CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XIV—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1400 to 1499) > SUBCHAPTER B—LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS (parts 1410 to 1499) > PART 1485—COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN MARKETS FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES > SUBPART B—Market Access Program (§1485.10 to §1485.25) > 1485.17—Reimbursement procedures.

1485.17—Reimbursement procedures.

(a) A format for reimbursement claims is available from the Division Director. Claims for reimbursement shall contain the following information:
(1) Activity type—brand or generic;
(2) Activity number;
(3) Commodity aggregate code;
(4) Country code;
(5) Cost category;
(6) Amount to be reimbursed;
(7) If applicable, any reduction in the amount of reimbursement claimed to offset CCC demand for refund of amounts previously reimbursed, and reference to the relevant Compliance Report; and
(8) If applicable, any amount previously claimed that has not been reimbursed.
(b) All claims for reimbursement shall be submitted by the participant's U.S. office to the Director, Marketing Operations Staff, FAS, USDA.
(c) In general, CCC will not reimburse a claim for less than $10,000 except that CCC will reimburse a final claim for a participant's activity plan year for a lesser amount.
(d) CCC will not reimburse claims submitted later than 6 months after the end of a participant's activity plan year.
(e) If CCC reimburses a claim with commodity certificates, CCC will issue commodity certificates with a face value equivalent to the amount of the claim which shall be in full accord and satisfaction of such claim.
(f) If CCC overpays a reimbursement claim, the participant shall repay CCC within 30 days the amount of the overpayment either by submitting a check payable to CCC or by offsetting its next reimbursement claim.
(g) If a participant receives a reimbursement or offsets an advanced payment which is later disallowed, the participant shall within 30 days of such disallowance repay CCC the amount owed either by submitting a check payable to CCC or by offsetting its next reimbursement claim.
(h) The participant shall report any actions having a bearing on the propriety of any claims for reimbursement to the Attache/Counselor and its U.S. office shall report such actions in writing to the Division Director(s).