[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
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[CITE: 7CFR278.9]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 278_PARTICIPATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES, WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS 
AND INSURED FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  278.9  Implementation of amendments relating to the participation 
of retail food stores, wholesale food concerns and insured financial institutions.

    (a) Amendment 224. Retail food stores shall have signs posted as 
required by this amendment no later than 30 days after distribution of 
the signs by FNS.
    (b) Amendment 257. With the exception of the provisions in Sec.  
278.5 requiring redeeming financial institutions to verify that coupons 
are supported by redemption certificates, the revisions to part 278 
shall be effective September 14, 1984. Redeeming financial institutions 
shall begin verifying coupon deposits as required by Sec.  278.5 in 
accordance with the schedule determined by the Federal Reserve Board. 
Insured financial institutions shall adhere to preexisting requirements 
for handling redemption certificates (at 7 CFR 278.5(a)) until their 
Federal Reserve District implements the procedures contained in this 
final rule. FNS shall not be liable for any losses of coupons in transit 
to Federal Reserve Banks or as a result of a burglary or robbery of an 
insured financial institution which occur after September 14, 1984.
    (c) Amendment 267. The federally insured credit unions authorized to 
redeem food stamps under this amendment may begin accepting food stamps 
for redemption not later than March 27, 1986.
    (d) The program changes of Amendment 272 at Sec.  278.5(a) (1) and 
(3) are effective upon publication of the amendment. Financial 
institutions must implement the provisions no later than April 21, 1986.
    (e) Amendment No. 286. The provisions for part 278 of Amendment No. 
286 were effective March 11, 1987 for purposes of submitting 
applications for authorization to accept food stamps. For all other 
purposes, the effective date was April 1, 1987.
    (f) Amendment No. 280. The provisions for part 271 and Sec. Sec.  
278.1(r) and 278.6(f) of No. 280 are effective retroactively to April 1, 
1987. The provision for Sec.  278.1(o) is effective May 22, 1987.
    (g) Amendment No. 304. The technical amendment for part 278 of 
Amendment No. 304 was effective August 1, 1988.
    (h) Amendment No. 323. The program changes made to Sec.  278.6 by 
this amendment are retroactively effective October 1, 1988.
    (i) Amendment No. 334. The program changes made to Sec.  278.1 and 
Sec.  278.6 by this amendment are effective February 1, 1992. The 
program changes made to Sec.  271.2 and Sec.  271.5 by this amendment 
are retroactively effective to November 28, 1990, as specified in Pub. 
L. No. 101-624.
    (j) Amendment No. 354. The program changes made to Sec.  271.2 and 
Sec.  278.6 by this amendment are effective October 1, 1993.
    (k) Amendment No. 331. The program changes made to Sec. Sec.  271.2 
and 278.5 by this amendment are effective December 22, 1994.
    (l) Amendment No. 335. Expanded authority to use and disclose 
information about firms participating in the FSP under CFR 278.1(r) for 
currently authorized firms is effective and will be implemented 
beginning February 25, 1997 but not before 60-days after the date of 
notices to such firms, notifying them of the changes. The only exception 
to the above is that such disclosure of information shall not apply to 
firms that are withdrawn or are disqualified from FSP participation 
prior to implementation, unless such firms participate in the FSP at a 
future date subsequent to the implementation date.
    (m) Amendment No. 383. The program changes made to Sec.  278.1 by 
this amendment are effective September 29, 2000.

[Amdt. 136, 43 FR 43274, Sept. 22, 1978]

    Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec.  
278.9, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the

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