[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR247.15]

[Page 415]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 247_COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  247.15  Notification of eligibility or ineligibility of applicant.

    (a) What is the timeframe for notifying an applicant of eligibility 
or ineligibility for CSFP benefits? Local agencies must notify 
applicants of their eligibility or ineligibility for CSFP benefits, or 
their placement on a waiting list, within 10 days from the date of 
application.
    (b) What must be included in the notification of eligibility or 
ineligibility? The notification of eligibility must include information 
on the time, location, and means of food distribution, and the length of 
the certification period. Notification of ineligibility must be in 
writing, and must include the reason the applicant is not eligible, a 
statement of the individual's right to a fair hearing to appeal the 
decision, and a statement that informs the applicant that program 
standards are applied without discrimination by race, color, national 
origin, age, sex, or disability.