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093891 1 (1973-02-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxhv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION FES n o Mr. Kenneth E. Frick, Administrator Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Frick: On February 13, 1973, we issued a report to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture - Environmental and Consumer Protection, House Committee on Appropriations, on our review of selected aspects of the Beekeeper Indemnity Payment Program administered by the Agri- cultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS). A copy of that report has been furnished to you. In addition to the matters covered in that report, our review showed that ASCS county offices in Arizona and California needed more guidance in establishing recovery periods for damaged bee colonies to more effectively control payments to beekeepers. Although some of the recovery periods established by the county offices seemed unreal- istically short, this matter was not included in our report to the Subcommittee Chairman because few 1972 payments had been made at the time of our fieldwork and, consequently, we could not determine whether the use of unrealistically short recovery periods had resulted in over- payments. Because of the potential for overpayments, we are bringing this matter to your attention for corrective action. ASCS regulations set forth the terms and conditions under which indemnity payments will be made to eligible beekeepers who suffer losses of honeybees as a result of the application of Government- approved pesticides. Since June 10, 1972, the regulations have pro- vided that, if a payment is made for a moderately or severely damaged colony, that colony is not eligible for further payments during the calendar year until it is restored to normal strength and again dam- aged by pesticides. In no case is the annual total of such payments, made on the basis of rates set for moderate ($5 per colony) and severe ($10 per colony) losses, to exceed $15 per colony, the payment rate for a destroyed colony. Two or more pesticide losses involving the same bee colony were not uncommon in Arizona and California.

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