[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7 Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR210.15]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 210--NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart C--Requirements for School Food Authority Participation
 
Sec. 210.15  Reporting and recordkeeping.

    (a) Reporting summary. Participating school food authorities are 
required to submit forms and reports to the State agency or the 
distributing agency, as appropriate, to demonstrate compliance with 
Program requirements. These reports include, but are not limited to:
    (1) A Claim for Reimbursement and, for the month of October and as 
otherwise specified by the State agency, supporting data as specified in 
accordance with Sec. 210.8 of this part;
    (2) An application and agreement for Program operations between the 
school food authority and the State agency, and a Free and Reduced Price 
Policy Statement as required under Sec. 210.9;
    (3) A written response to reviews pertaining to corrective action 
taken for Program deficiencies;
    (4) A commodity school's preference whether to receive part of its 
donated food allocation in cash for processing and handling of donated 
foods as required under Sec. 210.19(b);
    (5) A written response to audit findings pertaining to the school 
food authority's operation as required under Sec. 210.22; and
    (6) Information on civil rights complaints, if any, and their 
resolution as required under Sec. 210.23.
    (b) Recordkeeping summary. In order to participate in the Program, a 
school food authority shall maintain records to demonstrate compliance 
with Program requirements. These records include but are not limited to:
    (1) Documentation of participation data by school in support of the 
Claim for Reimbursement and data used in the claims review process, as 
required under Sec. 210.8(a), (b), and (c) of this part;
    (2) Production and menu records and, if appropriate, nutrition 
analysis records as required under Sec. 210.10, whichever is applicable.
    (3) Participation records to demonstrate positive action toward 
providing one lunch per child per day as required under 
Sec. 210.10(a)(2), whichever is applicable;
    (4) Currently approved and denied applications for free and reduced 
price lunches and a description of the verification activities, 
including verified applications, and any accompanying source 
documentation in accordance with 7 CFR 245.6a of this Title.

[53 FR 29147, Aug. 2, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 12582, Mar. 28, 1989; 56 
FR 32941, July 17, 1991; 60 FR 31215, June 13, 1995; 65 FR 26912, 26922, 
May 9, 2000]