7 CFR § 4288.136 - Remedies.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s4288.136"
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title: "7 CFR § 4288.136 - Remedies."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "4288.136"
section_name: "Remedies."
chapter_name: "RURAL BUSINESS-COOPERATIVE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "4288"
part_name: "PAYMENT PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 1989."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 7926, Feb. 11, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4288.136 Remedies.

In addition to the steps available under the provisions of §§ 4288.134 and 4288.135, if the Agency has determined that a producer has misrepresented the information or defrauded the Government, the Agency will take one of the following steps in accordance with 2 CFR part 417:

(a) Suspend payments on the Contract until the violation has been reconciled;

(b) Terminate the Contract; or

(c) Debarment to participate in any Federal Government program.

[76 FR 7967, Feb. 11, 2011, as amended at 85 FR 31939, May 28, 2020]