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Subject Term: "Reconciliation process"

1 publication with a total of 1 open recommendation
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Tobacco User Fees: Further Action Needed to Ensure Calculations Are Based on Complete and Accurate Data
GAO-20-34, Oct 17, 2019
Director: Mary Denigan-Macauley
Phone: (202) 512-7114

1 open recommendations
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Recommendation: The Commissioner of FDA should consult with TTB and CBP to determine and document—for example in Memorandums of Understanding or other written agreements—procedures and time frames for FDA to receive quality data from TTB and CBP that will allow FDA to complete its reconciliation process in a timely manner. (Recommendation 1)

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services: Food and Drug Administration
Status: Open

Comments: According to HHS, FDA officials met with CBP officials in September, 2019, and with TTB officials in October, 2019, to discuss the development of procedures and time frames for FDA to receive data from the respective entities that will allow FDA to complete its reconciliation process in a timely manner . In August, 2020, FDA reported that the agency had provided a draft agreement to both CBP and TTB subsequent to these meetings, but that agreements had not yet been finalized. Because FDA is still in the process of developing written agreements with CBP and TTB, the recommendation remains open.