[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: 7CFR254.2]



[Page 544-545]

 

                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 254_ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR INDIAN 

HOUSEHOLDS IN OKLAHOMA--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 254.2  Definitions.



    (a) Exercises governmental jurisdiction means the exercise of 

authorities granted to ITOs under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 

1936 or by BIA regulations (25 CFR part 81 et. seq.).

    (b) FNS service area means the areas over which FNS has approved the 

food distribution program in Oklahoma, excluding urban places unless 

approved by FNS under 254.5(b).

    (c) Food Distribution Program means a food distribution program for 

households on Indian reservations administered pursuant to section 4(b) 

of the Food Stamp Act and 1304(a) of Pub. L. 97-98.



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    (d) Indian tribal household means a household in which at least one 

household member is recognized as a tribal member by any Indian tribe, 

as defined in Sec. 253.2(d) of this title.

    (e) Indian tribal organization (ITO) means (1) any Indian tribe, 

band, or group organized under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, 

and which has a tribal organization approved by the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs; (2) a tribal organization established and approved under 

Federal regulations issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or (3) an 

intertribal council authorized by eligible tribes to act in behalf of 

the tribes to operate the program.

    (f) Overissuance means the dollar value of commodities issued to a 

household that exceeds the dollar value of commodities it was eligible 

to receive.

    (g) State agency means the ITO of an Indian tribe, determined by the 

Department to be capable of effectively administering a Food 

Distribution Program, or an agency of State government, which enters 

into an agreement with FNS for the distribution of commodities on an 

Indian reservation.

    (h) Urban place means a town or city with a population of 10,000 or 

more.



[49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 1449, Jan. 11, 1994; 64 

FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999]