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2017 Emergency Assistance for Honeybee Claims

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
03702-0001-23
Report Type
Audit
Component
Farm Service Agency
Description
OIG reviewed FSA’s implementation of emergency assistance for honeybee claims for PY 2017.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$10,192,341

Recommendations

Require the State office to review applications and payments in the identified district, and take appropriate corrective action on questioned costs totaling $3,028,335.

Establish and implement requirements for State offices to monitor completion of district director reviews, and evaluate the results of the reviews to determine overall status of ELAP.

Provide specific guidance for how to report the results of the district director reviews to the SED and the information to be included in those reports.

Amend the ELAP handbook to require district directors to utilize FSA’s newly created checklist (CCC-770 ELAP-2, ELAP Honeybees Checklist) as a guide during their review process.