[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: 7CFR247.23]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 247--COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 247.23  Miscellaneous provisions.

    (a) No aid reduction. The value of benefits or assistance available 
under the Program shall not be considered as income to or resources of 
participants or their families for any purpose under Federal, State or 
local laws, including, but not limited to, laws relating to taxation, 
welfare and public assistance programs.

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    (b) Statistical information. FNS reserves the right to use 
information obtained under the Program in a summary, statistical or 
other form which does not identify particular individuals. FNS may 
require the State or local agencies to supply data and other information 
collected under the Program in a form that does not identify particular 
individuals, to enable the Secretary or the State agencies to evaluate 
the effect of food intervention upon low-income individuals determined 
to be eligible for Program benefits.
    (c) Confidentiality. Each State agency shall restrict the use or 
disclosure of information obtained from Program applicants or 
participants to persons directly connected with the administration or 
enforcement of the Program.
    (d) Public information. Any person who wishes information, 
assistance, records or other public material shall request such 
information from the State agency, or from the FNS Regional Office 
serving the appropriate State as listed below:
    (1) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, 
Vermont:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, New England Region, 33 North 
Avenue, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.

    (2) Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Virgin Islands, West Virginia:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Mid-Atlantic Region, One Vahlsing 
Center, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691.

    (3) Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Southeast Region, 1100 Spring 
Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

    (4) Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Midwest Region, 536 South Clark 
Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605.

    (5) Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Southwest Region, 1100 Commerce 
Street, Room 5-C-30, Dallas, Texas 75242.

    (6) Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Mountain Plains Region, 2420 West 
26th Avenue, Room 430-D, Denver, Colorado 80211.

    (7) Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, 
Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, 
Washington:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, FNS, Western Region, 550 Kearney Street, 
Room 400, San Francisco, California 94108.