[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR249.18]

[Page 473]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 249_SENIOR FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SFMNP)--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart F_Monitoring and Review of State Agencies
 
Sec.  249.18  Audits.

    (a) Federal access to information. The Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States, 
or any of their duly authorized representatives, or duly authorized 
State auditors shall have access to any books, documents, papers, and 
records of the State agency and their contractors, for the purpose of 
making surveys, audits, examinations, excerpts, and transcripts.
    (b) State agency response. The State agency may take exception to 
particular audit findings and recommendations. The State agency shall 
submit a response or statement to FNS as to the action taken or planned 
regarding the findings. A proposed corrective action plan developed and 
submitted by the State agency must include specific time frames for its 
implementation and for completion of the correction of deficiencies and 
problems leading to the deficiencies.
    (c) Corrective action. FNS will determine whether SFMNP deficiencies 
identified in an audit have been adequately corrected. If additional 
corrective action is necessary, FNS shall schedule a follow-up review, 
allowing a reasonable time for such corrective action to be taken.
    (d) State sponsored audits. State and local agencies must conduct 
independent audits in accordance with parts 3015, 3016 (Sec.  3016.26 of 
this title), or 3051 of this title, as applicable. A State or local 
agency may elect to obtain either an organization-wide audit or an audit 
of the Program if it qualifies to make such an election under applicable 
regulations.