[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: 7CFR247.34]



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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. 247.34  Management reviews.



    (a) What must the State agency do to ensure that local agencies meet 

program requirements and objectives? The State agency must establish a 

management review system to ensure that local agencies, subdistributing 

agencies, and other agencies conducting program activities meet program 

requirements and objectives. As part of the system, the State agency 

must perform an on-site review of all local agencies, and of all storage 

facilities utilized by local agencies, at least once every two years. As 

part of the on-site review, the State agency must evaluate all aspects 

of program administration, including certification procedures, nutrition 

education, civil rights compliance, food storage practices, inventory 

controls, and financial management systems. In addition to conducting 

on-site reviews, the State agency must evaluate program administration 

on an ongoing basis by reviewing financial reports, audit reports, food 

orders, inventory reports, and other relevant information.

    (b) What must the State agency do if it finds that a local agency is 

deficient in a particular area of program administration? The State 

agency must record all deficiencies identified during the review and 

institute follow-up procedures to ensure that local agencies and 

subdistributing agencies correct all deficiencies within a reasonable 

period of time. To ensure improved program performance in the future, 

the State agency may require that local agencies adopt specific review 

procedures for use in reviewing their own operations and those of 

subsidiaries or contractors. The State agency must provide copies of 

review reports to FNS upon request.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

0584-0293)