[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7 Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR275.19]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 275--PERFORMANCE REPORTING SYSTEM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart E--Corrective Action
 
Sec. 275.19  Monitoring and evaluation.

    (a) The State agency shall establish a system for monitoring and 
evaluating corrective action at the State and project area levels. 
Monitoring and evaluation shall be an ongoing process to determine that 
deficiencies are being substantially reduced or eliminated in an 
efficient manner and that the program provides responsive service to 
eligible households.
    (b) The State agency shall ensure that corrective action on all 
deficiencies identified in the State Corrective Action Plan and Project 
Area/Management Unit Corrective Action Plan is implemented and achieves 
the anticipated results within the specified time frames. The State 
agency shall monitor and evaluate corrective action at the State and 
project levels through a combination of reports, field reviews, and 
examination of current data available through program management tools 
and other sources.
    (c) In instances where the State agency and/or the project area/
management unit determines that the proposed corrective action is not 
effective

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in reducing substantially or eliminating deficiencies, the State agency 
and/or the project area/management unit shall promptly reevaluate the 
deficiency, causes, and the corrective action taken, and develop and 
implement new corrective actions.


[Amdt. 160, 45 FR 15909, Mar. 11, 1980]