# Federal Register 2026-18337 — effective 2026-11-09 — Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs — Food and Nutrition Administration

For Federal Register 2026-18337, effective date is 2026-11-09; agency is Food and Nutrition Administration; published is 2026-09-09; cfr parts amended is 7 CFR 210, 7 CFR 215, 7 CFR 220, 7 CFR 225, 7 CFR 226, recorded from its source on 2026-09-14; source re-checked 2026-09-16.

- **FR document number:** 2026-18337 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Food and Nutrition Administration _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-11-09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This rule will become effective on November 9, 2026, unless the Department receives written adverse comments on or before October 9, 2026. If written adverse comments within the scope of the rulemaking are received, the Department will publish timely notification of withdrawal of this rule or a portion thereof in the Federal Register. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 7 CFR 210, 7 CFR 215, 7 CFR 220, 7 CFR 225, 7 CFR 226 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-09-09 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

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Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-09-29.
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