Market Facilitation Program

Submitting OIG:

Report Description:

We evaluated FSA’s administration of MFP. Specifically, we evaluated FSA’s oversight of producer eligibility and certifications, as well as the accuracy of MFP payments.

Date Issued:

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Department of Agriculture

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

03601-0003-31

Component, if applicable:

Farm Service Agency

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

$57,207,411

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

View Document:

Attachment	Size
03601-0003-31FR508FOIA.pdf	8.27 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation	Additional Details
1	Open	Yes	Market Facilitation Program
Conduct a review of MFP policies and guidance to identify controls over producer self-certifications that could be strengthened and used in future programs to improve payment accuracy.
2	Open	Yes	Market Facilitation Program
Conduct a review to evaluate the effects of using regularly captured data and automated processes on program vulnerabilities, and document the results for use in designing future programs.
4	Open	Yes	Market Facilitation Program
Propose a plan with reasonable timeframes to periodically monitor whether any new or temporary FSA programs reliant on production evidence use or depart from using 1-NAP production evidence standards. The plan should ensure that departures from 1-NAP are documented and changes in policy are adequately communicated.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

Yes

Market Facilitation Program

Conduct a review of MFP policies and guidance to identify controls over producer self-certifications that could be strengthened and used in future programs to improve payment accuracy.

Open

Yes

Market Facilitation Program

Conduct a review to evaluate the effects of using regularly captured data and automated processes on program vulnerabilities, and document the results for use in designing future programs.