[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: 7CFR251.6] [Page 461] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 251--THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM--Table of Contents Sec. 251.6 Distribution plan. (a) Contents of the plan. The State agency must submit for approval by the appropriate FNS Regional Office a plan which contains: (1) A designation of the State agency responsible for distributing commodities and administrative funds provided under this part, and the address of such agency; (2) A plan of operation and administration to expeditiously distribute commodities received under this part; (3) A description of the standards of eligibility for recipient agencies, including any subpriorities within the two-tier priority system; and (4) A description of the criteria established in accordance with Sec. 251.5(b) which must be used by eligible recipient agencies in determining the eligibility of households to receive TEFAP commodities for home consumption. (b) Plan submission. A complete plan will be required for Fiscal Year 2001, to be submitted no later than August 15, 2000. Thereafter, a complete plan must be submitted every 4 years, due no later than August 15 of the fiscal year prior to the end of the 4 year cycle. (c) Amendments. State agencies must submit amendments to the distribution plan to the extent that such amendments are necessary to reflect any changes in program operations or administration as described in the plan, or at the request of FNS, to the appropriate FNS Regional Office. [64 FR 72905, Dec. 29, 1999]