[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: 7CFR247.6]



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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. 247.6  State Plan.



    (a) What is the State Plan? The State Plan is a document that 

describes how the State agency will operate CSFP and the caseload needed 

to serve eligible applicants. The State agency must submit the State 

Plan to FNS for approval. Once submitted and approved, the State Plan is 

considered permanent, with amendments submitted at the State agency's 

initiative, or at FNS request. All amendments are subject to FNS 

approval. The State Plan may be submitted in the format provided in FNS 

guidance, in an alternate format, or in combination with other documents 

required by Federal regulations. The State agency is encouraged to 

collaborate with the State WIC agency in developing the State Plan, for 

example, in developing plans for serving women, infants, and children, 

program outreach, and nutrition education. (Collaboration with the State 

WIC agency is required in preventing and detecting dual participation.) 

The State Plan must be signed by the State agency official responsible 

for program administration. A copy of the State Plan must be kept on 

file at the State agency for public inspection.

    (b) When must the State Plan be submitted? The State Plan must be 

submitted by August 15 to take effect for the fiscal year beginning in 

the following October. FNS will provide notification of the approval or 

disapproval of the State Plan within 30 days of receipt, and will notify 

the State agency within 15 days of receipt if additional information is 

needed. Disapproval of the Plan will include a reason for the 

disapproval. Approval of the Plan is a prerequisite to the assignment of 

caseload and allocation of administrative funds, but does not ensure 

that caseload and funds will be provided.

    (c) What must be included in the State Plan? The State Plan must 

include:

    (1) The names and addresses of all local agencies and 

subdistributing agencies with which the State agency has entered into 

agreement;

    (2) The income eligibility standards to be used for women, infants, 

and children, and the options to be used relating to income or other 

eligibility requirements, as provided under Sec. 247.9;

    (3) The nutritional risk criteria to be used, if the State chooses 

to establish such criteria;

    (4) A description of plans for serving women, infants, children, and 

elderly participants and the caseload needed to serve them;

    (5) A description of plans for conducting outreach to women, 

infants, children, and the elderly;

    (6) A description of the system for storing and distributing 

commodities;

    (7) A description of plans for providing nutrition education to 

participants;

    (8) A description of the means by which the State agency will detect 

and prevent dual participation, including collaboration with the State 

WIC agency, and a copy of the agreement signed with the State WIC agency 

to accomplish this;

    (9) A description of the standards the State agency will use in 

determining if the pursuit of a claim against a participant is cost-

effective;

    (10) A description of the means by which the State will meet the 

needs of the homebound elderly; and

    (11) Copies of all agreements entered into by the State agency.

    (d) When must the State agency submit amendments to the State Plan? 

The State agency must submit amendments to FNS to reflect any changes in 

program operations or administration described in the State Plan, and to 

request additional caseload for the following caseload cycle. FNS may 

also require that the State Plan be amended to reflect changes in 

Federal law or policy. The State agency may submit amendments to the 

State Plan at any time during the fiscal year, for FNS approval. The



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amendments will take effect immediately upon approval, unless otherwise 

specified by FNS. If a State agency would like to receive additional 

caseload for the caseload cycle beginning the following January 1, it 

must submit an amendment to the Plan which conveys the request for 

additional caseload by November 5. The State agency must also describe 

in this submission any plans for serving women, infants, children, and 

the elderly at new sites. FNS action on the State agency's request for 

additional caseload is part of the caseload assignment process, as 

described under Sec. 247.21.



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

0584-0293)