[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: 7CFR253.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 253--ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 253.9  Claims against households.

    (a) What are the procedures for establishing a claim against a 
household for an overissuance?
    (1) The State agency must establish a claim against any household 
that has received more Food Distribution Program commodities than it was 
entitled to receive.
    (2) The procedures for establishing and collecting claims against 
households are specified in FNS Handbook 501, The Food Distribution 
Program on Indian Reservations.
    (b) Who is responsible for repaying a household overissuance claim?
    (1) All adult household members are jointly and separately liable 
for the repayment of the value of any overissuance of Food Distribution 
Program benefits to the household.
    (2) Responsibility for repayment continues even in instances where 
the household becomes ineligible or is not participating in the program.

[64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999]