7 C.F.R. § 272.5

Program informational activities

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(a) Definition. “Program informational activities” are those activities that convey information about the Program, including household rights and responsibilities, through means such as publications, telephone hotlines, and face-to-face contacts.

(b) Minimum requirements. State agencies shall comply with the following minimum information requirements for applicants and recipients.

(1) Rights and responsibilities. State agencies shall inform participant and applicant households of their Program rights and responsibilities. This information may be provided through whatever means the State agencies deem appropriate.

(2) All Program informational material shall be available in languages other than English as required in § 272.4(b) and shall include a statement that the Program is available to all without regard to race, color, sex, age, handicap, religious creed, national origin or political belief.

(c) Program informational activities for low-income households. At their option, State agencies may carry out and claim associated costs for Program informational activities designed to inform low-income households about the availability, eligibility requirements, application procedures, and benefits of SNAP. Allowable informational activities shall not include recruitment activities as described in § 277.4(b)(5) of this chapter. Program informational materials used in such activities shall be subject to § 272.4(b), which pertains to bilingual requirements. Before FNS considers costs for allowable informational activities eligible for reimbursement at the fifty percent rate under part 277 of this chapter, State agencies shall obtain FNS approval for the attachment to their Plans of Operation as specified in § 272.2(d)(1)(ix). In such attachments, State agencies shall describe the subject activities with respect to the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the target population, types of media used, geographic areas warranting attention, and outside organizations which would be involved. State agencies shall update this attachment to their Plans of Operation when significant changes occur and shall report projected costs for this Program activity in accordance with § 272.2(c), (e), and (f).

[Amdt. 207, 47 FR 52334, Nov. 19, 1982. Redesignated by Amdt. 211, 47 FR 53316, Nov. 26, 1982; Amdt. 262, 49 FR 50597, Dec. 31, 1984; 52 FR 36398, Sept. 29, 1987; 54 FR 24527, June 7, 1989; Amdt. 320, 55 FR 6239, Feb. 22, 1990; 78 FR 20422, Apr. 5, 2013; 81 FR 92556, Dec. 20, 2016]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1979–1992 · leading case: Century Bank of Gainesville v. United States, 225 Ct. Cl. 181 (Ct. Cl. 1980).

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Century Bank of Gainesville v. United States, 225 Ct. Cl. 181 (Ct. Cl. 1980). · cites it 2× “7 C.F.R. 272.5 provides in pertinent part: (c)(1) FNS [Food and Nutrition Service] shall be liable for losses of shipments of cancelled coupons while in transit to Federal Reserve or correspondent banks: Provided, That: (i) Coupons shall not be deemed to be in transit while in…”

Doe v. Miller, 573 F. Supp. 461 (N.D. Ill. 1983). · cites it 2× “7 C.F.R. § 272.5 (b)(2). *463 Individuals who qualify for benefits under the program receive a monthly allotment of food stamps that can be used like cash to purchase most food items at retail outlets.”

Hettleman v. Bergland, 642 F.2d 63 (4th Cir. 1981). “7 C.F.R. § 272.5 . The implication was, of course, that FNS would not be liable for pre-transit losses.”

No. (Colo. Att'y Gen. 1979). “(See section 10 of the Act and 7 CFR 272.5 ). Pursuant to section 15(d) of the Act, food stamp coupons are considered to be financial obligations of the United States.”

First Florida Bank, N.A. v. United States, 26 Cl. Ct. 851 (Ct. Cl. 1992). “7 C.F.R. § 272.5 provided, in pertinent part: (c)(1) FNS shall be liable for losses of shipments of cancelled coupons while in transit to Federal Reserve or correspondent banks, except that: (i) Coupons are not in transit while in the custody of the transmitting bank, the…”

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