[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1485]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1485_COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN MARKETS FOR 
 
                     Subpart B_Market Access Program
 
Sec.  1485.17  Reimbursement procedures.

    (a) A format for reimbursement claims is available from the Division 
Director. Claims for reimbursement shall contain the following 
information:
    (1) Activity type--brand or generic;
    (2) Activity number;
    (3) Commodity aggregate code;
    (4) Country code;
    (5) Cost category;

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    (6) Amount to be reimbursed;
    (7) If applicable, any reduction in the amount of reimbursement 
claimed to offset CCC demand for refund of amounts previously 
reimbursed, and reference to the relevant Compliance Report; and
    (8) If applicable, any amount previously claimed that has not been 
reimbursed.
    (b) All claims for reimbursement shall be submitted by the 
participant's U.S. office to the Director, Marketing Operations Staff, 
FAS, USDA.
    (c) In general, CCC will not reimburse a claim for less than $10,000 
except that CCC will reimburse a final claim for a participant's 
activity plan year for a lesser amount.
    (d) CCC will not reimburse claims submitted later than 6 months 
after the end of a participant's activity plan year.
    (e) If CCC reimburses a claim with commodity certificates, CCC will 
issue commodity certificates with a face value equivalent to the amount 
of the claim which shall be in full accord and satisfaction of such 
claim.
    (f) If CCC overpays a reimbursement claim, the participant shall 
repay CCC within 30 days the amount of the overpayment either by 
submitting a check payable to CCC or by offsetting its next 
reimbursement claim.
    (g) If a participant receives a reimbursement or offsets an advanced 
payment which is later disallowed, the participant shall within 30 days 
of such disallowance repay CCC the amount owed either by submitting a 
check payable to CCC or by offsetting its next reimbursement claim.
    (h) The participant shall report any actions having a bearing on the 
propriety of any claims for reimbursement to the Attache/Counselor and 
its U.S. office shall report such actions in writing to the Division 
Director(s).