[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR275.17]



[Page 861-862]

 

                          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. 275.17  State corrective action plan.



    (a) State agencies shall prepare corrective action plans addressing 

those deficiencies specified in Sec. 275.16(b) requiring action by the 

State agency or the combined efforts of the State agency and the project 

area(s)/management unit(s). This corrective action plan is an open-ended 

plan and shall remain in effect until all deficiencies in program 

operations have been reduced substantially or eliminated. State agencies 

shall provide updates to their corrective action plans through regular, 

semiannual updates. These semiannual updates shall be received by FNS by 

May 1st and November 1st respectively. Such updates must contain:

    (1) Any additional deficiencies identified since the previous 

corrective action plan update;

    (2) Documentation that a deficiency has been corrected and is 

therefore being removed from the plan; and

    (3) Any changes to planned corrective actions for previously 

reported deficiencies.

    (b) Content. State corrective action plans shall contain, but not 

necessarily be limited to, the following, based on the most recent 

information available:

    (1) Specific description and identification of each deficiency;

    (2) Source(s) through which the deficiency was detected;

    (3) Magnitude of each deficiency, if appropriate, as defined in 

Sec. 275.15(c)(3) of this part;

    (4) Geographic extent of the deficiency (e.g., Statewide/project 

area or management unit--specific project areas in which the deficiency 

occurs);

    (5) Identification of causal factor(s) contributing to the 

occurrence of each deficiency;

    (6) Identification of any action already completed to eliminate the 

deficiency;

    (7) For each deficiency, an outline of actions to be taken, the 

expected outcome of each action, the target date for each action, and 

the date by which each deficiency will have been eliminated; and

    (8) For each deficiency, a description of the manner in which the 

State agency will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the 

corrective action in eliminating the deficiency.

    (c) FNS will provide technical assistance in developing corrective 

action plans when requested by State agencies.

    (d) State agencies will be held accountable for the efficient and 

effective operation of all areas of the program. FNS is not precluded 

from issuing a warning as specified in part 276 because



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a deficiency is included in the State agency's corrective action plan.



[Amdt. 160, 45 FR 15909, Mar. 11, 1980, as amended by Amdt. 266, 52 FR 

3409, Feb. 4, 1987]