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280 As part of the review the Agency will contact local migrant councils, advocate groups, or other organizations in the project area/county to ensure that migrants are receiving the required services.

2 6 . 2 R E V I E W C O V E R A G E During each review period, the Agency will review the national target areas of program operation specified by FNS. FNS will notify the Agency of the minimum program areas to be reviewed at least 90 days before the beginning of each annual review period, which is the Federal fiscal year. FNS may add additional areas during the review period if deemed necessary. The FNS headquarters office will add national target areas during the review period only for deficiencies of national scope. The Agency has 60 days in which to establish a plan schedule for such reviews. The Agency will be responsible for reviewing each national target area or other program requirement based upon the provisions of the regulations governing SNAP and the FNS-approved State Plan of Operation. If FNS approves the Agency’s request for a waiver from a program requirement, any different policy approved by FNS would also be reviewed. When, in the course of a review, a local SNAP office is found to be out of compliance with a given SNAP requirement, the Agency will identify the specifics of the problem including: • The extent of the deficiency; • The cause of the deficiency, and, • As applicable, the specific procedural requirements the local SNAP office is misapplying.

2 6 . 3 R E V I E W P R O C E S S (1) Review procedures The Agency will review the SNAP requirements specified for ME review using procedures that are adequate to identify problems and the causes of those problems. As each local SNAP office’s operational structure will differ, the Agency will review each SNAP requirement applicable to the local SNAP office in a manner which will best measure the local SNAP office’s compliance with each program requirement. (2) ME review plan The Agency will develop a review plan prior to each ME review. This review plan will specify whether each local SNAP office is large, medium, or small and will contain: (A) Identification of the local SNAP office to be reviewed, SNAP areas to be reviewed, the dates the review will be conducted, and the period of time that the review will cover;