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C. PRE-CONDITIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE DISASTER PROGRAM

1. The following pre-conditions must be met before the D-SNAP may be authorized:

a. The President must proclaim a disaster for individual assistance in Virginia. After this decision, states and localities can request the D-SNAP.

b. Commercial channels of food distribution (wholesale and retail food outlets) must have been both DISRUPTED and subsequently RESTORED such that they are now currently available.

c. The regular program must be unable to handle the increased number of households needing food assistance expeditiously.

2. Commercial channels of food distribution must be DISRUPTED under any of the following conditions, provided the condition was directly caused by the disaster:

a. Retail food outlets are closed.

b. Normal operating hours of food outlets are reduced to the extent that a household's opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

c. Power failure significantly restricts the operation of food outlets.

d. Household access to retail food outlets is limited because of disruption to transportation (such as damage to roads or bridges or disruption in otherwise availability of public transportation).

e. Unusually heavy demand for food exists such that a household's opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

f. Delivery of food supplies to food outlets is significantly hampered to the extent that a household’s opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

3. Commercial channels of food distribution will be considered RESTORED when conditions or operations have been improved to the extent that households have reasonable access to food outlets with sufficient food supplies.

D. ALTERNATIVES TO THE DISASTER PROGRAM

Implementation of the D-SNAP is not appropriate for every disaster. The choice of whether to utilize the regular program or to request FNS authorization of the D-SNAP depends on the nature of the disaster.

1. The following factors suggest continued utilization of the regular program or a modified program:

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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES D-SNAP

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C. PRE-CONDITIONS FOR AUTHORIZATION OF THE DISASTER PROGRAM

1. The following pre-conditions must be met before the D-SNAP may be authorized:

a. The President must proclaim a disaster for individual assistance in Virginia. After this decision, states and localities can request the D-SNAP.

b. Commercial channels of food distribution (wholesale and retail food outlets) must have been both DISRUPTED and subsequently RESTORED such that they are now currently available.

c. The regular program must be unable to handle the increased number of households needing food assistance expeditiously.

2. Commercial channels of food distribution must be DISRUPTED under any of the following conditions, provided the condition was directly caused by the disaster:

a. Retail food outlets are closed.

b. Normal operating hours of food outlets are reduced to the extent that a household's opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

c. Power failure significantly restricts the operation of food outlets.

d. Household access to retail food outlets is limited because of disruption to transportation (such as damage to roads or bridges or disruption in otherwise availability of public transportation).

e. Unusually heavy demand for food exists such that a household's opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

f. Delivery of food supplies to food outlets is significantly hampered to the extent that a household’s opportunity to purchase food supplies is significantly reduced.

D. ALTERNATIVES TO THE DISASTER PROGRAM

1. The following factors suggest continued utilization of the regular program or a modified program:

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