Opinion ID: 184714
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Office of Inspector General Report

Text: 12 At the USDA's request, the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed appellant's PAP and DAP complaints. The OIG issued its report on May 3, 1990. See A.A. 37-42. With respect to appellant's PAP claim, the OIG concluded that the Colfax County ASCS had indeed understated appellant's cropland, resulting in an inadvertent[] miscalculation of appellant's CAB. Id. at 41. The OIG suggested that, in response to this error, [a]pplicable program payments should ... be corrected as necessary. Id. at 42. With respect to appellant's DAP claim, the OIG recognize[d] the Disaster Program was implemented under tight time constraints and difficult conditions, but nevertheless question[ed] whether it was proper to use 17- to 31-year-old data. Id. at 40. The OIG also noted that the Colorado yields may more closely reflect [appellant's] growth potential. Id. As for the rate selected, the OIG found no basis for questioning the [USDA's] payment rate since it is similar to Colorado's ... rate and was based on rates obtained from New Mexico seed companies. Id. 13 Despite the statements favorable to appellant in the OIG Report, the CCC refused to make the requested payments. See Brief for Appellant at 13.