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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0048 Q&A – Implementation of New Racial/Ethnic Data Collection

Attached is a Q&A fact sheet that answers questions and provides further guidance on the new racial/ethnic data collection and the new FNS-101 reporting. The July 31, 2006, memorandum offers further policy guidance on this regulation.

09/21/2006

Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0040 Calculating the Program Access Index with the American Community Survey

The final regulation establishing Food Stamp High Performance Bonuses was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 7, 2005. The regulation established the Program Access Index as one of the criteria – among others – on which states could qualify for a share of the funds made available for bonus awards.

08/02/2006

Resource | Report Estimating the Number of People in Poverty for the Program Access Index: The American Community Survey vs. the Current Population Survey

This paper presents a comparison of the two surveys as a source of data for the PAI calculation and illustrates the potential effects of moving to the ACS.

08/01/2006

Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0023 Physical Inventory – Required Frequency

The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the required frequency of physical inventories, per the recently revised program regulations at 7 CFR Part 247.

FD-056

04/21/2006

Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2006-0020 Monthly Performance Report Correction

This memorandum is to clarify the appropriate actions a processor must take when errors are discovered on monthly performance reports.

FD-054

03/28/2006