7 CFR § 254.2 - Definitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s254.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 254.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "254.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL REGULATIONS AND POLICIES—FOOD DISTRIBUTION"
part_number: "254"
part_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM FOR INDIAN HOUSEHOLDS IN OKLAHOMA"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 97-98, sec. 1338; Pub. L. 95-113."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "254"
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# 254.2 Definitions.

(a) *Exercises governmental jurisdiction* means the exercise of authorities granted to ITOs under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936 or by BIA regulations (25 CFR part 81 et. seq.).

(b) *FNS service area* means the areas over which FNS has approved the food distribution program in Oklahoma.

(c) *Food Distribution Program* means a food distribution program for households on Indian reservations administered pursuant to section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act and 1304(a) of Pub. L. 97-98.

(d) *Indian tribal household* means a household in which at least one household member is recognized as a tribal member by any Indian tribe, as defined in § 253.2 of this chapter.

(e) *Indian tribal organization (ITO)* means (1) any Indian tribe, band, or group organized under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, and which has a tribal organization approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (2) a tribal organization established and approved under Federal regulations issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or (3) an intertribal council authorized by eligible tribes to act in behalf of the tribes to operate the program.

(f) *Overissuance* means the dollar value of USDA Foods issued to a household that exceeds the dollar value of USDA Foods it was eligible to receive.

(g) *State agency* means the ITO of an Indian tribe, determined by the Department to be capable of effectively administering a Food Distribution Program, or an agency of State government, which enters into an agreement with FNS for the distribution of USDA Foods on an Indian reservation.

[49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 1449, Jan. 11, 1994; 64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999; 89 FR 87258, Oct. 31, 2024]