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CONTROLS OVER PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND GERMPLASM STORAGE

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number:
50601-0006-TE
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0

Recommendations

Develop procedures requiring periodic physical inventory of accessions.

Develop procedures specifying proper disposal methods for germplasm, including GEOs being refused entry into or removed from NPGS facilities.

Continue security renovations at NPGS facilities based on established priorities and available funding, and direct the facility managers to immediately take reasonable measures, such as locking doors, to strengthen physical security of the facilities.