FCIC Program Integrity:
Short Reference for State and County FSA Offices,
and RMA Regional Offices
Aug 14, 2008
Background
This handbook provides procedure and guidance to FSA State
and County Offices, RMA, and insurance providers for improving
Federal Crop Insurance Program compliance and integrity as required
by the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (ARPA).
Forms
Use of FSA-426
(PDF) |
(Word)
is discussed in Section 10 of our Loss Adjustment
Manual.
Use of the FSA-426A
(PDF) |
(Word)
is discussed in 4RM on pages 3-6.
Table of Contents - Entire
4-RM File
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Frontmatter
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Transmittal; Table of
Contents |
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Part 1: Basic Provisions |
Overview; Sources of Authority and
Related Handbooks; Publication Requirements; Points of Contact; FSA Access to
Insured Records; Freedom of Information; Conflict of Interest; FSA Employees
Requested as Witnesses |
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Part 2: Referrals and Investigations
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Overview; Responsibilties
Section
1: FSA Referrals to RMA
Section 2: RMA Referrals
to FSA
Section 3: Fact Finding and Documentation |
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Part 3: Claims Audit
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Overview; Responsibilties; Completing
FSA-426-A; Providing Insured Information in Subsequent Years |
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Part 4:
(Withdrawn) |
N/A |
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Part 5: STC Consultation
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Overview; Responsibilities;
Section
1: RO Requests to FSA
Section 2: FSA Inputs to RO
Section 3: Documentation
Section 4: Timelines
Section 5: RMA Program Deficiencies & Policyholder Alerts |
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Part 6: Data Reconciliation
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Section 1: General Policy and Provisions
Section 2: FSA County Office Responsibilities
Section 3: FSA State Office POC Responsibilities
Section 4: RMA RCO Responsibilities
Section 5: Reinsured Company Responsibilities |
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Exhibits
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1 - Reports, Forms, Abbreviations, and Redelegations of Authority
2 - Definitions of Terms Used in This Handbook
3 - Menu and Screen Index
4 - Example Letter to Notify Producer of Spot Check
5 - List of RCO's and States Served
6 - AD-2007, FSA/RMA Compliance Referral Form
7 - AD-2027, RCO Spot Check List/Growing Season Inspection Form
8, 9 - (Reserved)
10 - AD-2007A, FCIC Program Integrity Log for AD-2007, AD-2027
11 - State Office POC's
12 - Example Letter for RMA Field Visit Request
13 - Example Letter to Producers Requesting Verification of Data
14 - (Reserved)
15 - AD-2006A, Consultation Request Log for AD-2006
16 - List of RO's and States Served
17 - AD-2006, State and County Consultation Request
18 - Program Deficiency Notification Memorandum
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For more information, please contact:
Jane McKinley, 202-720-6450.
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