United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2000_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part VI Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81e8b69 D09002ee1c81e8c62 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Nutrition Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. It strengthens vendor management in retail food delivery systems by establishing mandatory selection criteria, training requirements, criteria to be used to identify high-risk vendors, and monitoring requirements, including compliance investigations. In addition, the rule strengthens food instrument accountability and sanctions for participants who violate program requirements. It also streamlines the vendor appeals process. The rule will increase program accountability and efficiency in food delivery and related areas and decrease vendor violations of program requirements and loss of program funds. 65 FR 83248 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-12-29/00-33111 00-33111 fr29de00-20 RIN 0584-AA80 3410-30-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-12-29/00-33111 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-12-29/html/00-33111.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-12-29/pdf/00-33111.pdf Food Assistance Programs Food Donations Grant Programs-Social Programs Infants and Children Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Education Public Assistance Programs WIC Women 42 p. 83248 83289 65 FR 83248 Title 7 Part 246 7 CFR Part 246 RIN 0584-AA80 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Food Delivery Systems; Federal Register Vol. 65, Issue RULE 00-33111 VI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service 2001-02-27 3410-30-P 00-33111 Final rule.

This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. It strengthens vendor management in retail food delivery systems by establishing mandatory selection criteria, training requirements, criteria to be used to identify high-risk vendors, and monitoring requirements, including compliance investigations. In addition, the rule strengthens food instrument accountability and sanctions for participants who violate program requirements. It also streamlines the vendor appeals process. The rule will increase program accountability and efficiency in food delivery and related areas and decrease vendor violations of program requirements and loss of program funds.

This rule is effective February 27, 2001. State agencies must implement the provisions of this rule no later than February 27, 2002. Debra Whitford, Branch Chief, Supplemental Food Programs Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 542, Alexandria, Virginia 22302, (703) 305-2730. Food Assistance Programs Food Donations Grant Programs-Social Programs Infants and Children Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Education Public Assistance Programs WIC Women Child nutrition programs: Women, infants, and children; special supplement nutrition program Vendor management systems; mandatory selection criteria, limitation of vendors, training requirements, high-risk vendors identification criteria, etc., Vol. 65, no. 251 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2000-12-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 426 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-12-29 P0b002ee180a04c61 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29de00 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2000-12-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-12-29/pdf/FR-2000-12-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-12-29/xml/FR-2000-12-29.xml fdlp 82879 83293 DGPO 2010-09-24 2024-06-08 FR-2000-12-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2000-12-29 65 251