Section 251.6 - [Effective 12/30/2024] Distribution plan(a)Contents of the plan. The State agency must submit for approval by the appropriate FNS Regional Office a plan which contains: (1) A designation of the State agency responsible for distributing USDA Foods and administrative funds provided under this part, and the address of such agency;(2) A plan of operation and administration to expeditiously distribute USDA Foods received under this part;(3) A description of the standards of eligibility for recipient agencies, including any subpriorities within the two-tier priority system;(4) A description of the criteria established in accordance with § 251.5(b) which must be used by eligible recipient agencies in determining the eligibility of households to receive USDA Foods for home consumption;(5) At the option of the State agency, a plan of operation for one or more Farm to Food Bank Projects in partnership with one or more emergency feeding organizations located in the State, as described in § 251.13. The plan must include all items listed at § 251.13(e); and(6) A plan, which may include the use of a State advisory board established under § 251.4(h)(4) , that provides emergency feeding organizations or eligible recipient agencies within the State an opportunity to provide input on the USDA Foods preferences and needs of the emergency feeding organization or eligible recipient agency.(b)Plan submission and amendments. Once approved, State plans are permanent. State agencies must submit amendments to the distribution plan when necessary to reflect any changes in program operations or administration as described in the plan, or at the request of FNS, to the appropriate FNS Regional Office.(c)Amendments. State agencies must submit amendments to the distribution plan to the extent that such amendments are necessary to reflect any changes in program operations or administration as described in the plan, or at the request of FNS, to the appropriate FNS Regional Office.64 FR 72905, Dec. 29, 1999, as amended at 74 FR 62474 , Nov. 30, 2009; 84 FR 53002 , Oct. 4, 2019 84 FR 53002, 10/4/2019; 89 FR 87251 , 12/30/2024