[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR210.3]

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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 A--General
 
Sec. 210.3  Administration.

    (a) FNS. FNS will act on behalf of the Department in the 
administration of the Program. Within FNS, the CND will be responsible 
for Program administration.
    (b) States. Within the States, the responsibility for the 
administration of the Program in schools, as defined in Sec. 210.2, 
shall be in the State educational agency. If the State educational 
agency is unable to administer the Program in public or private 
nonprofit residential child care institutions or nonprofit private 
schools, then Program administration for such schools may be assumed by 
FNSRO as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, or such other agency 
of the State as has been designated by the Governor or other appropriate 
executive or legislative authority of the State and approved by the 
Department to administer such schools. Each State agency desiring to 
administer the Program shall enter into a written agreement with the 
Department for the administration of the Program in accordance with the 
applicable requirements of this part; part 235; part 245; parts 15, 15a, 
15b, and 3015 of Departmental regulations; and FNS instructions.
    (c) FNSRO. The FNSRO will administer the Program in nonprofit 
private schools or public or nonprofit private residential child care 
institutions if the State agency is prohibited by law from disbursing 
Federal funds paid to such schools. In addition, the FNSRO will continue 
to administer the Program in those States in which nonprofit private 
schools or public or nonprofit private residential child care 
institutions have been under continuous FNS administration since October 
1, 1980, unless the administration of the Program in such schools is 
assumed by the State. The FNSRO will, in each State in which it 
administers the Program, assume all responsibilities of a State agency 
as set forth in this part and part 245 of this chapter as appropriate. 
References in this part to ``State agency'' include FNSRO, as 
applicable, when it is the agency administering the Program.
    (d) School food authorities. The school food authority shall be 
responsible for the administration of the Program in schools. State 
agencies shall ensure that school food authorities administer the 
Program in accordance with the applicable requirements of this part;

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part 245; parts 15, 15a, 15b, and 3015 of Departmental regulations; and 
FNS instructions.