Policy memo (162.52 KB)
| DATE: | August 29, 2019 |
| SUBJECT: | Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Quality Control (QC) Tolerance Level; 7 CFR 275.12(f)(2), and Update to FNF Handbook 310 |
| MEMO CODE: | SNAP QC Policy Memo: 19-04 |
| TO: | All SNAP State Agencies All Regional SNAP Directors Food and Nutrition Service |
SNAP’s QC system uses a tolerance level to set the threshold for determining which errors are included in the national payment error rate calculation. For FY 2020, the tolerance threshold will remain at $37. For FY 2020, all state agencies shall use $37 as the QC tolerance level for excluding small errors. All errors, regardless of dollar amount, shall continue to be reported in accordance with existing policy.
Enclosed are page changes to the FNS Handbook 310 to include the FY 2020 QC tolerance level. Please replace the pages as indicated below.
| Remove Pages | Dated | Insert Pages | Dated |
| Cover | Oct. 2018 through QC Policy Memo 19-02 | Cover Oct. 2018 | Oct. 2018 through QC policy memo 19-04 |
| A-1 | 10/18/18 | A-1 | 08/29/19 |
Please contact your regional office, if you have any questions regarding FY 2020 QC tolerance level.
Sincerely,
Jane C. Duffield for
Ronald K. Ward
Director
Program Accountability and Administration Division