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Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity

The Food and Nutrition Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 31, 2024. It took effect on December 30, 2024.

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What the agency says

This final rule considers public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule revising the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and USDA Foods disaster response regulations. This final rule makes access and parity improvements in USDA's food distribution programs to support access for eligible populations and streamline requirements for program operators.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-24966
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service
Published: October 31, 2024
Takes effect: December 30, 2024
Dates: Effective date: This rule is effective December 30, 2024.
Docket: FNS-2023-0026
Regulation ID (RIN): 0584-AE92
Code of Federal Regulations: 7 CFR 247; 7 CFR 250; 7 CFR 251; 7 CFR 253; 7 CFR 254
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Aged; Agricultural commodities; Disaster assistance; Food assistance programs; Grant programs-social programs; Indians; Infants and children; Public assistance programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Surplus agricultural commodities
Pages: 31

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