[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: 7CFR247.17]



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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. 247.17  Notification of discontinuance of participant.



    (a) What must a local agency do if it has evidence that a 

participant is no longer eligible for CSFP benefits during the 

certification period? If a local agency has evidence that a participant 

is no longer eligible for CSFP benefits during the certification period, 

it must provide the participant with a written notification of 

discontinuance at least 15 days before the effective date of 

discontinuance.

    (b) What must a local agency do if it has to discontinue a 

participant from participation in the program prior to the end of the 

certification period due to the lack of resources necessary to continue 

providing benefits to the participant? If a local agency does not have 

sufficient resources, such as a sufficient number of caseload slots, to 

continue providing benefits to the participant(s) for the entire 

certification period, it must provide the participant(s) with a written 

notification of discontinuance at least 15 days before the effective 

date of discontinuance.

    (c) What must be included in the notification of discontinuance? The 

notification of discontinuance must include the effective date of 

discontinuance, the reason for the participant's discontinuance, a 

statement of the individual's right to appeal the discontinuance through 

the fair hearing process, in accordance with Sec. 247.33(a), and a 

statement that informs the applicant that program standards are applied 

without discrimination by race, color, national origin, age, sex, or 

disability.