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089545 1 (1976-06-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacvop0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENEPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 0 $q RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION 1 JUN 1 7 1975 Mr. Richard L. Feltner Assistant Secretaiy for Marketing and Consumer Services - Department of Agriculture Deai Mr. Feltner In response to a congressional inquiiy, we have been looking into various proposals to strengthen the food stamp progiam's identification requirements for recipients These proposals include (1) using photo identification cards for food stamp recipients, (2) signing and countersigning stamps, (3) punching or perforating stamps With a recip- ient's identification card number, and (4) using photo identification cards in conjunction with stamp counteisigning or perforataon. Food and Nutrition Service officials unformed us that the Service plans to conduct tests of photo identiiication cards in thrce project areas beginning in the fall and lasting about 3 vonthis. States would run these tests but any costs over ard aboqe toose norrmlly incursed would be paid by the Service The tests would begin afte finalization of Department of Agriculture regulataons est ablishing caomonstration project authority foi the food stamp program erd publication in the Feaeral Register of notices (1) requiring the possession of an approved photo identification card as a food stamp eligibility criterion in the three test areas, and (2) describing the specific guidelines under which States would conduct the tests. As you know, in late 1975 and early 1976, the Service solicited comments from the States and from representatives of the retail food industry on the four identification proposals described above. Service officials told us that the negative reactions of the States and food retailer representatives to the countersigning and perforation proposals prompted the Service to liamit its planned tests to photo identification cards only. The food retailer representatives and rost States characterized countersigning, in paiticulai, as a procedure unich woulc be costly and excessively time consuming for both issuance offices and food stores. Many States also were conceined that stamnp perforation would require special equipment and proceaures that would be expensive and burdensome to issuing agents and food stoles. O'F L/

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