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286 (G) For each deficiency, an outline of actions to be taken, the expected outcome of each action, the target date for each action, and the date by which each deficiency will have been eliminated; and (H) For each deficiency, a description of the manner in which the State Agency will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the corrective action in eliminating the deficiency. FNS will provide technical assistance in developing corrective action plans when requested by the Agency. The Agency will be held accountable for the efficient and effective operation of all areas of the program. FNS is not precluded from issuing a warning because a deficiency is included in the State Agency's corrective action plan.

2 8 . 3 L O C A L S N A P O F F I C E C O R R E C T I V E A C T I O N P L A N The Office of Economic Services at the state level of the Agency will ensure that corrective action plans are prepared at the local SNAP office level, addressing those deficiencies not required to be included in the State corrective action plan. The local SNAP office corrective action plans will be open-ended and will remain in effect until all deficiencies in SNAP program operations have been reduced substantially or eliminated. Any deficiencies detected through any source not previously reported to the Office of Economic Services, which require incorporation into the local SNAP office corrective action plan, will be submitted within 60 days of identification. As deficiencies are reduced substantially or eliminated, the local SNAP office will notify the Office of Economic Services in writing. The local SNAP office will be responsible for documenting why each deficiency is being removed from the corrective action plan. The removal of any deficiency from the plan will be subject to Office of Economic Services and FNS review and validation. Local SNAP office corrective action plans will contain all the information necessary to enable the Office of Economic Services to monitor and evaluate the corrective action properly. Also, the Office of Economic Services will establish requirements for local SNAP offices in planning, implementing and reporting corrective action to assist the Agency’s efforts to fulfill its responsibilities for determining which deficiencies must be addressed in the State corrective action plan. Local SNAP office corrective action plans will include the following, based on the most recent information available: (A) Specific description and identification of each deficiency; (B) Source(s) through which the deficiency was detected; (C) Magnitude of each deficiency, if appropriate; (D) Geographic extent of the deficiency (throughout the local SNAP office or only in specific offices);