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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION APPLICATIONS FNS 415 INTERVIEWING

6 Section 415 Change #21-2021 November 15, 2021 D. Household delay in scheduling the second or subsequent interview: 1. Determine if good cause can be established if a household is responsible for a delay in the interview process. Refer to FNS 420.04 Regulatory Delay for Normal Application, if good cause is established. a. Take the following actions if good cause cannot be established. i. If the first interview is postponed at the household’s request and cannot be rescheduled until after the 20th day but before the 30th day following the date the application was filed, require the household to: ii. Complete the interview, iii. Bring all needed verification, and iv. Register members for work by the 30th day. v. If the household fails to comply with the above requirements, deny the application on the 30th day following the date of application. If the 30th day falls on a weekend or holiday, deny the application on the first workday following the 30th day. In this situation, the household is not entitled to the minimum ten days to provide verification. Refer to FNS 440.05 Reopening a Denied Application for procedures to follow if the applicant provides the required verifications after the 30th day. E. If the household failed to appear for the first interview, fails to schedule a second interview, and/or the subsequent interview is postponed at the household’s request until after the 30th day following the date the application was filed, the delay is the household’s fault. 1. Deny the application on the 30th day following the date of application. 2. Refer to FNS 440.05 for procedures to follow if the applicant interviews and/or provides the required verifications after the 30th day. F. The household is also at fault if it missed both scheduled interviews and requests another interview. 1. Deny the application on the 30th day following the date of application. 2. Refer to FNS 440.05 for procedures to follow if the applicant interviews and/or provides the required verifications after the 30th day. G. If the household was at fault for the delay in the first 30-day period but is determined eligible during the second 30-day period: