[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: 7CFR277.1]

[Page 882]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 277_PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF STATE AGENCIES
--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 277.1  General purpose and scope.




Sec.
277.1 General purpose and scope.
277.2 Definitions.
277.3 Budgets and budget revision procedures.
277.4 Funding.
277.5 Methods of payment.
277.6 Standards for financial management systems.
277.7 Cash depositories.
277.8 Bonding and insurance.
277.9 Administrative costs principles.
277.10 Program income.
277.11 Financial reporting requirements.
277.12 Retention and custody of records.
277.13 Property.
277.14 Procurement standards.
277.15 [Reserved]
277.16 Suspension, disallowance and program closeout.
277.17 Audit requirements.
277.18 Establishment of an Automated Data Processing (ADP) and 
          Information Retrieval System.

Appendix A to Part 277--Principles for Determining Costs Applicable to 
          Administration of the Food Stamp Program by State Agencies

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2011-2036.

    Source: Amdt. 188, 45 FR 85702, Dec. 30, 1980, unless otherwise 
noted.

    Editorial Note: OMB control numbers relating to this part 277 are 
contained in Sec. 271.8.


    (a) Purpose. This part establishes uniform requirements for the 
management of administrative funds provided to State agencies and sets 
forth principles for claiming costs of activities paid with 
administrative funds under the Food Stamp Program, and the Food 
Distribution Program and Food Stamp Program on Indian Reservations.
    (b) Scope and applicability. Upon compliance with the provisions of 
this part, payments to State agencies will be made for cost(s) incurred 
for administration of the Food Stamp Program and for administration of 
the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations. To ensure maximum 
practical uniformity, deviation(s) by a State agency from this part may 
be authorized only when necessary to meet program objectives, to 
conserve program funds, or when essential to the public interest. 
However, any deviations from this part must be authorized by the 
Administrator of FNS.