Agricultural Marketing Service

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

AMS Domestic Hemp Production Program 

Hemp eManagement Platform (HeMP) User Guide

for States and Tribes
Table of Contents (1 of 2)

Log In to HeMP 4

Create a HeMP Account..................................................................................................... 5

Log In to HeMP.................................................................................................................... 10

Log In to HeMP Through an Account Invitation Email ........................................................... 11

Modify My Profile 16

Modify Contact Information............................................................................................... 17

Modify Account Information............................................................................................... 19

Update Account Contacts................................................................................................... 21

Invite a Colleague to the Account...................................................................................... 27

Navigate HeMP 29

Find Helpful Links............................................................................................................... 30

Contact DHPP for Help....................................................................................................... 31

Email Notifications.............................................................................................................. 32

Submit or Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan 35

Submit a Formal or Informal Draft of a Hemp Regulatory Plan....................................... 36

Submit a Formal Hemp Regulatory Plan After Informal Review..................................... 38

Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan......................................................................................... 41

Make Requested Revisions to a Reviewed Hemp Regulatory Plan................................. 43

Manage an Approved Hemp Regulatory Plan 46

View Hemp Regulatory Plan Certificate............................................................................ 47

Amend a Hemp Regulatory Plan........................................................................................ 49

Withdraw a Hemp Regulatory Plan................................................................................... 52

Submit Reports 55

Add Producers to a Producer Report (AMS-23)............................................................... 56

Submit a Producer Report (AMS-23)................................................................................ 66

Submit a Disposal/Remediation Report (AMS-24)........................................................... 67

Submit an Annual Report (AMS-25).................................................................................. 71

Access Submitted Report PDF........................................................................................... 77

View and Manage Licensee Information 79

Update Licensee Information............................................................................................. 80

Edit Licensee Details in List View...................................................................................... 82

View Licensee Information................................................................................................. 84
Table of Contents (2 of 2)

View and Export Lot Information 87

View and Export Lot Information....................................................................................... 88

Manage Compliance Activities 90

View Audit Results.............................................................................................................. 91

View Violations.................................................................................................................... 93

Manage Corrective Action Plans........................................................................................ 95
Log In to HeMP

Create a HeMP Account

Log In to HeMP

Log In to HeMP Through an Account Invitation 

Email

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Create a HeMP Account (1 of 5)

If your State/Tribe has NOT submitted any hemp regulation forms or hemp regulatory plans (including 

drafts) to USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program (DHPP) in the past, you can follow these steps to log 

in. If you have submitted to DHPP in the past, go to Page 11.

1. Go to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/. 

2. Under the “Is this your first time working with USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program (DHPP) or 

are you a returning user to HeMP?” click “Sign Up”.

3. You will be directed to login to HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. Enter your 

eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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Create a HeMP Account (2 of 5)

4. You will be directed to begin the Account sign up process, click “Get Started”.

5. Once you are on the “Your Information” page, review your contact information and enter additional 

details directly into the information field if needed. Note: HeMP is linked to your eAuth Account. If you 

need to update your email, username, or password, you will need to do so through your eAuth Account.

6. Once you have reviewed and/or updated your contact information, click “Next”. 

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Create a HeMP Account (3 of 5)

7. Once you are on the “Account Type” page, click “State Government” or “Tribal Government” depending 

on if you represent a State or Tribal Government. 

8. Scroll down and click “Next”. 

9. Once you are on the “Account Details” page, enter the requested information about your State or Tribe. 

Note: “Account Name” should be the name of your State or Tribe (e.g., Doe Department of Agriculture, 

Doe Tribe). 

10. Once you have provided your State or Tribe information, click “Next”.

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Create a HeMP Account (4 of 5)

11. Once you are on the “Add Team Members to Your Account” page, you can invite colleagues from your 

State/Tribe to the Account. Note: The Account sign up process should only be used once per State/Tribe. 

Additional users should access the Account through an invitation and should not go through the 

Account sign up process detailed in steps 1-9. 

A. Enter the name and email address of your colleague(s). The email address provided should be 

the one associated with the individual’s eAuth account.

B. After you have entered your colleague’s information, click “Add Team Member”.

C. Repeat step A and B until you have entered information for each colleague. If you need to invite 

additional colleagues in the future, you will be able to do so later. 

D. Review the list of invitation recipients. Note: If the contact information for any of your 

colleagues is incorrect or you want to delete a recipient, click the trash icon to delete the 

contact. 

E. When you are done reviewing the invitation recipients, click “I’m Done Adding Emails” at the 

bottom of the page. Note: You will be able to send additional Account invitations later. You can 

skip sending Account invitations by clicking “No, I’ll Do This Later”, however it is recommended 

that you send invitations here first.

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Create a HeMP Account (5 of 5)

12. Once you are on the “Your account creation request has been received!” page, your Account request 

has been received by USDA. You will also receive an email confirming your Account request has been 

received. 

13. Within 5 minutes of completing the Account sign up process, you will receive an email with the subject 

“USDA HeMP Account is Ready” indicating that you can now use your new Account.

14. You can now log in to HeMP any time by going to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/ and logging in using 

your eAuth username and password.

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Log In to HeMP (1 of 1)

1. Go to https://hemp.ams.usda.gov/s/. 

2. Under the “Is this your first time working with USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program (DHPP) or 

are you a returning user to HeMP?” click “Log In”.

3. You will be directed to login to HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. Enter your 

eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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Log In to HeMP Through an Account Invitation Email (1 of 5)

If your State/Tribe has submitted any hemp regulation forms or hemp regulatory plans (including drafts) to 

USDA’s Domestic Hemp Production Program (DHPP) in the past, you can follow these steps to log in. If you 

have not submitted to DHPP in the past, go to Page 5.

1. You should have received an email with the subject “USDA HeMP Account Invitation”. Open that email 

and click the URL provided to access your State or Tribe HeMP Account.

• If you do not have an email invitation, send an Account invitation request to DHPP via email at 

farmbill.hemp@usda.gov specifying the State or Tribe you represent. Alternatively, if a colleague 

from your State/Tribe has already logged in to HeMP, reach out to that individual for an 

invitation to join. 

2. You will be directed to log into HeMP using your USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) credentials. Enter your 

eAuth username and password, then click “Log In with Password” to log in. 

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Log In to HeMP through an Account Invitation Email (2 of 5)

3. After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 1: If you see the “Congrats! You are a member of [Account Name]” message below, you 

have successfully accepted your Account invitation. 

A. After seeing this message, click “Continue”. 

B. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of the page. 

C. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

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Log In to HeMP through an Account Invitation Email (3 of 5)

3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Continued: Message 1 

D. You will be directed to your “Edit My Profile” tab, click “Edit Contact Details”. 

E. Review and update your contact details by clicking into any of the fields listed on the 

page including “Name” and “Contact Information”. Note: You cannot update your email 

address from the “Edit My Profile” page. Your HeMP Account is linked to your eAuth 

Account. If you need to update your email address, you will need to do it through your 

eAuth Account in Update Account page.

F. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of “Edit My Profile”. Congratulations, your HeMP 

Account is now complete. You may now begin using your HeMP Account.

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3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 2: If you see the “Uh oh! Your invitation link has expired” message below, your invitation 

link has expired. If a colleague invited you to your organization’s Account, have them resend an 

Account invitation. You can also request a new invitation by emailing DHPP at 

farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

• Message 3: If you see the “Uh oh, Your email address doesn’t match” message below, the email 

address associated with your eAuth Account does not match the email address invited to join the 

Account. If a colleague invited you to your organization’s Account, have them resend an Account 

invitation to the email address associated with your eAuth Account. You can also request a new 

invitation by emailing DHPP at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

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Log In to HeMP through an Account Invitation Email (5 of 5)

3. Continued: After logging in, you will receive one of the four following messages.

• Message 4: If you see the “Uh Oh! You are not that kind of user” message below, your email 

address is being used for another Account type (e.g., you have a Producer Account using the 

email provided). You will need to create a second eAuth Account with a different email address 

to access your State or Tribe Account. After your new eAuth Account is created, have your 

colleague resend an Account invitation to the email address associated with your new eAuth 

Account. You can also request a new invitation by emailing DHPP at farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

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Modify My Profile

Modify Contact Information

Modify Account Information

Update Account Contacts

Invite a Colleague to Account

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Modify Contact Information (1 of 2)

1. Click your account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Edit My Profile” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Once you are on the “Edit My Profile” page, click “Edit Contact Details”. 

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Modify Contact Information (2 of 2)

5. Review and update your contact details by clicking into any of the fields listed on the page including 

Name and Contact Information. Note: You cannot update your email address from the “Edit My Profile” 

page. Your HeMP account is linked to your eAuth account. If you need to update your email address, you 

will need to do it through your eAuth account in Update Account page.

6. Click “Save Changes” at the bottom of “Edit My Profile”.

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Modify Account Information (1 of 2)

1. Click your account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP.

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Review your account details listed under “Account Information” to identify the information you would 

like to update and click “Edit”.

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Modify Account Information (2 of 2)

5. Review and update your account information by clicking into any of the fields listed under “Account 

Information”.

6. Once you have updated your account information, click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the “Account 

Information” section.

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Update Account Contacts (1 of 6)

1. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. View your Account’s Contacts under “Account Membership”. 

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Update Account Contacts (2 of 6)

• To add an Account Contact: 

A. Click the “Menu” dropdown above “Account Information” and then click “Add New Contact”. 

B. Once you see the “Step 1: Select Contact” pop-up, enter your new Contact’s information into the 

pop-up fields. 

C. Once you have entered all of you new Contact’s information, click “Next”. 

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• Continued: To add an Account Contact:

D. Once you see the “Step 2: Add Contact to this Account” pop-up, you can select a title for the 

contact under “Title”. If none of the titles provided fit for your Contact, you can select “Other” 

and enter a title under “Title (if “Other”). 

E. Optional: Under “Hemp Account Role”, you can remove the Account Administrator permissions 

for the contact. All Contacts are automatically defaulted as Account Administrators, this enables 

them to edit all HeMP Account information. If you would like to remove these permissions, click

“Account Administrator” and then click the arrow pointing to the left. 

F. Click “Save & Close” at the bottom of the pop-up to add the new Contact to your Account.

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Update Account Contacts (4 of 6)

• To remove an Account Contact:

A. Find the Contact you would like to remove under “Account Membership”.

B. Click “Remove” on the Contact card of the Contact you would like removed from the Account.

C. Once you see the “Remove from Account” pop-up, click “Save”.

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Update Account Contacts (5 of 6)

• To edit an Account Contact’s information:

A. Find the Contact you would like to edit under “Account Membership”.

B. Click “Edit” on the Contact that you would like to update.

C. Once you see the “Step 1: Edit Contact” pop-up, enter the updated Contact information into the 

selected fields and then click “Next”. 

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Update Account Contacts (6 of 6)

• Continued: To edit an Account Contact's information

D. Once you see the “Step 2: Edit Relationship Between Contact and Account” pop-up, you can 

select a title for the Contact under “Title”. If none of the titles provided fit your Contact, you can 

select “Other” and enter a title under “Title (if “Other”). 

E. Optional: Under “Hemp Account Role”, you can remove the Account Administrator permissions 

for the Contact. All Contacts are automatically defaulted as Account Administrators, this enables 

them to edit all HeMP Account information. If you would like to remove these permissions, click

“Account A...” and then click the arrow pointing left. 

F. Click “Save & Close” to save the updated Contact information.

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Invite a Colleague to Account (1 of 2) 

To invite a colleague to your State or Tribal HeMP account, you will first need to add their contact 

information, see Page 22 to view steps on adding their Account information.

1. Click your Account dropdown on the righthand corner of HeMP. 

2. Click “My Profile” from the dropdown. 

3. Click the “Manage My Account(s)” tab on the left of the page. 

4. Find the contact you would like to invite under “Account Membership”, then click “Invite” to send your 

colleague an invitation to create a HeMP Account.

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Invite a Colleague to Account (2 of 2) 

5. In the following “Invite” pop-up, click “Save”. Your colleague will then receive an invitation to the HeMP 

Account via email. Your colleague should use the instructions provided in the invitation to access the 

HeMP account. Note: Account invitations will expire 20 days after they are sent. 

6. If at any time you would like to cancel the invitation, click “Cancel Invitation” next to the Contact 

information of the person whose invite you would like to cancel.

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Navigate HeMP 

Find Helpful Links

Contact DHPP for Help

Email Notifications

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Find Helpful Links

Helpful links are available to easily provide resources relating to the Domestic Hemp Production Program 

and using HeMP. The following instructions describe where to find the Helpful Links section and how to use 

them.

1. Navigate to your homepage and find the Helpful Links bar located along the right side of the page to 

view a list of helpful resources.

2. To access a link, click the box of that link you would like to access. 

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1. Under the “Need Help” card, you can use the information provided to contact the Domestic Hemp 

Production Program. 

Contact DHPP for Help 

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Email Notifications (1 of 3)

HeMP uses notifications (email and in-application notifications) to provide confirmation of completion, 

notification of a status change, and reminders. For example, an email may be sent when your Annual Report 

is due, or when a deadline has passed. An email notification will be sent to the Primary Contact your HeMP 

account. See below for a list of emails you may receive. 

Onboarding Emails 

State/Tribe Plan and Reporting Emails
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Email Notifications (2 of 3)

State/Tribe Plan and Reporting Emails Continued
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Email Notifications (3 of 3)

Corrective Action Plan Emails
Submit or Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan

Submit a Formal or Informal Draft of a Hemp 

Regulatory Plan

Submit a Formal Hemp Regulatory Plan After 

Informal Review 

Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan

Make Requested Revisions to a Reviewed Hemp 

Regulatory Plan

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Submit a Formal or Informal Draft of a Hemp Regulatory Plan (1 of 2)

The following instructions detail how to submit a formal or informal hemp regulation plan. Submitting a 

hemp regulatory plan for informal review is an opportunity for you to receive AMS feedback on all or part of 

your drafted hemp plan. This is an optional step you may take and will not begin the congressionally 

mandated 60-day plan review process AMS abides by when formally reviewing plan submissions. 

1. Click “Submit Hemp Plan” under “Take Action” on the right side of HeMP.

2. Once you are on the “Submit Hemp Regulation Plan” page, you can upload either a PDF (.pdf) or 

Microsoft Word (.doc) of your hemp regulatory plan. Click “Upload Files”.

3. From your documents, find the file you would like to upload. Click the file and then click “Open”.

4. Your file name should appear under “Plan Title”. If you need to replace the file shown, go through steps 

4 and 5 again. 

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Submit a Formal or Informal Draft of a Hemp Regulatory Plan (2 of 2)

5. Click “Submit Plan” to submit your formal hemp regulatory plan or “Submit Informal Draft (Optional)” to 

submit your informal hemp regulatory plan. Note: Submitting an informal hemp regulatory plan is 

optional and will not result in an approved hemp regulatory plan. 

6. Once you see the Sign & Submit pop-up, click the box to the left of “I certify the above statement” then 

click “Submit” to submit your plan. 

7. Click “Home” in the top left of your page. 

8. Once you are on your Home page, you can view the details of your submission under “Plans”. 

9. Click your plan under “Plan Name” to view additional details about your hemp regulatory plan 

submission.

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Submit a Formal Hemp Regulatory Plan After Informal Review (1 of 3)

Submitting a hemp regulatory plan for informal review is an opportunity for you to receive AMS feedback 

on all or part of your drafted hemp plan. For instructions on submitting an informal draft, see Page 36. Once 

your informal draft has been submitted and USDA has reviewed the draft, you can submit a formal plan by 

using the following steps.

1. From your homepage, navigate to “My Hemp Regulatory Plan”.

2. Find and click the blue “Plan Name” link of the informal draft you previously submitted to USDA.

3. Once you are on the “State or Tribe Plan” page, click “Submit Formal Plan” to submit your formal hemp 

regulatory plan.

4. Once you are on the “Submit Formal Plan” page, you can upload either a PDF (.pdf) or Microsoft Word 

(.doc) of your formal plan. Click “Upload Files”.

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5. From your documents, find the file you would like to upload. Click the file and then click “Open”.

6. Your file name should appear under “Plan Title”. If you need to replace the file shown, go through steps 

4 and 5 again. 

7. Click “Submit Plan” to submit your formal hemp regulatory plan.

8. Once you see the Sign & Submit pop-up, click the box to the left of “I certify the above statement” then 

click “Submit” to submit your plan. 

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9. You will then see a notification at the top of your screen indicating that your plan was successfully 

uploaded.

10. You will be directed back to the homepage. Navigate to the “My Hemp Regulation Plan” section where 

you can view the details of your submission.

11. Click your plan under “Plan Name” to view additional details about your hemp regulatory plan 

submission. Note: You should now see both your informal and formal hemp regulation plan in this 

section.

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Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan (1 of 2)

If you do not intend to submit a hemp regulatory plan for review and approval by the USDA, use the 

following steps to waive your plan. Before beginning these instructions, you must finalize a document that 

describes your intent to waive your plan and have it saved to your computer. 

1. From your homepage, find the “Take Action” section of the homepage and click the blue “here” link 

found in the statement “If your state/tribe does not intend to submit a plan, click here”.

2. Click “Upload Files” and upload your letter confirming your intention to waive plan submission.

3. Once your file is uploaded, click “Sign & Submit” . 

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Waive a Hemp Regulatory Plan (2 of 2)

4. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

5. Click “Submit”. 

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Make Requested Revisions to a Reviewed Hemp Regulatory Plan (1 of 3) 

After USDA reviews your submitted hemp regulatory plan or informal draft and determines that corrections 

must be made, you will receive an email notifying you that the requested revisions are available. You can 

either access the corrections by clicking the link in the email or logging into HeMP directly.

1. From your homepage, navigate to the “My Hemp Regulatory Plan” section to view your hemp 

regulatory plans. 

2. Find and click the Plan Name link associated with the hemp regulatory plan that is in review.

3. Scroll down the State or Tribe Plan page to find where USDA has made comments. Review those 

comments and click any of the files included with the requested revisions. Note: If you would like to 

write a response back to USDA, use the “Write a comment...” section. 

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Make Requested Revisions to a Reviewed Hemp Regulatory Plan (2 of 3) 

4. Based on the required revisions, make the updates to your plan and save that document to your 

computer. 

5. Once the updates are made, go to the plan page using steps 1-2 and find the Files section to the right of 

the page. 

6. Click “Add Files”. 

7. Once you see the “Select Files” pop-up, click “Upload Files” and upload your revised plan.

8. Once your new plan is uploaded for review, click “Sign & Submit”. 

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9. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, check the box to certify the statement.

10. Click “Submit” at the bottom right to submit your revised plan.

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Manage Approved Hemp Regulatory Plan

View Hemp Regulatory Plan Certificate

Amend a Hemp Regulatory Plan

Withdraw a Hemp Regulatory Plan

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View Hemp Regulatory Plan Certificate (1 of 2)

Once a hemp plan has been approved, you can access your hemp regulatory plan certificate by taking the 

following steps. 

1. From your homepage, navigate to the “My Hemp Regulatory Plan” section to view your hemp 

regulatory plans. 

2. Find and click the Plan Name link associated with your approved plan.

3. Click “Generate PDF” on the right side of the page. 

4. A notification at the top of the screen will appear stating “Your PDF is being generated. Please allow a 

few moments for it to appear. You may need to refresh this page.”. Once you see this notification, allow 

a couple of minutes for the PDF of your certificate to be generated. You may need to also refresh your 

page.

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View Hemp Regulatory Plan Certificate (2 of 2)

5. Once the PDF is generated, it will be available as a PDF in the “Files” section.

6. Click the down arrow to the right of the PDF file. 

7. Click “Download” to download a copy of the plan certificate.

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Amend a Hemp Regulatory Plan (1 of 3)

A hemp plan should be amended if a State or Indian Tribe makes substantive revisions to its plan or its laws 

which alter the way the plan meets the requirements of the Final Rule, a State or Tribal government must 

re-submit the revised plan for USDA approval. Such re-submissions should be provided to USDA within 60 

days from the date that the State or Tribal laws and regulations are effective. Amending your current hemp 

plan, includes submitting a PDF or Microsoft Word document of your amended plan. Before starting these 

steps, have the amended plan saved to your computer files. The following instructions detail how to amend 

your currently approved plan. 

1. From your homepage, navigate to the “My Hemp Regulatory Plan” section to view your hemp 

regulatory plans. 

2. Find and click the Plan Name link associated with the current hemp regulatory plan that you would like 

to amend.

3. Click “Amend” on the right side of the page. 

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4. Click “Upload Files” to upload your amendment as a PDF or Microsoft Word document.

5. After you have successfully uploaded your amended plan, you will see the file name under “Plan Title”. 

Click “Submit Plan” to the right to submit your amended plan. 

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6. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, check the box to certify the statement.

7. Click “Submit” at the bottom right to submit your amended hemp regulatory plan. 

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Withdraw a Hemp Regulatory Plan (1 of 3)

A hemp regulatory plan should be withdrawn when your State/Tribe no longer wants to regulate hemp 

production under its jurisdiction. Before withdrawing your plan, please contact USDA at 

farmbill.hemp@usda.gov. 

Before proceeding with these steps, please ensure the producers in your State or Tribal territory have 

applied for a license with USDA through the HeMP system. Upon completing the withdrawal process, your 

hemp plan will be waived immediately and all licenses under your plan will be inactivated.

1. From your homepage, navigate to the “My Hemp Regulatory Plan” section to view your hemp 

regulatory plans. 

2. Find and click the Plan Name link associated with the current hemp regulatory plan that you would like 

to withdraw.

3. Click “Withdraw” on the right side of the page. 

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4. Once you see the “Withdraw” pop-up, click “Confirm”.

5. Click “Upload Files” and upload your letter confirming your intention to withdraw your plan.

6. Once your file is uploaded, click “Sign & Submit” . 

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Withdraw a Hemp Regulatory Plan (3 of 3)

7. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

8. Click “Submit”. 

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Submit Reports

Add Producers to a Producer Report (AMS-23)

Submit a Producer Report (AMS-23)

Submit a Disposal/Remediation Report (AMS-24)

Submit an Annual Report (AMS-25)

Access Submitted Report PDF

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Add Producers to a Producer Report (AMS-23): Add Individually (1 of 3)

Every month, States and Tribes with approved hemp plans must report the license and contact information 

for each new producer licensed during the reporting period. The due date for this report is the 1st day of 

each month. If this date falls on a holiday or weekend, the report is due on the next business day. If no 

updates occurred during the reporting cycle, a report must still be submitted in HeMP to indicate that there 

were no new licensed producers during the reporting period. 

To add new producers, you will have the option to add them individually or upload producers in bulk. If you 

would like to add producers individually, use the following instructions. If you would like to bulk upload 

producers, go to Page 59. 

1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Producer Reports” tab.

2. Click on the Report Name of the report you would like to submit.

3. Once you are on the “ST Producer Report” page, click the “Do you have any new producers to report?” 

drop-down menu. 

4. Select “Yes” or “No”. Note: If you would like to bulk upload multiple producers, skip to Step 5 on Page 

59. Note: If you do not have any new producers to report, choose “No” and click “Submit” on the right 

side of the page. You are done completing the report and do not have to complete the remaining 

instructions. 

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5. Select “Add Producer Individually”.

6. Once you see the “New Producer” pop-up, enter all requested information about the new producer you 

are reporting then select “Save”. 

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7. You will be directed to the “Producer” page of the license you just entered, review the information you 

entered. If you would like to edit the producer information, click “Edit”. If you would like to delete this 

producer, click “Delete”. 

8. Once you are done reviewing the producer information, click “Return to Report”. 

9. You will be directed back to the “Producer Report” page, repeat Steps 5-8 for each new producer you 

would like to report individually. Note: You can click “Save” on the right side of your screen at any time 

to save and come back to your Producer Report at a later time. 

Note: If you would like to bulk upload producers see Step 5 on Page 59. If you have finished adding all your 

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1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Producer Reports” tab.

2. Click on the Report Name of the report you would like to submit.

3. Once you are on the “ST Producer Report” page, click the “Do you have any new producers to report?” 

drop-down menu. 

4. Select “Yes” or “No”. Note: If you do not have any new producers to report, choose “No” and click 

“Submit” on the right side of the page. You are done completing the report and do not have to complete 

the remaining instructions.

5. Click the “Bulk Upload Instructions” link which explains how to populate the “Bulk Upload Template”.

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6. Review the template field definitions for each column to ensure that you are entering the information in 

the correct format. 

Template field definitions:

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Template field definitions continued:
7. When you have complted reviewing the “Bulk Upload Instructions”, click the “Bulk Upload Template” 

link to download a copy. Save as a .csv copy to your computer. Note: only a .csv file will be accepted for 

uploading. There is a maximum file size allotment of 2 MB or 2,000 rows. 

8. Enter producer information in your “Bulk Upload Template”. 

Note: Each single producer should be entered on its own row (e.g., if you have 11 producers to report, there 

should be 11 rows of information on the template). As you enter in your data, it is recommended you save 

the file to your computer to avoid losing any important information. 

9. When you have completed your data entry, click “Save”. 

10. Navigate back to the HeMP “Producer Report” page and select “Bulk Upload Producers”.

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11. Select “Upload Files” 

12. Choose your completed producer bulk upload template and click “Open”.

13. Next, the producer information will be separate into either one or two tables:

A. Information That Needs Correction: Indicates producer information has formatting errors that 

will need to be addressed before they can be submitted. Brief error explanations will be 

provided in the first column of the table, and you can refer to the field instructions on Page 60-

62 for more specifics on formatting requirements. 

B. Submittable Producer Information: Indicates the producer information was error-free and that it 

is ready to be submitted. 

Note: If all your producer information populates in the “Submittable Producer Information”, skip to Step 18. 

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14. If your producer bulk upload template contains errors, open your original file, make the necessary 

formatting error corrections, and save your corrected file.

15. Re-upload your corrected producer bulk upload template using the instructions outlined in Steps 11-12 

on Page 64. 

16. See updated “Information That Needs Correction” and “Submittable Producer Information” sections and 

make additional corrections as needed. 

17. Once all producer information is valid and acceptable, all the producer information will populate in the 

“Submittable Producer Information” section and the “Information That Needs Correction” section will 

no longer show results. 

18. Once all your producer information is listed as submittable, click “ Submit Producer Information” 

19. Click “Submit” on the pop-up window. 

20. You will see a toast message on your “Producer Report” page confirming that you have successfully 

added the producer information to your Producer Report and the producer information will populate 

under the “Producers” list on your Producer Report. 

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1. If you need to edit, duplicate, or delete a producer from the “Producers” list, select the drop-down 

under “Actions” and click the applicable task you wish to complete. 

2. Once you have confirmed that all the new producers you wish to add are populated under the 

“Producers” list on the “Producer Report” page, the producer information is correct, and there are no 

additional producers you wish to add, click “Submit”. 

3. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

4. Click “Save”. 

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Submit a Disposal/Remediation Report (AMS-24) (1 of 4)

Every month, States and Tribes must report any on-farm disposals or remediations by producers in their 

jurisdiction resulting from non-compliant test results exceeding the acceptable hemp THC level for that 

reporting period. The due date for this report is the 1st day of each month. If this date falls on a holiday or 

weekend, the report is due on the next business day. If no disposals or remediations occurred during the 

reporting cycle, a report must still be submitted in HeMP to indicate that there were no new disposals or 

remediations during the reporting period. You must attach a Certificate of Analysis (COA) for each 

disposal/remediation that you report. Before starting these instructions, have the COAs saved to your 

computer. The following instructions detail how to submit a Disposal/Remediation Report. 

1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Disposal/Remediation Reports” tab.

2. Click on the Report Name of the report you would like to submit. Note: Disposal/Remediation Report 

Names can be searched on your homepage search bar. 

3. Once you are on the “ST Disposal/Remediation Report” page, click the “Do you have any disposals or 

remediations to report?” drop-down menu and select your response from the menu.

4. Select “Yes” or “No”. Note: If you do not have disposals or remediations to report, choose “No” and click 

“Submit” on the right side of the page. You are then done completing the report and do not have to 

complete the remaining instructions. 

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5. Click the “New” button to the top right corner of the “Disposals/Remediation” section. This is where 

you will enter each of the disposals and remediations that occurred this month. You will need to create 

a line item for each disposal or remediation that occurred this month. 

6. Once you see the “New Disposal/Remediation” pop-up, enter all requested information about the new 

disposal or remediation you are reporting. Note: If you are unable to fill out the “Lot Number” field, use 

the “Complete if unable to enter a “Lot Number” above section.

7. Click “Save”. 

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8. You will be directed to the disposal/remediation you just entered, review the information you entered. 

If you would like to edit the information, click “Edit”. If you would like to delete this 

disposal/remediation, click “Delete”. 

9. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the “Files” section. Click “Add Files”. 

10. Once you see the “Select Files” pop-up, click “Upload Files” and upload the COA associated with the 

disposal or remediation.

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11. Once the COA is uploaded, click “Return to Report” to return to the Disposal/Remediation Report and 

report additional disposals or remediations, repeating Steps 4-10.

12. Once you are done entering the disposals and remediations, click “Submit” on the 

Disposal/Remediation.

13. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

14. Click “Save”. 

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Submit an Annual Report (AMS-25)

States and Tribes with approved hemp plans must submit an annual report to the USDA by December 15th 

of each year. In this report, States and Tribes will include the total acreage planted, harvested and disposed 

under their jurisdiction. 

To report information on each of your licensees, you will have the option to report one at a time or use a 

spreadsheet template to enter the report information and upload to HeMP. The spreadsheet option should 

only be used if you have more than 10 producers to report this year.

If you have less than 10 producers, use the following instructions. If you have more than 10 producer to 

report, follow Steps 1-5 then go to Page 75.

1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Annual Reports” tab.

2. Click on the Report ID of the report you would like to submit. Note: Annual Report IDs can be searched 

in your homepage search bar. 

3. Once you are on the “ST Annual Report” page, click the “Do you have anything to report?” dropdown to 

view your submission options. 

4. Select if you have licensees to report. If you do not have licensees to report, you are done with the 

report and can click “Submit” at the top right of the page.

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5. Click the “How would you like to complete this report?” drop-down menu. 

If you have more than 10 licensees to report, go to Page 75. If you have less than 10 licensees to report, 

continue following these instructions. 

6. Select “Add one licensee at a time” from the dropdown.

7. Click the “New” button to the top right corner of the “Annual Report Line Items” section. 

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8. Once you see the “New Annual Report Line Item” pop-up, fill out the pop-up fields. Note the following 

fields: 

A. Account: Select the name of your State/Tribe Account. 

9. Once you are done filling out the pop-up, click “Save”. 

10. be directed to the Annual Report Line-Item page of the licensee you just entered, review the 

information you entered. If you would like to edit the information, click “Edit”. If you would like to 

delete this line item, click “Delete”. 

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11. Once you are done reviewing the line item, click “Return to Report”. 

12. You will be directed back to Annual Report, repeat steps 7-11 for each licensee. Note: You can click 

“Save” on the right side of your screen at any time to save and come back to your Annual Report. 

13. Once you are done entering the line items, click “Submit” on the right side of the Annual Report page. 

14. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

15. Click “Save”. 

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If you have more than 10 licensees to report, you can use the spreadsheet option to complete your Annual 

Report. The following instructions start with Steps 1-5 on Page 71 and continue below. 

6. Select “Upload a spreadsheet of all licensee information” from the dropdown.

7. Under the “Instructions” section of the ST Annual Report page, find the first paragraph and click the 

blue “this template” link. Note: If you would like to come back to this report later, you can click “Save” 

to save your progress . 

8. Fill out the template and save it to your computer as an excel file. 

9. Click “Upload Files” to upload your completed template.

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10. Once you see the green check mark on the “Upload Files” pop-up, your file has been successfully 

uploaded. Click “Done”. 

11. Once your file is uploaded, click “Submit” on the right side of the page. 

12. Once you see the “Sign & Submit” pop-up, click the checkbox next to “I certify the above statement.”. 

13. Click “Save”. 

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Access Submitted Report PDF (1 of 2)

Once you have successfully submitted a report using HeMP, you can generate a PDF version of that report 

for your records. The following instructions detail how to access the PDF copy. 

1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down to find and click any of the tabs related to the report you would 

like to generate a PDF of. For this example, we will be showing how to generate a PDF from a Producer 

Report. The process is the similar for both Disposal/Remediation Reports and Annual Reports. 

2. Click on the Report Name link of the report you would like to generate a PDF of.

3. Click “Generate PDF” at the top of the report page. 

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4. A notification at the top of the screen will appear stating “Your PDF is being generated. Please allow a 

few moments for it to appear. You may need to refresh this page.”. Once you see this notification, allow 

a couple of minutes for the PDF of your certificate to be generated. You may need to also refresh your 

page.

5. The generated PDF will appear under the “Files” section of the report page.

6. Click the down arrow next to the generated PDF. 

7. Click download from the dropdown to download the report PDF. 

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View and Manage Licensee Information

Update Licensee Information

Edit Licensee Details in List View

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HeMP pulls the new licenses reported monthly through the Producer Report (AMS-23) and makes them 

available for viewing and updating under the "Licensees" tab on your homepage. You will use this section 

regularly to keep your licensee's information up to date. For example, if license 123 has reported a new 

business address, you must use the "Licensees" section to update license 123. The following instructions 

detail how to update your licensees’ data.

1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Licensees” tab.

2. Click on any license number to view more information. Note: You can use the search bar to the right of 

the “Licenses” section to search for a specific license. You can also search for a License Number on your 

homepage search bar. 

3. Once you are on the license information page, review the information under the “Details” section. 

4. Click “Edit” to edit the license information. 

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5. Once you see the “Edit”, update any of the fields in the pop-up . 

6. Once you are done updating the licensee information, click “Save”.

7. From the license page, you can also mark the license as inactive by clicking “Mark as Inactive” on the 

right side of the page. 

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1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down and click the “Licensees” tab.

2. Hover your mouse over and click on the pencil icon on the “License Status”, “Issue Date”, or “Expiration 

Date” field. 

3. Make the desired change and click “Apply”. Repeat these steps for each cell you would like to edit. 

4. Pending changes will be highlighted in yellow. One you have made all your desired changes to the 

applicable field(s), click “Save” to confirm the pending changes or click “Cancel” to revert the cell(s) 

back to its previous value.

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1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down and click the “Licensees” tab.

2. Check the boxes to the left of the License Numbers you wish to bulk apply the same change to. 

3. Hover your mouse over and click on the pencil icon on the “License Status”, “Issue Date”, or “Expiration 

Date” field you wish to edit. 

4. Make the desired change to the informational field, select the “Update all selected items” checkbox and 

click “Apply”. Note: This will apply the same change to all selected records (e.g., In the case shown here, 

all the expiration dates for the selected records will be changed to Dec 31, 2022). 

5. Pending changes will be highlighted in yellow. One you have made all your desired changes to the 

applicable fields, click “Save” to confirm the pending changes or click “Cancel” to revert the cells back to 

their previous values.

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View Licensee Information (1 of 3)

HeMP pulls the licenses reported from your AMS-23 report and makes them available for viewing and 

updating under the "Licensees" section. From this section, you can see Farm Service Agency (FSA) lot data 

and hemp test results. You can also see a list of previously submitted Disposal/Remediation Reports (AMS24) and Annual Reports (AMS-25) that include line items about your licensees. 

1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Licensees” tab.

2. Click on any license number to view more information. Note: You can use the search bar to the right of 

the “Licenses” section to search for a specific license. 

3. Once you are on the license information page, you can view information under the “Details”, “Lots”, 

“Test Results”, or “Reports” tabs by clicking each tab. 

4. Details: This tab contains information on the licensee that is pulled from the AMS-23 report. Note: The 

information in this tab must be kept update. You can edit this information by clicking “Edit” on the right 

side of the page. This is the only data that can be manually updated. 

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5. Lots: The “Lots” tab displays lot information that comes from FSA. This information includes the FSA 

reported lot number, geospatial location, CLU acreage, and more. 

A. To see more information on the Lot, click the blue Lot Number link. 

6. Test Results: The “Test Results” tab displays the hemp test results associated with the license. These 

come directly from results submitted by hemp testing labs. 

A. To see more information about the test result, click the Record ID. Note: You can search for a 

specific Test Result Record ID on your homepage search bar. 

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7. Reports: The “Reports” tab displays submitted Disposal/Remediation (AMS-24) and Annual Report 

(AMS-25) line items related to the licensee. 

A. To see more information about the line item, click the Record ID. 

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View and Export Lot information

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From the “Lot” tab on your homepage you can view all Farm Service Agency (FSA) lot data for your 

producers. You can view further details about any of those lots by clicking the Lot Number. You can also 

export the list of your State or Tribe’s registered lots to Excel.

1. From the HeMP homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Lots” tab between “Licensees” and 

“Producer Reports”.

2. Click on any Lot Number to view more information. Note: You can use the search bar to the right of the 

“Licenses” section to search for a specific license. 

3. Click “Download” to get an Excel export with the full list of your State or Tribe's lots.

4. Once you are on the Lot information page, you can view information under the “Crop Details”, “Address 

information”, “Test Results”, or “Disposals/remediations” headings.

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5. Test Results: The “Test Results” section displays the hemp test results associated with the license. These 

come directly from results submitted by hemp testing labs.

A. To see more information about any of the test results, click on a test result record ID.

B. To see more information about a laboratory, click the name of the laboratory.

6. Disposals/Remediations: This tab displays submitted Disposal/Remediation (AMS-24) line items 

related to the lot.

A. To see more information about the line item, click the blue Record ID link.

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Manage Compliance Activities

View Audit Results

View Violations

Manage Corrective Action Plans

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All audits will be conducted outside of HeMP. A record of the audit will be available in HeMP either while 

the audit is in progress or after the audit is completed. A member of your State or Tribe Account will receive 

an email notifying then that the audit results are available. The following instructions detail how you can 

access your State or Tribe audit results. 

1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Compliance” tab.

2. Click the “Audits” subtab.

3. Click the Audit Record ID to open an audit. 

4. You will be directed to the “Audit Details” page where you can review the audit information. 

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5. To view the files associated with the audit, navigate to the “Files” section on the right of the page. Click

“View All” to view and access all associated files. 

6. If Violations were discovered from your audit, they will populate in the “Violations” section. Click on the 

Violation Record ID to view additional information about the Violation. Note: If there are no Violations 

associated with your audit, no records will populate in this section. 

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A Violation captures any non-compliances found related to your State or Tribe Plan. A member of your State 

or Tribe Account will receive an email when a Volation is entered in HeMP. To view your Violations, use the 

following instructions. 

1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Compliance” tab.

2. Click the “Violations” subtab where you will see the “My Violations” list. Note: If you do not have any 

Violations, there will be no records populated in this list. 

3. Click a Violation Record ID to view details about the Violations. 

4. You will be directed to the “Violation Details” page where you can review information about the 

Violation.

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5. To the right of the page, you will also be able to view if any comments have been left regarding your 

Violation. Note: You can use the “Write a comment...” field to respond to the comment. 

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If you have been audited, inspected, or if USDA is made aware of a Violation, then you may be put on a 

Corrective Action Plan and have Corrective Actions you must report on. When you have been put on a 

Corrective Action Plan, you will receive an email notification letting you know that you must respond to the 

Corrective Action Plan in HeMP within 30 calendar days or risk suspension of your State or Tribe Plan. 

1. From the homepage, scroll down to find and click the “Compliance” tab.

2. Click the “Corrective Action Plans” subtab where you will see the “My Corrective Action Plans” list. 

Note: If you do not have any Corrective Action Plans, there will be no records populated in this list. 

3. Click a Corrective Action Plan ID to view details about the Corrective Action Plan.

4. Scroll down to view additional Corrective Action Plan information. Once your Corrective Action Plan is 

finalized and approved by DHPP, your Corrective Actions will populate in the “Corrective Actions” list. 

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5. Click the “Supplementary Information” tab to view the related Violation(s) and Audit(s) associated with 

the Corrective Action Plan. 

6. If you have any questions or comments about your Corrective Action Plan, Corrective Actions, 

Violations, etc. Use “Resolution Plan Communications” to leave a message for USDA staff. 

7. Once you have reviewed all the information and understand the conditions of your Corrective Action 

Plan, select “Respond to Plan”. 

8. Read the attestations “Respond to Plan” modal, select “Accept” from the dropdown then click “Submit”. 

You will receive a toast message confirming the successful response of your Corrective Action Plan. 

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You will receive an email notification confirming your acceptance of the Corrective Action Plan and 

notifying you that you must submit a Corrective Action Plan Draft in HeMP. After you have accepted the 

Corrective Action Plan, the “Submit CAP Draft” button will appear. This will allow you to submit your 

plan and outline the Corrective Actions that will be completed in response to the discovered Violations. 

10. Click “Submit CAP Draft”. 

11. Click “Upload Files” . 

12. Upload your Corrective Action Plan Draft from your files and select “Done”. Your uploaded Corrective 

Action Plan Draft will display in the “Files” section of the “Resolution Plan Details” page and the status 

of your Corrective Action Plan will change to “Under USDA Review”.

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USDA will review your Corrective Action Plan Draft and may provide edits. Once USDA reviews your 

draft, you will receive an email notification that there is a Corrective Action Plan Draft ready for review 

in HeMP. This updated draft will appear in the “Files” section on the “Resolution Plan Details” page. 

14. Corrective Action Plan revisions may go back and forth until a final version is agreed upon by both 

parties. Once USDA approves and finalizes the Corrective Action Plan, the status of the plan will change 

to “Active”, and you will receive an email notification.

15. Next, the Corrective Actions that were agreed upon will be assigned to you by USDA and will populate 

in the “Corrective Actions” list for you to complete. Click on a Corrective Action Record ID to view 

additional details and submit required reporting. 

16. Once on the “Corrective Action Details” page, review the Corrective Action Description, Information, 

and Supplementary Details sections. Select “Add Files” to upload the applicable file(s) from your 

computer. 

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17. Once you have uploaded the file(s) from your computer, click “Done” to submit your required reporting. 

18. Click “Return to Resolution Plan” and repeat these steps for each Corrective Action you need to submit 

required reporting for. Note: You must report on all your Corrective Actions for the entirety of your 

Corrective Action Plan in order to successfully resolve the plan. 

Note: If it is discovered that you have additional Violations and/or Corrective Actions that have been added 

to your Corrective Action Plan and/or the End Date of your plan has been updated, you will receive an email 

that your Corrective Action Plan has been enhanced and that you need to go into HeMP to view those 

updates. 

Once all the Corrective Actions have been successfully completed and reported on for the entire duration of 

your Corrective Action Plan and you have reached the end date of your plan, you will receive an email 

notification that your Corrective Action Plan has been successfully resolved and that no further action is 

needed. 

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