[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: 7CFR280.1]



[Page 949-950]

 

                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 280_EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DISASTERS--Table 

of Contents

 

Sec. 280.1  Interim disaster procedures.









    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2011-2036.



    Source: Amdt. 192, 46 FR 8922, Jan. 27, 1981, as amended at 56 FR 

63617, Dec. 4, 1991.



    Editorial Note: OMB control numbers relating to this part 280 are 

contained in Sec. 271.8.





    The Secretary shall, after consultation with the official empowered 

to exercise the authority provided for by section 302(a) of the Disaster 

Relief Act of 1974, establish temporary emergency standards of 

eligibility for the duration of the emergency for households who are 

victims of a disaster which disrupts commercial channels of food 

distribution, if such households are in need of



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temporary food assistance and if commercial channels of food 

distribution have again become available to meet the temporary food 

needs of such households. Such standards as are prescribed for 

individual emergencies may be promulgated without regard to section 4(c) 

of this Act or the procedures set forth in section 553 of Title 5 of the 

United States Code. In addition to establishing temporary emergency 

standards of eligibility, the Secretary shall provide for emergency 

allotments to eligible households to replace food destroyed in a 

disaster. Such emergency allotments would be equal to the value of the 

food actually lost in such disaster but not greater than the applicable 

maximum monthly allotment for the household size.



    Effective Date Note: By Amdt. 397, 70 FR 72354, Dec. 5, 2005, Sec. 

280.1 was amended by adding a sentence to the end of the section, 

effective January 4, 2006. For the convenience of the user, the added 

text is set forth as follows:



Sec. 280.1  Interim disaster procedures.



    * * * The Secretary may also approve alternate methods for issuing 

food stamp benefits during a disaster when reliance on Electronic 

Benefits Transfer (EBT) systems is impracticable.