[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: 7CFR247.6]

[Page 410-411]
 
                          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 
amendments will take effect immediately upon approval, unless otherwise 
specified by FNS. If a State agency

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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)