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Small-wood News - Jan. 5, 2011
By: Craig Rawlings
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January 5, 2010
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FROM THE EDITOR ~ 
Craig Rawlings

Dear Reader:

An audit report issued on December 9th by the USDA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) finds wide-ranging problems in the way the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administered the Collection, Harvest, Storage and Transportation (CHST) component under the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). FSA spent a total of over $243 million on the CHST portion in 2009 and 2010.

Based on a review of 12 county office operations in four States, as well as overall administration of the program at the national office, OIG found problems including inconsistent application of program provisions across State and county offices, varying methods for measuring biomass moisture content levels, inconsistent use of program forms, and data errors.

Click this link (PDF) to read the full audit report including OIG's recomendations and FSA's response to the report.

Best wishes,

Craig Rawlings
 
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