[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: 7CFR281.5]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 281_ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

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Sec. 281.5  Responsibilities of an Indian tribal organization designated 

as State agency.



    An ITO administering the Food Stamp Program on a reservation shall 

adhere to the Food Stamp Act of 1977, all subsequent amendments, and all 

regulations issued pursuant to that law in the same manner as any other 

State agency. The ITO may contract certain administrative functions to 

private organizations as provided in parts 274 and 277. The ITO may not, 

however, contract responsibility for certification activities such as 

interviews or eligibility determinations. The ITO shall retain full 

responsibility for program administration.