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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MANUAL GENERAL PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS FNS 125 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES

2 Change #1-2021 May 1, 2021 2. The recipient is violating a condition of parole or probation; or 3. The recipient has information necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related to a felony parole violation for a household member. NOTE: Recipients of information released under 130.01 A. of this section must adequately protect the information against unauthorized disclosure to persons or for purposes not specified in this section. In addition, information received through the Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) must be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by regulations established by the information provider. Information released to the agency pursuant to Section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is subject to the safeguards established by the Secretary of the Treasury in Section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and implemented by the Internal Revenue Service in its publication, Tax Information and Security Guidelines.

125.02 INQUIRIES A. Congressional Inquiries The Food and Nutrition Services Program policy makes case file information available to individuals outside the administration of the program when the subject of the case file agrees to the review in writing. A congressional inquiry, or inquiry by other government officials at the State level, on behalf of a household, can be construed as meeting this requirement. Therefore, any request for case file information that originated from an inquiry by the household for which the information is requested should be honored. In any case, when there is doubt that the household wants the information released, contact the household regarding their wishes. B. Collateral Contacts Information divulged as a necessary part of the collateral contact process required by this manual is not a violation of the disclosure of information provisions of the Food and Nutrition Services Program. C. Written Request by a Household If there is a written request by a responsible member of the household, its currently authorized representative, or a person acting on its behalf to review materials contained in its case file, make material and information in the case file available for inspection during normal business hours. However, the county department may withhold confidential information, such as the names of individuals who have disclosed information about the household without the household's knowledge or the nature or status of pending criminal prosecutions.