§636.14. Misrepresentation and scheme or device.
7 C.F.R. § 636.14
A participant who is determined to have erroneously represented any fact affecting a program determination made in accordance with this part, will not be entitled to cost-share agreement payments and must refund to NRCS all payments and pay liquidated damages, plus interest, as determined by NRCS.
A participant will refund to NRCS all payments, plus interest, as determined by NRCS, with respect to all NRCS cost-share agreements to which they are a party if they are determined to have knowingly:
Adopted any scheme or device that tends to defeat the purpose of the program;
Made any fraudulent representation; or
Misrepresented any fact affecting a program determination.
Other NRCS cost-share agreements where this person is a participant may be terminated.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3839bb-1.
Source
Source: 75 FR 71338, Nov. 23, 2010, unless otherwise noted.