Food Stamp Program: Quality Control Provisions of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act

On June 23, 1995 the Department of Agriculture published proposed changes to Food Stamp Program regulations based on section 13951 of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act. This final rule addresses significant comments received in response to the regulatory changes proposed in the rule published June 23, 1995, and finalizes regulatory changes to the quality control system of the Food Stamp Program in the following areas: timeframes for completion of all review activity, exclusion of variances resulting from the application of new regulations, the tolerance level for excessive error rates, the calculation of liability amounts, interest charges on liability amounts, good cause relief from liabilities, and the authority of the Administrative Law Judges to determine good cause. These changes will enhance the efficiency and equity of the quality control system.