[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR247.11]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 247_COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 247.11  Applicants exceed caseload levels.



    (a) What must the local agency do if the number of applicants 

exceeds the local agency's caseload level? If all caseload has been 

filled, the local agency must maintain a waiting list of individuals who 

apply for the program. In establishing the waiting list, the local 

agency must include the date of application, the population group of the 

applicant, and information necessary to allow the local agency to 

contact the applicant when caseload space becomes available. Unless they 

have been determined ineligible, applicants must be notified of their 

placement on a waiting list within 10 days of their request for benefits 

in accordance with Sec. 247.15.

    (b) What are the requirements for serving individuals on the waiting 

list once caseload slots become available? When caseload slots open up, 

the local agency must provide benefits to eligible individuals on the 

waiting list in the following order of priority:

    (1) Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and infants;

    (2) Children ages 1 through 3;

    (3) Children ages 4 and 5;

    (4) Postpartum women; and

    (5) Elderly persons.