R406-100-2. Processing Time Frames

(1) The standards of 7 CFR 246.7(f)(2) are adopted and incorporated by reference with the following exceptions:

(a) Extensions of the processing time frames may be granted in the following circumstances:

(i) Clinics operating only 2 days a month or less.

(ii) In emergency situations when, for example, an employer in a particular geographic area engages in mass lay-offs of personnel.

(iii) In cases where there is difficulty in appointment scheduling, a time variation of 30 days may be added to or subtracted from the certification intervals for all except participants who are categorically ineligible.