Management evaluations and reviews.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Provide assistance to State agencies in discharging this responsibility; (2) Establish standards and procedures to determine how well the objectives of this part are being accomplished; and (3) Implement sanction procedures as warranted by State SFMNP performance. (b) (1) FNS may withhold up to 10 percent of the State agency's total SFMNP grant if FNS determines that the State agency has: (i) Failed, without good cause, to demonstrate efficient and effective administration of its SFMNP; or (ii) Failed to comply with the requirements contained in this section or the State Plan. (2) Sanctions imposed upon a State agency by FNS in accordance with this section (but not claims for repayment assessed against a State agency) may be appealed in accordance with the procedures established in § 249.20(a). Before carrying out any sanction against a State agency, the following procedures will be followed: (i) FNS will notify the chief departmental officer of the administering agency in writing of the deficiencies found and of FNS' intention to withhold administrative funds unless an acceptable corrective action plan is submitted by the State agency to FNS within 45 days after mailing of notification. (ii) The State agency shall develop a corrective action plan, including timeframes for implementation to address the deficiencies and prevent their future recurrence. (iii) If the corrective action plan is acceptable, FNS will notify the chief departmental officer of the administering

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 249.17