Export Food Aid Export Food Aid CommoditiesCommodities

Licensing AgreementLicensing Agreement

PresentationPresentation

Background/HistoryBackground/History

Why do we need EFAC Licensing Why do we need EFAC Licensing AgreementAgreement

Problems/Issues with Commodities Problems/Issues with Commodities for Foreign Food Assistance for Foreign Food Assistance ProgramsPrograms

OIG Audit Findings/RecommendationsOIG Audit Findings/Recommendations

No proper regulatory and operational No proper regulatory and operational procedures to take administrative procedures to take administrative action at non-compliant facilitiesaction at non-compliant facilities

Develop USWA licensing agreement Develop USWA licensing agreement for port and transloading facilitiesfor port and transloading facilities

United States Warehouse United States Warehouse Act/RegulationsAct/Regulations

Authority for USDA to license Authority for USDA to license facilities for storage/handling of facilities for storage/handling of agricultural products for the agricultural products for the purposes of interstate or foreign purposes of interstate or foreign commercecommerce

Agricultural products (includes Agricultural products (includes processed products)processed products)

Development of USWA Licensing Development of USWA Licensing AgreementAgreement

Federal Register Notice 3/15/11Federal Register Notice 3/15/11

User Fee schedule published in User Fee schedule published in Federal Register and WA-502 Export Federal Register and WA-502 Export Food Aid Commodity Licensing Food Aid Commodity Licensing Agreement issued 4/4/2012Agreement issued 4/4/2012

Development of USWA Licensing Development of USWA Licensing AgreementAgreement(Continued)(Continued)

4/10/12 Notice letter was emailed to all 4/10/12 Notice letter was emailed to all facilities on the current approved listfacilities on the current approved list

4/11/12 Notice letter sent to all 4/11/12 Notice letter sent to all International Food Aid participants International Food Aid participants announcing the new licensing announcing the new licensing requirementrequirement

Facilities must be licensed by 6/15/12Facilities must be licensed by 6/15/12

Licensing Agreement for Export Food Licensing Agreement for Export Food Aid CommoditiesAid Commodities

Structured similar to other USWA Licensing Structured similar to other USWA Licensing AgreementsAgreements

All USWA Licensing Agreements on All USWA Licensing Agreements on Commodity Operations WebsiteCommodity Operations Website

Licensing Agreement will apply to Port Licensing Agreement will apply to Port Warehouses/Transload FacilitiesWarehouses/Transload Facilities

VoluntaryVoluntary

Fee BasedFee Based

Specific CommoditiesSpecific Commodities

USWA EFAC LicenseUSWA EFAC License

Requirement for participation in Requirement for participation in International Food Assistance International Food Assistance ProgramsPrograms

Solicitation for Commodity Solicitation for Commodity Procurements will include the Procurements will include the requirement that port/transload requirement that port/transload facilities be licensedfacilities be licensed

USWA EFAC LicenseUSWA EFAC License

Review WA-502 EFAC Licensing Review WA-502 EFAC Licensing Agreement, Fee Schedule and WA-50Agreement, Fee Schedule and WA-50

Send Completed WA-50Send Completed WA-50 Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, if a Articles of Incorporation, By-laws, if a

corporationcorporation Articles of Organization and Operating Articles of Organization and Operating

Agreement if LLCAgreement if LLC $100 Application Fee $100 Application Fee Proof of having Control of Facility Proof of having Control of Facility

(deed or Lease)(deed or Lease)

Steps Required to be Licensed Steps Required to be Licensed

Application Fee $100Application Fee $100

Inspection Fee $1,000 for 1 to 3 locationsInspection Fee $1,000 for 1 to 3 locations

$ 300 for each additional $ 300 for each additional locationlocation

Annual User Fee $ 1,500 for 1 to 3 locationsAnnual User Fee $ 1,500 for 1 to 3 locations

$$ 300 for each additional 300 for each additional location location

Fee GuidelinesFee Guidelines

New ApplicationNew Application

Additions/Changes/Deletions of Additions/Changes/Deletions of SpaceSpace

Procedure/ProcessProcedure/Process

Port Terminal ExaminationPort Terminal Examination

Transload Facility ExaminationTransload Facility Examination

ChecklistsChecklists

Examination GuidelinesExamination Guidelines

OriginalOriginal

SubsequentSubsequent

SpecialSpecial

  

Types of ExaminationsTypes of Examinations

Facility InfrastructureFacility Infrastructure Commodity Storage ConditionsCommodity Storage Conditions Pest ControlPest Control SecuritySecurity

Port Terminal ChecklistPort Terminal Checklist

Condition and Suitability of Condition and Suitability of Warehouse Structure/PremisesWarehouse Structure/Premises

Pest ControlPest Control SecuritySecurity

Transload Facility ChecklistTransload Facility Checklist

Report/Corrective Action RequestsReport/Corrective Action Requests

Completion of ExaminationCompletion of Examination

Questions/DiscussionQuestions/Discussion

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