscribe from the list for either book, an e-mail can be sent to the respective address listed above and type unsubscribe in the subject line.