State agency responsibilities.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (i) Data collection through management evaluation (ME) reviews and quality control (QC) reviews; (ii) Analysis and evaluation of data from all sources; (iii) Corrective action planning; (iv) Corrective action implementation and monitoring; and (v) Reporting to FNS on program performance. (2) The State agency must ensure corrective action is effected at the State and project area levels. (b) (1) Taken any part in the decision that has been made in the case; (2) any discussion of the case with staff who participated in the decision; or (3) any personal knowledge of or acquaintance with persons in the case itself. To ensure no prior knowledge on the part of QC or ME reviewers, local project area staff shall not be used to conduct QC or ME reviews; exceptions to this requirement concerning local level staff may be granted with prior approval from FNS. However, local personnel shall not, under any circumstances, participate in ME reviews of their own project areas. (c) (1) For expenses related to the hiring of a contractor for any quality control related work to qualify for SNAP administrative cost reimbursement under § 277.4(b), FNS requires the following: (i) The State must notify FNS in writing of its intent to hire a contractor at least 30 days prior to entering into the contract to do so. The notification must include a copy of the selected contractor's complete proposal, which must receive FNS approval before the State may proceed with the procuring the contract. (ii) On

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 275.2