[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR250.17]

[Page 464-465]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 250_DONATION OF FOODS FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES, ITS 
 
                 Subpart B_General Operating Provisions
 
Sec. 250.17  Reports.

    (a) Inventory reports and receipt of donated foods. Distributing 
agencies shall complete and submit to the FNSRO semiannual reports 
regarding excessive inventories (as defined in Sec. 250.14(f)) of 
donated foods, utilizing form FNS-155, the Inventory Management 
Register, except that distributing agencies shall submit monthly 
inventory information on form FNS-152, for the Food Distribution Program 
on Indian Reservations, and on form FNS-153, for the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program. FNS may require the use of other reporting 
formats. FNS may also require that form FNS-155 be submitted more 
frequently than semiannually if necessary to maintain program 
accountability, and that any inventory report be submitted less 
frequently if sufficient to meet program needs. Reports shall be 
submitted not later than 30 calendar days after the last month in the 
reporting period as established by FNS.
    (b) Processing inventory reports. Distributing agencies shall 
complete and submit a quarterly processing inventory report in 
accordance with Sec. 250.30(o).
    (c) Performance reports. Monthly reports of performance shall be 
submitted by processors to distributing agencies in accordance with 
Sec. 250.30(m).
    (d) Commodity acceptability reports. Distributing agencies shall 
submit to the FNSRO reports relative to the types and forms of donated 
foods which are most useful to recipient agencies in accordance with 
Sec. 250.13(k) of this part.
    (e) Other reports. Distributing agencies shall complete and submit 
other

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reports relative to distribution operations in such form as may be 
required from time to time by the Department.
    (f) Report transmission. Where a report is to be postmarked by a 
specific date and such report is transmitted by means of a facsimile 
machine, the date printed by the facsimile machine on the facsimile copy 
may serve as the postmark.

(Reporting requirements contained in paragraph (a) approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget under control number 0584-0001. 
Reporting requirements contained in paragraph (e) approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget under control numbers 0584-0028, 0584-0109, 
0584-0288 and 0584-0293)

[53 FR 20426, June 3, 1988, as amended at 53 FR 27476, July 21, 1988; 59 
FR 62983, Dec. 7, 1994; 62 FR 53730, Oct. 16, 1997]