American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program
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Recommendations
If the TAAF Program is funded after FY 2013, ensure that the data provided by the producer groups include prices that support a decline in all counties considered part of a combined county office.
Require the producers who refused to submit production records to OIG to submit the required documentation to the agency for review. For producers that do not submit the requested documentation, collect all TAAF Program payments, totaling approximately $27,885, and
withhold any future TAAF Program payments. (See exhibits A and D.)
If the TAAF Program is funded after FY 2013, develop and implement oversight procedures to review TAAF Program operations for weaknesses and areas for improvement.
Collect TAAF Program payments, totaling $84,000, from those producers whose self-certification was not supported by their records.
Collect the TAAF Program payment, totaling approximately $1,000, from the producer that was issued an erroneous payment because of FSA’s use of the manual override feature.