{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-271.4","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 271.4","heading":"Delegations to State agencies for administration.","body":"(a) General delegation. The State agency shall be responsible for the administration of the program within the State, including, but not limited to:\n(1) Certification of applicant households;\n(2) Issuance, control, and accountability of SNAP benefits and EBT cards;\n(3) Developing and maintaining complaint procedures;\n(4) Developing, conducting, and evaluating training;\n(5) Conducting performance reporting reviews;\n(6) Keeping records necessary to determine whether the program is being conducted in compliance with these regulations; and\n(7) Submitting accurate and timely financial and program reports.\n(b) Claims delegation. FNS delegates to the State agency, subject to the standards in § 273.18, the authority to determine the amount of, and settle, adjust, compromise or deny all or part of any claim which results from fraudulent or nonfraudulent overissuances to participating households.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER II—FOOD AND NUTRITION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER C—SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM","PART 271—GENERAL INFORMATION AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"bc7a32b67c6ee74e8af4d41d5121eadc4f3066784432fee45df4cd1dc8ce5f2c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-271.3","next":"us/7-cfr-271.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}